The rain. The thunder. The bell. Black Sabbath’s crushing debut set the bar for a new kind of rock music no one had ever experienced; something FAR heavier and darker than anything experienced before. THIS was something new: THIS was the BIRTH of Heavy Metal!!

JOIN US as we dive into Black Sabbath’s eponymous debut and discuss the tracks, the production, the artwork and pay tribute to THE most important album in Metal History!!!

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(00:00): Intro: An important message from Nigel’s cousin (and also from Nigel)  #SabbathSunday Celebrating the Birth of Metal with the release of the band, the album, the song and the legend: cheers to BLACK  SABBATH  #dontdenythepowerofthundersatan #twiddlyniddly

(04:52): THE Game Changer: THE Most Important Album in Metal History Geezer’s role in the Sabbath sound #theanchor #fillingthebottom #celticfrosting #bloodyjollygood

(08:24): Released Friday the 13 th  Inside of the album (#dontdenythethunderofsatan) creepy house and album cover creepiness #hauntingalbumcover #directnod Is it the end my friend? #ThunderSatan round the bend… #dontdenythepowerofNOTsatan

(12:03): Satan’s (and Metal Nerdery’s) favorite album #suicidepanelingshagcarpeting Matt’s Sleep Impression #sleep #sleepband #laughterspike #ingenuity The album cover photography Laura Livingstone #evilwoman by cat you mean…? #haunted

(16:08): The poem inside the inverted cross (no band involvement) Sabbath had little to do with the added “evilocity” of the album Jews Harp? (you know…)

(18:20): Imagine an 80 year old Matt Pike fronting High on Fire album stats  Recorded 10-16-1969 February 13th , 1970 #progressivemetal #metalsuites The First Progressive Metal Band? #nimblethimbles Roger Bain production stats caviar and WHAT!? I’d like to place an order… 80’ Priest Producer #MetalNerderyLegalTeam #ScreamFromTheBallsProductions #vinnievincentitis #youareables sing (and so are the “Others”!)

(25:32): Barry Sheffield Trident Studios (listen to that list…literally) 2 tracklistings Intrigued by that Poem inside the cross #fuckinjohn #fuckinterrence #fuckinwilliam #fuckinanthony  Evil World vs. Wicked Woman #allthemetalallthetime The very un-metal reviews

(31:05): and the very gracious reviews with many kudos and commendments and condiments: mushrooms and acid eating hippies for breakfast? #31 on the list!? WRONG! #238!? C’mon!? WTF!? Correction: DEFINED an entire GENRE!! #11…because Top 5 (no condiments!)

(34:28): #isitsexy Black Sabbath album cover poem #gonefrosting 50 fascinating facts about Metal’s first album Listen to Metal Nerdery Sabbath episode 4 #sabbathsixpiece #myturntofrost #yourmomentoffrosting Archie reads the evil Poem

(40:50): Diabolus in Musica #ominousity #thimblythimbles #nimblythimbles Django The Figure in Black #evilbook #backwagonbackshadowing

(46:11): Boris Karloff #getshagged NIB Sleeping Village or Devil’s Island? Sign of the Sorcerer #supersolo

(51:40): The Instrument of Legend: Tony’s SG Matt’s perception of Valentine’s Day Darkness, Cynicism and Negativity create beautiful art

(55:40): The Power of Sabbath’s Influence

(57:45): the Tracks: Black Sabbath (#creepiness)

(1.04:25): The Wizard (#blinddogOsbourne)

(1.08:05): Behind the Wall of Sleep Bassically N.I.B. (#bassitude)

(1.14:44): Evil World Wicked Woman (check out the Past Lives version of Wicked World!!)

(1.19:00): A Bit of Finger Sleeping Village Warning (#bonernoise) dueling guitar solos (and more creepiness) Special thanks to Archie and The Punters CONTINUE TO SPREAD THE GLOBAL WORDERY ABOUT METAL NERDERY!!