Black Sabbath threw together one of the most popular songs in heavy metal history in an afternoon as an afterthought.

Black Sabbath are the undisputed godfathers of heavy metal. Beginning with their eponymous debut and seminal sophomore ... of Black Sabbath’s latest album, ’13’ (minus Bill Ward).

Black Sabbath‘s debut stands tall as arguably the most ... its music has withstood the test of time and so has the album cover. It is also worth pointing out that Dio never claimed to have ...

Credit: Getty Images/Chris Walter Black Sabbath’s first album is effectively ground zero for heavy metal - and as guitarist Tony Iommi recalled, it was an album made under intense pressure.

The woman on the cover of Black Sabbath's debut has been immortalised in Funko POP! form. Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler has started work on a book about his early life and how the band came about.

But it wouldn’t sound nearly as menacing or as dark (or as awesome) if Black Sabbath didn’t set the template in the early ‘70s. Starting with their self-titled debut album in 1970 ...