Black Sabbath: Paranoid DLX

LP Record Black Sabbath's album Paranoid, released in 1970, is often cited as one of the greatest and most influential heavy metal albums of all time. The album's title track is one of the band's most famous and popular songs, and the album itself is considered a classic of the heavy metal genre. Paranoid was the band's second album, following their 1969 debut. Like its predecessor, Paranoid was recorded in London and produced by Rodger Bain. The album cover was created by artist Joe Petagno, and the title track was written by guitarist Tony Iommi and bassist Geezer Butler, based on the novel The Collector by John Fowles. The lyrics deal with the fear of being imprisoned and tortured.