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Black Sabbath didn’t just release albums; they constructed the foundation of heavy metal. From their thunderous 1970 debut to their final 2013 swan song, the "Black Sabbath album" evolved through several distinct eras, each marked by a change in lead vocalist and musical direction. The Foundation: The Ozzy Osbourne Era (1970–1978) black sabbath album
Looking back five decades later, Black Sabbath stands as ground zero for an entire genre. It laid the foundation for doom metal, stoner rock, and the various sub-genres of heavy metal that followed. The band was originally a blues-rock group called