Sabbath's seventh studio album, "Technical Ecstasy," was released in September of 1976. The project continued the band's separation from its signature doom and darkness that had been such a trademark of their early career.

While the album's lyrics dealt with topics such as drug dealers, prostitution, and transvestites, the music itself was seldom dark, including tracks like "Rock 'n' Roll Doctor," "Dirty Women" and "It's Alright."