Down-tuned and even heavier, the record that seeded both doom and stoner metal. Sludgy, dark and pioneering. Essential Sabbath. Released in 1971, it's a key entry in Black Sabbath's run.
On vinyl: Vintage copies and modern reissues both circulate — worth comparing condition and remaster notes before you buy.
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More from Black Sabbath — where to go next
If you have Master of Reality, these are the Black Sabbath records worth reaching for next.
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Master of Reality1971 · you're viewing this oneStart here
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Paranoid1970 · MetalClassic
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Black Sabbath1970 · MetalClassic
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Vol. 41972 · MetalClassic
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Sabbath Bloody Sabbath1973 · MetalClassic
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