![]() ![]() In the 2013 biography of the band Black Sabbath: Symptom of the Universe, Mick Wall writes that "the Sabbath sound took a plunge into even greater darkness. But Ozzy (Osbourne) would then sing higher so it sort of defeated the object." "Then it got to the point where we tuned even lower to make it easier vocal-wise. "It helped with the sound, too", Butler explained to Guitar for the Practicing Musician in 1994. Geezer Butler also downtuned his bass guitar to match Iommi. ![]() The downtuning also helped the guitarist produce what he called a "bigger, heavier sound". This pain was the result of a factory accident years earlier in which he had the tips of two of his fingers severed. On the tracks " Children of the Grave", "Lord of This World", and " Into the Void", Iommi downtuned his guitar 1 1⁄ 2 steps in an effort to reduce string tension, thus making the guitar less painful for him to play. But this time we were a lot more together, understood what was involved and were more opinionated on how things should be done." Drummer Bill Ward explained: "Previously, we didn't have a clue what to do in the studio, and relied heavily on Rodger. This was to be Bain's final collaboration with Black Sabbath as guitarist Tony Iommi took over production duties for the band's next several albums. The album was produced by Rodger Bain, who had also produced Black Sabbath's previous two albums, with Tom Allom handling engineering. Master of Reality was recorded at Island Studios in London from February to April 1971. It was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) after having sold over two million copies in the US. Though negatively received by critics on release, the album is now considered one of the greatest heavy metal albums of all time. ![]() Master of Reality peaked at number five on the UK Albums Chart and number eight on the US Billboard 200. Guitarist Tony Iommi and bassist Geezer Butler downtuned their instruments during the production, achieving what Iommi called a "bigger, heavier sound". Produced by Rodger Bain, who also produced the band's prior two albums, Master of Reality was recorded at Island Studios in London from February to April 1971. It is regarded by some critics as the foundation of doom metal, stoner rock, and sludge metal. Master of Reality is the third studio album by English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released in August 1971 by Vertigo Records. ![]()
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