On this day 50 years ago, February 13, 1970, Black Sabbath released their self-titled debut album, forever altering the course of music history… nay, human history. Widely credited as the first heavy ...

Black Sabbath’s first album is effectively ground zero for heavy metal - and as guitarist Tony Iommi recalled, it was an ...

They are preserved perfectly in vinyl. The best Black Sabbath album of all time is their self-titled debut, ‘Black Sabbath’. This is because it marks the beginning of the heavy metal era ...

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 ...

But the truth is that the essence of heavy metal found its first bona fide expression in that ageless opening riff to Black ... Sabbath’s eponymous theme song: the opening track on their self ...

Magnetic Eye Records' new Ramones tribute LPs will include unique collaborations like Napalm Death & Thurston Moore, Voivod & ...

In a bizarre twist, the album even contained a song titled "Black Sabbath", and Coven's bassist was named Oz Osbourne – an eerie coincidence that only adds to the mystery of the band's legacy.

Ozzy Osbourne will ride again, it has been announced, as the Prince of Darkness reunites with Black Sabbath for ... of future artists. Their self-titled debut album charted in the Top 10 in ...