Master of Reality

by Black Sabbath

Overview

After perfecting the formula for their lumbering heavy metal on Paranoid, Black Sabbath continued bludgeoning their audience into sweet, willing oblivion with Master of Reality and its seemingly endless supply of crushingly heavy riffs. If the album is a showcase for anyone, it is Tony Iommi, who keeps the album afloat with a series of slow, loud riffs, the best of which -- "Sweet Leaf" and "Children of the Grave" among them -- rank among his finest playing. There are a few stray necessary tracks scattered throughout the group's other early-'70s albums, but Master of Reality is the last time they delivered a consistent album and its influence can be heard throughout the generations of heavy metal bands that followed.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/05/2016
Label:	Rhino
UPC:	0081227946678
catalogNumber:	2562
Rank:	12118

Tracks

1. Sweet Leaf
2. After Forever
3. Embryo
4. Children of the Grave
5. Orchid
6. Lord of This World
7. Solitude
8. Into the Void

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Black Sabbath   Primary Artist
Ozzy Osbourne   Vocals,Group Member
Geezer Butler   Bass Guitar,Group Member
Tony Iommi   Guitar,Group Member
Bill Ward   Drums,Group Member

Technical Credits

Ozzy Osbourne   Composer
Rodger Bain   Producer
Geezer Butler   Composer
Tony Iommi   Composer
Bill Ward   Composer
Mike Stanford   Art Direction
David Wells   Sleeve Notes