Some Black Sabbath albums are epoch-defining classics, some are average, some downright embarrassing, and we've ranked them – ...

Singer Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler, and drummer Bill Ward. At first, they called themselves ...

Ronnie James ... Sabbath sticksman Bill Ward],” the drummer adds to Ronnie’s sentiment. “Ronnie already had a solo deal in place back then, and there was talk of an all-star Dio solo record ...

Black Sabbath ... drummer Bill Ward parted ways with singer Ozzy Osbourne in 1979, and, for a brief time, enjoyed nearly as much success with former Rainbow vocalist Ronnie James Dio, at the ...

Their upcoming Birmingham, England, show will actually be the fourth "final" concert for the heavy metal pioneers ...

We’re not entirely sure why, but Bill Ward is in the studio, and we’re assuming he’s working on something solo. The famous Black Sabbath drummer shared a message on New Year’s that hinted at new music ...

Black Sabbath are rightly enshrined as one of ... who replaced him with Ronnie James Dio and made 1980’s classic Heaven And Hell album. Dave Walker would continue playing music with his ...

Here’s a fun quote from a recent Songfacts interview with Zakk Wylde: “You listen to Black Sabbath with Ronnie James Dio in it, and it’s not Black Sabbath. They should have just called it Heaven & ...

Metallica, Slayer and Pantera join line-up for farewell to heavy metal star Ozzy Osbourne in Birmingham in July ...

Tragically, Ronnie James Dio was diagnosed with stomach cancer later that same year, and would eventually pass away on May 16, 2010 — but not before leaving behind one of the most impressive ...

From Osbourne’s prince-of-darkness wail and Tony Iommi’s sludgy guitar riffing to Geezer Butler’s crawling bass lines and Bill Ward’s deathly drum smacks, Black Sabbath’s music has ...