Black Sabbath fans discover meaning behind band’s name with ‘horrifying’ hint
Ozzy Osbourne fans are gearing up for Black Sabbath’s final show scheduled for July and some have just realised the meaning behind the heavy metal band’s iconic name11:21, 18 Feb 2025Black Sabbath fans are shocked to discover the reason behind the band’s name.The iconic rock group, fronted by Ozzy Osbourne, are credited with founding the heavy metal genre and are preparing to reunite one last time this summer. Due to all the recent buzz about their one-off gig, fans have been curious about the meaning behind the name Black Sabbath.Over on Reddit, someone wrote: “Today I learned that heavy metal band Black Sabbath started as a blues band called Earth, but changed their name after seeing the Boris Karloff horror film Black Sabbath.””They liked that ‘people paid money to be frightened’.”Ozzy Osbourne fronts the Birmingham-born band(Image: More