![Master of Reality (Picture Disc) [Vinyl]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_si6CVlL3yAPBU3chWvam6V4hOz-zQNYCzmqlZvLaFDphmmKHKsh43ejLiDmF-5trqcVTmw53NdPskTFdqN0FhCoxd3FZtgSPGD6hChm0xonR6OQunJTO9_Pbf5Nfa7tEISces2_opqmmok0H7dIN6FoE9FEz_JCuLVrq0RxNPIYlwq2LhQFHBFNDbiE5FwxDwF2IMsOoCD9Kfs6TtBkAKwMpzYD5Go_YiPSK0=s0-d)
On this day in 1971 -- forty years ago, if you can believe -- the band Black Sabbath released their mind-blowing album "Master of Reality," featuring destined-to-be-metal-classics
such as "After Forever," "Into the Void," "Children of the Grave" and others.
such as "After Forever," "Into the Void," "Children of the Grave" and others. My goodness, I even remember the first time I heard it. I was sitting in the parking lot of the old Lakewood Roller Skating Rink sometime around 1977-1978 -- long after its release, I know, but the progression from Elton John fan to Sabbath freak was not instant.
Someone popped an 8-track tape into their car stereo and turned it up ear-splitting loud. My jaw dropped. I never heard anything like it. (I think my parents said the same thing when I brought a copy home soon after).
