His version of “War Pigs” was this weird guy with the sword in a glowing suit using long exposure techniques of light painting. The band’s record label hired the photographer Marcus Keef to create some artwork for the “War Pigs” title. Containing songs that later meant to be hymns for the metal scene like “War pigs”,”Iron Man” and “Paranoid” the group wanted to name the album “ War Pigs“. Paranoid was the second album by the band. I promised myself to check a bit more about this, so some months later, after listening to their songs again, I remembered it again and did a small research about it. I saw that cover many times since my teenage years, but only then it hit me! I never noticed before that it was created using Light Painting techniques! One of those guys was wearing a shirt of the Paranoid album. After one of the best shows I ‘ve seen the last years, and while we were loading out, I noticed one of the many fans who stayed there trying to get to see the band in person. My “day job” is doing lighting for concerts, events, theater, and last year I was lucky to see these guys from close while working for them on their gig here in Helsinki. One of the greatest hits ever and the classic song to be requested whenever any rock band plays is “Paranoid.” Even if you are not into this kind of music, there is no way you haven’t heard at least one song of them somehow. One of most influential bands ever for rock, they are considered to be pioneers of heavy metal music. It took 8 songs and 41 minutes to change the course of music history.I don’t think many people in this world hasn’t heard of Black Sabbath.
From Metallica to Iron Maiden to Nirvana to Soundgarden to Anthrax, and on and on and on literally every hard rock, metal and alternative rock band has a debt of gratitude to pay to this album. This album gave them a sense of belonging and an identity. The album and its riffs would go on to inspire outcasts and misfits for years to come. He is mocked and shunned and takes revenge on mankind, ultimately causing the apocalypse that he had witnessed in the future. When he returns to present day, he is turned to steel due to a magnetic field. It went on to #4 on the charts, remaining the band’s only Top 10 single.Īnother iconic riff on the record is ‘Iron Man,’ one of the band’s signature songs, a song about man that travels to the future and witnesses the apocalypse. In total, from inception to final recording, the song took 25 minutes. Ozzy Osbourne came up with the melody and soon enough they were recording the song. Iommi started playing the riff, which inspired Geezer Butler to quickly scrawl down the lyrics. In the studio, the band realised that they didn’t have enough songs for the record. But no more iconic riff than the next song and title track. ‘War Pigs’ is one of the most iconic metal riffs of all time, coupled with a perfect drum performance from Bill Ward. “Generals gathered in their masses/Just like witches at black masses.” In 7 months, their sound had progressed so much and the fledgling genre they were pioneering was starting to take flight.
The album opens with the slow sludgy guitar sounds of ‘War Pigs’ accompanied by a siren a call to arms in the truest sense, before the tempo picks up.
Building on the sound that they had pioneered on their debut record, most of the songs on this record were born out on-stage jams. Coming only 7 months after their debut record, ‘Paranoid’ is arguably Black Sabbath’s greatest record and one of the greatest Heavy Metal records of all time.
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