Technical Ecstasy is the seventh studio album by the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released in September 1976.

Technical Ecstasy continued the band's separation from its signature doom and darkness that had been such a trademark of the band's early career. While the album's lyrics dealt with topics such as drug dealers, prostitution, and transvestites, the music itself was seldom dark, and tracks like "Rock 'n' Roll Doctor" and "It's Alright" (the latter sung by drummer Bill Ward—a decision supported by Ozzy Osbourne), were very different from Black Sabbath's earlier recordings. Also, the band continued experimenting with keyboards and synthesizers more so than previous albums. The track "She's Gone" features orchestrations.

Osbourne left the band briefly following the release of the album. He would eventually rejoin for the follow-up album, Never Say Die!.

The cover art is designed by Hipgnosis and is meant to represent two robots having sex. Osbourne once described it as "two robots screwing on an escalator."

Timothy S. "Ripper" Owens (born on September 13, 1967 in Akron, Ohio) is an American heavy metal singer who currently performs with Beyond Fear, Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force and Charred Walls of the Damned. He first gained attention as the lead singer of Judas Priest, and then Iced Earth. He took the nickname "Ripper" from the Judas Priest song "The Ripper" during his time in the tribute band "British Steel". Owens is also known for his powerful voice and wide vocal range.

Prior to joining Judas Priest in 1996, Owens was frontman of a heavy metal band called Brainicide. Later he was in Winter's Bane, with whom he recorded an album called Heart of a Killer in 1993. He also was the frontman of Judas Priest and Pink Floyd tribute band British Steel, named after the Judas Priest album. The original band "Wintersbane" and the cover band "British Steel" were actually one and the same, member-wise. The band would open their shows as Wintersbane in order to introduce the audience to their original material, (cassettes, cds and t-shirts would be available at the merchandise table or booth which sold products promoting both of the bands.) After finishing their original set, they would then take a break, which included a wardrobe change, to emulate the subject of their tribute, Judas Priest.