Master of Reality
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Master of Reality is a landmark 1971 heavy metal album by Black Sabbath, renowned for its downtuned guitars, dark themes, and major influence on doom and stoner metal.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
doom metal–influential album
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heavy metal album ⓘ studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Black Sabbath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bassist | Geezer Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| certification |
RIAA Gold
NERFINISHED
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RIAA Platinum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPerformance |
UK Albums Chart top 10
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US Billboard 200 top 10 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtDesigner | Keef NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception |
initially mixed reviews
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later acclaimed as a classic heavy metal album ⓘ |
| drummer | Bill Ward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
doom metal
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hard rock ⓘ heavy metal ⓘ stoner metal ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
After Forever
NERFINISHED
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Children of the Grave NERFINISHED ⓘ Embryo NERFINISHED ⓘ Into the Void NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord of This World NERFINISHED ⓘ Orchid NERFINISHED ⓘ Solitude NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweet Leaf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedArtistCommunity | stoner rock bands ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
doom metal
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stoner metal ⓘ |
| leadGuitarist | Tony Iommi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | 34:29 ⓘ |
| nextWork | Black Sabbath Vol. 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dark lyrical themes
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downtuned guitars ⓘ influence on doom metal ⓘ influence on stoner metal ⓘ |
| originalFormat | vinyl LP ⓘ |
| performer | Black Sabbath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousWork | Paranoid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Rodger Bain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1971-02 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Vertigo Records
NERFINISHED
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Warner Bros. Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1971-07-21 ⓘ |
| songwriter |
Bill Ward
NERFINISHED
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Geezer Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ Ozzy Osbourne NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Iommi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studio | Island Studios, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalist | Ozzy Osbourne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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