Paranoid was Black Sabbath's second studio album and their second release of 1970. It arrived in September 1970 and featured three classics in the metal world - the "Paranoid" title track, "Iron ...

A year later, they'd slimmed down, found a new name and invented heavy metal. Few bands are so inextricably linked with a musical genre, but Sabbath set the template for everyone from Motörhead and AC/DC to Metallica and Guns 'n' Roses.

Black Sabbath’s Previous Success Inspired ‘Master of Reality’ For most bands, getting a hit record would inspire them to create a follow-up that captures that same commercially successful magic.

Black Sabbath are just one of the best metal bands of all time. The godfathers, right?” Into The Void is the closing song on Sabbath’s third album, 1971’s Master Of Reality .

Hours after Lamb of God covered Black Sabbath’s "Children of the Grave" at Ozzy Osbourne’s farewell concert, the band released a studio version of the track.