Name: Master Of Reality
Brand: Black Sabbath

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0602527303253

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Limited edition

Release date

2007-12-10

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Supplier GB

Warner Music Group

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Standard:20

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

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Black Sabbath

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Metal

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Considered by many to be the first heavy metal band, Black Sabbath was formed in 1968 by Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward in Birmingham, UK. The band's original name was the Polka Tulk Blues Band (later shortened to Polka Tulk) and later on changed to Earth before becoming Black Sabbath inspired by an Italian horror movie of the same name.

The original line-up lasted until 1979, after which Osbourne was fired and replaced by Ronnie James Dio. Throughout the years, there were several line-up changes with only Tony Iommi and keyboardist Geoff Nicholls remaining as consistent members. In 1997, Iommi, Butler, Ward, and Osbourne reunited for touring purposes. In 2007, they toured together as Heaven & Hell featuring Dio-era members.

In 2011, it was announced that the original line-up would be recording and touring again but Bill Ward dropped out due to contract issues. The three remaining members continued without him and released "13" in 2013. Black Sabbath played their final live show in Birmingham in 2017 but Tony Iommi has stated that future music and live appearances are still possible.

black sabbath's first two releases, black sabbath and paranoid, were more than groundbreaking, they were earth-shattering, exposing the public to a brutal new form of noise pollution termed heavy metal. but it was the band's third album, master of reality, that cemented the group as blackened wizards of doom and gloom. just listen to the echoing cough and sludgy guitar riff of the opening track "sweet leaf" and compare it to anything that existed at the time. not only were black sabbath heavier than deep purple or vanilla fudge, they were also more experimental and controversial, exploring themes of darkness, drugs, and depravity that others dared not address. the heaviest and most influential disc of black sabbath's career, master of reality featured proto-metal sludge like "children of the grave" and "after forever," which served as a blueprint for a legion of musicians including '90s nirvana, soundgarden, and smashing pumpkins

Master Of Reality

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