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Black Sabbath are an England|English Heavy metal music|heavy metal band from Birmingham, England. Formed in 1968 by Ozzy Osbourne (lead singer|vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar), Geezer Butler|Terence "Geezer" Butler (bass guitar), and Bill Ward (musician)|Bill Ward (drum kit|drums & percussion instrument|percussion), the band has since experienced multiple lineup changes, with a total of 21 former members. Originally formed as a heavy blues band named Earth, the band began incorporating occult and horror-inspired lyrics with tuned-down guitars, changing their name to Black Sabbath and releasing multiple gold and platinum records in the 1970s.
As one of the most influential heavy metal bands of all time, Black Sabbath helped define the genre with releases such as 1970s quadruple-platinum ''Paranoid (album)|Paranoid''.<ref name="Paranoid AMG Review">{{cite web| author=Huey, Steve |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wifoxql5ldte |title=AMG Paranoid Review |publisher=Allmusic.com |accessdate=2008-02-11</ref> Black Sabbath has sold more than 100 million albums worldwide,<ref name="MyBrum.com">{{cite web| url=http://www.mybrum.co.uk/birmingham/... read all