Personally I Love sabotage I think it's his best vocal performance out of any album and that album cover you gotta love 😉 And yes review every maiden album

@mcdgtodd

2 жыл бұрын

Sabotage was the first album that Black Sabbath put out that got them paid and went around their mob connected asshole manager and Ozzy's late father in law, Don Arden. They never made a dime from their first 4 albums.

@lowenbad

Жыл бұрын

It’s my favorite Sabbath album ever. It’s the sound of the Cocaine WORKING… and “Technical Ecstasy” is the sound of the cocaine FAILING. 😂

@spencerpugh4248

4 ай бұрын

Megalomania is such an underrated song🤟

I love “Born Again” that album is so underrated

@MetalDisciple97

3 жыл бұрын

Gotta love the title track, especially the unmixed version

@Dwoober4real

6 ай бұрын

fr it's like slow and sludgy and creepy like the first couple albums disturbing the priest is so freaky

Mob rules is personally my favourite Sabbath album,I always found it a darker, heavier and more consistent record than H&H

1. Sabbath bloody Sabbath (10/10) 2. Sabotage (10/10) 3. Vol. 4 (10/10) 4. Paranoid (10/10) 5. Heaven and hell (9.5/10) 6. Master of reality (9.5/10) 7. Black Sabbath (9/10) 8. Dehumanizer (8.5/10) 9. Never say die! (8.5/10) 10. Headless cross (8.5/10) 11. Technical ecstacy (8/10) 12. The eternal idol (8/10) 13. Mob rules (8/10) 14. Born again (7/10) 15. TYR (6.5/10) 16. Thirteen (6/10) 17. Cross purposes (4.5/10) 18. Seventh star (4/10) 19. Forbidden (3.5/10)

As a huge Ronnie James Dio fan, I have to admit that the four albums with him are my four favorite Sabbath albums. I totally agree that Dehumanizer and The Devil You Know are insanely underrated and appreciated. I think Mob Rules did have some really good songs like Turn Up the Night, Sign of the Southern Cross and Falling Off the Edge of the World. I listened to Born Again one time and I will never choose to subject my ears to that torture again. I agree, that album was garbage. How about reviewing all of Kreator's albums? I am going to give you a very unpopular opinion and tell you that my personal favorite is Outcast. Most fans don't consider it their worst but it certainly doesn't rank near the top. I tell people to listen to it again maybe while driving as a heavy metal record rather than a Kreator one. Just a thought; take care, man.

@themetalmeltdownofficial

3 жыл бұрын

Ooo! That would be neat. I'd be down, love me some Kreator. Their modern material is super under-rated and honestly I dig "Outcast" too. And you too man! \m/

@joshalan5125

3 жыл бұрын

@@themetalmeltdownofficial Good to know I am not alone. I dont see how any metalhead being completely honest with themselves can listen to Leave This World Behind, Enemy Unseen and Stronger Than Before, and not headbang while flashing the horns.

@dynamo4543

3 жыл бұрын

Born again`s mixing made me not like it,if the album had better mixing it would be better,Zero the hero is probably the best song on it,if only Dio stayed born again probably wouldve ended up being better

@joshalan5125

3 жыл бұрын

@@dynamo4543 Now THAT I cant disagree with. When they parted ways with Ozzy, you could tell the band needed a "reboot." They were still going strong with Dio after only two albums. Who knows what kind of music we would have gotten if he had stayed on a while longer.

Fun fact: Brian May of Queen played a guitar solo on “When Death Calls” from the Headless Cross album

@themetalmeltdownofficial

3 жыл бұрын

Two guitar gods in one convenient spot. Doesn't get much better than that eh?

@jeremynewton7640

3 жыл бұрын

I thought Ozzy’s vocals on the entire Ordinary Man album were excellent. 13 is one of my favorite Sabbath albums. I am going to have to listen to again to see if I can hear the vocal issue you mentioned on it. Rick Rubin has ruined a lot of otherwise great albums (Slipknot Vol 3 and Metallica Death Magnetic).

11:00 The title track rocks though. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath is a certified banger.

My all time favorite Black Sabbath album is Paranoid! With Dio - Heaven & Hell

6:58 actually, all the lyrics were written by Geezer Butler.

1 Black Sabbath: Debut is brilliant and no Metal would ever exist without it 9.7/10 2 Paranoid: Great album, I can see why this is considered the greatest metal record ever 10/10 3 Master of Reality: The Perfect Heavy Metal/Stoner Doom Album. 10/10 4 Vol 4: I loved the Experimentation, this is a very ambitious album I love this album I do really like Changes. 10/10 5 Sabbath Bloody Sabbath: I actually think this album is underrated. Not the best from this era but I still do Like it 8.5/10 6 Sabotage: This is when Sabbath went down hill. It’s pretty ok. The album cover is TERRIBLE 7.5/10 7 Technical Ecstasy : This album is REALLY boring, this sounds like A Boring version of Deep Purple. 3.5/10 8 Never Say Die: The behind the scenes reflects on this album. The band can’t stand this album and I get why I can’t stand this album 1/10 9 Heaven and Hell: This is probably my 2nd favorite Sabbath record ever behind Master of Reality. Dio re-energized Black Sabbath 10/10 10 Mob Rules: This is a Great Follow up to Heaven for me. I actually love the album cover as well. 9.3/10 11 Born Again: I have to completely disagree, I actually love the Collaboration between Gillian Tony and Geezer. I really enjoy this album actually 8/10. The album cover is UGLY though 12 Seventh Star: Ehhhhhhhhhh this is not a Black Sabbath album but was forced to be a Black Sabbath record. I don’t like Glenn’s vocals here 4/10 13 Eternal Idol: It’s a pretty decent album Tony Martin is a pretty good and talented singer 7.5/10 14 Headless Cross: I really think this might be the best With Tony Martin. This is a much more consistent album 8.8/10 15 Tyr: Meh this album is interesting but kinda boring and Generic for me I’ll give it a 5/10 16 Dehumanizer: the worst of Dio era this is a pretty good album but I say this a 8.5/10 17 Cross Purposes: Again much like Tyr just Ok 6/10 18 Forbidden: ABOMINATION BURN BURN BURN THIS MF!!! I like Ice T/Bodycount but this SHOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED!!!!! 0.5/10 19 The Devil You Know: I actually Really love this album. I love the Darkness of this album. Dio ended his career on a High Note. 9/10 20 Megadeth’s 13>Black Sabbath’s 13. It’s not a Bad album but it is a ok album. 6.5/10

@williamfernetducharme

3 ай бұрын

IMO, Mob Rules has the worst album cover.

13 made me cry tears of joy AND pain. I loved that they made it, but also bummed at the overproduced vocals. That said, it remained in my car CD player for months.

I love your videos but IMO Sabotage is a banger of an album!

Not an easy thing to do man. Great job on this video. I really like the first six albums.

Love your video!!! I've been listening to Black sabbath for now nearly 40 years or so. My opinion is a little different than yours but that's the beauty of individuality amongst metal fans 😀 1) I love Sabotage (Megalomania and The Writ are so damn great) 2) I love Never say Die (very jazzy and with Johnny Blade one of their greatest songs) 3) I think Mob Rules is better than Heaven & Hell (so damn doomy and my God how great is Country Girl) 4) Born Again is their evilest album and so good. It's reminiscent of their debut. Very underrated. 5) I love Forbidden for being so damn jazzy

@jeffjohnson1413

Жыл бұрын

Great takes!

I like ozzy first 6 albums the best and all 3 dio era albums.

1. Master of Reality 2. Heaven and Hell 3. Vol.4 4. Paranoid 5. Headless Cross 6. Mob Rules 7. Sabotage 8. Black Sabbath 9. TYR 10. Dehumanizer 11. Eternal Idol 12. The Devil You Know 13. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 14. Cross Purposes 15. 13 16. Technical Ecstasy 17. Born Again 18. Seventh Star 19. Never Say Die 20. Forbidden This is my ranking, i love the Tony Martin Era (except for the awful Forbidden, Kiss of Death was the only great song in that album), Headless Cross is almost a masterpiece for me, TYR is a strong Epic album, Eternal Idol and Cross Purposes are sealed good dark hard rock albums. I like Heaven and Hell more than Mob Rules, which still strong as hell, Dehumanizer and The Devil You Know are solid heavy/doom albums with Dio; Ozzy first 4 albums and Sabotage are masterpiece but i didn't like at all Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, it's a good album for sure, but sound like a Cream or Blue Cheer album, Never Say Die and Tecnical Ecstasy are just bad "experimental" albums and 13 is overrated, is a album without soul, just a bunch of average songs which are forced to sound like the early Sabbath stuff but without any insipration and with recycled riffs; Born Again had a bunch of good songs but the raw mixing is just terrible; Seventh Star isn't Sabbath at all, just sound like a 80s AOR album, just no.

I fucking _love_ The Devil You Know. It is my favorite one by Black Sabbath/Heaven and Hell. Follow The Tears is _so fucking _*_heavy_* holy fuck is the album so _good_ .

Tony Martin deserves to be up there with Ozzy and Dio!

Good video as usual. Since you talked about Dio, I'd love for you to talk about his time in Rainbow. To me, they were the OG Power Metal band: Epic keyboards, fast drums, larger-than-life riffs, soaring vocals, fantasy-themed lyrics. They were Helloween before Helloween. Stargazer is one of the greatest pieces of music ever created.

@themetalmeltdownofficial

3 жыл бұрын

Duuuuude I love Dio-era Rainbow with all my heart. "Rising" is one my all time favourite albums, in any genre.

19 13 18 Never Say Die 17 Forbidden 16 Black Sabbath 15 Sabotage 14 Technical Ecstasy 13 Dehumanizer 12 Paranoid 11 Mob Rules 10 Born Again 9 Master of Reality 8 Vol 4 7 Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 6 Tyr 5 Cross Purposes 4 Seventh Star 3 The Eternal Idol 2 Headless Cross 1 Heaven & Hell

The mad lad did it! I love early 70s Sabbath. I totally agree with Paranoid being 5/5. War Pigs is easily one of my favorite songs. I also really like Heaven and Hell too (another 5/5 for me), but admittedly I sort of stop paying attention after that release.

Giving Sabbath Bloody Sabbath and Sabotage a 2/5 is sacrilegious!! I strongly disagree lol

@z-z-z-z

4 ай бұрын

my two favorite albums...

I love see you do a same thing with Iced Earth. I love watching your channel so much.

@themetalmeltdownofficial

3 жыл бұрын

I don't know much Iced Earth to begin with lol, but we'll see. And glad to hear! \m/

1. Headless 2. Born Again 3. Sabotage 4. Paranoid 5. Heaven and Hell The magic of Sabbath is how they managed to release killer albums in every era of the band.

1. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 2. Mob Rules 3. Heaven and Hell 4. Master of Reality 5. Dehumanizer 6. Sabotage 7. Volume 4 8. Paranoid 9. Black Sabbath 10. Headless Cross 11. Tyr 12. Born Again 13. The Devil You Know 14. The Eternal Idol 15. Seventh Star 16. Cross Purposes 17. Never Say Die 18. 13 19. Technical Ecstacy 20. Forbidden

I am impressed with the level of professionalism on the album reviews. I would rather have someone who views albums on the legitimate quality of the product than these reviews which someone says it's a killer album fucking buy it dude. There's way too many fanboy amateur praise reviews, it's nice to actually see a Metal Magazine journalist type of review for a change

@johnny.V03

23 күн бұрын

Spot on I don’t always agree with his takes but I appreciate the brutal honesty.

I came here to hear what you have to say about Paranoid, possibly my favourite album of all times. Good! Great episode in general, although I disagree completely with your take on Sabbath Bloody Sabbath - and Fluff in particular. P.S.: Seventh Star is listed on the video as released in 2020. Just pointing out.

@themetalmeltdownofficial

3 жыл бұрын

Holy shit. Honestly I'm shocked nobody pointed that out until this moment ahahah, whoops.

Years late, but it's not true Heaven & Hell couldn't use the Sabbath name for the tour and The Devil You Know. Ozzy's case against Iommi was in 2010, not 2009, so the tour and album predate that. Iommi says they decided to not call it Black Sabbath so that fans didn't expect them to play the 70s stuff, since the idea was just to play songs from the Dio era. That's why they named the album The Devil You Know and has the Black Sabbath devil logo: different name, but you know who they are.

I truly love the music of Black Sabbath. I differ with most folks on Born Again and Forbidden; I’d give them a 4/5 and 3.5/5, respectively. The Devil You Know is awesome, of course. If I had to pick a couple of “least favorites,” they’d be Technical Ecstasy, Sabotage, and Tyr.

@Powermad-bu4em

2 жыл бұрын

Tyr? How can you hear Anno Mundi and not throw up the horns?

Hot take but Zero The Hero is one of Black Sabbaths best songs

@knightfall9394

Жыл бұрын

It most definitely is

Yeah I remember when Seventh Star came out at the beginning of last year.

The album I like the most is probably Paranoid. Solid record, all killer no filler. Forbidden is my least favourite, terrible album.

Sure Love! Your take. Super cool. Really well thought out. Strong point of view. Awesome! Vol 4, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath n Sabatoge Just rule! For me. But your take Rules!

Hello! I think that best album in Black Sabbath is their first six albums I mean Black Sabbath - Sabotage. And i really like Black Sabbath 13 album in 2013.

Great listen as ever. But wow dude! Two out of five four Sabbath bloody sabbath! Well, it's my favorite black Sabbath record. Takes all sorts I guess. Kind of agree about born again, sadly, I wish it had worked out better, since I love deep purple about as much as I love black Sabbath and in theory the combination should have been cool, but not at all compatible as it turns out! I feel like Ian Gillen must have been so drunk during this recording. As for the album 13, I really hate it. For me that's the worst one, just disingenuous attempts to capture the vibe of paranoid and master of reality. I wish they had just gone out with a bang and done something unexpected and made use of their instrumental skills and maybe just dialed Ozzy back a little bit and using the vocal sparseley, it could have worked. And not trying so hard to pretend it's 1971 again. Or at least not being so obvious about it. I mean yeah, planet caravan was great, but do we really need to hear a near carbon copy on the album?

@alibobsmarland9572

Жыл бұрын

Sabbath Bloody Sabbath is in my top three. Brilliant album.

I don't know why people crap all over Born Again. I like it. There are a couple bangers on that album.

Mostly agreed but I'd pump up 13 to a 3/5. It's a decent record overall and Ozzy's vocals don't annoy me that much because I grew up listening to Ozzmosis.

Just listened to Born Again today! I really really like that album. The ambiance, the sound (I found a CD issue that brings clarity to the mix), the title song, the little interludes, the evil af looking cover, etc. I dunno, I think I am a Born Again fan

@themetalmeltdownofficial

3 жыл бұрын

Its all good man, to each their own \m/

You mentioned that there were two great songs on Sabbath Bloody Sabbath but you only mentioned the title track. What's the other one?

How can you diss Symptom of the Universe? There would be no extreme music period without this track. Silly rabbit.

HAPPY 50TH TO PARANOID

5. Forbidden 4. The Eternal Idol 3. Cross Purposes 2. Tyr 1. Headless Cross I know it's unpopular opinion, but the Tony Martin albums are master pieces. Unpopular opinion: Tony Martin is far better than Ozzy and Dio.

You talked about self-titled without even mentioning N.I.B.? It's imo one of their greatest songs

What about Hole in the Sky?

in my opinion, the thing that makes heaven and hell not their best album is the production. i always found it kinda small, and closed in relative to what it needed to be. i feel like apart from the vocal production, it just doesnt hit as hard as it should.

1. Sabotage 2. Vol. 4 3. Heaven & Hell 4. Master Of Reality 5. Black Sabbath 6. Mob Rules 7. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 8. Technical Ecstacy (underrated af) 9. Never Say Die (underrated af) 10. Dehumanizer 12. Paranoid (it's low on the list because i've heard the majority of the tunes way too much) 13. The Devil You Know 14. Cross Purposes 15. Eternal Idol 16. Tyr 17. Headless Cross 18. Born Again 19. Forbidden 20. 13 (complete pooh) 21. Seventh Star (complete pooh)

Wish I could've seen the video yesterday, but I had too much schoolwork. Your review of Born Again was really funny. I do kind of feel the same way, but maybe a little less negatively. But one question though, what's the thing that's making Master of Reality a 9 instead of a 10? And I also have a few requests for later videos. How about reviewing all Carcass and Death records?

@themetalmeltdownofficial

3 жыл бұрын

Truthfully, it just comes down to me preferring "Paranoid" ultimately over "Master Of Reality". I also try to be very careful when giving out a 5/5, just in general, and two in one video, even for a band like Black Sabbath, seems a bit much. And reviewing all the Death and Carcass stuff would be fantastic! Two of my favourite bands. Will definitely consider that in the future!

Interesting reviews of these albums. Unusual to find a Sabbath fan who does not care for Sabotage. Funny how polarizing Born Again is, my like and dislike of that album has changed thru the years. I probably like the early 80s albums with Dio the most, but think that Master of Reality and Paranoid are likely better albums. I think everyone pretty much agrees that Forbidden is a piece of crap and the low point. I think my dark horse pick is Seventh Star, love me some Glenn Hughes!

I covered war pigs, should I post it?

@themetalmeltdownofficial

3 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah, go for it!

Great reviews. I'm glad you shit all over Born Again, I never liked that fucking album since day 1. Also on Cross Purposes, only song I really liked was Cross of Thorns. You should do Candlemass or Pentagram's albums! 🤘🤘

1. black sabbth 2. sabbth bloody sabbth 3. paranoid 4. masters of re

@finnbowbyes3906

10 ай бұрын

edit : 2 is heven and hell some how I forgot this master peace

Interesting ratings there. Would have definately rated some of the ozzy ones higher and some of the Martin ones lower. Great video.

First four record are the benchmark of so much coming 10-20-30-40-50 years later. love Sabbath bloody sabbath and Sabotage as well. The two last records with Ozzy is kinda meh for me. Love Dio, but never been a Sabbath/Dio guy though, great records, but after the first four Sabbath albums that defines the sound of the band not my thing really,think the shitty Live Evil killed it for me. Should really listen to the last parts of Sabbath a bit more, but once again, the benchmark etc All lineups of Sabbath were good in there own way, but Ozzy sabbath will always be my bag. Thanks for a very good video mate

15:42 Agree

Hey man could you review every electric wizard album or every Deftones album? Just wondering

Great review. I like all the Black Sabbath albums, but Forbidden and 13 are not very impressive. Born Again had a demo quality production, and too many sound effects tracks. I'd like to see reviews of Morbid Angel, Deeds of Flesh, and Cirith Ungol

Top 5. Paranoid, Vol 4, Master of Reality, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, Heaven and Hell.

what do you guys think of the solo Iommi albums?

Black Sabbath 3.5/5 Paranoid 4/5 Master of reality 5/5 Vol 4 3.5/5 Sabbath bloody sabbath 2.5/5 Sabotage 3.5/5 Technical ecstasy 1.5/5 Never say die 1/5 Heaven and hell 5/5 Mob rules 5/5 Born again 4/5 Seventh star 3/5 Eternal idol 3/5 Headless cross 5/5 TYR 5/5 Dehumanizer 3.5/5 Cross purposes 3/5 Forbidden 3/5 13 1/5

21:05 lol the release date on screen is wrong. It says 2020 rn

Born again is like Star Wars episode 8, some people say it’s a masterpiece and some people say it’s garbage

Master of Reality, Vol. 4, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath and Sabotage are great albums. I would definitely ranked them higher.

@alibobsmarland9572

Жыл бұрын

Spot on.

I love Born Again! That album is evil as fuck!

Ok...cool that you did a list...gotta say that I didn't agree with much...but...all good...anything by Tony Martin ( no offence to him..fine voice, but still a Dio wanna be..albeit with an extra gear)...cannot be ranked higher than any ozzy sabbath...if you love DIo's sabbath..cool enough...I saw them both solo live in their prime, and they were both great..(84, 86 95 for ozzy 85 for Dio)...I really liked sabbath bloody sabbath through never say die more than you.. Sabatage is a 5 out of 5...so I don't know...symptom of the universe might be my favourite ozzy track...he sounds killer...anyway Tony Martin's sabbath barely counts....thanks...cheers

@kevinnix4458

11 ай бұрын

Ps...I liked born again...I bought it when it came out...I still play trashed loud in the car..

@kevinnix4458

11 ай бұрын

P.s.s...I just listened to headless cross again to see if was being unfair....a dio copy with a Geoff tate gear...spewing crucifix cliches...not good...rather go see the real singers..(and I did) than this tribute act...

Ah, it's a shame you weren't as enthusiastic about Sabotage as I am. That, to me, is their best record.

💪😉

it´s not ozzy´s lyrics - it´s Geezer´s

Sabotage rating was insane

I always thought digital bitch was referring to the computer taking over the place of woman lol

Best. Band. Ever.

Sabotage!

Come on man :) first album was released 13 february before Saturday too be more creepy 😇

13 is the worst Sabbath album. Heaven & Hell and Mob Rules are a tie. Both the best. Paranoid is in my opinion overrated.

Come on dude, everyone knows the debut album came out on a friday 13th. It's part of heavy metal lore. Good video though

Tony Martin is the best singer Sabbath ever had.

Though I personally love Born Again with all my heart, your criticism is TOTALY valid I must admit I think it’s because we who love it see past the hot garbage mixing and dog shit production and see the intended vision Tony and Ian had, and that vision was a MONSTER of a metal album Zero the Hero is a FAT fucking riff, and it’s so simple, hiding in plain sight. Anyone who’s ever picked up guitar has played those three notes accidentally or otherwise and they turned it into a dark, head banging, anthem

I never cared about Dio his singing has never connected with me, also if i hear Holy Diver even one more time I'll kill someone

To me Black Sabbath is with Ozzy Osbourne. H&H, Mob Rules and Dehumanizer are good albums I enjoy, but not THE Black Sabbath. The rest I honestly haven’t even bothered trying to listen to.

@themetalmeltdownofficial

3 жыл бұрын

Totally fair my dude. Paranoid and Master Of Reality still remain the GOATs.

Toss up between master of reality and sabotage...most of the time is master of reality tho...never say die is flat OUT TERRIBLE..only the title song

Can you please do a review without all the overdramatic , hitting your hand , long pause crap please. You have great reviews, but the over dramatic stuff makes them unwatchable.

@themetalmeltdownofficial

3 ай бұрын

no cause thats boring

@jameswhorton1973

2 ай бұрын

No that’s not boring , boring is taking 10 minutes to say something you could say in 5

Try reviewing every Loudness album.

@themetalmeltdownofficial

3 жыл бұрын

Y'know, truthfully I've never listened to an album from Loudness lol. What's a good record to start with?

@ephoenixart2534

3 жыл бұрын

@@themetalmeltdownofficial I'v never listend to an albem from them either, but I have listned to select tracs ever since I heard about some of their work being featured in an 1985 anime film by the name of Odin: Photon Sailer Starlight. Two tracks from the film, "Gotta Fight" and "Odin" were in the 2005 remastered edition of the 1985 album Thunder in the East. From what I heard of Loudness, I think you might like them.

I disagree with almost every thing you said here

@integrity101

3 жыл бұрын

It wouldn't be a very interesting video if you agreed with everything he said

After ozzy I’m out

@heisensperg9264

3 жыл бұрын

Why don't you listen to any sabbath after ozzy? You're missing out on some good music

sorry had to click you off after your rating of sabbath bloody sabbath

@themetalmeltdownofficial

2 жыл бұрын

Dont be sorry - if youre that easily triggered you arent wanted here

Born again is awesome