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| "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" | ||||
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| Single by Black Sabbath | ||||
| from the album Sabbath Bloody Sabbath | ||||
| B-side | "Changes" | |||
| Released | 26 October, 1973 | |||
| Recorded | 1973 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
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| Label | Castle | |||
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| Producer(s) | Black Sabbath | |||
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"Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" is the opening title track of English rock band Black Sabbath's 1973 album of the same name.
Its main riff has been cited as "the riff that saved Black Sabbath"[1] because Tony Iommi, who wrote most of the band's music, had been suffering from writer's block.[2][3] They resorted to drastic measures (including renting out the supposedly haunted Clearwell Castle to live in) to inspire him.[2][3]
The song has been singled out for praise by hard rock and heavy metal guitar players, with Slash from Guns N' Roses stating to Guitar World in 2008, "The outro to 'Sabbath Bloody Sabbath' is the heaviest sh** I have ever heard in my life. To this day, I haven't heard anything as heavy that has as much soul." Brent Hinds of Mastodon agrees, telling Nick Bowcott in 2008, "The 'dreams turn to nightmares, Heaven turns to Hell' riff at the end of that song is unbeatable."
- ^ "Julian Cope presents Head Heritage | Unsung | Reviews | Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath". Headheritage.co.uk. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ^ a b Gulla, Bob (2009). Guitar gods : the 25 players who made rock history. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. p. 138. ISBN 978-0313358067.
- ^ a b Lammers, Tony Iommi with T.J. (2012). Iron man : my journey through heaven and hell with Black Sabbath (1st Da Capo Press pbk. ed.). Boston, MA: Da Capo Press. ISBN 978-0306821455.