Review: This essential metal album captures Black Sabbath at their most raw back in their formative years. It features their now-legendary April 1970 session for DJ John Peel and some visceral performances from Germany's Beat-Club in May of the same year. With early live renditions of era-defining tracks like 'War Pigs,' 'Iron Man' and 'Paranoid,' these tunes offer a gritty and unique glimpse into the band's rise as pioneers of heavy metal. With Tony Iommi's sludgy riffs, Ozzy Osbourne's haunting vocals and a rhythm section that redefined heaviness, it's easy to see how Black Sabbath's genre-defining legacy got its start.
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