Black Sabbath Albums Ranked!

Shredlord, Necrotic Nick, Jammin' Jon and Rin go through and rank every Black Sabbath album including Heaven & Hell's "The Devil You Know". Hop you guys like long videos!
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[@killingsleep]

Heaven & Hell , Mob Rules, Two of the best heavy metal albums ever, of any band !!

[@johncodee9175]

You guys are hilarious and my personal favourite reviewers of all things metal on KZbin. Keep up the good work. Top notch! 🤘👍

[@johncodee9175]

Thank you guys for a great review of 'Dehumanizer'. My first introduction to Dio-era Sabbath when it was released in '92. Holds a special place in my heart. 🤘

[@billwardsredpants3314]

I gotta go to bat for Born Again here haha. I love that album. I'd even argue that it's closer to 70's Sabbath than the Dio era was. The riffs are a lot dirtier and have more of a weird edge to them, and Bill Ward goes into full 70's mode and just lets loose, unlike on Heaven and Hell where he was a lot more subdued and didn't get to put as much personality into his playing (Although I love Heaven and Hell plus the whole Dio era in general, don't get me wrong). Plus Ian Gillan gives the performance of a lifetime on that album. His screams on songs like Disturbing the Priest are just insane. I honestly love every song on it, but to each their own.

[@keithhughes3419]

It's a great album. 🤘

[@peterock4210]

Born again is the MOST underrated Sabbath album. Gilliam at his heaviest. love the dirty mix. It’s freaking killer.

[@jonrhythm3686]

Completely agree. Disturbing the Priest is the heaviest and evilest sounding song I've ever heard from any band in my life.

[@damianbridger7845]

I dont mean to be so offtopic but does anybody know a way to log back into an instagram account..? I stupidly forgot the login password. I love any help you can give me!

[@thomasasa5610]

@Damian Bridger Instablaster :)

[@rustinpolaris4074]

Great video, my favourite band. Although, that Born Again hate hit me where it hurts... 🤣

[@sakimanineteen4181]

same here. listening to the album in its entirety ill admit is hard for me but there are some undeniable 'bangers in born again. sh*ting on this album just seems to be the popular thing to do.

[@samuelwetz8378]

@@sakimanineteen4181 it’s all because of crappy production that’s on it As to pretty much why everyone hates it. I’m one who absolutely love everything about it

[@madamk1818]

I discovered your guys' channel after I heard Max Cavalera talk about it in an interview. I love the content! Vol. 4 is my #1, but honestly it flips between that and Master of Reality on a weekly basis. "Lord Of This World" inspired me to learn bass because I LOVE the arpeggiated bass runs Geezer rips through while Iommi plays on top of them with his solo.

[@kclipper]

As a 47 year old metal nerd I really enjoy these videos and rankings! You guys are great! Just like most metal heads...intelligent, witty, down-to-earth and goofy. I wish I could hang out with you guys. You guys actually introduced me to some awesome death metal bands. Keep doing what you're doing. 👍👍👍

[@sleepbetraysme]

My friends & I used to drop Acid, down near the waterfalls, in our local park, on Friday nights - in high school. Master Of Reality, was THEE cassette, we would listen to, on our boom box. The best part? As the ‘D’ batteries would die? The fucking music became SLOWER, and MORE EE-ViLL. This, making our LSD experience MORE trippy. 😆

[@theakkusor]

Hey guys I've been binging your videos and I want to let you guys know how much y'all have improved in the past year. Just watched some older stuff, while good, you guys flow way better now, your personalities engage with each other and the listener way more naturally and your descriptions while still honest, are more concise and clear... that's not easy for a discography this large. Keep up the good work!

[@scottanic1smetaldungeon]

THIS!!!!…this vid has made me a FAN of Rinn…this is his best shit so far… every time he opens his mouth, I was rolling in laughter…such an awesome addition to the Thralls…amazing vid…such an important band… thanks for doing this discography ranking guys. Now I won’t have to … 20 albums is ambitious as FUCK…this vid RULES guys…MORE RINN!!!!

[@jamminjon8074]

I've known Rin for probably 25 years, and he's never not been funny. He'll keep coming up with shit too.

[@Madhouse_Media]

Also, have you heard his Chris Barnes squeal?

[@HeavyArtTalk]

God I cracked up when the paranoid comment came up when Crin was talking about song titles and album titles. Perfect moment

[@jamminjon8074]

In this video, 4- Jedi Level Trolls sit and converse with one another.

[@brittywright1]

Haven't watched this video until now because the length kept me away, but awesome video. Really appreciate the thought and effort that went into this 🤘🤘

[@matthewvoss7365]

I had no idea Tony lost his fingers in a factory accident. Shit he's really an inspiration for survival just like Ozzy himself.

[@adamdickson6547]

Love your lists Lads! Big fan from Australia. Been a Sabbath fan since 94 when I found Sabotage in my Dads record collection! My Sabbath albums ranked... 1-Sabotage 2-Heaven and Hell 3-Mob Rules 4-Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 5-Paranoid 6-Master of reality 7-Vol 4 8-Dehumanizer 9-Black Sabbath 10-The Devil you Know 11-Technical Ecstacy 12-13 13-Cross Purposes 14-Forbidden 15-Never Say Die 16-Born Again 17-Headless Cross 18-TYR 19-Eternal Idol 20-Seventh Star Keep em' coming boys. Cheers Adam

[@THEshaggyrogers]

Finally glad you did this episode! If you want a recommendation, it’d be cool to hear what you think of testament’s discography

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- That one May pop up in our next poll. 🤘

[@lMrFresno559l]

seventh star is an incredible album. Every thing Glen Hughes does turns to gold. You guys are fucking insane.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Gotta disagree with you there, man.

[@ZackAttackP1]

Seventh Star is not my favorite album, but it's not terrible imo. I like some of the songs on it. Is it top shelf Black Sabbath? No. Is it an enjoyable album? I personally think it is.

[@chillpenguin64]

I say take the album for what it is. It may not be sabbath per se, but there's some effort there.

[@mattirealm]

@@thrallsofmetal I agree with you Nick. 7th star is just a pile of cocaine and cheesy lyrics and singing. Just mediocre 80's garbage.

[@Hecatecrossways]

​@@mattirealm Glen Hughes doesn't even sound as good as he usually does on the album. The song Seventh Star was just a radio friendly version of Dio - Sacred Heart

[@Mattsdmf]

I’m sad that the Martin era got zero love from this group. But we all have our opinions. I’ve really grown to love those albums. I don’t think there’s a truly bad Sabbath album. Just ones that are better than others. Here’s my rankings: Sabotage Sabbath Bloody Sabbath Heaven and Hell Volume 4 Master of Reality Mob Rules Black Sabbath Headless Cross Dehumanizer Paranoid Technical Ecstasy Cross Purposes Eternal Idol Tyr Born Again The Devil You Know 13 Never Say Die Seventh Star Forbidden

[@mattack6779]

Paranoid and Born Again should be immediately after Black Sabbath in your list. Oh right, this is a personal favorites list. Nevermind!

[@Mattsdmf]

My rankings have changed a bit since I last posted this list. Heaven and Hell would be #1, Paranoid would be a little lower, Cross Purposes would be in top 10, Forbidden would be a little higher and 13 and Seventh Star would be bottom.

[@stevenjaywilson1996]

I love the tony martin Era. First sabbath cds I bought.

[@brycedaniel4552]

Long time fan of the channel and all things metal, these guys have helped expand my taste in metal through these videos. Extremely late to the party but I finally got around to finalize my own ranking. 1. Master of Reality 2. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 3. Paranoid 4. Sabotage 5. Vol. 4 6. Black Sabbath 7. Heaven and Hell 8. Dehumanizer 9. Never Say Die! 10. Technical Ecstasy 11. Mob Rules 12. 13 13. The Devil You Know 14. Born Again 15. Seventh Star 16.The Eternal Idol 17. Headless Cross 18. Cross Purposes 19. Tyr 20. Forbidden 🤘

[@DownFallNetWork]

Bobby Leibling from Pentagram told me his favorite sabbath album is seventh star

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Well, I'm glad he modeled Pentagram after the early stuff rather than that heavy Air Supply album.

[@thebestever7788]

Bobby Leibling's also a crack head

[@integrity101]

*BLACK SABBATH* #1 Master Of Reality 🤘 #2 Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 🤘 #3 Sabotage 🤘 #4 Black Sabbath 🤘 #5 Paranoid 🤘 #6 Volume 4🤘 #7 Never Say Die #8 Technical Ecstasy *HEAVEN AND HELL* #1 Heaven and Hell 🤘 #2 Mob Rules🤘 #3 Dehumanizer 🤘 #4 Devil You Know 🤘 *HEADLESS CROSS* #1 Headless Cross 🤘 #2 Tyr 🤘 #3 Eternal Idol🤘 #4 Cross Purposes #5 Forbidden 👎 *TONY IOMMI* #1 Heaven and Hell 🤘 #2 Mob Rules 🤘 #3 Master Of Reality 🤘 #4 Sabbath Bloody Sabbath🤘 #5 Sabotage🤘 #6 Black Sabbath 🤘 #7 Paranoid 🤘 #8 Volume 4🤘 #9 Dehumanizer 🤘 #10 Devil You Know 🤘 #11 Headless Cross 🤘 #12 Tyr🤘 #13 Eternal Idol🤘 #14 Born Again🤘 #15 1996 DEP sessions #16 Iommi #17 Infused #18 13 #19 Cross Purposes #20 Never Say Die #21 Technical Ecstasy #22 Seventh Star #23 Forbidden 👎

[@M.H691]

Bobby Leibling: maker of good decisions

[@johnwilliams4658]

One of my first loves, so thanks for doing this guys. I was around 10 when my older sister played me the tape of Sabbath Bloody Sabbath in 1973 or 4. I immediately loved it and like John grew up in a conservative religious household so it was like seriously subversive to listen to this album. I bought the cassette of Paranoid soon after and although we heard the title track on the radio none of the other songs were broadcast here in Australia. So I never got sick of this album and I still get chills hearing War Pigs - it still surprises me nearly 50 years after first hearing it. My ranking is limited to those albums I've heard, so nothing except 13 will appear after Born Again. It's very hard to rank the first six. 12) Never Say Die 11) Technical Ecstacy 10) Born Again - I probably like this way more than it deserves but it is more Sabbathy than the Dio albums. 8/9) Mob Rules/Heaven and Hell are interchangable to me - I agree, not Sabbath but still good. The galloping dragon metal thing was too cheesy for this to be proper Sabbath. 7) 13 - Much better than I expected. I don't like Rick Rubin's production on much of anything but I think it works ok on this - still an odd choice. 6) Black Sabbath - as important and groundbreaking as this is, I don't reach for it as often. 5)Sabotage - I remember on a music forum some folks championing this as the best Sabbath album. Although I appreciated the argument, I'm not there yet. 4) Vol.4 - Should be higher probably and it is close to perfect. I don't really like Changes that much and it had way too much readio airplay here. Funnily enough this is often the album my female friends cite as their favourite. 3) Sabbath Bloody Sabbath - I love this record and it's so different to anything else in the catalog. The first Sabbath album I heard and the heaviness of the title track and others still surprises me. Although it does have strings and other 'softer touches', when it's heavy it matches anything else. I don't like Who Are You? very much. an Album often underrated in my in my view. Killing Yourself to Live, National Acrobal and Spiral Architect are Sabbath standouts. 2) Paranoid - not spoiled for me at all, though I am sick of the title track. War Pigs is timeless and I will never tire of it. The intro in the first few minutes before the vocals is one of my favourite album openings still after so many years. The use of a siren has never been bettered and still invokes as much dread as it did the first time I heard it. 1) Master of Reality - Although my emotional attachment to this is in no way as strong as the above two records it is a perfect record in every way. It's not overplayed and has no duds. It is a very special album.

[@mattw4461]

My parents always jammed bands like Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Rush, ACDC and of course Black Sabbath. I grew up with this stuff. Just the way it was and meant to be. Top 10 for me looks something like this 1) Master of Reality 2) Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 3) Vol 4 4) Sabotage 5) Heaven and Hell 6) Mob Rules 7) Born Again 8) Paranoid 9) Dehumanizer 10) Black Sabbath

[@Mattsdmf]

Anyone else excited for the Anno Domini box set coming out? It has the IRS albums all remastered with Forbidden being completely redone. The samples they played from Forbidden sound fantastic so I can’t wait to get mine! And apparently the master tapes of Born Again have been found so we’ll get a new version of that too!

[@nick_kaamos]

Loved watching this!! Cornucopia is my favorite BS song which puts Vol 4 at my #1

[@bernabefernandeztouceda7315]

Supernaut??

[@sinbysin666]

20. 13 19. Technical Ecstacy 18. Forbidden 17. Cross Porpuses 16. Never Say Die 15. Paranoid 14. Black Sabbath 13. The Devil You Know 12. Seventh Star 11. Vol. 4 10. Born Again 9. Tyr 8. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 7. Heaven and Hell 6. The Eternal Idol 5. Master of Reality 4. Dehuminizer 3. Mob Rules 2. Sabotage 1. Headless Cross

[@DownFallNetWork]

Also Geoff Nichols has been in the band since Heaven and Hell

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Seemed like he didn't get an official status until Seventh Star, but you're right.

[@BlackCatTarotUSA]

Really enjoyed this episode, you guys crack me up!

[@aaroninlatin]

One thing you will never hear “That guy sounds like Ozzy”

[@deadliestassassin3092]

Count Raven but yeah no one is Ozzy

[@gofourlo]

Great job. Well done. Very entertaining.

[@DownFallNetWork]

I’m with Rinn on this one, Natalie Portman... nuff said

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Black Swan... 🔥

[@Duality_of_Man]

Amen brothers, Star Wars 2? 12 year old me was shook

[@michelbernardo6087]

En 1981 sort l’album ´mob rules ´ , c’est une merveille . J’ai 16 ans . ´Master of reality ´ , les prémices des riffs Stoner , Metal ´Vol.4 , très lourd , vraiment Metal ´Black Sabbath ´ avec cette pluie et l’orage , La Croix à l’envers , c’est magnifique . Ensuite ´never say die ´et ´Technical extasy ´ sont aussi des belles œuvres , plus travaillées mais pas comprises par le public , moi . J’adore

[@robertleonardsson]

Been living with Black Sabbath all of my life I have given this a lot of thoughts with friends over the years. A few albums that have NO downs, no songs that are boring. Albums that are 10/10 from first to last song are for me: Sabotage, Heaven and Hell, Headless Cross, Dehumanizer and Cross Purposes.

[@JCridford]

Nice list as always fellas, and I'm really glad you have Vol.4 some airtime - it's really overlooked. It's probably my favourite, tied with Sabotage. It's not very Sabbath, agreed, but I do have a soft spot for Seventh Star; nice job Nick for mentioning Fused, which is basically what I wished Seventh Star was in the first place. As for Natalie Portman...*swoon*

[@RankMachine]

Great video guys! Enjoyd it very much! Greetings from Athens, Greece.

[@JCridford]

Thanks for getting us all through lockdown, lads! Horns up from Yorkshire, UK! J

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Thank you for watching, bro! Hope you're doing well and Hails from Toledo, OH in the US!

[@pedrokropotkin9045]

My top: 1) Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 2) Volume 4 3) Paranoid 4) Black Sabbath 5) Master of Reality 6) Heaven and Hell 7) Sabotage 8) Technical Ecstasy 9) Mob Rules 10) Never Say Die

[@c4gam1ng12]

My personal ranking 1: Master of Reality 2: Paranoid 3: Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 4: Black Sabbath 5: Heaven and Hell 6: Vol. 4 7: Sabotage 8: Mob Rules 9: Headless Cross 10: Dehumanizer 11: Tyr 12: 13 13: Born Again 14: Never Say Die! 15: Technical Ecstasy 16: Cross Purposes 17: The Eternal Idol 18: Seventh Star 19: Forbidden

[@bernabefernandeztouceda7315]

I hate the fact Tyr never do the top 10. Insanely underrated album

[@thefilmeffect6089]

Paranoid is the album that you give a non Black Sabbath fan. It’s the cliche answer, but it’s cliche for a reason. I’m not the biggest Sabbath fan, but Paranoid is one of my favorite albums of all time. Its a perfect album and it’s often cited as the greatest metal album of all time for a reason.

[@rayjr96]

My favorite Sabbath is the Dio years!

[@jvictor94]

Great review, guys! It got me thinking about people back in 1976 listening Technical Ecstasy for the first time, right when it was released. Imagine that: you are a Sabbath fan (or at least very familiar with Sabbath sound, Tony's riffs, Ozzy's high vocals etc.) and Technical Ecstasy starts pretty decent, with "Back street kid". One might think: "Ok, here we go, another great Sabbath album is to come" but then... it is basically a train wreck!

[@bernabefernandeztouceda7315]

That first song is one of the worse on the album, tho

[@mushihimesarna728]

Prog rock trivia time : my favorite Sabbath album "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath", has the unquestionable presence (Atheist pun intended) of Mr. Rick Wakeman on keyboards. Yes was recording just next door and Jon Anderson was tripping hard. He added a few bales of hay and a cow cut-out to the studio. They were doing Tales from Topographic Oceans, a double vinyl record with a song per side. Wakeman was a bit pissed, so he spent a lot of time with Sabbath and helped them with the album. A few extra things. Sabbath's first album, of course, can't be compared to Led Zeppelin. Not even King Crimson was this heavy.... But the same year their first album came out (1970), Atomic Rooster released Death Walks Behind You, which was pretty powerful as well. For an extremely heavy record which was WAY ahead of its time, you need to listen to Ys by Il Balletto di Bronzo (1972).You won't believe how effing hard it rocks! Sounds extremely modern.

[@Duality_of_Man]

Been getting into Sabbath a lot lately, and my favorite album so far is goddamn Sabotage. I don't know why, maybe the mixing, but goddamn it is HEAVY. I love it, might be buying myself the LP Super Deluxe Box Set at this point

[@bernabefernandeztouceda7315]

Sabotage was ahead of its time. First thrash metal song (symptom) ever?

[@sgtslydawg4579]

Good episode fellas, requesting the three of Arch Enemy. In Montpelier Ohio, about an hour west of yall

[@takodabostwick8507]

1. Master of Reality 2. Black Sabbath 3. Paranoid 4. Vol 4 5. Mob Rules 6. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 7. Heaven & Hell 8. Headless Cross 9. 13 10. The Eternal Idol 11. Dehumanizer 12. Sabotage 13. Tyr 14. Never Says Die 15. The Devil You Know 16. Cross Purposes 17. Forbidden 18. Born Again 19. Technical Ecstasy 20. Seventh Star

[@kaidavidolsen7458]

I'll just leave my current ranking here. Though it probably changes again in a few months: 1. Master of Reality 2. Mob Rules 3. Vol. 4 4. Paranoid 5. Heaven and Hell 6. Sabotage 7. Black Sabbath 8. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 9. Headless Cross 10. Dehumanizer 11. The Devil You Know 12. Technical Ecstasy 13. Born Again 14. Never Say Die! 15. Tyr 16. Seventh Star 17. Cross Purposes 18. 13 19. Forbidden

[@pittfitter1832]

volume 4 is classic sabbath to its core, heavy drug use but not a wasted second on this masterpiece

[@Rob78169]

Great job on ranking the greatest band of all-time in my opinion!!🤘

[@benedictdonald4338]

1) Heaven and hell 2) sabotage 3) sabbath bloody sabbath 4) master of reality 5) vol 4 6) paranoid 7) debut 8) mob rules 9) dehumanizer 10) born again 11) eternal idol 12) devil you know 13) tyr 14) tech ecstasy 15) headless cross 16) seventh star 17) thirteen 18) never say die 19) forbidden

[@takodabostwick8507]

I'm definitely playing Sweet Leaf for my 4/20 Special my college radio station will be doing next week! Black Sabbath were pretty much into weed! And Michigan passed a lawn where we legalize pot since 2018.

[@stevekirkby5041]

Someone asked me once. If I were to start listening to metal what album should I start with. I said masters of reality. I think it’s a great album to listen to if u wanna dive into the metal world.

[@levelbound]

Mikko Johan 1 minute ago I’m with you: no Black Sabbath, no most of the heavy metal as we know it, now. No The Beatles, no Pop music as we know it today. And, then again, it all starts from the black heritage, from blues, jazz and what have you. I love my metal and I’m ever so grateful for its real roots, too 😃😉❤️

[@briandunlap8534]

Decent lists. I love Born Again. Cross Purposes and Eternal Idol are my 2 favorites from the Tony Martin years. But to each his own.

[@TensaZangetsu1200]

Master of Reality is one of my favorite things ever.

[@GobiPup]

Metallica named an album Master of Puppets. Can’t help but think that Master of Reality inspired them to do that.

[@ZackAttackP1]

My Black Sabbath album ranking: 1. Vol. 4 2. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 3. Master of Reality 4. Paranoid 5. Mob Rules 6. Black Sabbath 7. Heaven and Hell 8. Sabotage 9. Born Again 10. Dehumanizer 11. Seventh Star (The Devil You Know, if it counts) 12. 13 13. Tyr 14. Headless Cross 15. The Eternal Idol 16. Technical Ecstasy 17. Cross Purposes 18. Never Say Die! 19. Forbidden Vol. 4 has always been my favorite Black Sabbath album, and Sabbath Bloody Sabbath has rose for me in recent years. I actually really like Born Again, but I agree that the production is awful. It's on my list of good albums let down by bad production. I agree on Seventh Star that No Stranger to Love is not a good song, but the rest of the album is really good, and I like Glenn Hughes' vocal performance on it, hence why it's higher on my list. I've never liked Never Say Die! as an album (Junior's Eyes is the only song I like), and Forbidden is easily the clear-cut biggest turd in their discography, for me. Black Sabbath rules!

[@davidburns6284]

Master of Reality, Volume 4 and Sabotage. Those are the 3 classics I go back to the most.

[@matthewvoss7365]

10:48 How do you deny the awesome debut Black Sabbath Album? The answer is simple. YOU DON'T.

[@aissur_daVida]

Top 5 Black Sabbath Albums 1) Black Sabbath Vol 4 2) Heaven and Hell 3) Master of Reality 4) Paranoid 5) Sabbath Bloody Sabbath Ranked the best albums of the Black Sabbath by singers Ozzy Osbourne - Black Sabbath Vol 4 Ronnie James Dio - Heaven and Hell Glenn Hughes - Seventh star Toni Martin - Headless Cross Ian Gillian - Born again

[@thrashmaniac99]

My rough ranking: 1. Master of Reality 2. Paranoid 3. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 4. Heaven and Hell 5. Black Sabbath 6. Vol. 4 7. Sabotage 8. Dehumanizer 9. 13 10. The Mob Rules 11. Headless Cross 12. TYR 13. The Devil You Know 14. The Eternal Idol 15. Born Again 16. Cross Purposes 17. Technical Ecstasy 18. Never Say Die 19. Seventh Star 20. Forbidden

[@Pepeleque1776]

1. Sabotage 2. Master of Reality 3. Paranoid 4. Volume IV 5. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 6. Black Sabbath 7. Heaven and Hell 8. 13 9. Mob Rules 10. Technical Ecstasy 11. Never Say Die 12. Tie for last with Born Again, Dehumanizer, Seventh Star, and Eternal Idol

[@iancocks9408]

I like rock n roll doctor. One of the few good songs thats not boring and slow on technical. Never say die is also a weak album, if you combined it with technical it makes one good album.

[@houseofclouse1509]

Great video as per usual. I clearly like the Martin era way more than you guys. Really tough list to put together but here it goes. 20. Forbidden (1.5/5) 19. Born Again (2.5/5) 18. Seventh Star (2.5/5) 17. Technical Ecstasy (2.5/5) 16. Never Say Die (2.5/5) 15. 13 (3/5) 14. Cross Purposes (3.5/5) 13. The Eternal Idol (4/5) 12. Tyr (4/5) 11. The Devil You Know (4/5) 10. Black Sabbath (4.5/5) 9. Headless Cross (4.5/5) 8. Vol. 4 (4.5/5) 7. Paranoid (4.5/5) 6. Mob Rules (4.5/5) 5. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (4.5/5) 4. Dehumanizer (5/5) 3. Sabotage (5/5) 2. Heaven and Hell (5/5) 1. Master of Reality (5/5)

[@xjr.0]

i only really know albums up to Mob Rules. so that's my list. 10. Technical Ecstasy 9. Never Say Die 8. Mob Rules 7. Heaven and Hell 6. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 5. Paranoid 4. Master of Reality 3 Black Sabbath 2. Sabotage 1. Vol. 4 I've listened to most of Born Again. I don't like Gillian's voice on most of hit, but zero the hero is decent. I listened to some of dehumanizer, but it left me cold. I'll have to listen to all the later ones to develop a more informed opinion.

[@bernabefernandeztouceda7315]

​​@@xjr.0Damn, you need to hear Tyr, trust me. That album is insanely underrated and I want to preach its greatness. Norse themed, very atmospheric sound, epic songwriting, great vocal performance by Martin. Not their heaviest record at all but one of the most beautiful.

[@franzheuer1966]

Love you guys. Very entertaining presentation.

[@deathmetal0073]

What I heard is that Hand of Doom was about war veterans doing heroin

[@kevinm5957]

Drummer Bev Bevan was the longtime drummer for ELO

[@lordrabies49]

Are you guys from Toledo, Ohio? Because 104.7 wiot is my local station. Lol

[@Hecatecrossways]

Still hilarious after the 10th viewing of this review. Even better than returning to the caveman circle pit reference from the Benediction comeback review

[@VMClassic]

I agree with Brodie... 7th Star is a great album. my top 3 Sabbath albums are Headless Cross, Volume 4 and 7th Star. Iommi returned to his Blues roots and kicked out his best studio performance since '75 on Seventh Star. I think that every time Black Sabbath got a new singer they made an upgrade. Tony Martin is a dork with no star power but his vocals are on a different level from the other Sabbath singers. Martin is underrated as a lyricist too.

[@bernabefernandeztouceda7315]

Tyr is a masterpiece

[@caljerm]

Over and Over - pure 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@thefourthhorsemen0729]

I think Tyr is the best Black Sabbath next to Heaven and Hell, call me crazy

[@bernabefernandeztouceda7315]

Nah, you're not crazy at all. Maybe number one is a stretch, but top 5 is very sane. Very underrated

[@chutspe]

Thumbs up for Lego Boba Fett. And for Black Sabbath.

[@dissonanttapes]

#1 Headless Cross #2 Tyr I will die on this hill.

[@cringle7413]

I felt stupid looking up the story about the Eternal idols models and the paint.....😅 good lord

[@chillpenguin64]

20. Forbidden 19. Technical Ecstacy 18. Never Say Die 17. Born Again 16. Cross Purposes 15. The Devil You Know 14. 13 13. Seventh Star 12. TYR 11. Eternal Idol 10. Dehumanizer 9. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 8. Headless Cross 7. Black Sabbath 6. Volume 4 5. Mob Rules 4. Paranoid 3. Sabotage 2. Heaven & Hell 1. Master of Reality

[@Snake3004]

Seventh Star is better than Born Again, in my opinion.😅 I also like Glenn Hughes a little better than Ian Gillian. Every singer in Black Sabbath is super good and the first Tony Martin - Era is awesome, especially the first two albums.🤘🏻

[@tjcaruthers5593]

Tony Iommi actually didnt really like cocaine. He hated it. What it really was is that the riff master general really, really liked the way it smelled.

[@midnightcharlieman6669]

Ok.. A new comment. I went back and listened to those albums a few weeks back. Had not heard them since 2018. Kept saying to myself about once a week that I'm going to do this post and keep putting it off. Ok.. Black Sabbath self titled.. Just a killer album.. Love it.. That album takes me on a very interesting journey. Ozzy has a versatile character voice.. Distinct. Then I heard Master of Reality.. Yeah.. Terrific album. Sabatoge.. This could be my favourite Sabbath album.. Everything about it is engaging and terrific.. What an adventure. I also went back to Paranoid.. Thought it was great. Wasn't sure if I would be able to hear the song "Paranoid" ever again.. Or need to hear it ever again.. But I actually enjoyed it. Volume 4 is interesting. Changes.. A difficult one for me to enjoy(actually I can't.. I skip it) Mainly because of the lyrics.. Heavy and sad. I think I had two listens to Vol 4. Oh Yes.. Sabbath bloody sabbath.. Love it. Now.. How do I say this.. Heaven and Hell and Mob Rules.. I pretty much heard them about the same time as I heard the Ozzy era.. As I first heard sabbath somewhere around 84. I would borrow cassette tapes from my local library. At the time when I heard those two albums I liked them on the first listen.. Even though it was very different.. And when I hear them now it's nostalgic and like travelling back in time. I prefer Ozzy's voice though.. In saying that.. When I'm in the mood for the Dio Era.. Those albums are terrific. Hey.. Not forgetting Dehumanizer and The Devil you know. As for 13.. I've heard it a couple of times.. It was ok.. Nothing rubbed off on me that much. Honorable mention to the Tony Martin era.. Very much underated. Actually.. Someone I knew from public school.. I would visit their house occasionally or once a fortnight or so in the mid to late 80's.. And my school friend at the time would invite me into her room and I remember one day she played Reign in Blood on vinyl.. On the old component system.. Then on a different day she played Bon Jovi and Zeppelin.. Then Sabbath.. Then Ac/Dc.

[@donnazerber7393]

Black Sabbath Rules!!!!

[@mw6901]

I need to put you all in your place. The Tony Martin era is the finest Sabbath era. Strong vocals? Synth backing? You know it makes sense.

[@DetroitSteeel]

Hell yes, Tony Martin doesn’t get enough love his albums are brilliant

[@bernabefernandeztouceda7315]

Tyr be a masterpiece

[@Sognafar]

I thought technical extacy was kinda proggy but I guess I gotta recheck it bc I loved it on my initial check. It was the first one I really liked. My L I guess 🤷‍♂️

[@Sognafar]

Just relistened to it and absolutely loved it

[@bernabefernandeztouceda7315]

​@@Sognafarhow much weed you needed to enjoy that record?? 😂

[@peterock4210]

Rin gets 5 star comment, First six Sabbath records...., speaking as an Old bastard who has listened to this for a lifetime, I am so thrilled to hear young dudes digging this music. Made my day.

[@joeswansonanator]

Sabotage is hands down the best Sabbath record imo. Ozzy, Tony, and Bill are peak on this record. Volume 4 is a close second because the songs on there strike a great balance of bluesy doom metal, crazy coked out metal, and pretty music.

[@bernabefernandeztouceda7315]

Yeah, Sabotage is objetively great. I don't know how so many people try to act like it's not on the same level as the previous five. That's nonsense. Megalomania, The Writ, Symptom of the Universe, Hole in the Sky... C'mon!!

[@Hecatecrossways]

I have heard so many negative things about Black Sabbath - 13 . After watching this review , I am regretting not buying a copy back when it was all over the Record Stores

[@jaggerhayes862]

I heard bill ward had tights on because he showed up without pants and they had to find something for him to wear

[@jaggerhayes862]

On the album cover for Sabotage^

[@enricomegna7679]

1:40:23 the way john stares at the camera got me scared lol

[@Gregbaltzer]

Masters of Reality is by far my #1. After that Heaven And Hell. I kind of feel the same about Volume 4, Paranoid, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, and Sabotage. They're all classics and I love them equally. I actually like Born Again. I love the first half of the album, but the last 4 songs are pretty much filler. Production isn't the greatest, but it's not Reek of Putrification bad so I can deal with it. With the exception of Dehumanizer that's pretty much where I end my Black Sabbath collection. I had 13, but I sold it, I didn't feel it was as good as The Devil You Know, and when I hold it up to the first 6 albums with Ozzy, it's just not in their league. I'd rather just listen to the early Ozzy albums. BUT the best Black Sabbath band who isn't Black Sabbath for me is Orchid. I love that band and hope they release a new album again some day.

[@dr.doodledorf426]

Rank all gwar albums. KZbin needs a decent one badly

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- That's a possibility. We'll have a poll up for our next choices for people to vote on relatively soon.

[@IraSiegel]

Excellent episode. David Walker was in Savoy Brown, who eventually would become Foghat. Savoy Brown continued on though.

[@caljerm]

Tyr is better than Dehumanizer. Cross Purposes is also better than Dehumanizer. This ranking is a bunch of silliness

[@bernabefernandeztouceda7315]

I agree as hell with your first statement

[@thebestever7788]

I'm less opinionated about this list than previous ones you guys have done. Sabbath has so much stuff that's great for totally different reasons it really does come down to personal preference. 1. Paranoid (I know this makes me boring, dont care) 2. Master of Reality 3. Black Sabbath 4. Volume 4 5. Sabotage 6. Heaven and Hell 8. Mob Rules 9. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 10-16. Haven't listened to any of them enough to say 17. Technical Ecstasy 18. Never Say Die! 19. Forbidden

[@robertsparling917]

Fun fact about the location where Black Sabbath recorded Sabbath Bloody Sabbath: Clearwell Castle is the building where British female KZbin duo Rose and Rosie got married at in 2015!

[@iancocks9408]

Hard to rank a lot of them as they are so good. Paranoid is 1, and then master of reality to sabotage is the next four equal to me, Then heaven and hell, mob rules, black sabbath, dehumanizer, born again, 13, the devil you know, technical, never say die, cross purposes, the eternal idol, the headless cross, tyr, seventh star, forbidden.

[@pizzaman6926]

The Dave Walker stuff was actually around Never Say Die. We even have remains of a version of Juniors Eyes with him on it. Ozzy left during Never Say Die, They brought in Walker for a hot minute I'm the vocalist seat and even managed to go on a night show and perform Juniors Eyes with Walker on it then like right after that Ozzy wanted to come back so of course that's how we got the album we have now but near the end of the tour Ozzy was properly fired and the rest is history.

[@Duncarin]

I can't get into Sabbath, 😔 however, I enjoyed your ranking. What happened to your overkill ranking video?

[@DeadnWoon]

Guys, it would be fun if you ranked the albums by Gentle Giant, the British progressive rock dinosaur from the 1970s. Technically not metal as such. GG toured with Black Sabbath in the USA in like 1972-73 or so. Also they are known from the quote by one Frank Zappa, "I like Queen. I like Gentle Giant"... Extremely masterful eclectic progressive rock!

[@ScreaminT81]

When Rin brings up Under the Sun as the heaviest riff from Sabbath… I would definitely put Cornucopia’s intro riff as well as Zero the Hero as heavier riffs?! Also Forbidden is the worst they have ever done

[@KzudemRiM]

You guys are great thx for this in depth ranking For me I can’t even rank em hahahaha

[@Phangaea]

Paranoid is one of the best metal ablum ever made, but yeah the first 6 are all classic and impossible too rank =)

[@alfredio]

1:06:50 Nichols was playing keyboard since H&H

[@prosperoeaton8201]

1. Mob Rules 5/5 2. Heaven and Hell 5/5 3. Master of Reality 5/5 4. Paranoid 5/5 5. Sabotage 5/5 6. Born Again 5/5 7. Volume Four 5/5 8. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 5/5 9. Dehumanizer 5/5 10. Black Sabbath 5/5 11. The Devil You Know 4.5/5 12. Technical Ecstacy 4/ 5 13. 13 3.5/5 14. Never Say Die 3.25/5 15. Cross Purposes 3/5 16. Tyr 3/5 17. Seventh Star 2.5/5 18. Headless Cross 2/5 19. Forbidden 1.5/5 20. Eternal Idol 1.5/5

[@bernabefernandeztouceda7315]

Damn, ya'll underrate Tyr too much🤦

[@LuciferChapel1987]

Black Sabbath are one of my all time favourite bands! My favourite albums in order are: 1. The Headless Cross 2. Volume 4 3. Master of Reality 4. Heaven & Hell 5. Born Again 6. Paranoid 7. Black Sabbath 8. Sabotage 9. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 10. Mob Rules 11. Seventh Star 12. Dehumanizer 13. 13 14. Technical Ecstasy 15. The Devil You Know 16. Forbidden 17. Never Say Die 18. Tyr 19. The Eternal Idol (both versions) 20. Cross Purposes