Home › Entities › album › Master of Reality

Master of Reality

1971 studio album by Black Sabbath
MusicAlbum album Q658926
Master of Reality
Unknown authorUnknown author · Public Domain · Wikimedia
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Master of Reality

Summary

Master of Reality is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 0.48% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,135 views/month, #294 of 60,676).[2]

Key Facts

  • Master of Reality's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • Master of Reality's genre is heavy metal music[4].
  • Master of Reality's genre is stoner rock[5].
  • Master of Reality's genre is doom metal[6].
  • Master of Reality was produced by Rodger Bain[7].
  • Master of Reality was performed by Black Sabbath[8].
  • Master of Reality's record label is recorded as Vertigo Records[9].
  • Master of Reality is part of Black Sabbath's albums in chronological order[10].
  • Master of Reality's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • Master of Reality's recorded at studio or venue is recorded as Basing Street Studios[12].
  • Master of Reality was published on July 21, 1971[13].
  • Master of Reality's duration is recorded as {'amount': '+2043'}[14].
  • Master of Reality's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[15].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[16]

  • First release date: 1971-07-21[17]

  • Genre(s): blues rock, classic rock, doom metal, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, rock, traditional doom metal[18]

  • Community tags: 70s, blues rock, classic rock, doom metal, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, ozzy, rock, traditional doom metal[19]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e51e9779-2edc-3b39-959c-299fdb5ed940[20]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Master of Reality was Black Sabbath[8]. It was produced by Rodger Bain[7].

Publication

Master of Reality was released on July 21, 1971[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Genres include heavy metal music[4], stoner rock[5], and doom metal[6]. It is part of Black Sabbath's albums in chronological order[10].

Why It Matters

Master of Reality ranks in the top 0.48% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,135 views/month, #294 of 60,676).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

Related Entities

Vertigo Records

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Master of Reality. Retrieved October 5, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/master-of-reality
MLA “Master of Reality.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 5 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/master-of-reality.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_master-of-reality_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Master of Reality}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/master-of-reality}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-05}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Master of Reality — https://4ort.xyz/entity/master-of-reality (retrieved 2026-10-05)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/master-of-reality · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · ChloeDrowssap · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has parts → —
    Instance of → —
    Local thumb → —
    Part of → —
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P527]]: [[Q860604]]"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.