Children of the Grave / Solitude

by Black Sabbath

Children of the Grave / Solitude cover art
  • Type: Single
  • Released: 1971
  • Label: Vertigo
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Community rating: 4.43/5 from 5 ratings

Artists on this release: Rodger Bain

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Built upon a galloping, violently heavy guitar riff, this anti-war anthem aggressively addressed the looming threat of nuclear annihilation and the Vietnam conflict. The driving, percussive intensity permanently established a faster, more aggressive rhythmic template that would deeply influence the impending evolution of extreme metal.

Genres

Descriptors: protest, war, political, rhythmic, metallic

Tracklist

  1. Children Of The Grave
  2. Solitude

Credits

  • Black Sabbath - primary artist
  • Bill Ward - written-by
  • Geezer Butler - written-by
  • Ozzy Osbourne - written-by
  • Tony Iommi - written-by

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