

One can picture a dark and rainy night that date there are church bells ringing in the background. And since this is the first song of the album, it would make it the first heavy metal song ever.Īlthough one can debate forever over which song that was the first metal song, I think it has a certain appeal to think it was this song: It was released in February 1970 on Friday the 13th. Lundin from Stockholm, SwedenIt is worth mentioning that the album Black Sabbath is by many regarded as the first ever heavy metal album.Pippin from Rhye, CaHas anyone seen the music video on YouTube of this? The end is hilarious, what with Ozzy dancing around at the end like a demented monkey or what have you.The Devil's Interval gets a lot of hype, but anyone who has played around with the blues scale has likely played it. And many artists used the Devil's Interval before Black Sabbath, it was just more noticeable with Black Sabbath since they tended to play them slower and heavier. Black Sabbath was definitely not the band that popularized distorted guitars, as Jimi Hendrix was doing it before them. Geezer wrote just about every other Sabbath song. First off, this is one of the few songs Ozzy wrote lyrics for. Josh from Detroit, MiTo clear up a few things.Robert from Atlanta, GaThis song, Paranoid and War Pigs are also on Ozzy's solo album The Ozzman Cometh.

Luke from Dayton, OhI always thought it was about the apocalypse.Sam from Sydney, AustraliaI thought it was about ones encounter with Death & Hell since the lyrics say "Figure in black which points at me.Seth from Ingleside, Txit's simple to say: if Black Sabbath wasn't around, heavy metal wouldn't exist.Glenn from SydneyDoes anyone think about the similarity between the 3 tone riff and the start of Randy Rhoads lead break in over the mountain?.Paulo Pereira from Yonkers, NyDylan, that was Geezer Butler's experience, not Tony Iommi's.

Anyone who got to see the original line up during any period of their first 4 albums is ridiculously spoiled. Even if there isn't a fancy video attached.
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