Ozzy Osbourne's wail is becoming more powerful here, taking greater independence from Tony Iommi's guitar riffs, yet his vocals are processed into a nearly textural element on much of side two. As a result, there are some puzzling choices made here, and the album often contradicts itself. 4" has all the messiness of a Heavy Metal Exile on Main St., and if it lacks that album's overall diversity, it does find Sabbath at their most musically varied, pushing to experiment amidst the drug-addled murk. And it isn't just in the lyrics, most of which are about the blurry line between reality and illusion. 4" is the point in Black Sabbath's career where the band's legendary drug consumption really starts to make itself felt. The fourth full-length album by legendary British Heavy/Doom Metal band. approx.Ĭolumbia Music Video/Sony Music Entertainment Inc., 1999 (202193 9). We salute you, Black Sabbath!!ĭVD 5 | Dolby Surround 5.1 & Dolby Digital 2.0 | 0 | 4:3 | 120 min. The most impressive thing on this DVD is probably seeing Sabbath out there playing and rocking hard even at their old age. It's from a great band with great members. This DVD is probably one of the best live ones out there today. There is a cool documentary as one of the special features. The set list is fantastic, but stupidly, they put interviews halfway between songs, for example the solo in "Ironman" is interupted by a rediculous interview with Geezer Butler. Each member sounds good as ever, it's amazing to think that Ozzy is so messed up from drugs, he still puts on a good show. The original line-up get together for classic Sabbath. The "Last Supper" features all of the original members of Black Sabbath on their sold-out 1999 Reunion tour, and includes behind-the-scenes interviews and tour photos. This is the first-ever live DVD from legendary Metal superstars, which includes all of Sabbath's biggest hits performed live. The third DVD by the legendary British Hard Rock/Heavy Metal band. Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company, 1971/2015 (BMGRM055LP). The same magazine also ranked the album 34th on its "100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time".ġ80g Heavyweight Black Vinyl in Embossed Cover. In 2003, Rolling Stone ranked the album number 298 in their list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, 300 in a 2012 revised list, and 234 in a 2020 revised list. In 2001, Q included it in their list of the 50 Heaviest Albums of All Time. In 1994, "Master Of Reality" was ranked number 28 in Colin Larkin's Top 50 Heavy Metal Albums. It was certified double Platinum after having sold over two million copies in US. Negatively received by critics on release, the album is now considered one of the greatest Heavy Metal albums of all time. The album peaked at number five on the UK Albums Chart and number eight on the US Billboard 200, where it achieved Gold status on advance orders alone. Much more than that, "Master Of Reality" essentially created multiple Metal subgenres all by itself, laying the sonic foundations for Doom, Stoner and Sludge Metal, all in the space of just over half an hour. This trick was still being copied 25 years later by every Metal band looking to push the limits of heaviness, from trendy Nu-Metallers to Swedish Deathsters. Here Tony Iommi began to experiment with tuning his guitar down three half-steps to C#, producing a sound that was darker, deeper, and Sludgier than anything they'd yet committed to record.
The shortest album of Black Sabbath's glory years, "Master Of Reality" is also their most sonically influential work. It is regarded by some critics as the foundation of Doom Metal, Stoner Rock, and Sludge Metal. The third full-length studio album by legendary British Heavy Metal/Stoner band.
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