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The English rock band frequently singled out as a defining force heavy metal music is profiled in a documentary that shows just how Ozzy Osbourne and company made rock and roll history. In the early 1970s, flower power was waning as an industrial malaise washed across England. With albums like Master of Reality and songs like "Paranoid", the ominous sounds of Black Sabbath stood in stark contrast to the hopeful tunes of the hippie generation. Now fans of Black Sabbath can explore the origins of the band and its members in a detailed documentary that begins with their 1970 debut and traces their development through the new millennium.