Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Location:
Birmingham, England
Status:
Split-up
Formed in:
1969
Genre:
Heavy/Doom Metal
Lyrical themes:
Doom, Drugs, Life, Death, Religion
Last label:
Vertigo
Years active:
1968 (as Polka Tulk), 1968-1969 (as Earth), 1969-2006, 2011-2017
Played their final show of their very last tour entitled "The End" in Birmingham, England on February 4th, 2017. The band initially retired from large scale touring after the show, but later announced that they broke up.
Black Sabbath are generally considered both the first heavy metal and doom metal band. Originally they were called Polka Tulk (featuring a saxophonist and slide guitarist in ...