Masters of Reality is a hard rock group formed in 1981 by guitarist and singer Chris Goss and Tim Harrington in Syracuse, New York. The band is now part of the "Palm Desert Scene", which includes Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age and many other stoner rock or (as they prefer to call it) "desert rock" bands. They are named after the album Master of Reality by Black Sabbath.

Their music has touched on many styles, ranging from hard rock to Stoner rock, from progressive art rock to Beatlesque pop music.

Frontman Goss is also a notable producer (Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age, Soulwax, Melissa Auf der Maur, The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster) and has contributed to many other bands in the Palm Desert Scene and beyond.

Masters of Reality is a rock band named after the album “Master of Reality” by Black Sabbath formed in 1981 by guitarist, producer and singer Chris Goss and Tim Harrington in Syracuse, New York. The band is now part of the “Palm Desert Scene”, which includes Kyuss , Queens of the Stone Age and many other stoner rock or (as they prefer to call it) desert rock bands. After its first incarnation - which consisted of Chris Goss, Tim Harrington, Vinnie Ludovico and Googe - broke apart in 1989