Publisher's Synopsis
Critical review of the famous heavy metal album. Hailed as one of the best metal albums of all time, 'Paranoid' was the album that distilled the essence of the doom-laden sound of Black Sabbath and burned the name into the minds of rock fans all over the planet. Featuring rare archive footage of Black Sabbath in concert plus the reflections of Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Neil Murray and Bobby Rondinelli, alongside the views of a leading team of working musicians, musicologists and rock journalists, this is the definitive review of how the album was made and how the music has stood the test of time.