Year/Genre: 1970 Metal
Matrix #: RR1 1871 (180g Gatefold)
Condition: New

Description: Released on February 13, 1970—fittingly a Friday the 13th—Black Sabbath is widely considered the birth of heavy metal. Recorded in a single day at Regent Sound Studios in London, its thunderous riffs and dark themes marked a sharp break from blues-rock of the ’60s. The title track’s tolling bells and ominous atmosphere redefined what rock could sound like, influencing generations of bands from doom to thrash. With Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward, this debut set the blueprint for an entire genre.

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