Album Rating: 5.0

Tbh I started really getting the Black Sabbath love once I heard some trad doom that was essentially Sabbath worship. That and Ozzys unique voice just sold the darkness a lot better than a lot of metal vocalists.

Album Rating: 4.5

geezers basslines hooked me when I was learning to play back when I was a kid.

Album Rating: 5.0

yea the bass here is sicccckkkkk

Album Rating: 4.5

Megadeth covered Paranoid, so there.

Album Rating: 5.0

who hasn't

War Pigs is one of the best songs ever crafted.

Album Rating: 4.0

hard

Album Rating: 4.5

Faith No More covered War Pigs, so there.

Anyone here see any connection between War Pigs and Holy Wars (Megadeth)?

I say this because I read that Mustaine said he loved Sabbath, but wasn't influenced by them as a musician.

Ordered this and MoR hard. On CD.

Also the debut.

Album Rating: 4.0

nice, complete your collection with the next three too. first 6 sabbath albums are unbeatable

This and the debut finally arrived.

Album Rating: 4.5

oh yeah this rips lol. shocker. the 3 classics are great of course but hand of doom and electric funeral goddamn m/

War Pigs is my fave on here.

Album Rating: 4.5

good pick ofc. think probably electric funeral for me on the second go around. that riff is evil as hell, can't believe it's from 1970 lol

Album Rating: 4.5

^ Yeah, especially when the guitar and bass double up on that verse riff... *chef's kiss*

Album Rating: 4.5

absolutely. love the use of quiet/loud dynamics here too. like when hand of doom or war pigs kicks in again it sounds massive.

Album Rating: 4.0

one of the biggest surprises ever was finding this awesome T-Pain cover of War Pigs



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhjIs2Htzdc



Dude killed it

Album Rating: 5.0

Remaster kind of kills the dynamic range, but yes, the part in Hand of Doom where the whole band comes in is so huge.



Have a soft spot for this one because of the way it fuses heaviness and a sense of swing to the rhythms. After this one I kinda find Sabbath started playing a lot more straight, which is fine, but just doesn’t have the magic this one did. You can definitely feel the Cream and big band influences here in Ward’s playing.

Album Rating: 4.5

interesting take but i can see it based on what i know. they kinda gradually drop the bluesy/jazzy stuff after this i'm guessing? v pumped to jam master of reality next i know that's supposed to be their heaviest.