Saturday, April 25, 2015

Bill Ward

Bill Ward
Aston, Birmingham, England
Heavy metal, doom metal, blues rock, hard rock


William Thomas "Bill" Ward (born 5 May 1948) is an English musician and visual artist, best known as the original drummer of the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath. He also performed lead vocals on two Black Sabbath songs: "It's Alright" from the album Technical Ecstasy and "Swinging the Chain" from the album Never Say Die!. Ward is known for his very unorthodox style of playing the drums, often using snare-drills and tempo-drop to match both vocals and riff.

Ward One: Along the Way (1990)
When the Bough Breaks (1997)
Accountable Beasts (2015)