Why the original Black Sabbath are heavy metal's greatest band. Courtesy of Warner Records When Black Sabbath first attempted to tour America in 1970, they had a Hell of a time.

Heavy metal music is often regarded as the exact opposite, and its fans have been treated in a similar fashion: viewed as unsophisticated. Trailer for Black Sabbath – The Ballet.

And while heavy metal has often been shunned by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Black Sabbath are one of the bands from the genre that has been inducted, making the Rock Hall in 2006 with ...