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.
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Bill Ward is an English musician widely recognized as the founding drummer of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath.
He is celebrated for his unconventional percussion style and his appearances in music documentaries such as God Bless Ozzy Osbourne and Beware of Mr. Baker.
He is internationally renowned as a core member and percussionist of Black Sabbath.
