An LP that's been written and discussed to pieces ever since it first emerged. Regarded as the first heavy metal as well as the first doom metal album, therefore a creator of genres and inspiration to hundreds of combos up to this day. Dark and repetative, yet melodic, it's catchy in a way that most other heavy metal bands have failed to reach afterwards. Listening to much of what the genre offer today I get the structure, but have a hard time to find something alive within. Here I can immediately hear feelings and even warmth bubbling under the harsh surface, drawing me in and keeping me there. It's like when you really get to know a superficially very tough and hard person and then find out there's a heart of gold hidden in there. I had a UK 1:st press back in the days when you could get them for a couple of bucks, then lost it in a trade decades ago, thinking I could easily find a new one. But then the prices started to rise and it eventually became too dear for me. Realizing I could probably never spot a fine UK original within my price range I was very happy to find this German original. The audio is very good, but to my recollection coming out somewhat brighter and with slightly more reverb that the UK, which I remember being both darker and drier. I may be wrong, but if someone reading this had a similar impresson please comment and tell. Issued and reissued on all possible formats all over the world through the years. First US and Canadian (Warner Bros. WS 1871) replaced "Evil Woman" with "Wicked World". It seems most CD issues came with both those tracks. First German had labels as shown here in a laminated flip/back cover. (GÖXÄ*) (BLÄC*) (WLÖ*)
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