OPEN 12 TO 7 TODAY ! ON THIS DATE 39 YEARS AGO ! Sabotage is the sixth studio alb** by the English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released in July 1975. It was recorded in the midst of litigation with their former manager Patrick Meehan and the stress that resulted from the band's ongoing legal woes infiltrated the recording process, inspiring the alb**'s t**le. It was co-produced by guitarist Tony Iommi and Mike Butcher.