Originally Posted by The Batlord

I don't know how I would rate it as far as the very top of Sabbath's best albums, but I'm quickly coming to the conclusion that Sabotage might be top three material. It might not have as many memorable songs as a few of their other albums, but it just rocks so ****ing hard. Besides, even Sabbath's best albums could be pretty uneven.

I once heard the riff to "Symptom of the Universe" described as the first ever thrash metal riff, and I don't think that's entirely off.

Also, while Dehumanizer (where BS reunited the Dio-era lineup) doesn't quite have any top tier classics, it is solid all the way through, and easily the meanest, most straight-up metal album they ever recorded.