Effective period / Period of releases: 1988 - 2012

Members: Ginger Baker, Chris Goss, Victor Indrizzo, John Leamy, Nick Lucero, Googe, Vinnie Ludovico, Tim Harrington (2), Brendon McNichol, Rick Serrate

Taking their name from Black Sabbath's third album, Masters of Reality is a hard rock group formed in Syracuse, New York in 1981 by guitarist/singer Chris Goss and guitarist Tim Harrington (2). The band is sometimes associated with the "Palm Desert Scene", which includes Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age, and other stoner/desert rock bands. The band's lineup tends to be fluid with the exception of leader Goss.