Another Ozzfest, another album, and another year of the Ozz-Man is in the books. No one can argue with the fact that Ozzy Osbourne is an icon. I like to call him “The Johnny Cash of Heavy Metal.”
Look at their careers and you will see where I draw some of the parallels. His successful career [...]
In mid 2009, Ozzy Osbourne launched a lawsuit against former band mate Anthony Iommi over the rights to the famous BLACK SABBATH name. As a trademark lawyer with a music industry background, I have litigated and registered dozens of band names. This charade once again serves as a reminder to successful trademark owners, and even [...]
My Opinion
It is my pleasure to voice my comments about the mighty Black Sabbath. I count black Sabbath among the most influential musical acts in the rock genre and particularly hard rock.At the time when Sabbath was developing their act leading up to 1970 album Black Sabbath, there was nothing in that time frame that [...]
Digital recording is more popular than ever for pros and amateurs alike.Black Sabbath Guitar Pro Tabs But there are some things to be considered when you connect a guitar to a computer; mostly how you want to connect the instrument, and the quality of the recording you hope to capture. The type of guitar computer [...]
His real name is John Michael Osbourne, but he has been dubbed Ozzy, The Wizard of Ozz, The Godfather of Heavy Metal, and other monikers. Ozzy and Geezer Butler started the band Rare Breed in 1967, after a split, they initiated Polka Tulk that became Black Sabbath, soon after aligning with Bill Ward and Tony [...]
Ward is from Birmingham, England and was born May 5, 1948. He started drumming at shows when he was 15 years old. He made Tony Iommi’s acquaintance in 1964. They were in a band called Mythology prior to meeting Geezer Butler and Ozzy Osbourne and joining Polka Tulk, which became Earth and in turn Black [...]
His real name is Terrance Butler and he was born in Birmingham, England on July 17, 1949. Terrance got his nickname because he saluted other guys with the term “geezer” since he was a kid; it is English slang meaning “man”.
He and Ozzy Osbourne started the band Rare Breed in the fall of 1967. They [...]
The exceptionally talented Rock group Black Sabbath have released their CD entitled Technical Ecstasy. I am very confident and happy to announce that I believe Black Sabbath fans, and Rock fans alike will be pleased with this one. With the release of Technical Ecstasy their artistic excellence is on full display as they have once [...]
Iommi was the lead guitarist of Black Sabbath. He held the band together with various musicians and vocalists for over 30 years. He slacked the tempo of blues rock down and created heavy metal riffs that are only challenged by Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin. Iommi did a brief stint with the rock-blues-folk band Jethro [...]
Black Sabbath hails from Britain; the band was forged in 1968 and has rocked on in different guises since then. Through the years the band’s lineup has changed with Tony Iommi the constant glue holding the band together. He is the main founding member. The original lineup was Tony Iommi (guitar), Ozzy Osbourne (vocals), Geezer [...]