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Black Sabbath

Formed: 1969 in Birmingham, England

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Genre: Rock

Styles: Heavy Metal, British Metal, Album Rock

Group Members: Ian Gillan, Ozzy Osbourne, Glenn Hughes, Don Airey, Vinny Appice, Bev Bevan, Geezer Butler, Terry Chimes, Laurence Cottle, Bob Daisley, ...View All

Biography: Black Sabbath has been so influential in the development of heavy metal rock music as to be a defining force in the style. The group took the blues-rock sound of late '60s acts like Cream, Blue Cheer, and Vanilla Fudge to its logical conclusion, slowing the tempo, accentuating the bass, and emphasizing ...Read full biography

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Paranoid

Released: 1971

Label: Gestrichen

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Paranoid was not only Black Sabbath's most popular record (it was a number one smash in the U.K., and "Paranoid" and "Iron Man" both scraped the U.S. charts despite virtually nonexistent radio play), it ...Read full review

Master of Reality

Released: 1971

Label: Gestrichen

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With Paranoid, Black Sabbath perfected the formula for their lumbering heavy metal. On its follow-up, Master of Reality, the group merely repeated the formula, setting the stage for a career of recycling ...Read full review

More Black Sabbath albums: Main Albums (21), Compilations (50), Singles & EPs (5), DVD/Video (19), Others (5)

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