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Black Sabbath were an English rock band, formed in Birmingham in 1968. They are often cited as pioneers of heavy metal music. The band had multiple line-up changes with Tony Iommi being the only constant member throughout its history.

Formed in 1968 as the "Polka Tulk Blues Band", a blues rock band, the group went through line up changes, renamed themselves as Earth, broke up and reformed. By 1969, they had named themselves Black Sabbath after the film Black Sabbath starring Boris Karloff, and began incorporating occult themes with horror-inspired lyrics and tuned-down guitars. The band's first show as Black Sabbath took place on 30 August 1969, in Workington.

They have sold over 70 million records worldwide. Black Sabbath were inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006. They have also won two Grammy Awards for Best Metal Performance.