“Nowadays, I love most Black Sabbath releases. Even the ‘80s and ‘90s albums, I love them for what they are, and the Dio era also has a very special place in my heart, too. ‘Vol. 4 ...

Black Sabbath might be the pioneering fathers of heavy metal, but when this famously macabre rock band was first starting out, they considered a pop rock band to be their most “massive influence.” ...

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Its lyrics address this directly: “Big black shape with eyes of fire Black Sabbath’s incalculable influence can be heard in almost every heavy rock band that arose during the ‘70s ...

During a recent interview with Michigan rock radio station WRKR (transcribed via Blabbermouth), Butler explained that, similarly to Ozzy Osbourne, the Beatles were a pivotal band for him.