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Bill Ward

Bill Ward

Born: 1948-05-05 • Aston, Birmingham, England, UK

William Thomas 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.

Filmography
Black Sabbath: Vol. 4 Documentary poster
Black Sabbath: Vol. 4 Documentary
2025 • Self
Dio: Dreamers Never Die poster
Dio: Dreamers Never Die
2022 • Self
Black Sabbath: Master of Reality Documentary poster
Black Sabbath: Master of Reality Documentary
2022 • Self
Black Sabbath: Sabotage - The Documentary poster
Black Sabbath: Sabotage - The Documentary
2022 • Self
The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne poster
The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne
2020 • Self
The Doom Doc poster
The Doom Doc
2017 • Self
The Life, Blood and Rhythm of Randy Castillo poster
The Life, Blood and Rhythm of Randy Castillo
2014 • Self
Beware of Mr. Baker poster
Beware of Mr. Baker
2012 • Self
God Bless Ozzy Osbourne poster
God Bless Ozzy Osbourne
2011 • Self
Black Sabbath - Paris 1970 poster
Black Sabbath - Paris 1970
2011 • Self
Classic Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoid poster
Classic Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoid
2010 • Self
Heavy Metal Britannia poster
Heavy Metal Britannia
2010 • Self
Rockthology 2 poster
Rockthology 2
2004 • Self (archive footage)
Black Sabbath: Undead and Alive poster
Black Sabbath: Undead and Alive
2004
Inside Black Sabbath: A Critical Review 1970-1992 poster
Inside Black Sabbath: A Critical Review 1970-1992
2002 • Self
Black Sabbath - The Last Super poster
Black Sabbath - The Last Super
1999
Black Sabbath: Burgettstown, PA 1999 poster
Black Sabbath: Burgettstown, PA 1999
1999 • Drums
No Image
Black Sabbath: [1999] Seattle, Washington
1999 • Drums
Black Sabbath: The Last Supper poster
Black Sabbath: The Last Supper
1999 • Drums
Black Sabbath. River Plate Stadium Buenos Aries 1994 poster
Black Sabbath. River Plate Stadium Buenos Aries 1994
1994 • Drums
Ozzy Osbourne: Live & Loud poster
Ozzy Osbourne: Live & Loud
1993
Black Sabbath: The Black Sabbath Story, Volume One poster
Black Sabbath: The Black Sabbath Story, Volume One
1992 • Self
Live Aid poster
Live Aid
1985 • Self
Black Sabbath: Live Aid poster
Black Sabbath: Live Aid
1985 • Self
Black Sabbath: Never Say Die poster
Black Sabbath: Never Say Die
1980 • Self
Black Sabbath: Live in Fresno poster
Black Sabbath: Live in Fresno
1976
Black Sabbath - Don Kirshner's Rock Concert poster
Black Sabbath - Don Kirshner's Rock Concert
1975
Black Sabbath: California Jam poster
Black Sabbath: California Jam
1974
Black Sabbath: Live in Paris poster
Black Sabbath: Live in Paris
1970 • Self - Drums
Black Sabbath - Pop Shop: Part 1 poster
Black Sabbath - Pop Shop: Part 1
1970 • Bill Ward
Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow poster
Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow
— • Self