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The final Black Sabbath show took place on 4 February 2017 at the Genting Arena in Birmingham, which was recorded for The End of the End documentary film and The End: Live in Birmingham album and video release. [70] [71] On 7 March 2017, Black Sabbath's disbandment was officially confirmed. [72]
David Thomas Donato [2] [deprecated source] (March 21, 1954 - February 2, 2021) was an American singer known for his involvement in Black Sabbath. He recorded several demos with the band and rehearsed throughout 1984 and 1985.
The band's first show as Black Sabbath took place on 30 August 1969 in Workington, England. [19] They were signed to Philips Records in November 1969. [37] They recorded their first single, "Evil Woman" (a cover of a song by the band Crow), at Trident Studios. "Evil Woman" was released on 9 January 1970 through Philips subsidiary Fontana Records.
William Thomas Ward (born 5 May 1948 [1]) is an English musician.He was a co-founder and the original drummer for the heavy metal band Black Sabbath.Ward helped found Black Sabbath in 1968 alongside bandmates Ozzy Osbourne (lead singer), Tony Iommi (guitarist), and Geezer Butler (bass).
He briefly left Black Sabbath (then known as Earth) in 1968 to join Jethro Tull, but did not record any material with the band, and subsequently returned to Black Sabbath in 1969. In 2000, he released his first solo album Iommi , followed by 2005's Fused , which featured his former bandmate Glenn Hughes .
Nicholls' first appearance on a Black Sabbath album was on Heaven and Hell (1980), and he was credited as keyboardist on every Sabbath release from that time until 13 (2013), although he was not an official member until 1986. He remained an official member until 1991, then regained member status from 1993 to 1996.
The End Tour was the final concert tour for the English rock band Black Sabbath, featuring founding members Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler.They performed on the tour with session drummer Tommy Clufetos filling in for the band's original drummer, Bill Ward, along with keyboardist and guitarist Adam Wakeman.
The Heaven & Hell Tour was the ninth world concert tour by Black Sabbath between April 1980 and February 1981 to promote their 1980 studio album, Heaven and Hell. [1] [2] The tour marked the band's first live shows with vocalist Ronnie James Dio, who replaced original vocalist Ozzy Osbourne the previous year; [2] drummer Vinny Appice, who replaced original drummer Bill Ward in the middle of ...