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Paranoid
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Second of the nineteen Black Sabbath records held here. It came two years into a run that began in 1968. 1970 is also the year this tree dates Heavy metal from. It is one of the four records Heavy metal is listed as starting from.
From Wikipedia
Paranoid is the second studio album by the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath. It was released on 18 September 1970 in the United Kingdom by Vertigo Records, and on 7 January 1971 in the United States by Warner Bros. Records. The album contains several of the band's signature songs, including "Iron Man", "War Pigs" and the title track, which was the band's only top 20 hit, reaching number four on the UK Singles Chart. The title track reached No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot Hard Rock Songs for the first time 55 years after its release in July 2025.
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