ROOTS Bows to Black Sabbath’s Master of Reality at 50 | on SiriusXM
Week of July 24, 2021
Sat 7/24, 6PM ET
Sun 7/25, 1PM ET
Mon 7/26, 9AM ET
Tues 7/27 4PM ET
Thurs 7/29, 9PM ET
Fifty years ago this week, Black Sabbath released its classic third LP, Master of Reality. The record casts off the jazzy, blues influences of the first two albums and plunged deeper into the dark, doomy depths of Sabbath’s heavy metal experiment. Join us for a track-by-track replay, featuring rehearsal and live material, plus tributes by acolytes including Sleep, Cathedral, and White Zombie. Hail the masters —know your Roots!
How did Sabbath drive metal through countless changes to reach 2021? Read  SOUND OF THE BEAST: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal, by Ian Christe.
PLAYLIST:
BLACK SABBATH – “Sweet Leaf” from MASTER OF REALITY
SABBATH – “Sweet Leaf” from REHEARSAL 2017
BLACK SABBATH – “After Forever” from THE END
BLACK SABBATH – “Embryo” from MASTER OF REALITY
WHITE ZOMBIE – “Children of the Grave” from NATIVITY IN BLACK
TONY IOMMI – “Orchid” from LIVE
SLEEP – “Lord of this World” from VOL II
CATHEDRAL – “Solitude” from SOLITUDE 7″
DR. KNOW – “Into the Void” from WRECKAGE IN FLESH
BLACK SABBATH – “Into the Void” from MASTER OF REALITY
Roots is Sound of the Beast author Ian Christe’s heavy metal history show on Sirius XM Liquid Metal channel 40. Since June 2004, each weekly show has examined another subgenre, band, movement, country, or theme. The show is available on-demand online from SiriusXM.com.
