The prince of darkness has left a long shadow on the history of metal from music to hip hop, passing through the Swedish pop Indie
When it helps to introduce the Sabbath Black node Rock and Roll Hall of Famethe drummer of Metallic, Lars UlrichReflex: “In every day, the Heavy Metal genre could well underline how” music derived from Sabbath Black‘”But the scope of the influence of Sabbath and from Ozzy Osbourne It goes far beyond, echoing in the cover versions of their songs reinterpreted such as soul, Swedish pop rock and industrial metal. Here are 10 of the best and most surprising versions of songs originally sung by Prince of Darkness.
Buctlele Surfers, ‘Sud Sudi’
1987
Music “Polica of sweat”by the Texan band Buttlele surferslaunched in 1987, it is almost a cover of “Sweet Leaf”from Sabbath Black – But only almost. The guitarist Paul Leary transforms the original riff into something more acute and nervous, while drummers King Coffee AND Tersa Taylor The drums and the singer is aiming strong Gibby Haynes Ignore the original texts completely to scream … something strange, buried in the fog of chaotic sound. However, the relatively sticky melody makes the track the “gateway” ideal for the psychedelic and noisy sound of Surfers – a sound that, in the alternative rocky clubs of the 80s, was almost influential as the Sabbath He went to the metal. AS Haynes He says in the iconic spoken introduction: “By the way, if you come to your mother this weekend, don’t forget to tell them … Satan! Satan! – Joe Gross
Sir Mix-A-Lot, “Iron Man”
1988
Years before Public Enemy joint Anthrax, Sir Mix-A-Lot Collaborated with the noisy band Metallic ChurchAlso from Seattle, in his debut album Swass1988, in a Rap-Rock reinterpretation of “Iron Man”Eternal classic of Sabbath Black. THE Bumpsaurus He reports the science fiction themes of the song to the reality of the streets: “I have childhood scars and the streets are my life / girls have laughed, who now ask to be the wife of Mix-a-Lot“But the heavy and surprising riff of Tony Iommi It remains practically intact. “‘King of Rock’from Run-dmcIt was a milestone, but I wanted to do something heavier, in metal. I love the heavy metal, the very heavy sound, “he said Mix to Cipolla AV club. “I’m the guy you see Ozzfest“. – Christopher r weingarten
1000 DJ Homo, “Supernaut”
1990
If there is one thing that At the Jourgensenof industrial rock icons MinistryI liked it as much as the party was to create parallel projects with strange names. One of these projects has produced some killers – and no longer powerful than their version “Supernaut”classic Vol. 4 From Sabbath. Cavattero, champions and distorted guitar soils make everything even more explosive. Jourgensen In the end he hired the voice of the official version, but for the label reasons, the registration with Trent Reznorfrom Nine nails inhIt has been set aside for years. Both versions remain accurate hymns for any Gothic clue.
Motörhead, “Hellraiser”
1992
Among the metal fans, it is known that Lemmysinger of MotörheadAND Ozzy Osbourne They were great friends. In an edition of SXSW in 2001, Sharon Osbourne He commented that the two – both history enthusiasts – loved to spend hours watching documentaries on the Second World War together, at the house of Osbourne. This song was composed of them in collaboration with the guitarist of Ozzy, Zakk Wylde. The version of Ozzy (Published on the album More tears1991) is one of those who increase the fist in the air, but the record of Motörheadlaunched in 1992, it seems even heavier – with the bass of Lemmy oscillating like a demolition ball. Not by chance, the track entered the soundtrack of Helliser III: Hell on Earth.
Pantera, “Planet caravan”
1994
When the album Well beyond drivingfrom PantherIt was published in 1994, it became the heaviest album to reach first place in the rankings so far. You Cowboys from Hellas they were known, they were declared fans of the Masters of reality – so much that they recorded powerful versions of “Electric funeral” AND “Hole in the sky” From Sabbath Black at different times of the career. While, Pushed ends with a version of “Planet caravan”1970, touched with acoustic guitar and congas – a psychedelic journey wrapped in a dark aura, which refers to the hippies of the hippies of Sabbath As for the grunge disconnected of the time. The bassist of Panther, Rex Brownunderlines the first guitarist’s passionate outlet Dimebag Darrell Like your band’s favorite guitar solo.
Cardigans, “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath”
1994
Leaving Jönköping in Sweden in the early 90s, the Cardigans It was a fascinating indie pop band that surprised the cute and dancing success “Lovefool”. On paper, there were a thousand championships of the Sabbath Black. In fact, the band’s main members started playing Heavy Metal and paid tribute to the founder group of the genre with its version of lounge-pop full of affection a “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath”in the debut album Emmerdale1994. Two years later, they showed how much they loved Ozzy When they do it “Iron Man” In your prominent album First band on the moonThe same album that brought “Lovefool”.
Metallica, “Sabra Cadabra”
1998
When the most famous metal band has ever released a covers in 1998, he was unable to resist paying homage to the boys who started everything. The singer James Hetfield He has always loved the 1973 album riff and the band played music in the Lean and Groove style that he adopted in the late 90s, adding a little more of the other classic trace of Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, “A national acrobat”. When introducing the Sabbath node Rock and Roll Hall of Fame In 2006, James Hetfield He remembered when he discovered the band still shy at the age of nine. “Those monstrous riffs lived within me and expressed feelings that I could never express in words, sending inspiration – up – those dark letters, the rebellious agreements. They helped to break the shell in which I was blocked.” – CW
“Blind Snow” system system
2000
The winding track and marked by the use of cocaine from the album Vol. 4 1972 has always been a favorite, having already been rewritten by Converge AND Jason Molina. But the most unexpected version is that of system of a Downwhich transforms the intense electric shocks of the original into slow and almost unrecognizable combustion. The dry and almost frightening interpretation of Serj It works so well because it looks like a madman who, during a madness that keeps him awake for days, the air sockets silently. This unusual approach apparently won Ozzy And company: they asked for the Sod Reproduce this version in front of them in an opening show in Birmingham. – Julyssa Lopez
Charles Bradley, “changes”
2016
The ballad on the piano “Changes” It is a remarkable moment of vulnerability between the suffocating density of traces such as “Snow blind” AND “Supernaut” on the album Vol. 4 Since 1972. It is the type of music that leaves a deep emotional brand, as Brooklyn’s soul singer showed Charles Bradley rewriting it in his third album, Changes. Bradley He was in the house of sixty years, he was a fan of the classic sound of Stax recordwith a style that remembered Otis Reddingand provided a profound and intense interpretation of “Changes”transforming a song on the love abandonment into tribute to the deceased mother. – JD
T-Pain, “War Pigs”
2023
The sensational anti-war anthem of Sabbath Black 1970 is one of the band’s most loved songs – she was rewritten by artists like Judah priest, Faith no longer, Gov’t mule And many others. But magic really happens when music passes Ozzy Hair balance on the Paris stage from the 70s to the singer and rapper T-Pain perform live in a West Hollywood Club in 2023. It is so beautiful that, in fact, the Prince of Darkness Call this version “The best cover of ‘War Pigs’ of all time “. – Madarang charisma
This entry was originally posted by Rolling Stone USA, collaborators Jon Dolan, Joe Gross, Julyssa Lopez, Charisma Madarang and Christopher R. Weingarten on July 23, 2025 and can be seen here.
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