Ozzy, who was the first original member to leave, was fired in 1979.
He joined The Vegas Kings as bass player in high school...Which changed their name a couple of times and disbanded 1967. In 1969 he made the band Elf, and later went into Rainbow, which disbanded in 1979 In 1979, Dio joined Black Sabbath after they fired Ozzy Osbourne. In 1980, he then went on to his own band which was titled Dio. In 2006 he created Heaven & @#!*% with former Black Sabbath members. He died while in that band on May 16, 2010 of cancer.
Black Sabbath was formed in 1968.
No. He was Ozzy Osbourne's band after Ozzy left black sabbath.
Ozzy Osbourne started his solo career and his own band in 1980 with guitarist Randy Rhoads
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A short while after he was kicked out of Black Sabbath, so 1979/1980.
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Which of his bands? If you're referring to Black Sabbath, Ozzy had previously played bass for a band called Magic Lanterns, which certainly would've had some influence on Black Sabbath. Black Sabbath also took in a lot of Blues influence, and there is some speculation that the band Coven may have influenced the personas of the band members.
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath was the fifth album release for the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath. It was released in the U.S. on January 1st, 1974 and received critical acclaim.