kids encyclopedia robot

Black Sabbath facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts
Quick facts for kids
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath 1999-12-16 Stuttgart.jpg
Black Sabbath on stage on December 16, 1999
Background information
Origin Birmingham, England
Genres Heavy metal, hard rock, blues rock
Years active 1968-present
Members Tony Iommi
Ozzy Osbourne
Geezer Butler

Black Sabbath is an English heavy metal band. They are considered to be an influential heavy metal band which helped start the genre in the late 1960s and early 1970s. They have sold over one hundred million albums worldwide. The original line up was Ozzy Osbourne (vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar), Terence "Geezer" Butler (bass) and Bill Ward (drums).

Images for kids

  • Black Sabbath (1970)

    Black Sabbath at Piccadilly Circus, London in 1970 (left to right: Iommi, Ward, Osbourne, Butler)

  • Black Sabbath, original lineup (1973)

    Black Sabbath original lineup in 1973 (left to right: Osbourne, Butler, Iommi, Ward)

  • Black Sabbath 1977

    Black Sabbath at the Madison Square Garden, New York City, 1977

  • Dio IronFest

    Ronnie James Dio's first stint as the singer of Black Sabbath lasted from 1979 to 1982.

  • Black Sabbath Cardiff 1981

    Black Sabbath performing in Cardiff, Wales, in 1981

  • Ian Gillan in Barcelona

    Ian Gillan recorded one album with Black Sabbath, 1983's Born Again.

  • Black Sabbath (1986)

    Black Sabbath in 1986 (left to right: Dave Spitz, Glenn Hughes, Tony Iommi, Eric Singer, and Geoff Nicholls)

  • Tony Martin 1

    Tony Martin was the band's lead vocalist from 1987 to 1991 and again from 1993 to 1997.

  • Butlernov95

    Geezer Butler performing with Black Sabbath in 1995

  • Black Sabbath 1999-12-16 Stuttgart

    Black Sabbath on stage in Stuttgart in December 1999 (left to right: Butler, Osbourne, Iommi, Ward)

  • Iommi at the Forum

    Tony Iommi in 2007 with Heaven & Hell

  • Black Sabbath (2013)

    Black Sabbath live in Brazil, 2013 (left to right: Tommy Clufetos, Butler, Osbourne, Iommi)

  • Black Sabbath farewell

    Black Sabbath at the Genting Arena, Birmingham, at the end of their final concert as a band, February 2017

  • Black Sabbath Bench on the Black Sabbath Bench, Broad Street, Birmingham (48158945932)

    Black Sabbath bench on Black Sabbath Bridge on Broad Street in the band's home city Birmingham

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Black Sabbath para niños

kids search engine
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
Black Sabbath Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.