Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. While there’s not much debate regarding which lineup of Black ...

It's been more than half a century since Black Sabbath officially ushered in the dawn of heavy metal and changed the face of rock 'n' roll forever. There were lineup changes, some successful, some ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

Black Sabbath is dead, and Black Sabbath will never die. Both of these things are true. More than 50 years ago, the Birmingham, England-founded quartet pioneered heavy metal music with songs like “War ...

“War Pigs” is by far Black Sabbath’s most well-known song, and for good reason. It’s a surprisingly political track from a band not particularly known for its protest songs. “War Pigs” was originally ...

There are pioneering music figures, and then there is Ozzy Osbourne, the larger-than-life frontman of Black Sabbath, whose personal mythology is eclipsed only by the strength and immortality of his ...

Black Sabbath was about more than just Ozzy. All the band members were essential: Tony Iommi, the dark prince of guitar riffs and a two-fisted ladies man; Geezer Butler, the mild-mannered bassist and ...

Hard rock and metal’s biggest stars are performing Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne covers today at the Back to the Beginning concert. Scroll down for a continuously updated list of who played which ...

Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi revealed the band had set aside “six or seven” songs for their Back to the Beginning reunion performance, naming two others they had rehearsed but didn't play. The ...

Our list of Ozzy Osbourne‘s 11 best vocal performances with Black Sabbath is here to remind you what a monster the Prince of Darkness was behind the mic. Despite being the most famous figure in the ...