His big brother owned it, and he also had the first Black Sabbath album. It scared the shit out of me with the cover, the rain and bell in the intro, the ominous atmosphere. I was spellbound.

On this day 50 years ago, February 13, 1970, Black Sabbath released their self-titled debut album, forever altering the course of music history… nay, human history. Widely credited as the first heavy ...

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Credit: Getty Images/Michael Ochs On this day (13 February) in 1970, Black Sabbath’s debut album ... that Iommi heard the first Led Zeppelin album and vowed to make music that was, in his ...