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Bill Ward
William Thomas "Bill" Ward (born 5 May 1948, Aston, Birmingham, England), is an English musician, best known as the original drummer for the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath.
In addition to playing drums as an original founding member of the band, Ward sang lead vocals for two Black Sabbath...
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War Pigs
"War Pigs" is an anti-war song by British heavy metal band Black Sabbath from their 1970 album, Paranoid.
As explained in the liner notes of the band's live album Reunion, the original title of the song was "Walpurgis", and it dealt with the witches...
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Never Say Die
"Never Say Die" is the title track from the 1978 album Never Say Die! by Black Sabbath. It was the last single Black Sabbath wrote with singer Ozzy Osbourne, who left the band and went on to a successful solo career, until 1998's Reunion. Osbourne...
N.I.B.
"N.I.B." is a song released by the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath. It first appeared as part of the third track on the band's 1970 self-titled debut album, Black Sabbath. The lyrics are in the first person from the point of view of Lucifer....
Sweet Leaf
"Sweet Leaf" is a song by Black Sabbath from their 1971 album Master of Reality. The song, a hymn to recreational marijuana use, got its title from a packet of cigarettes bassist Geezer Butler bought in Dublin that claimed the tobacco was "the sweet...
Changes
"Changes" is a song by Black Sabbath. It first appeared on Black Sabbath, Vol. 4 which was released in 1972. It is a ballad about relationship loss.
The song has been covered by numerous artists, including The Cardigans and Overkill. In 1993, Ozzy...
Heaven and Hell
"Heaven and Hell" is the title track to Black Sabbath's ninth studio album, Heaven and Hell. It was written mainly by Tony Iommi, but as with almost all Black Sabbath albums, credit is given to the entire band. The lyrics were written entirely by...
Children of the Grave
"Children of the Grave" is a song by Black Sabbath from their 1971 album Master of Reality. The song lyrically continues with the same themes brought on by "War Pigs" and "Electric Funeral" from Paranoid. Two previously unreleased versions of this...
Into the Void
"Into the Void" is a song by Black Sabbath, released in 1971 on their album, Master of Reality. An early version of "Into the Void" called "Spanish Sid" was released on the deluxe edition of Master of Reality. It was written in the key of C# minor....
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
"Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" is a song by British heavy metal band Black Sabbath. It is the title track of the band's fifth album Sabbath Bloody Sabbath. It was released on the album in 1973. The song is the opening track on the album.
The main riff in...
Symptom of the Universe
"Symptom of the Universe" is a song by the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, originally from their album Sabotage.
The song is divided into two parts, a heavier part and an acoustic portion at the end of the song. The lyrics were written by Geezer...
