Mythology (English Blues band)

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Mythology
Origin Carlisle, England
Genre(s) Blues
Years active Late 60's
Former members
Tony Iommi, Bill Ward, Neil Marshall, Chris Smith, Frank Kenyon

Mythology were an English blues band based in Carlisle in the late 60s. From early 1968 they featured a lead guitarist called Tony Iommi (who took over from Frank Kenyon) and a drummer called Bill Ward (those two later formed Black Sabbath), Neil Marshall, Chris Smith (vocals) . Tony and Bill were from Birmingham and had previously been in a band called "The Rest" that had decided to move from Birmingham up to Carlisle.

Mythology were a blues/rock band that had some success in the area but eventually disbanded after an incident where all four members were fined 15 pounds for possession of cannabis resin in Carlisle on 27. May 1968. Since this was considered to be a serious offense at the time, much of their gigging work dried up, and they disbanded after the final show in Silloth, 13. July 1968.

After the dissolution the two of band members, Bill Ward and Tonny Iommi with other two musicians, Ozzy Osbourne and Geezer Butler founded a new band, Polka Tulk, later called Earth and finally renamed to Black Sabbath.

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