'' is a
1975 album by
Heavy Metal band
Black Sabbath .
''Sabotage'', released on
Warner Brothers /Vertigo, was Black Sabbath's sixth studio outing. Singer
Ozzy Osbourne has often complained in interviews over the years that this album marked the beginning of what he described as guitarist
Tony Iommi 's studio production obsession. It took vastly longer than the previous albums each took to record or produce, making for the most costly Sabbath album to that point. (The first album only took a few hundred pounds and a couple of days.) Like the previous album,
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath , fan response was mixed.
In regard to sound, the album continues a trend that began with the previous album. With ''Sabotage'', Iommi brought in more use of keyboards and "orchestral"-sounding songwriting and oddities (for Sabbath) like choral arrangements ("Supertzar").
The song "Symptom of the Universe" is often considered by some to be the first ever
Thrash Metal riff. While not considered a true Sabbath classic by hardcore followers of the band, ''Sabotage'' has gained something of a cult following among hard rock/heavy metal fans.
On some of the first vinyl/cassette releases (and all of the remastered) there is a short, 23 second hidden track titled "Blow on a Jug" at the end of "The Writ". Recorded at very low volume, it contains Ozzy and Bill Ward goofing around in the studio.
# "Hole in the Sky" - 4:00
# "Don't Start (Too Late)" - 0:49
# "Symptom of the Universe" - 6:28
# "Megalomania" - 9:40
# "The Thrill of It All" - 5:52
# "Supertzar" - 3:42
# "Am I Going Insane (Radio)" - 4:16
# "The Writ/Blow on a Jug" - 8:30
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