Black Sabbath

  • After being heavily sampled in early industrial and hip-hop, a myth emerged that sampling Black Sabbath's 'Supernaut' brought bad luck to the sampling artist.
  • Originally called Earth, they changed their name after seeing a 1963 Boris Karloff film titled Black Sabbath across the street from their rehearsal room.
  • Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame in 2006
  • Awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (Grammy) in 2019
  • Included in Johnnie's Jukebox chart. For more details visit BBC.