Children of the Grave
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"Children of the Grave" is a heavy, politically charged song by English metal band Black Sabbath, widely regarded as one of their classic early 1970s tracks.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| album | Master of Reality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Black Sabbath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | early heavy metal ⓘ |
| composer |
Bill Ward
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Geezer Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ Ozzy Osbourne NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Iommi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely regarded as one of Black Sabbath's classic songs ⓘ |
| describedAs |
classic Black Sabbath track
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politically charged ⓘ |
| era | early 1970s ⓘ |
| featuresMusicalElement |
distorted guitar riffs
ⓘ
galloping rhythm ⓘ |
| genre |
hard rock
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heavy metal ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| hasStudioAlbumContext | third Black Sabbath studio album ⓘ |
| hasSubgenreCharacteristic | doom metal influence ⓘ |
| includedInTourSetlistOf | Black Sabbath live performances NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | heavy metal ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
anti-war
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nuclear anxiety ⓘ political commentary ⓘ youth rebellion ⓘ |
| lyricist | Geezer Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dark lyrical content
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heavy, driving rhythm ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Master of Reality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedByMember |
Bill Ward
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Geezer Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ Ozzy Osbourne NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Iommi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Black Sabbath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Rodger Bain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Black Sabbath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingArtist | Black Sabbath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Vertigo Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Warner Bros. Records ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| trackNumberOnAlbum | 3 ⓘ |
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