This they did, of course, by enlisting Ronnie James Dio to become the band’s new singer and with that rather smart move the Black Sabbath name was enabled to live and fight another day ...

Rock fans are having a lightbulb moment as they uncover the true origins of Black Sabbath's iconic name. The band, fronted by the legendary Ozzy Osbourne, is gearing up for their final gig at ...

It was Butler and Osborne who wrote the spooky, goofy and not-really-Satanic lyrics for “Black Sabbath,” the title song of the first album which was named after an early 1960s horror film.