Black Sabbath is the debut studio album by English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released on 13 February 1970. The album is widely regarded as the first ever heavy metal album and reached 8 in the UK album charts. Black Sabbath was an absolute game changer and defined a genre that still thrives globally today. It's combined elements of rock, jazz and blues, with heavy distortion created one of the most influential albums in the history of heavy metal and it has achieved platinum status around the globe, selling millions of copies.