Seen by most Doom fans as the originators of Doom-metal and universally hailed as the main creators of the entire heavy metal genre. They originally started out under the name Earth (not to be confused with the entry under Earth further down the bandlist) but changed their name to Black Sabbath before releasing their debut album. Their earlier work in particular served as inspiration for the first Doom-metal bands and to this day a lot of the more traditionally oriented bands closely follow the path set by Black Sabbath. The original Black Sabbath have all become well known "celebrities" in their own right with Ozzy being the most well known, but other famous names have also served in Black Sabbath, such as Dio. For Doom-metal however, the years with Ozzy were the most influential. Most people will be aware of the song from this period entitled 'Paranoid' (it actually made it to the hitparades!). Most songs from this time are characterized by a mixture of Blues, Darkness and Rock 'N Roll.
Here are the first six albums.
Black Sabbath (1970-1)
1. Black Sabbath
2. The Wizard
3. Wasp/Behind the Wall of Sleep/Bassically/N.I.B
4. Wicked World
5. A Bit of Finger/Sleeping Village/Warning
Paranoid (1970-2)
1. War Pigs
2. Paranoid
3. Planet Caravan
4. Iron Man
5. Electric Funeral
6. Hand of Doom
7. Rat Salad
8. Fairies Wear Boots
Master of Reality (1971)
1. Sweet Leaf
2. After Forever
3. Embryo
4. Children of the Grave
5. Orchid
6. Lord of this World
7. Solitude
8. Into the Void
Vol. 4 (1972)
1. Wheels Of Confusion/The Straightener
2. Tomorrow's Dream
3. Changes
4. FX
5. Supernaut
6. Snowblind
7. Cornucopia
8. Laguna Sunrise
9. St. Vitus Dance
10. Under The Sun/Every Day Comes & Goes
Sabbath, Bloody Sabbath (1973)
1. Sabbath, Bloody Sabbath
2. A National Acrobat
3. Fluff
4. Sabbra Cadabra
5. Killing Yourself to Live
6. Who Are You
7. Looking For Today
8. Spiral Architect
Sabotage (1975)
1. Hole in the Sky
2. Don't Start (Too Late)
3. Symptom of the Universe
4. Megalomania
5. The Thrill of it All
6. Supertzar
7. Am I Going Insane (Radio)
8. The Writ
