Black Sabbath
LABEL: Warner
U.S. RELEASE: June 1, 1970
PRODUCER: Rodger Bain
PERSONNEL: Ozzy Osbourne (vocals, blues harp), Tony Iommi (guitar), Geezer Butler (bass), Bill Ward (drums)
THIS ALBUM’S FIRST song is the unholy trinity of metal — “Black Sabbath” on Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath. It’s based on a tritone, the infamous flattened fifth or diabolus in musica, and Ozzy’s wail of “What is this that stands before me?” is spine-chilling to this day.