Master of Reality

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Master of Reality
Master of Reality cover
Studio album by Black Sabbath
Released July 21, 1971
Recorded Record Plant, Los Angeles, California
Genre Heavy metal
Length 33:28
Label Vertigo (UK)
Warner Bros. (US)
Castle (UK) 1996
Sanctuary (UK) 2004
Producer(s) Rodger Bain
Professional reviews
Black Sabbath chronology
Paranoid
(1970)		 Master of Reality
(1971)		 Black Sabbath, Vol. 4
(1972)


Master of Reality is an album by heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released in 1971 (see 1971 in music).

On this album, guitarist Tony Iommi began de-tuning his guitar down three semi-tones (or one and a half steps, or C#) to reduce tension in the strings, making it easier to play with his injured fingers.

The lyrical themes include: drugs, solitude, war and theology. Certain songs on the album had subtitles to make it look like there were more songs on the album than there actually were, such as "Children of the Grave" having a subtitle of "The Haunting."

This album is cited as an influence by many Stoner Metal and Sludge Metal artists.

On the Billboard Pop Albums chart, Master of Reality peaked at #8. In 2003, the album was ranked number 298 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

The songs "Sweet Leaf" and "Children of the Grave" were released as singles.

All songs by Tony Iommi, Bill Ward, Geezer Butler, and Ozzy Osbourne, except where noted.

  1. "Sweet Leaf" – 5:05
  2. "After Forever" (Iommi) – 5:27
  3. "Embryo" (Iommi) – 0:28
  4. "Children of the Grave" – 5:17
  5. "Orchid" (Iommi) – 1:30
  6. "Lord of This World" – 5:25
  7. "Solitude" – 5:02
  8. "Into the Void" – 6:12


 v • d • e Black Sabbath
Ozzy Osbourne • Tony Iommi • Geezer Butler • Bill Ward

Dave Walker • Ronnie James Dio • Vinny Appice • Ian Gillan • Bev Bevan • David Donato • Glenn Hughes • Dave Spitz • Eric Singer • Ray Gillen • Tony Martin • Bob Daisley • Jo Burt • Terry Chimes • Laurence Cottle • Cozy Powell • Neil Murray • Bobby Rondinelli • Mike Bordin • Geoff Nicholls

Studio albums: Black Sabbath • Paranoid • Master of Reality • Black Sabbath, Vol. 4 • Sabbath Bloody Sabbath • Sabotage • Technical Ecstasy • Never Say Die! • Heaven and Hell • Mob Rules • Born Again • Seventh Star • The Eternal Idol • Headless Cross • Tyr • Dehumanizer • Cross Purposes • Forbidden

Live albums: Live Evil • Cross Purposes Live • Reunion • Past Lives

Compilations: We Sold Our Soul for Rock 'n' Roll • Under Wheels of Confusion • The Sabbath Stones • Symptom of the Universe: The Original Black Sabbath 1970-1978 • Black Box: The Complete Original Black Sabbath (1970-1978) • Greatest Hits 1970-1978 • Black Sabbath: The Dio Years
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