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Paranoid
The 314th greatest album of all time
Paranoid, released in 1970 by Black Sabbath, is a compact, riff-driven album that blends blues rock foundations with darker, slower textures that helped shape heavy metal and doom metal. Tony Iommi's distorted, downtuned guitar work, Geezer Butler's driving bass, Bill Ward's dynamic drumming, and Ozzy Osbourne's distinct vocal delivery power concise tracks like "Paranoid", "War Pigs", and "Iron Man", emphasizing heavy tones, memorable riffs, and ominous lyrical themes.
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