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Wikipedia article{{Infobox song | name = Children of the Grave | cover = Black Sabbath- Children of the Grave.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Black Sabbath | album = Master of Reality | B-side = Solitude | released = | recorded = Island Studios, London, England | studio = | venue = | genre = Heavy metal | length = | label = Vertigo | writer = Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward | producer = Rodger Bain | prev_title = After Forever | prev_year = 1971 | next_title = Iron Man | next_year = 1971 }} "'Children of the Grave'" is a song by English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, from their 1971 album 'Master of Reality'. The song lyrically continues with the same anti-war themes brought on by "War Pigs" and "Electric Funeral" from 'Paranoid'. The song has been featured on a number of greatest hits and live albums by Black Sabbath, as well as by the band's lead vocalist Ozzy Osbourne during his solo career. Track listing# "Children of the Grave" (Edit) 3:47 # "Solitude" - 3:45 Legacy"Children of the Grave" is widely considered one of Black Sabbath's greatest songs. In 2020, 'Kerrang' ranked the song number six on their list of the 20 greatest Black Sabbath songs, and in 2021, 'Louder Sound' ranked the song number five on their list of the 40 greatest Black Sabbath songs. Cover versionsWhite Zombie versionThe band White Zombie covered "Children of the Grave" (with slightly altered lyrics) for the Black Sabbath tribute album 'Nativity in Black'. It was later released as a promo single in 1994. The cover did not chart, but did receive some radio airplay on active rock stations in America. Track listing Personnel ;White Zombie *Rob Zombie vocals *Jay Yuenger guitar *Sean Yseult bass *Phil Buerstatte drums ;Production *Bryan Carlstrom production *White Zombie production *Bob Chiappardi executive producer *Terry Date mixing Nepal versionThe Argentine thrash metal band Nepal recorded a cover version of the song for their third studio album, 'Manifiesto' (1997).Havok versionAmerican thrash metal band Havok included a cover of the song on their third studio album, 'Unnatural Selection' (2013).Master versionAmerican death metal band Master covered the song for their 1990 debut album 'Master'. Whilst keeping the clean finger picking intro of Embryo and the opening build up, the rest of the cover is more similar to the style of Venom.Jazz Sabbath versionEnglish jazz trio Jazz Sabbath released an instrumental jazz rendition of this song on their 2020 self-titled debut album.Racer X versionAmerican heavy metal band Racer X covered this song and released it as a bonus track in the European/Japanese edition of the album 'Technical Difficulties' (1999).ReferencesCategory:Black Sabbath songs Category:1971 songs Category:Anti-war songs Category:White Zombie (band) songs Category:1994 singles Category:Songs written by Ozzy Osbourne Category:Songs written by Tony Iommi Category:Songs written by Geezer Butler Category:Songs written by Bill Ward (musician) Category:Columbia Records singles Category:Vertigo Records singles | |
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