War Pigs
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"War Pigs" is a landmark heavy metal song by Black Sabbath, known for its anti-war lyrics and dark, powerful sound that helped define the genre.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heavy metal song
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Paranoid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Black Sabbath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer |
Bill Ward
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Geezer Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ Ozzy Osbourne NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Iommi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstReleaseYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| genre |
hard rock
ⓘ
heavy metal ⓘ |
| hasAlternateTitle | Walpurgis (early version title) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
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drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersion |
Past Lives
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Reunion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLyricTheme |
anti-war
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militarism ⓘ political criticism ⓘ war crimes ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
anti-war lyrics
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dark atmosphere ⓘ extended song length ⓘ prominent guitar riffs ⓘ tempo changes ⓘ |
| includedIn | Black Sabbath live setlists ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
doom metal
ⓘ
heavy metal ⓘ stoner metal ⓘ |
| isConsidered |
classic Black Sabbath song
ⓘ
landmark heavy metal song ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Geezer Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalMedium | vinyl record ⓘ |
| partOf | Paranoid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer |
Bill Ward
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Black Sabbath NERFINISHED ⓘ Geezer Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ Ozzy Osbourne NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Iommi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Rodger Bain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Vertigo Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Warner Bros. Records ⓘ |
| side | Side A of Paranoid (original UK release) ⓘ |
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