Black Sabbath

Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi has come up with a number of truly majestic metal riffs over the years, but it appears that in at least one case, someone else might have gotten there first.

When the members of Black Sabbath decided Ozzy Osbourne needed to go in 1979, drummer Bill Ward volunteered for the difficult task of telling him he was out of a job.

As anyone who's ever closely listened to Black Sabbath's music knows, there's a wide disconnect between the band's "evil" image and the actual lyrical content of most of their songs.

For once, even the harshest of critics and most devoted of fans were in agreement.

A countdown of all of Black Sabbath's studio LPs.

For all the public squabbling between Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward over the past few years, the former Black Sabbath drummer maintains that he holds no grudges toward anybody.

Ozzy Osbourne has confirmed that Black Sabbath will record a new album in 2016, with a series of farewell dates to follow.

Though boasting another name, this band featured the heavy-metal godfathers' second-most celebrated lineup.

It was a stunning decision, one that hit the singer like a ton of bricks.

This might be the most impressive set of songs on any LP not fronted by Ozzy Osbourne or Ronnie James Dio.

Whatever the final outcome of Bill Ward's sad public feud with his Black Sabbath bandmates, the veteran drummer definitely isn't wasting his time away from the group.

There have definitely been a few times when we've learned a little more about the inner workings of Black Sabbath than we might have wanted to know.