Незадолго до начала работы над альбомом гитарист Тони Айомми, игравший с наконечниками-протезами, на три полутона приспустил струны, чтобы ослабить нагрузку на травмированные пальцы. То же сделал бас-гитарист Гизер Батлер: так возникло новое, утяжеленное звучание, которое повлияло на многих музыкантов, ставших исполнять впоследствии stoner- и sludge-метал.

Заглавный трек (который был назван в честь фильма 1964 года с Борисом Карлоффом в главной роли, и в свою очередь дал новое название группе, тогда ещё известной как Earth) появился после того, как Гизер Батлер взял у Оззи Осборна книгу XVI века о чёрной магии. «…Я проснулся среди ночи: у дальнего конца кровати стояла фигура в чёрном. Несколько секунд спустя она словно бы растворилась, заставив меня пережить момент незабываемого ужаса… Я рассказал об этом Оззи, и у него, судя по всему, эта история засела в памяти. Едва мы начали играть Black Sabbath, он тут же выдал целиком весь этот текст… После всего этого стало ясно: иного названия для нашей группы и быть не может!»

Paranoid - второй студийный альбом британской рок-группы Black Sabbath, записанный в лондонской Regent Sound Studios продюсером Роджером Бэйном и вышедший в 1970 году. 10 октября 1970 года альбом поднялся на вершину UK Albums Chart, вытеснив с первого места Bridge Over Troubled Water Саймона и Гарфанкла; в США он достиг 12-го места.

Black Sabbath - дебютный альбом рок-группы Black Sabbath записанный всего за три дня (8 часов студийной работы) и обошедшийся группе лишь в 1200 фунтов стерлингов, сегодня дебютный альбом Black Sabbath считается классикой хэви метала.

Suzanne has combined all 4 CDs from the Close-Up series in a hard bound book which also contains a CD with all the bonus tracks, previously only available separately and only available digitally. Also included is a DVD of Suzanne’s Close-Up show at City Winery in New York City.

Back in 1975 DEEP PURPLE MK III were playing their final shows, with the majority of the band and the audience not even knowing. Ritchie Blackmore, unsatisfied with most tracks on the latest DEEP PURPLE album “Stormbringer” collaborated with singer Ronnie James Dio to record a solo single (which grew to an entire album) and finally took the decision to leave DEEP PURPLE and form a new band called RAINBOW. During a short touring break before the last of the planned dates, Blackmore informed the management about his decision to leave and the management took the opportinity to bring in the Rolling Stones mobile recording studio to capture the MKIII final shows taking place in Graz, Saarbrücken and Paris.

Live in Europe 1993 (alternative title: On Tour MCMXCIII) is a live box set containing two concerts recorded by Deep Purple in 1993.
The first recording is from a show on 16 October at the Schleyerhalle in Stuttgart, Germany. The second is from a show at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, England on 9 November, which would be the final show Ritchie Blackmore did with Deep Purple in England.

The set comprises 21 CDs, a 36-page booklet of the band’s history written by Nigel Stanworth, a 32-page book of Manfred’s own memories and anecdotes and a poster of the current band. The catalogue CDs have been remastered and repackaged in LP-style sleeves.

Martin Lancelot Barre is an English rock musician.
Barre was the guitarist for rock band Jethro Tull, starting with the band's second album in 1969. Barre once said that he tried not to listen to other guitarists so that he would not be influenced by them. He said he never took guitar lessons so that he would not sound like other players.[1] He has also played the flute, both on-stage for Jethro Tull and in his own solo work.

Mastered for this SACD by: Steve Hoffman at Stephan Marsh Mastering
Magazine is the third studio album by the hard rock band Heart. The album was certified platinum. It has an unusual history in that the first release in 1977 was an unfinished version not authorized by the group. A second authorized version of the album was re-released in 1978.

Chronicle, Vol. 1 contains every one of Creedence Clearwater Revival's original 19 hit singles -- including "Proud Mary," "Bad Moon Rising," "Green River," "Down on the Corner," "Travelin' Band," "Up Around the Band," and "Have You Ever Seen the Rain" -- plus "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," which became a hit at the same time this double-record compilation was released. It's a lean, concise collection that tells you everything you need to know about Creedence.

Музыка, свободная от ярлыков. Бездна чужих откровений, поглощающая тебя без остатка… Здесь нет грешащих банальностью измышлений, нет шаблонных словесных формул и категоричных ответов. В наличии одно - «гордиев узел» туго переплетенных эмоций, разрубить который пытается лирический герой Мариуша Дуды.
Создание собственной звуковой реальности - процесс занимательный, отчасти мучительный и далеко не всегда успешный.

Kings of Suburbia is the fifth studio album by German band Tokio Hotel. It was released by Island Records on October 3, 2014 in Germany and October 6 worldwide. Unlike their previous work which was released in both German and English, Kings of Suburbia was only released in English.

Запись концертов была сделана 12 -13 апреля 2013 года в концертном зале Madison Square Garden, Нью Йорк, США.

Taken together, David Coverdale's first two post-Deep Purple solo albums, 1977's White Snake and 1978's Northwinds, are rather more subdued and, while not exactly laid-back, more in a mainstream late-'70s rock groove than you might expect from a singer who fronted both Deep Purple and Whitesnake, with pit stops for roots rock, AOR ballads, and gently funky stuff. Taken on their own terms outside of the context of Deep Purple and Whitesnake, they're mediocre listening, the product of a man uncertain about where to take his music as a solo act, without the rock-hard hard rock support of one of his steady bands.