Master of Reality
Black Sabbath
Master of Reality is the third album by the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released in July 1971. It is sometimes noted as the first stoner rock album. Master of Reality was certified double platinum after having sold over 2 million copies. For the recording of this album, guitarist Tony Iommi, who had injured his fingers in a factory accident years earlier, decided to downtune his guitar down three semi-tones (or one and a half steps to C-sharp). This reduced string tension, thus making the guitar... [ Read More at Wikipedia ]
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Black Sabbath Albums, Discography
List of all Black Sabbath albums including EPs and some singles - a discography of Black Sabbath CDs and Black Sabbath records. List includes Black Sabbath album cover artwork in many cases, and if we are missing an album cover feel free to upload it in wiki fashion. This full Black Sabbath discography is alp...more
