Black sabbath biography band

Black Sabbath were an English heavy metal band formed in Birmingham in 1968 by guitarist Tony Iommi, drummer Bill Ward, bassist Geezer Butler and vocalist Ozzy Osbourne.

They are often cited as pioneers of heavy metal music. They have sold over 70 million albums worldwide.^[2]

History

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Black Sabbath formed in 1968. The band was originally named Polka Tulk Blues Band.

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After that it was shortened to Polka Tulk. They decided after that to name themselves Earth which Osbourne hated. They played blues-rock music. Tony Iommi had a work accident that cut off the tips of his middle and ring finger on his right hand.

He started tuning his guitar lower to make its strings looser. This made it easier for him to play the guitar.

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Because of this, his guitar had a darker, deeper sound. The band thought this made their music sound dark and scary. Their music also had unusual key changes and time signatures (metre). They released their first al