Iommi then returned to working on his solo album, for which he enlisted former Trapeze and Deep Purple vocalist Glenn Hughes in July. On 13 July 1985, the original lineup of Black Sabbath reunited for a one-off appearance at Live Aid, performing the songs " Children of the Grave", " Iron Man" and " Paranoid". After a few months, Copley returned to working with Ford, and Dave Spitz was brought in as his replacement. 1985–1997 įor his planned solo album, Iommi began working with bassist Gordon Copley and drummer Eric Singer, then members of Lita Ford's backing band (Iommi's fiancée at the time). Iommi subsequently began working on a planned solo album in early 1985. However, this also failed to result in a new album or tour dates, Butler left in response to the personnel changes, and the band remained inactive until the following year. After Keel, a newly sober Ward returned to the band and they briefly worked with David "Donut" Donato on vocals. He was briefly replaced by former Steeler vocalist Ron Keel, although this was short-lived due to disagreements between the band and their new producer Spencer Proffer, which saw plans for a new album fall through. He was replaced for the Born Again Tour by Electric Light Orchestra drummer Bev Bevan. Īfter recording Born Again, Ward was forced to leave again in the summer of 1983 due to his continuing problems with alcohol abuse. The following February, the band replaced Dio with former Deep Purple frontman Ian Gillan, and brought back original drummer Ward. In November 1982, after disagreements over the mixing of Live Evil, Dio and Appice left Black Sabbath and formed Dio together. Ward abruptly left partway through the album's promotional tour after a show on 19 August 1980, with Vinny Appice enlisted to take his place from 31 August. Recording began with Gruber, but Butler returned in November and performed all bass parts on Heaven and Hell. Butler chose to leave shortly after his arrival, with Geoff Nicholls taking his place in mid-July before Dio's former bandmate Craig Gruber joined and Nicholls moved to keyboards and guitar. Osbourne was replaced by former Rainbow vocalist Ronnie James Dio in June 1979.
Ronnie James Dio replaced original vocalist Ozzy Osbourne in 1979, and initially recorded two studio albums. After one more album, Never Say Die!, Osbourne was fired on 27 April 1979, due to his reliance on alcohol and drugs, and his reluctance to work on a new album. He was replaced by Dave Walker, although by the following January he had returned to the band. After seven commercially and critically successful albums, Osbourne left abruptly in September 1977 to pursue a solo career. Initially known as The Polka Tulk Blues Band, the group's name was changed in September 1968 to Earth, before they became Black Sabbath in August 1969 after being confused with another British act of the same name. īlack Sabbath formed in 1968, taking members from two other local bands – guitarist Tony Iommi and drummer Bill Ward from Mythology, and vocalist Ozzy Osbourne and bassist Geezer Butler from Rare Breed. Heaven & Hell released one studio album, The Devil You Know, before Dio died of stomach cancer on. The new name was intended to differentiate between the Osbourne and Dio-era lineups. In 2006 Ronnie James Dio, Iommi, Butler, and Ward reunited as Heaven & Hell, a band which focused on performing Dio-era Black Sabbath music. The original lineup reunited in 2011, although Ward soon exited and was replaced on tour by Tommy Clufetos until the band's retirement in 2017. Subsequently, the band went through numerous personnel changes over the years, with Iommi remaining the only constant member. They changed their name to Black Sabbath in August 1969 and the lineup remained stable until April 1979, when Osbourne was fired. Formed in September 1968 under the initial name Earth, the group's first lineup included lead vocalist Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward.
1972, 1986, 20.īlack Sabbath were an English heavy metal band from Aston, Birmingham. Three lineups of Black Sabbath / Heaven & Hell.
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