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Black Sabbath<\/a><\/strong> sadly ended with only three-fourths of its classic lineup in tact. Vocalist Ozzy Osbourne<\/strong>, guitarist Tony Iommi<\/strong>, and bassist Geezer Butler<\/strong> recorded their final album 13<\/em> and embarked on a farewell tour without original drummer Bill Ward<\/strong>, who quit the band in 2012 due to contract disputes.<\/p>\n There’s been loose talk of one final actual Black Sabbath<\/a><\/strong> show featuring the original lineup lately with Osbourne<\/strong> on board<\/a>, Iommi<\/strong> down for it<\/a>, Butler<\/strong> expressing his own approval<\/a>, and finally Ward<\/strong> saying he’s into it<\/a>. So over the weekend we asked our readers if they’d be into one final Black Sabbath<\/a><\/strong> show with Ward<\/strong> behind the kit\u2026 and the answer was basically “yes!” across the board.<\/p>\n The results are:<\/p>\n For those unaware, Ward<\/strong> was in Black Sabbath<\/a><\/strong> on and off between their founding in 1969 and 2012. Ward<\/strong> drummed on Black Sabbath<\/a><\/strong>‘s albums between their 1970 self-titled debut and Heaven And Hell<\/em> in 1980, and then made one final return in the studio for Born Again<\/em> in 1983.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n