This has always surprised me: in parody and sometimes in practice, metal is sometimes painted as satan-worshiping and demented. Black Sabbath, by most accounts, are the roots of modern metal. Yet on this album, Sabbath have a strangely Christian perspective on the world. While "Lord of the World" takes the perspective of Satan, the song's message is clear (choose "love" instead!). The riffs, as always with Sabbath, provide a strong, devastating backbone. This time, they're punctuated with some sweetly acoustic pieces ("Embryo" and "Orchid"), which show Tony Iommi's skills at doing things other than riffs filled with dread. And, of course, Ozzy on these albums is unmatched for his frail brand of haunted wailing.
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