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BRENT SMITH: SHINEDOWN PLAN TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM LATER Shinedown have really taken advantage of their downtime throughout the pandemic, and are planning to release a new album later this year.Frontman
SHINEDOWN REVEAL 2021 TOUR DATES WITH THE STRUTS + ZERO 9:36 Fan club pre-sales for the headline dates with The Struts and Zero 9:36 will start tomorrow (May 18) at 10AM local time. The venue andradio pre-sales
THE PERFECT ROCK OR METAL ALBUM FOR EACH ZODIAC SIGN + WHY Ben Katzman's Degreaser is an alt-pop-metal group from Florida, spearheaded by, as the name indicates, Ben Katzman. The singer/guitarist is fearless in PSYCHO LAS VEGAS 2021 FINALIZED, DAILY LINEUPS REVEALED You can add Psycho Las Vegas to the many festivals returning later this year. As promised in 2020, a majority of last year's lineup is still intact for this year. And organizers have now revealed MUDVAYNE HAVE OFFICIALLY REUNITED Mudvayne have officially announced that they have reunited.. The alt-metal band formed in Illinois in 1996 and, after released five studio albums, entered a hiatus period in 2010 and remained HEAR NONPOINT'S HARD-HITTING 'RUTHLESS' FROM 'AEW BLOOD Longtime Florida nu-metal groovers Nonpoint are back with an energetic new song called "Ruthless" that premiered on Wednesday (May 5) as partof
LOUDWIREHOMEGEAR FACTOR50 YEARS OF METALWIKI: FACT OR FICTIONLISTSNEWS Rock music news, interviews, reviews and more from rock artists. 2021 HARD ROCK + METAL ALBUM RELEASE CALENDAR With so many new metal and hard rock albums being released each week, it can be difficult to keep up. We’re making easier for you, keeping track of all the 2021 releases in one convenient location. ROCK + METAL VIRTUAL PERFORMANCE STREAMING CALENDAR Lzzy Hale and Joe Hottinger of Halestorm, Orianthi, Marcus King, Warren Haynes and more will perform at the "Gibson Live: A Celebration of Artists To Benefit Gibson Gives" event. The virtual CLUTCH CELEBRATE '30 YEARS OF ROCK & ROLL' WITH FALL Clutch to Celebrate ’30 Years of Rock & Roll’ With Fall/Winter 2021 Tour Dates. Chad Childers. Published: June 2, 2021. WeathermakerMusic.
BRENT SMITH: SHINEDOWN PLAN TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM LATER Shinedown have really taken advantage of their downtime throughout the pandemic, and are planning to release a new album later this year.Frontman
SHINEDOWN REVEAL 2021 TOUR DATES WITH THE STRUTS + ZERO 9:36 Fan club pre-sales for the headline dates with The Struts and Zero 9:36 will start tomorrow (May 18) at 10AM local time. The venue andradio pre-sales
THE PERFECT ROCK OR METAL ALBUM FOR EACH ZODIAC SIGN + WHY Ben Katzman's Degreaser is an alt-pop-metal group from Florida, spearheaded by, as the name indicates, Ben Katzman. The singer/guitarist is fearless in PSYCHO LAS VEGAS 2021 FINALIZED, DAILY LINEUPS REVEALED You can add Psycho Las Vegas to the many festivals returning later this year. As promised in 2020, a majority of last year's lineup is still intact for this year. And organizers have now revealed MUDVAYNE HAVE OFFICIALLY REUNITED Mudvayne have officially announced that they have reunited.. The alt-metal band formed in Illinois in 1996 and, after released five studio albums, entered a hiatus period in 2010 and remained HEAR NONPOINT'S HARD-HITTING 'RUTHLESS' FROM 'AEW BLOOD Longtime Florida nu-metal groovers Nonpoint are back with an energetic new song called "Ruthless" that premiered on Wednesday (May 5) as partof
ROCK + METAL VIRTUAL PERFORMANCE STREAMING CALENDAR Lzzy Hale and Joe Hottinger of Halestorm, Orianthi, Marcus King, Warren Haynes and more will perform at the "Gibson Live: A Celebration of Artists To Benefit Gibson Gives" event. The virtual PSYCHO LAS VEGAS 2021 FINALIZED, DAILY LINEUPS REVEALED You can add Psycho Las Vegas to the many festivals returning later this year. As promised in 2020, a majority of last year's lineup is still intact for this year. And organizers have now revealed THERE ARE ONLY FOUR SONGS GUNS N' ROSES HAVEN'T PLAYED LIVE Guns have actually played the majority of the songs in their catalog live at least once. Out of Appetite for Destruction, GN'R Lies, Use Your Illusion I and II and Chinese Democracy, only four THE BEST COVER SONGS FROM 50 OF METAL'S BIGGEST BANDS In any era of music, the cover song has remained a staple, and with five decades of heavy metal to work with, we've selected The Best Cover Songs From 50 of Metal's Biggest Bands. FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH PLAN TO RECORD TWO NEW ALBUMS THIS Five Finger Death Punch aim to enter the studio soon to start tracking not just one but two new albums — a follow-up to last year's F8 as well as a re-recorded version of their 2007 debut, The MIKE PROTICH TALKS TRANSITION FROM RED SUN RISING TO THE Mike Protich Explains Transition from Red Sun Rising to the Violent. Earlier this year, an anonymous new trio, the Violent, released a song called "Fly on the Wall." The members were eventually NINE-YEAR-OLD GIRL FRONTS KID BAND COVER OF RAMMSTEIN'S Nine-Year-Old Girl Fronts Kid + Teen Band Cover of Rammstein’s ‘Du Hast’. A group of 10 kids, ages nine to 18, covered Rammstein 's 1997 hit, "Du Hast," under the guidance of the O'Keefe 15 ARTISTS ASSOCIATED WITH WITCHCRAFT, SATANISM + THE OCCULT 15 Artists Associated With Witchcraft, Satanism + the Occult. Witches, black magic and the Devil are often viewed as symbols of Halloween. The occult, however, is just a regular part of life for NAPALM DEATH ALBUMS RANKED Napalm Death are a refined powerhouse of foundation-cracking grind, but this wasn't always the case. The band, which hasn't featured anyoriginal
39 YEARS AGO: OZZY OSBOURNE ARRESTED FOR URINATING ON ALAMO 39 Years Ago: Ozzy Osbourne Arrested for Urinating on Alamo Cenotaph. Ozzy Osbourne didn’t wake up Feb. 19, 1982, and decide he was going to cause trouble that afternoon by pissing on a LOUDWIREHOMEGEAR FACTOR50 YEARS OF METALWIKI: FACT OR FICTIONLISTSNEWS Rock music news, interviews, reviews and more from rock artists. 2021 HARD ROCK + METAL ALBUM RELEASE CALENDAR With so many new metal and hard rock albums being released each week, it can be difficult to keep up. We’re making easier for you, keeping track of all the 2021 releases in one convenient location. ROCK + METAL VIRTUAL PERFORMANCE STREAMING CALENDAR Lzzy Hale and Joe Hottinger of Halestorm, Orianthi, Marcus King, Warren Haynes and more will perform at the "Gibson Live: A Celebration of Artists To Benefit Gibson Gives" event. The virtual CLUTCH CELEBRATE '30 YEARS OF ROCK & ROLL' WITH FALL Clutch to Celebrate ’30 Years of Rock & Roll’ With Fall/Winter 2021 Tour Dates. Chad Childers. Published: June 2, 2021. WeathermakerMusic.
BRENT SMITH: SHINEDOWN PLAN TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM LATER Shinedown have really taken advantage of their downtime throughout the pandemic, and are planning to release a new album later this year.Frontman
SHINEDOWN REVEAL 2021 TOUR DATES WITH THE STRUTS + ZERO 9:36 Fan club pre-sales for the headline dates with The Struts and Zero 9:36 will start tomorrow (May 18) at 10AM local time. The venue andradio pre-sales
THE PERFECT ROCK OR METAL ALBUM FOR EACH ZODIAC SIGN + WHY Ben Katzman's Degreaser is an alt-pop-metal group from Florida, spearheaded by, as the name indicates, Ben Katzman. The singer/guitarist is fearless in PSYCHO LAS VEGAS 2021 FINALIZED, DAILY LINEUPS REVEALED You can add Psycho Las Vegas to the many festivals returning later this year. As promised in 2020, a majority of last year's lineup is still intact for this year. And organizers have now revealed MUDVAYNE HAVE OFFICIALLY REUNITED Mudvayne have officially announced that they have reunited.. The alt-metal band formed in Illinois in 1996 and, after released five studio albums, entered a hiatus period in 2010 and remained HEAR NONPOINT'S HARD-HITTING 'RUTHLESS' FROM 'AEW BLOOD Longtime Florida nu-metal groovers Nonpoint are back with an energetic new song called "Ruthless" that premiered on Wednesday (May 5) as partof
LOUDWIREHOMEGEAR FACTOR50 YEARS OF METALWIKI: FACT OR FICTIONLISTSNEWS Rock music news, interviews, reviews and more from rock artists. 2021 HARD ROCK + METAL ALBUM RELEASE CALENDAR With so many new metal and hard rock albums being released each week, it can be difficult to keep up. We’re making easier for you, keeping track of all the 2021 releases in one convenient location. ROCK + METAL VIRTUAL PERFORMANCE STREAMING CALENDAR Lzzy Hale and Joe Hottinger of Halestorm, Orianthi, Marcus King, Warren Haynes and more will perform at the "Gibson Live: A Celebration of Artists To Benefit Gibson Gives" event. The virtual CLUTCH CELEBRATE '30 YEARS OF ROCK & ROLL' WITH FALL Clutch to Celebrate ’30 Years of Rock & Roll’ With Fall/Winter 2021 Tour Dates. Chad Childers. Published: June 2, 2021. WeathermakerMusic.
BRENT SMITH: SHINEDOWN PLAN TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM LATER Shinedown have really taken advantage of their downtime throughout the pandemic, and are planning to release a new album later this year.Frontman
SHINEDOWN REVEAL 2021 TOUR DATES WITH THE STRUTS + ZERO 9:36 Fan club pre-sales for the headline dates with The Struts and Zero 9:36 will start tomorrow (May 18) at 10AM local time. The venue andradio pre-sales
THE PERFECT ROCK OR METAL ALBUM FOR EACH ZODIAC SIGN + WHY Ben Katzman's Degreaser is an alt-pop-metal group from Florida, spearheaded by, as the name indicates, Ben Katzman. The singer/guitarist is fearless in PSYCHO LAS VEGAS 2021 FINALIZED, DAILY LINEUPS REVEALED You can add Psycho Las Vegas to the many festivals returning later this year. As promised in 2020, a majority of last year's lineup is still intact for this year. And organizers have now revealed MUDVAYNE HAVE OFFICIALLY REUNITED Mudvayne have officially announced that they have reunited.. The alt-metal band formed in Illinois in 1996 and, after released five studio albums, entered a hiatus period in 2010 and remained HEAR NONPOINT'S HARD-HITTING 'RUTHLESS' FROM 'AEW BLOOD Longtime Florida nu-metal groovers Nonpoint are back with an energetic new song called "Ruthless" that premiered on Wednesday (May 5) as partof
ROCK + METAL VIRTUAL PERFORMANCE STREAMING CALENDAR Lzzy Hale and Joe Hottinger of Halestorm, Orianthi, Marcus King, Warren Haynes and more will perform at the "Gibson Live: A Celebration of Artists To Benefit Gibson Gives" event. The virtual PSYCHO LAS VEGAS 2021 FINALIZED, DAILY LINEUPS REVEALED You can add Psycho Las Vegas to the many festivals returning later this year. As promised in 2020, a majority of last year's lineup is still intact for this year. And organizers have now revealed THERE ARE ONLY FOUR SONGS GUNS N' ROSES HAVEN'T PLAYED LIVE Guns have actually played the majority of the songs in their catalog live at least once. Out of Appetite for Destruction, GN'R Lies, Use Your Illusion I and II and Chinese Democracy, only four THE BEST COVER SONGS FROM 50 OF METAL'S BIGGEST BANDS In any era of music, the cover song has remained a staple, and with five decades of heavy metal to work with, we've selected The Best Cover Songs From 50 of Metal's Biggest Bands. FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH PLAN TO RECORD TWO NEW ALBUMS THIS Five Finger Death Punch aim to enter the studio soon to start tracking not just one but two new albums — a follow-up to last year's F8 as well as a re-recorded version of their 2007 debut, The MIKE PROTICH TALKS TRANSITION FROM RED SUN RISING TO THE Mike Protich Explains Transition from Red Sun Rising to the Violent. Earlier this year, an anonymous new trio, the Violent, released a song called "Fly on the Wall." The members were eventually NINE-YEAR-OLD GIRL FRONTS KID BAND COVER OF RAMMSTEIN'S Nine-Year-Old Girl Fronts Kid + Teen Band Cover of Rammstein’s ‘Du Hast’. A group of 10 kids, ages nine to 18, covered Rammstein 's 1997 hit, "Du Hast," under the guidance of the O'Keefe 15 ARTISTS ASSOCIATED WITH WITCHCRAFT, SATANISM + THE OCCULT 15 Artists Associated With Witchcraft, Satanism + the Occult. Witches, black magic and the Devil are often viewed as symbols of Halloween. The occult, however, is just a regular part of life for NAPALM DEATH ALBUMS RANKED Napalm Death are a refined powerhouse of foundation-cracking grind, but this wasn't always the case. The band, which hasn't featured anyoriginal
39 YEARS AGO: OZZY OSBOURNE ARRESTED FOR URINATING ON ALAMO 39 Years Ago: Ozzy Osbourne Arrested for Urinating on Alamo Cenotaph. Ozzy Osbourne didn’t wake up Feb. 19, 1982, and decide he was going to cause trouble that afternoon by pissing on aNEWS - LOUDWIRE
News. Rock news. Punk Concert Charging $18 If You're Vaccinated, $999 If Not. The discount is an incentive. Lauryn Schaffner. 19 hours ago. Ex-Girlfriend of Marilyn Manson Suing Singer for Sexual 2021 HARD ROCK + METAL ALBUM RELEASE CALENDAR With so many new metal and hard rock albums being released each week, it can be difficult to keep up. We’re making easier for you, keeping track of all the 2021 releases in one convenient location. ANTHRAX ALBUMS RANKED Elektra. 5. Sound of White Noise (1993) Although its daring experiments seem altogether foreign, even unnatural, compared to the “classic” Anthrax sound today, there’s no denying that, with EXODUS ALBUMS RANKED Exodus Albums Ranked. Eduardo Rivadavia. Published: May 17, 2016. Loudwire. Loudwire. Exodus Albums Ranked. Click through the gallery tosee how we
CANNIBAL CORPSE ALBUMS RANKED Cannibal Corpse Albums Ranked. Scroll through the gallery as we count down Cannibal Corpse's albums from weakest to strongest. Metal Blade. HELLOWEEN ALBUMS RANKED Helloween's brief run with Kiske spearheaded the modern version of power metal, but, as the song goes, it was a "Rise and Fall" for the group who caved in to the singer's desire to overhaul the NAPALM DEATH ALBUMS RANKED Napalm Death are a refined powerhouse of foundation-cracking grind, but this wasn't always the case. The band, which hasn't featured anyoriginal
SCIENCE: QUEEN'S 'DON'T STOP ME NOW' IS THE MOST UPLIFTING While ranking popular music from the last 50 years, “Don’t Stop Me Now” hit the No. 1 spot, while ABBA’s “Dancing Queen” and the Beach Boys’ “Good Vibrations” claimed No. 2 and 39 YEARS AGO: OZZY OSBOURNE ARRESTED FOR URINATING ON ALAMO 39 Years Ago: Ozzy Osbourne Arrested for Urinating on Alamo Cenotaph. Ozzy Osbourne didn’t wake up Feb. 19, 1982, and decide he was going to cause trouble that afternoon by pissing on a WHO IS THE GIRL FROM HINDER'S 'EXTREME BEHAVIOR' ALBUM COVER? Hinder's Extreme Behavior was an unexpected moment for rock music in the 2000s.After being released to generally negative reviews, the underdog record wentNEWS - LOUDWIRE
News. Rock news. Punk Concert Charging $18 If You're Vaccinated, $999 If Not. The discount is an incentive. Lauryn Schaffner. 19 hours ago. Ex-Girlfriend of Marilyn Manson Suing Singer for Sexual 2021 HARD ROCK + METAL ALBUM RELEASE CALENDAR With so many new metal and hard rock albums being released each week, it can be difficult to keep up. We’re making easier for you, keeping track of all the 2021 releases in one convenient location. ANTHRAX ALBUMS RANKED Elektra. 5. Sound of White Noise (1993) Although its daring experiments seem altogether foreign, even unnatural, compared to the “classic” Anthrax sound today, there’s no denying that, with EXODUS ALBUMS RANKED Exodus Albums Ranked. Eduardo Rivadavia. Published: May 17, 2016. Loudwire. Loudwire. Exodus Albums Ranked. Click through the gallery tosee how we
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SCIENCE: QUEEN'S 'DON'T STOP ME NOW' IS THE MOST UPLIFTING While ranking popular music from the last 50 years, “Don’t Stop Me Now” hit the No. 1 spot, while ABBA’s “Dancing Queen” and the Beach Boys’ “Good Vibrations” claimed No. 2 and 39 YEARS AGO: OZZY OSBOURNE ARRESTED FOR URINATING ON ALAMO 39 Years Ago: Ozzy Osbourne Arrested for Urinating on Alamo Cenotaph. Ozzy Osbourne didn’t wake up Feb. 19, 1982, and decide he was going to cause trouble that afternoon by pissing on a WHO IS THE GIRL FROM HINDER'S 'EXTREME BEHAVIOR' ALBUM COVER? Hinder's Extreme Behavior was an unexpected moment for rock music in the 2000s.After being released to generally negative reviews, the underdog record went 2021 HARD ROCK + METAL ALBUM RELEASE CALENDAR With so many new metal and hard rock albums being released each week, it can be difficult to keep up. We’re making easier for you, keeping track of all the 2021 releases in one convenient location. TOP 25 PROGRESSIVE METAL ALBUMS OF ALL TIME Click through the gallery to see our picks for the Top 25 Progressive Metal Albums of All Time. Sumerian Records. 25. Periphery, 'II' (2012) It’s hard to believe what an influence “djent TOP 25 DOOM METAL ALBUMS OF ALL TIME Top 25 Doom Metal Albums of All Time. Scroll through the gallery as we play it low and slow counting down the Top 25 Doom Metal Albums of THE PERFECT ROCK OR METAL ALBUM FOR EACH ZODIAC SIGN + WHY Ben Katzman's Degreaser is an alt-pop-metal group from Florida, spearheaded by, as the name indicates, Ben Katzman. The singer/guitarist is fearless in TOP 90 HARD ROCK + METAL ALBUMS OF THE '90S Click through the gallery to see the Top 90 Hard Rock + Metal Albums of the 1990s and see which album is No. 1! Master Records. 90. Gwar,'Scumdogs of
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ROCKERS CELEBRATE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF BLACK SABBATH’S FIRST ALBUMJoe DiVita
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Black Sabbath released their debut album on Feb. 13, 1970, ushering in heavy metal, which, 50 years later, has shown no sign of slowing down. In celebration of the milestone event, a number of rock and metal artists have posted about the album's anniversary on social media. Almost unanimously regarded as the first-ever heavy metal record (though we debate that here), _Black
Sabbath_ offered something so unique and different from anything else in existence at the time, despite loads of other bands inching toward a heavier style of music that distanced itself from rock 'n' roll as this new style would eventually bear a term all its own. Fittingly, Zakk Sabbath (Zakk Wylde 's Black Sabbath tribute band) are playing a concert in Sabbath's hometown of Birmingham, England tonight (Feb. 13), to commemorate half a century of metal. If Tony Iommi isn't playing those riffs anymore, someone has to — thanks for your service to the almighty riff, Zakk! See what members of Black Sabbath, Anthrax, Exodus
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and more had to say about the 50th anniversary of _Black Sabbath_ below.BLACK SABBATH
> 50 years on, still praying at the altar of #SABBATH! > Listen on @AppleMusic: https://t.co/rdYsGqCIpS > — BlackSabbath (@BlackSabbath) February 13, 2020 \n\n","width":550,"height":null,"type":"rich","cache_age":"3153600000","provider_name":"Twitter","provider_url":"https://twitter.com","version":"1.0"}"> TONY IOMMI (BLACK SABBATH) > View this post on Instagram>
> 50 years today! Where did the time go. Great album mind.>
> A post shared by Tony Iommi (@iommi099) on Feb 13, 2020 at 9:10am> PST
","thumbnail_url":"https://scontent-yyz1-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/82533432_1082485925450405_6956992912570964608_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-yyz1-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=1&_nc_ohc=dZ2KUl0OERwAX-m5Ppn&oh=0019bb4b56c1a99265bf2b0f51b60c86&oe=5EC9D5AA","thumbnail_width":640,"thumbnail_height":640}"> GEEZER BUTLER (BLACK SABBATH) > View this post on Instagram>
> 50 years ago today.>
> A post shared by Geezer Butler (@geezerbutler) on Feb 13, 2020 at> 12:53pm PST
","thumbnail_url":"https://scontent-yyz1-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/82888916_134801681339488_5753791219541164827_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-yyz1-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=104&_nc_ohc=c387oHIK0v4AX-AaWGU&oh=064831f4b9c3beff07747649aca2ab80&oe=5EC93A61","thumbnail_width":640,"thumbnail_height":640}"> ZAKK SABBATH (FEAT. ZAKK WYLDE) > View this post on Instagram>
> On This Day! Feb 13 1970. 50 years ago! We are here to celebrate all > that is the greatness of Black Sabbath! Hope you are ready > Birmingham! Tonight is SOLD OUT! Z⚡️S @o2institutebham> #zakksabbath
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> A post shared by Zakk Sabbath (@zakksabbath) on Feb 13, 2020 at> 7:12am PST
","thumbnail_url":"https://scontent-yyz1-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/e35/84488170_143317273806340_4673670938199192932_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-yyz1-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=104&_nc_ohc=yT-UnaXkd3cAX8HBLHM&oh=867cc777f5315fdb294969c106cccedb&oe=5EDD8B9C","thumbnail_width":640,"thumbnail_height":640}"> SCOTT IAN (ANTHRAX, THE DAMNED THINGS) > View this post on Instagram>
> The debut album by the band that invented heavy metal turns 50! > Thank you Tony, Geezer, Bill and Ozzy. Without you metal doesn’t > exist. #blacksabbath50years @iommi099 @geezerbutler @billwarddrummer> @ozzyosbourne
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> A post shared by Scott Ian (@scottianthrax) on Feb 13, 2020 at> 12:27am PST
","thumbnail_url":"https://scontent-yyz1-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/83940759_617947425704364_3273745020134421318_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-yyz1-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=100&_nc_ohc=I94huYWa_ZQAX-YrEFK&oh=a3a87cd0c431ed54d37699e67d7428b0&oe=5ECBF070","thumbnail_width":640,"thumbnail_height":640}"> GARY HOLT (EXODUS, SLAYER) > View this post on Instagram>
> Happy 50th birthday heavy metal! I love you, your friend , Gary>
> A post shared by Gary Holt (@garyholt_official) on Feb 13, 2020 at> 4:20am PST
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> Happy 50th Birthday Heavy Metal!https://t.co/0tVbiFXsDD > — OzzFest (@TheOzzFest) February 13, 2020 \n\n","width":550,"height":null,"type":"rich","cache_age":"3153600000","provider_name":"Twitter","provider_url":"https://twitter.com","version":"1.0"}"> FRANK BELLO (ANTHRAX) > View this post on Instagram>
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79. “FX (INSTRUMENTAL)” - _VOL. 4_ (1972) Easily the most insignificant piece of “music” ever committed to tape by Black Sabbath’s original foursome, “FX,” from 1972’s otherwise spectacular _Vol. 4_, offers nothing but muted, echoing sound effects, resembling some kind of meaningless S.O.S. dots and dashes. The only thing honest about this is its title. —Ed RivadaviaWarner Bros.
78. “BREAKOUT ” - _NEVER SAY DIE!_ (1978) This is not just the worst proper song of the Ozzy era, but maybe in Sabbath’s entire history. Ozzy refused to sing on it, proving that even in such a drug-ravaged state he possessed the ability to make a sound decision or two (the second being his refusal to sing on “Swinging the Chain,” but more on that later). “Breakout” is two-and-half minutes of aimless, blaring horns that’ll have you convinced you’re slowly driving past a crappy parade. Iommi had struggled with writer’s block before (_Sabbath Bloody Sabbath_), demonstrating that sometimes you can shit gold and, evidenced by “Breakout,” other times you just shit. —Joe DiVitaVertigo
77. “IT’S ALRIGHT” - _TECHNICAL ECSTASY_ (1976) Maybe, instead of “two robots shagging” on its cover, as Ozzy described it, _Technical Ecstasy_ should have had displayed a giant monkey wrench, because that’s precisely what this adventurous album threw into the band’s heretofore predictable (if wonderfully so) discography. And it’s hard to imagine any other song shocking Black Sabbath fans more than “It’s Alright” -- a laid-back, Beatles-esque ballad written and sung by drummer Bill Ward. At the time, it was seen by many fans as insulting; today, the reaction may just as often be described as “whatever”; but what’s certain is that releasing it as a single in 1976 was a little much. —ERVertigo
76. “DON’T START (TOO LATE)” - _SABOTAGE_ (1975) This cleverly titled little interlude (well, not that clever, but Sabbath fans can’t be choosers) bridged the gap between the _Sabotage_ album’s twin, opening standouts “Hole in the Sky” and “Symptom of the Universe.” Whether any kind of bridge was even necessary is another matter, open for discussion, but there’s a certain, discreet Spanish guitar flavor to this fast-picking exercise that elevates it above other short instrumentals spread across the Sabbath canon, for what that’s worth. —ERVertigo
75. “PEACE OF MIND” - _13_ (2013) It’s easy to understand why “Peace of Mind” was omitted from the standard edition _13_ full length. The riffs are recycled. Iommi goes through the motions with the call and response palm-mutes in another painfully stiff song that does pick up a bit with that massive drum fill over the mid-section, giving way to an urgent, purposeful guitar part. Still, that riff would’ve been better suited elsewhere on the swansong record. —JDVertigo
74. “PARIAH” - _13_ (2013) Sabbath were all about the jam back in the day. And when crafting an effort where the intent is to recreate the vibe of the groundbreaking 1970 debut, it helps to kick out a boogie riff. And that’s just what they do after the bleak opening moments of “Pariah.” It’s a bummer they didn’t keep the momentum rolling, letting power chords ring out and it’s back into another snoozer verse / chorus setup.—JD
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73. “RAT SALAD” -_PARANOID_ (1970) Let’s not even try to beat around the bush: “Rat Salad” was Bill Ward’s response to “Moby Dick,” John Bonham’s iconic drum solo for Led Zeppelin, which, in turn, was an answer to Ginger Baker’s percussive showcase for Cream’s “Toad” — so there! As with those other tunes, guitar and bass bookend the central skin-bashing, but we’d be lying if we claimed that Bill’s showcase matched up with either one of its predecessors, making this a low-point in _Paranoid_, but one you still shouldn’t dismiss entirely. —ERWarner Bros.
72. “SWINGING THE CHAIN” - _NEVER SAY DIE!_ (1978) “Swinging the Chain” was one of two _Never Say Die!_ tracks on which Ozzy flatly refused to sing (“Breakout” being the other), though it’s a little harder to understand why as there were no offending horns or other obvious heresies afflicting this cut. Instead, fans were given another rare taste of Bill Ward’s unexpectedly versatile lead vocal skills on an otherwise undistinguished blues-rocker, complete with harmonica by one Jon Elstar, and occasional descents into more familiar doom riffs. —EREpic Records
71. “PSYCHO MAN” _REUNION_ (1998) In retrospect, “Psycho Man” neither adds nor subtracts anything noteworthy to the Black Sabbath discography, but it was positively thrilling when originally released in 1998 as one of two, brand new studio tracks recorded by Osbourne, Iommi, Butler and Ward after a 20-year hiatus. Now, it sounds almost as much like an Ozzy solo cut as Sabbath material, but King Iommi was as commanding as ever, so let’s not split hairs. Plus, the change of pace bridge still gets the blood pumping, every time. —ERVertigo
70. “ROCK ‘N’ ROLL DOCTOR” - _TECHNICAL ECSTASY_ (1976) A deliberate, made-to-order Black Sabbath radio single if ever there was one, “Rock ‘n’ Roll Doctor” is often dismissed (and justifiably so) as a reflection of Black Sabbath’s late ‘70s decline, but it’s also a reflection of heavy metal’s overall shift into hard rock near decade’s end, under pressure to fit into increasingly regimented, unadventurous radio playlists. Look at it that way, and the critics who disparagingly compared it to Kiss or Aerosmith were basically acting like spoiled teenagers blaming all of heavy metal’s troubles on mom and dad. Or something. —ERVertigo
69. “DEAR FATHER” - _13_ (2013) The final song on Black Sabbath’s final album — it’s got to be an all-timer right? Time to slam the book shut with some authority! If only that were the case. The bumpy _13_ hits a monster pothole by the name of “Dear Father,” a lackluster finale rife with stock tough guy riffs and an unforgivingly rigid performance from studio skinsman Brad Wilk. The linear approach to the songwriting leaves little space for redemption, but we’ll admit that the thunder echoing in the distance is a nice little bookend on Sabbath’s studio catalog — if not a just a tad cheeky. —JDVertigo
68. “SHE’S GONE” - _TECHNICAL ECSTASY_ (1976) A teary, acoustic-driven ballad lamenting rejection by a lover is about as far away from inventing heavy metal as it gets, indicative of the band’s meandering creativity at the time. It’s a well-composed track, there’s no doubt about that, and it definitely stands tall among Black Sabbath’s dart-throws when it comes to ballads. By the way, does anyone else hear the similarity between the acoustic passage here and “Black Horsemen,” the closing track off King Diamond’s_Abigail_? —JD
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67. “AM I GOING INSANE (RADIO)” - _SABOTAGE_ (1975) _Sabotage_, by and large, saw Black Sabbath going back to their bludgeoning basics, following the unprecedented sophistication of _Sabbath Bloody Sabbath_, but the synth-dominated “Am I Going Insane (Radio)” was a notable, nails-on-chalkboard exception. However, its use of “radio” in the title was neither an admission that this was to be the album’s chosen single, nor a typo for “radio edit,” but a now obscure bit of slang in which “radio-rental” rhymed with “mental.” So much confusion for such a mediocre song! —ERVertigo
66. “GYPSY” - _TECHNICAL ECSTASY_ (1976) A tale of two halves, “Gypsy” doesn’t make much of an impression over its first few minutes, simply bouncing along on a few decent riffs, bass grooves and melodies, plus an insistent tambourine, which may just be the most interesting part of the song. Things get much more exciting, or at least familiar, near the end, as minor chords and pounding piano triplets build a bridge to a dramatic and protracted denouement, draped in sorrowful Iommi leads and Ozzy’s trademarked sad clown vocals. —ERVertigo
65. “DAMAGED SOUL” - _13_ (2013) When the time came to record Black Sabbath’s long-awaited Ozzy reunion album, _13_, executive producer Rick Rubin gave Iommi, Geezer and Osbourne clear marching orders about reconnecting with their younger selves by cramming on those seminal LPs from the early ‘70s, and “Damaged Soul” is an obvious result of this process. One of the record’s bluesier, grooviest offerings, complete with a harmonica part, this is the song most redolent of Sabbath’s formative debut, checking that box for what it’s worth. —ERVertigo
64. “EMBRYO" (INSTRUMENTAL) - _MASTER OF REALITY_ (1971) There’s really no room for finger-picked acoustic diddies when you’re crafting the heaviest album ever made up to that point in time. Well, almost no room. Sabbath dedicated 90 seconds of precious space on their 1971 record to “Orchid,” a beautiful interlude that demonstrated Iommi did know how to do more than tear off muscular riffs and screaming blues solos — he just opted mostly not to. —JDVertigo
63. “LAGUNA SUNRISE (INSTRUMENTAL)” - _VOL. 4_ (1972) A placid instrumental, nestled within Vol. 4’s glorious, megalithic barrage, “Laguna Sunrise” was penned by Tony Iommi after watching the sun rise on Laguna Beach, California. Don’t ask us what kept the guitarist up all night (hmmmm?), but suffice it to say the sun doesn’t rise -- it sets -- on Laguna Beach, so there you go! Anywho, recruiting a string section to accompany Iommi’s acoustic neoclassical musings was a bright idea, even if the classical musicians refused to play their parts until they were notated properly. Snobs. —ERWarner Bros.
62. “JUNIOR’S EYES” - _NEVER SAY DIE!_ (1978) A glimpse of what might have been, “Junior’s Eyes” was one of several songs written by Sabbath during tentative jams with ex-Savoy Brown belter Dave Walker during Ozzy’s first, ultimately temporary ouster ahead of 1978’s _Never Say Die!_ LP. The song was duly reworked after Osbourne’s return and proved to be a highlight in an admittedly moribund album (check out Geezer’s memorable bass line and strong chorus to match), but you can still find demos featuring Walker’s vocals out on the world wide web. —ERWarner Bros.
61. “JOHNNY BLADE” - _NEVER SAY DIE!_ (1978) The first 30 seconds of “Johnny Blade” can best be described as an orgy of synthesizers. After which, the expected guitars, bass and drums interrupt, elevating the proceedings to a full-blown gang-bang … musically speaking, of course. If only this sordid story of a switchblade killer delivered a better “money shot” than the additional synthesizer ejaculations heard around the five-minute mark, but instead they merely break up an overlong song in dire need of better ideas to justify its six-and-a-half minutes. —EREpic Records
60. “SELLING MY SOUL” _REUNION_ (1998) “Selling My Soul,” one of two new songs written with the original lineup during their late ‘90s reformation and released on the 1998 _Reunion_ live collection, was a pleasant surprise for fans. Some parts were a bit familiar (“Iron Man,” anyone?) but it still carried enough of its own identity and a rejuvenated spirit to carry it through the quick runtime. While not remarkable, “Selling My Soul” is a strong albeit safe reunion song that time often forgets.—JD
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59. “METHADEMIC” - _13_ (2013) What is this a public service announcement? No, it’s just a song about the meth crisis called “Methademic,” which races by at blazing speed (no doom to be found here) and conveniently checks another box on Rick Rubin’s <>i13 “to-do” list for reviving vintage Black Sabbath. Envision that checklist with us, if you will, including a bullet for “drug anthem a la ‘Sweet Leaf,’” ‘Snowblind’ and ‘Hand of Doom:’ CHECK!” And there you haveit … —ER
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58. “A HARD ROAD” - _NEVER SAY DIE!_ (1978) As well as sounding like a strange cousin to Judas Priest’s “Heading Out to the Highway,” “A Hard Road” aptly evokes a feeling of rolling down the highway, via a hypnotic riff and steady drum beat that’s downright mesmerizing. And, because it’s so focused on barrelling right down the middle of the road (if you’ll forgive the pun), this song offers a welcome, safe hard rock haven from the sometimes reckless experimentation taking place on _Never Say Die!_ and its predecessor, _Technical Ecstasy_. —ERVertigo
57. “ORCHID" (INSTRUMENTAL) - _MASTER OF REALITY_ (1971) We know what you’re thinking — why include a 30-second instrumental bit? Most people probably treat “Embryo,” which is sandwiched between “After Forever” and “Children of the Grave,” as a mere afterthought. It’s significant in a couple ways: It’s very Beatles-esque and was used as a quick opportunity for Sabbath to keep some neat ideas that didn’t really gel with the songwriting approach generally adopted in _Master of Reality_. They were willing to experiment, but they wouldn’t let it derail the record. That would change a few years later though. —JDWarner Bros.
56. “OVER TO YOU” - _NEVER SAY DIE!_ (1978) In the context of the _Never Say Die!_ album, “Over to You” is a perfectly passable song — unremarkable but not gag-inducing. It’s a heavy song by lounge standards, to which the hyper-melodic piano runs speak to, but it’s just another confused pile of decent riffs ruined by leaps of desperation looking for any sort of creative spark. Oh, and KISS definitely lifted the single-note opening bit nearly a decade later on “Uh! All Night.” —JDVertigo
55. “ALL MOVING PARTS (STAND STILL)” - _TECHNICAL ECSTASY_ (1976) You gotta admit that “All Moving Parts (Stand Still)” is a pretty nifty, even thought-provoking title, and Geezer Butler never played a funkier bass line, but you have to wonder if he was taking the piss when he told biographer Mick Wall that he wrote these lyrics about “a transvestite who becomes President of the United States.” Musically, this cut head-bangs pretty convincingly before veering off into a comedic mid-section, in which Ozzy confirms that he “likes smoking pot” -- yeah, no shit, Sherlock! —ERVertigo
54. “FLUFF” - _SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH_ (1973) Probably the loveliest of Tony Iommi’s acoustic solo pieces, sprinkled across Black Sabbath’s albums, “Fluff” is likewise the most “robust” in composition. Whereas true interludes like “Embryo,” “Orchid” and “Don't Start (Too Late)” sound like studio knock-offs, distractedly captured in between takes, “Fluff,” for all its simplicity, was clearly premeditated and intertwined with several guitar melodies in counterpoint, plus Rick Wakeman’s piano, making it the ultimate Sabbath album palatecleanser. —ER
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53. “LIVE FOREVER” - _13_ (2013) With its doomy intro setting up a speedier, circular riff, “Live Forever” could have easily fit into a ‘90s Black Sabbath album such as _Forbidden_ or _Cross Purposes_, which isn’t necessarily a knock on it (those albums had their moments) ... but it’s sure ain’t no hearty endorsement, either. Suffice to say that this is one of those “just OK” tracks that called the entire exercise of recording new music with Ozzy into question. Still, better to have something than nothing at all. —EROzzfest
52. "SCARY DREAMS" — ONLY PLAYED LIVE This one has never appeared on any proper release and was never even recorded in a studio. We’ve only got live versions of “Scary Dreams,” which Sabbath played on the 2001 Ozzfest tour. The ideal blend of blues and atmospheric doom heard on the band’s first record reared its head 31 years later, inspiring hope that maybe the members had gotten the kinks out of their writing hangups and were on their way to a full-fledged record. But nope, it’d be another dozen years before that happened. Too bad Rick Rubin couldn’t coax them into tracking this one for that final album. —JDVertigo
51. “END OF THE BEGINNING” - _13_ (2013) While the title may sound clever, it’s really just a desperate and obvious way for Sabbath to launch into the final album of their career. Lazy lyrical inversions plague this track (“_Is this the end of the beginning? / Or the beginning of the end?_” // “_Is your life real or just pretend?_” // “_Rewinds the future to the past_”) and, instrumentally, meshing distinct aspects of “Electric Funeral” and “Black Sabbath” gets an eye roll and a lung-deflating sigh from this writer. Fortunately, they turn things around over the last half of the album opener and, damn, does Ozzysound great! —JD
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50. “SHOCK WAVE” - _NEVER SAY DIE!!_ (1978) For a song that rarely gets mentioned — like, ever — in any conversation about Black Sabbath, “Shock Wave” doesn’t have anything particularly wrong with it. In fact, it’s one of the more traditional sounding songs you’ll find on the rather untraditional _Never Say Die!_ album, packing a fair amount of potent power chords and a decent chorus whose only failing is forgetting to include the song’s title. Never underestimate the importance of that, kids. Even the alien “woo woos” that appear near the end come too late to offend, so maybe give “Shock Wave” a fresh listen, will you? —ERVertigo
49. “BACK STREET KIDS” - _TECHNICAL ECSTASY_ (1976) Much like Led Zeppelin’s “Wearing and Tearing” a few years later, “Back Street Kids” felt like a message to punk rockers, reminding them who the original rebels were with its big, rumbling riffing and defiant lyrics proclaiming that “_Nobody I know is gonna take my rock 'n’ roll away from me_.” But the song still makes room for some synths, as if to prepare fans for the unexpected sounds still ahead of them on _Technical Ecstasy_, as if the album’s blindingly pale, Hipgnosis-designed cover art wasn’t jarring enough.—ER
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48. “ZEITGEIST” - _13_ (2013) Everyone knows _13_ was a calculated exercise in nostalgia, aimed at legitimizing the first full Black Sabbath album with Ozzy (and tragically sans Bill) on vocals in 35 years, but did they really have to go so far as to craft an unapologetic “Planet Caravan” knockoff in “Zeitgeist”? That being said, this was rather compelling little number, highlighted by bluesy licks from Iommi and a strong Osbourne vocal, but bringing back the bongos really was a tad much. —ERVertigo
47. “YOU WON’T CHANGE ME” - _TECHNICAL ECSTASY_ (1976) As Sabbath sought musical progression on their maligned 1976 effort, they sounded stylistically lost. They did strike gold though on “You Won’t Change Me.” The song remained true to their red-eyed, foggy-headed selves in its mostly doomy riffing, but it was all done with a progressive bent, heavily utilizing lumbering piano passages for support and a wickedly catchy keyboard motif. We can’t help but think this was the overall intent for the full record, but Sabbath just fell embarrassingly short of their aim. —JDVertigo
46. “LOOKING FOR TODAY” - _SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH_ (1973) A weak link in an otherwise brilliant long-player, 1973’s _Sabbath Bloody Sabbath_, “Looking for Today was sequenced seventh out of eight songs -- where bands and producers dump their filler material, hoping you’ll be too stoned to notice, by the time it rolls around. But let’s not unfairly castigate this song for merely being solid amid superlative material, because, nonsensical lyrics aside, it’s a pretty catchy little bugger. —ERVertigo
45. “AGE OF REASON” - _13_ (2013) A standout from 2013’s oft-criticized _13_ LP, “Age of Reason” rode a spectacular Iommi riff to victory, briefly suspending all the arguments, pro and con, with a metallic clinic so pure, everything was suddenly forgiven. What’s more, the song’s lyrics about humanity’s persistent self-destructive stupidity were classic Black Sabbath, including prescient lines such as: “_Sustainable extinction, A fractured human race_,” “Prozac days and sleepless hours / Seeds of change that don't bear fruit,” etc. This is the wayit’s done! —ER
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44. “SUPERTZAR” - _SABOTAGE_ (1975) What would happen if Black Sabbath went out to the symphony? Why, “Supertzar,” of course. This curious experiment from _Sabotage_ set a spirited, dowright bombastic performance by the English Chamber Choir to a more familiar collection of Iommi power chords, with head-scratching results. Mind you: the song has no words, just an abundance of “oohs” and “aahs,” which push it into the realm of movie soundtracks, now and then, and straight to the looney bin, most of the time. And yet, strangely, it works! —ERVertigo
43. “GOD IS DEAD?” - _13_ (2013) If the entire concept and substance of _13_ could be condensed into just one of its songs, that song would be “God is Dead?” This near-nine-minute behemoth exemplifies all that was right and wrong about this divisive LP, which took such pains to check off every box (including the cliches) when it came to replicating the classic Black Sabbath spirit and aesthetic (minus paying Bill Ward a respectable wage), that the entire exercise felt despairingly cynical and superficial. As a result, love / hate responses vary wildly, depending on the mindset with which one approaches this song, on any given day.—ER
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42. “ST. VITUS DANCE” - _VOL. 4_ (1972) “St. Vitus Dance” takes its name from a nervous system disorder (known today as Sydenham's chorea) whose victims suffer from jerking and uncontrollable movements. The affliction, in turn, took its old name from the patron boy saint of actors, comedians and especially dancers, whose apocryphal martyrdom included dying spasms of a similarly uncontrolled nature. So leave it to Black Sabbath to write a love advice song (“_You think she wants your money / But it’s you she wants instead_”) around this gruesome concept. And, of course, the song also later inspired the moniker of another set of doom icons from Southern California. —ERWarner Bros.
41. “AIR DANCE” - _NEVER SAY DIE!_ (1978) When the rest of the prog scene was crumbling around the U.K. Tony, Geezer and Bill (Ozzy was probably drifting in and out of consciousness) went, “All right mates, looks like it’s up to us.” Or at least that’s what “Air Dance” makes it sound like. It’s got the overall makeup of a lounge song with feather-tickling piano parts and the back half can comfortably be nestled somewhere in Steven Wilson’s catalog, making it one of Sabbath’s more brilliantly peculiar songs, even if it’s one you don’t necessarily find yourself coming back to unless you’ve got to write a list likethis. —JD
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40. “NEVER SAY DIE” - _NEVER SAY DIE_ (1978) Despite major fractures within the group that would ultimately spell the end for this revered original lineup, Sabbath were still capable of finding a modicum of strength. Ironically titled given the band’s dire circumstances, “Never Say Die” does indeed inspire hope with its sunny day riffing and surprisingly strong vocal from Ozzy, who was deep in substance abuse while also having recently dealt with the death of his father. —JDVertigo
39. “BEHIND THE WALL OF SLEEP” - _BLACK SABBATH_ (1970) A nice little bundle of ideas, “Behind the Wall of Sleep” is one of the comparatively brighter moments on Sabbath’s eponymous debut, despite the repeated line, “Turns your body to a corpse.” The jingle-jangle melody set against a downer riff sets the scene and from there it’s all blues — a heaving but upbeat lick from Iommi and a reverb-drenched lyric from Ozzy in the good ol’ call and response fashion make up most of this one. It’s a fine tune, but would have benefitted from some more time to properly flesh things out. —JDVertigo
38. “LONER” - _13_ (2013) What makes “Loner” the best song on _13_? It doesn’t fecklessly rehash lesser versions of songs we’ve already heard on Sabbath’s first record. Instead, it creeps up over a decade in that timeline, sounding a little close to “Country Girl” from the Ronnie James Dio-fronted _Mob Rules_. It’s a smirking, slightly uptempo jam with a fun vocal delivery, joyously juxtaposing the isolationist themes Geezer Butler gloriously recaptured here. —JDVertigo
37. “WHO ARE YOU” - _SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH_ (1973) Composed by Ozzy as he was teaching himself to operate a mini-moog synthesizer he’d purchased (but thankfully performed on the LP by keyboard magician Rick Wakeman), “Who Are You?” is _Sabbath Bloody Sabbath_’s resident oddball. More interesting than necessarily good, the song was also hurt by vague lyrics, which frankly sound as though they were phoned in. Still, there’s a lovely classical section halfway through (once again, showcasing Wakeman’s limitless talents) and, as with all the songs on this LP, Sabbath never sounded better.—ER
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36. “DIRTY WOMEN” - _TECHNICAL ECSTASY_ (1976) “Dirty Women” was the most “conventional” song on Black Sabbath’s least “conventional” album, _Technical Ecstasy_, and was intentionally placed last in the track-sequence, after all the experiments, good and bad (but mostly bad), were through. As such, the song feels like something of a bridge between the increasingly tired Sabbath doom machine of old and the renewed vigor of both the Dio-fronted Sabbath (listen for it in Iommi’s solo section) and Ozzy’s unlikely solo rebirth. Honestly, its title doesn’t do this mature epic proper justice.—ERVertigo
35. “CHANGES” - _VOL. 4_ (1972) Tony Iommi spent some time tinkering with a piano, coming away with an entry level bit that serves as the crux of Sabbath’s weeping _Vol. 4_ ballad, “Changes.” Bolstered by a fantastic vocal and forlorn lyrics inspired by Bill Ward’s split with his wife, this track is a celebrated piece of counterintuitive Black Sabbath history. But let’s be honest here — that piano melody just isn’t very good and we can’t help but think that almost every cover version offers more substance. Go ahead and hate us, we can take it. —JDVertigo
34. “SLEEPING VILLAGE” _BLACK SABBATH_ (1970) For such a short song, “Sleeping Village” contains a lot of ideas, stringing together what sounds like three songs into one. First up, we hear a bubbling guitar sound, Ozzy singing in a voice he rarely used again, and producer Rodger Bain on mouth harp performed by producer, then a fetching passage of nasty, protean doom, followed by a blues / jazz freakout that may well have been improvised in the studio, as it was no doubt done on stage. Mind you: None of it was called “A Bit of Finger,” not even the intro, since this was just an invented title to make it seem like there were more songs here to satisfy publishing stipulations in the U.S. —ERVertigo
33. “WICKED WORLD” _BLACK SABBATH_ (1970) A spidery little number with its lead guitar licks and crashing percussion, “Wicked World” is an overlooked highlight of Sabbath’s seminal debut record. Elsewhere on the album, Ozzy’s voice lacked confidence, which actually aided the dark, nervous charm of the music, but here he displays conviction and power. Perhaps it’s the words, which condemn war (this would be a recurring theme) and address the lack of concern for human life and wellbeing, that pushed him over the edge. —JDVertigo
32. “THE THRILL OF IT ALL” - _SABOTAGE_ (1975) When you’re on a hot streak like this Birmingham bunch was, you can make almost anything work. Hand claps? Fuck it, throw ‘em in there! One of the more melodic songs in the Black Sabbath catalog, “The Thrill of It All” is a song with two distinct halves — Iommi’s rigid, staccato-heavy riffing and the wing-spreading momentum gained later on, alongside a subtly magnificent keyboard melody that inspired a unique change of direction for the band they’d ultimately fail to capitalize on over their ensuing pair of records. —JDVertigo
31. “THE WRIT” - _SABOTAGE_ (1975) One of the underrated stalwarts found on 1975’s _Sabotage_, “The Writ” could use more frequent mentions alongside other Black Sabbath progressive doom epics. The lyrics were primarily written not by Geezer Butler, but by Ozzy himself. At the time, Black Sabbath were being sued by a former manager who’d ripped them off for millions, yet somehow believed he was entitled to more, forcing the band to essentially tour incessantly in order to cover their legal bills. This state of affairs not only inspired the song’s title (a “writ” being another term for “subpoena”) but Ozzy’s incredulous response through song, as he angrily demanded, “Are you Satan? Areyou a man?” —ER
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30. “ELECTRIC FUNERAL” -_PARANOID_ (1970) If you catalogued every heavy metal song recorded in the 1980s, maybe 25 percent would be about the looming threat of a nuclear holocaust (OK, we may be exaggerating here), and they all owe a debt of inspiration to “Electric Funeral.” Yet another one of _Paranoid_’s heavy metal building blocks, dedicated to the dark side of life, the song complemented its evocative post-apocalyptic lyrics with a sinister acid rock wah-wah effect and frenzied mid-section and barking mad Ozzy vocal that intentionally left listeners unsettled from start to finish. —ERVertigo
29. “SOLITUDE” - _MASTER OF REALITY_ (1971) Sabbath’s massive weed intake meant one thing — the inevitable comedown. “Solitude” carries a similar aesthetic to King Crimson’s “I Talk to the Wind” with its breathy arrangement and softly sung words of hopeless abandon. The repetition of Butler’s hypnotic bass line as flutes pan in and out, trailing off into the distance offer time for personal self-reflection and is the perfect mental pit-stop before being ripped from a meditative state when the closer, “Into the Void,” come stomping out of the speakers. —JDVertigo
28. “SPIRAL ARCHITECT” - _SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH_ (1973) One of _Sabbath Bloody Sabbath_’s crowning achievements, “Spiral Architect” surely ranks among the most sophisticated compositions in Black Sabbath’s arsenal, both lyrically and musically. When asked about the former, bassist Geezer Butler said he was pondering the scientific miracles of DNA (sounds like a Rush song!), and how they combined with life experiences to produce a wholly unique individual. And, regarding the latter, there was the comical incident of the symphony orchestra contracted to perform, which couldn’t fit into the studio, requiring desperate measures and Ozzy humming parts as the conductor. ‘Tis a miracle the song turned out so great. —ERVertigo
27. “CORNUCOPIA” - _VOL. 4_ (1972) This compact doom nugget wastes no time proving itself: briskly moving beyond a sinister, sluggish riff into a driving tempo, punctuated by monstrous kit abuse from wild man Bill Ward. Yet its lyrics may be even more impressive, as they provide a lucid piece of commentary against rank consumerism. They also showcase another reminder of Geezer Butler’s far-ranging interests as a lyricist. Among his observations: “_Let them have their little toys / Matchbox cars and more kids’ joys ... Freedom’s yours just pay your dues / We just want your soul to use_” -- the point being, everything’s for sale, including one’s very soul. —ERVertigo
26. “TOMORROW’S DREAM” - _VOL. 4_ (1972) Black Sabbath were never a “singles” band, meaning that their considerable sales were consummated in the shape of full albums, rather than individual mega-hits that raced up the charts or dominated radio airwaves. But had the marketplace been more open to Sabbath’s kind of music, “Tomorrow’s Dream” would have been a serious single candidate -- as much for its succinct framework and relative “hooks,” as for lyrics that were almost (almost) optimistic, e.g. “_When sadness fills my days / It’s time to turn away / And then tomorrow’s dreams / Become reality to me._” See what we mean?—ER
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25. “SABBRA CADABRA” - _SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH_ (1973) By all accounts, Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham (an old friend of the Sabbath boys, since their salad days as struggling musicians) was very keen to play drums on “Sabbra Cadabra,” but with all due respect to the great Bonzo, we’re quite happy with Bill Ward’s performance, thank you very much. Ditto Rick Wakeman’s keyboard contributions to the song (paid for in beer, we are told), starting with its striking mid-section and elevating the whole affair to another level, all the way to the boogie-laden finish. —ERVertigo
24. “AFTER FOREVER” - _MASTER OF REALITY_ (1971) In 1971, Geezer Butler was clearly grappling with the concept of religion and the afterlife. While the occult may have drawn his interest, it wasn’t his sole interest. On “After Forever,” Sabbath caught a bad rap for the line about seeing the pope on the end of a rope, but those who objected didn’t read further into the message, which mocked the notion of shunning religion, suggesting naysayers would have a change of heart when the reaper would eventually call their name. —JDVertigo
23. “HOLE IN THE SKY” - _SABOTAGE_ (1975) The opening cut on 1975’s _Sabotage_, “Hole in the Sky,” comes out of nowhere and pretty much goes right back there four minutes later; but it serves up a single-minded bludgeoning, in between, hardly wavering from its loping, neanderthal strides along the way. All of which perfectly suits the song’s lyrics, sung from the view (or lack thereof) inside a mental institution by a patient who is (and we paraphrase) “seeing nowhere through the eyes of a lie; getting closer to the end of the line; living in a room without any view; living free because the rent's never due.” In light of this, the song’s abrupt cold ending is entirely apropos. —ERVertigo
22. “WHEELS OF CONFUSION / THE STRAIGHTENER” - _VOL. 4_ (1972) Lay it on me, Tony Iommi! That opening lead is the sound of a heart ripping in half, filtered through the hands of God (still Iommi) and a cranked Marshall amp. It doesn’t last long though and it’s back to the mid-tempo plodding we’re all familiar with. Ozzy shines on the band’s first self-produced record, delivering a mystic quality to words that reflect on the loss of innocence as everyday life takes its toll, leaving one searching for purpose on “Wheels of Confusion,” which tacks on a chipper jam session at the end, dubbed “The Straightener.” —JDVertigo
21. “PLANET CARAVAN” -_PARANOID_ (1970) Throughout its history, heavy metal has lived with the informal “Stairway to Heaven Rule,” which dictates that every album needs at least one power ballad to offset the surrounding head-banging mayhem and, presumably, give them a chance at radio airplay. But most people appear to forget that “Stairway” wasn’t released until 1971, and by then “Planet Caravan” had obviously preempted this “rule,” floating over plumes of smoke (we’ll let you figure out which kind of smoke) for a dreamy, psychedelic trip across the universe … or something. —ERVertigo
20. “A NATIONAL ACROBAT” - _SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH_ (1973) This key track from the _Sabbath Bloody Sabbath_ LP contrasts a doleful doom riff (written by Geezer Butler, then elaborated on by Iommi) against a spidery melody in a typically intriguing arrangement, but its music doesn’t even begin to tell the whole story. No, leave that to Geezer’s elliptical lyrics where he ponders the miracle of birth and the unlikely odyssey undertaken by the lone sperm that makes it all the way to the egg … and we are left to ponder what chemicals he was ingesting that inspired all this. —ERVertigo
19. “THE WIZARD” - _BLACK SABBATH_ (1970) “The Wizard” is easily the weirdest tune on Black Sabbath’s already rather weird debut, and a major anomaly in the band’s career, as it’s dominated not by Iommi’s six-string thunder but Ozzy’s remedial harmonica playing, honking wildly over it all. Not surprisingly, the song was inspired by the wizard Gandalf from Tolkien’s _The Lord of the Rings_, but other rumors suggest the band’s friendly neighborhood drug dealers may have played a part as well. No matter: the musical end results are both exotic and divisive, but no one can say they’re not unique in the Sabbath oeuvre. —ERVertigo
18. “LORD OF THIS WORLD” - _MASTER OF REALITY_ (1971) Get it, Geezer Butler! The secret to Black Sabbath’s punishing heaviness was Butler’s bass in tandem with Iommi’s hulking riffs and, on “Lord of This World,” four strings best six. Bill Ward’s unrepentant downbeat keeps the otherwise jovial, bobbing rhythm from being too much fun — fun isn’t allowed when the Devil is involved. Still, they weren’t singing praise of the beast, instead wondering how people can be driven and tempted by evil when you can freely choose to love. Sabbath wore bell-bottoms — what did you reallyexpect? —JD
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17. “FAIRIES WEAR BOOTS” -_PARANOID_ (1970) The final song on _Paranoid_ has one of the more interesting stories to tell. While, at first impression, its lyrics may suggest a particularly funny acid trip experienced by Geezer and Ozzy, involving real fairies in a Tolkien-esque fantasy, they were actually written in response to fight-starting skinheads who sometimes caused trouble at Sabbath’s club shows. And its music owes a great deal to a 1969 song called “Ain't Ya Coming Home, Babe?” by British blues rockers Blodwyn Pig. They were led by erstwhile Jethro Tull guitarist Mick Abrams and clearly influenced Iommi in countless ways (as his brief stint playing in Tull can attest). —ERVertigo
16. “SNOWBLIND” - _VOL. 4_ (1972) “Snowblind” is the third and final entry in Black Sabbath’s “drug trilogy” (the first being _Paranoid_’s “Hand of Doom” and the second _Master of Reality_’s “Sweet Leaf”), and it’s surely the slowest song ever composed about (or performed under the influence of) cocaine. Indeed, this is an archetypal doom titan from the best band in the business, showcasing Ward’s innovative time changes and the rest of the band in top form. Finally, the ascending and descending arpeggio in “Snowblind” bears more than a passing resemblance to Alice Cooper’s “I’m Eighteen,” released one year earlier to great success, so would it be a stretch to ponder a subliminal inspirational connection between the two songs together?—ER
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15. “HAND OF DOOM” -_PARANOID_ (1970) One of the most criminally underrated numbers from the Osbourne era, “Hand of Doom” has always been overshadowed by _Paranoid_’s other epic, the undeniable “War Pigs,” but there’s no more harrowing interpretation of the horrors of heroin addiction than this song’s dynamic swings from the rush of injection to nodding off. This song is also the first chapter in Sabbath’s unofficial “drug trilogy,” completed by _Master of Reality_’s pot-celebrating “Sweet Leaf” and _Vol. 4_’s cocaine condemning “Snowblind.”—ER
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14. “KILLING YOURSELF TO LIVE” - _SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH_ (1973) One of the all-time, underappreciated Sabbath classics, “Killing Yourself to Live” has everything you’ll find in a “War Pigs” or “Symptom of the Universe,” except due recognition across the band’s fan base. There’s the typically upside-down lyric, rooted in drug abuse to go with a wealth of imaginative Iommi riffs, busy Geezer bass, and emphatic Ward percussion, plus a psychedelic guitar part draped over the verses, and more groove than Sabbath could typically conjure. Amazing. —ERVertigo
13. “SUPERNAUT” - _VOL. 4_ (1972) A favorite of fans and fellow musicians alike (even Frank Zappa dug it!), “Supernaut” has been covered by Ministry, Turisias, Coalesce and many others. And with good reason, since you won’t find a more instantly recognizable riff in the Sabbath discography -- so uncommonly groovy, relentless and energetic, you could play it all night long! And play it Sabbath did, for many a ‘70s tour, in which it would often serve as a springboard for Bill Ward’s drum solo -- one fans didn’t want to miss for a quick trip to the loo. —ERVertigo
12. “MEGALOMANIA” - _SABOTAGE_ (1975) The longest individual track of Black Sabbath’s career (we’re discounting the multiple songs billed as one from the debut record here) is also one of their most brilliant pieces of work. “Megalomania” seesaws between crunching, metallic might and wistful, hazy passages aided by Ozzy’s reverb-drenched vocal that distorts the senses. There’s big riffs, hairpin time changes, psychedelia and even some cowbell all in play on this progressivemasterpiece. —JD
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11. “N.I.B.” - _BLACK SABBATH_ (1970) Black Sabbath were still figuring out their sound on their first LP, resulting in a few sounds and styles (e.g. jazz, psychedelia) they would never revisit so intensely again and yielding just two songs determining the formula made legendary in the ensuing years. Those two songs were “Black Sabbath” and “N.I.B.,” which features one of heavy metal’s all-time signature bass lines, brilliant counterpoint riffs and melodies from Iommi, a bravura percussive assault from Bill Ward and, to top it all off, an occult-obsessed Geezer talking with Lucifer himself by way of an impassioned Ozzy vocal that conveyed the song’s terrifying vibes to perfection. —ERVertigo
10. “SYMPTOM OF THE UNIVERSE” - _SABOTAGE_ (1975) If Black Sabbath’s career had ended with 1975’s _Sabotage_ and, more specifically, its unmistakable creative climax, “Symptom of the Universe,” the metal world would have been robbed of some excellent music, to be sure, but the group’s shortened, six-album discography would be seen as a towering achievement. But we’re not here to ponder “what ifs,” nor the possible scenarios playing out in parallel dimensions; we’re here to rave over the final, irrefutably perfect composition laid down by the original Black Sabbath, in all of its complex, galloping, metaphysical glory. —ERVertigo
9. “PARANOID” -_PARANOID_ (1970) “Paranoid” may be Black Sabbath’s most famous song by a country mile, but it’s also very uncharacteristic of the group’s vintage, doom-laden sound. A last-minute addition to the sophomore LP that would bear its name, the song was improvised in short order, based on Led Zeppelin’s “Communication Breakdown,” yet it promptly graduated from filler to title track, once all involved recognized its concise, undeniable perfection. It was then released as a single in August, 1970, and muscled its way into the U.K. Top 5, while catapulting the _Paranoid_ album to No. 1 — Sabbath’s only chart topper until _13_, 43 years later. —ERVertigo
8. “INTO THE VOID” - _MASTER OF REALITY_ (1971) No sound system will do this one justice — you’ve just got to experience it live to understand that the opening riff here is maybe the heaviest riff ever written. It almost sounds as if it’s too heavy for Iommi and Butler to even hold up their instruments until the groove cuts it off. There’s a brilliant call and response between the rhythm and the free-falling guitar lick later on in “Into the Void,” while Bill Ward holds it down with expert restraint that keeps those rhythms bouncing off anti-gravity trampolines. —JDVertigo
7. “UNDER THE SUN / EVERY DAY COMES AND GOES” - _VOL. 4_ (1972) One of Sabbath’s truly underrated tracks, “Under the Sun / Every Day Comes and Goes,” caps off an otherwise relatively upbeat record (credit: literal piles of cocaine) on a remarkably heavy note, even by their own already established standards of sonic tectonics. Countering the message on the previous year’s “After Forever,” this one essentially tells preacher-types to shove it and to unchain yourself from conformist ways of thinking. There’s a reason hippies did LSDand not coke. —JD
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6. “IRON MAN” -_PARANOID_ (1970) As we all know, Black Sabbath was busy laying down the fundamental rules of heavy metal and doom across their first few albums, but “Iron Man” from 1970’s sophomore _Paranoid_ is arguably the archetypal doom song. Its signature riff was so iconic and unforgettable, all Ozzy could do was mimic it note for note with his vocal while proclaiming Geezer’s haunting lyrics about a spurned hero returning from the grave to “kill the people he once saved.” Throw in some final trimmings such as Iommi’s leviathan string bends, Ward’s galloping drums and Ozzy’s distorted opening line “I am Iron Man!” (recorded through a metal fan) and one of Sabbath’s all-time classics was born. —ERVertigo
5. “SWEET LEAF” - _MASTER OF REALITY_ (1971) The ultimate stoner jam! That’s Tony Iommi coughing his lungs up after hitting a joint that opens this song and the _Master of Reality_ album, which segues into a sweat-soaked, burly riff that practically launched the stoner metal genre in its entirety. Lyrically, it’s an open ode to the intoxicating plant, which Geezer Butler credited for expanding consciousness, urging newbies to take a toke and unravel the mysteries of their own mind. —JDVertigo
4. “SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH” - _SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH_ (1973) To many Black Sabbath fans, and even the original four band members themselves, 1973’s _Sabbath Bloody Sabbath_ was the “pinnacle” -- the album in which their creative powers and hard-won experience converged to deliver their most mature and sophisticated musical expression. Ironically, the album’s inspired sessions were preceded by a crippling, if brief, case of writer’s block that Iommi overcame after piecing together this iconic title track. It condensed the breadth of the album’s greatness, and then everything else flowedfrom that. —ER
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3. “CHILDREN OF THE GRAVE” - _MASTER OF REALITY_ (1971) Tony Iommi is so damn good at writing riffs that, on at least one occasion (“Children of the Grave”), he only needed one hand… well, mostly. The open-note chugging pattern was felt with extra effect as it was one of three _Master of Reality_ songs in which the guitarist tuned down one-and-a-half steps, providing Sabbath with a newfound playground of heaviness. Despite its sinister sound, this is a purebred hippie rally cry that denounces war, urging the youth ordered to war to push for peace instead. —JDVertigo
2. “WAR PIGS” -_PARANOID_ (1970) Before there was “War Pigs,” there was “Walpurgis,” a severely morbid tale of a witches’ sabbath that even boasted lines about “bodies burning in red ashes,” a “church in ruins” and “eating dead rats’ innards.” This is one instance though where record label paranoia (see what we did there?) and tail-tucking did a band some good. They thought it was too Satanic, and the band flipped it into an anti-war anthem that has stood as not just an all-time metal classic, but a flawless composition among the best in the entirety of written and recorded music. Bill Ward’s perfect execution of rhythm in motion, Ozzy’s damning cries, that swaying bass groove of Geezer Butler and Tony Iommi’s elastic riffing make the teetering energy of “War Pigs” simply unmatched. —JDVertigo
1. “BLACK SABBATH” - _BLACK SABBATH_ (1970) On this, the 50th anniversary of Black Sabbath’s debut album, no song is better suited to represent all that they stand for than the eponymous number that launched not just their career, but the very musical genre we’re still talking about here. With its torrential downpour, ominous tolling bell, Ozzy’s terrified wails and Iommi’s spine-chilling riffs, built around the infamous tritone known as “Diabolus in Musica” (once banned by the Catholic Church), “Black Sabbath” is literally a soundtrack of horror and despair. One that a more seasoned and sophisticated band could have never pulled off, and therein lies the secret and black magic responsible for capturing the spirit of heavy metal and then unleashing it unto the world, never to be contained again. —ER Filed Under: Black Sabbath Categories: Metal , News, Rock
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