Black Sabbath was integral to the development of heavy metal. For the first time ever, designer Keith Macmillan and his collaborators, including the ‘Black Sabbath’ cover model, delve into the creation of some of rock’s most mysterious album… On Wednesday night, Weezer released their Teal Album, a collection of cover songs by artists like TLC, Tears for Fears, and Toto, whose “Africa” they recorded to shocking popularity in 2018. In the 2010 Classic Albums documentary on the making of the band's second album Paranoid, Geezer Butler claims the riff was inspired by "Mars, the Bringer of War", a movement in Gustav Holst's The Planets. The mysterious woman who appears on the cover of Black Sabbath‘s legendary debut album has been revealed.. Here's how it happened. They also thought “Paranoid” would be a better single than “War Pigs.” 5. On September 18, 1970, Black Sabbath upped the ante of their self-titled debut with the album Paranoid, a landmark metal masterpiece. Amidst the selection of ‘80s and ‘90s pop hits, though, is an outlier: a version of Black Sabbath’s “Paranoid” where Rivers Cuomo attempts his best Ozzy Osbourne impression. William Shatner covers the song alongside Zakk Wylde (former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist) on his 2011 album Seeking Major Tom. 4. Paranoid album Cover By Pure Music. During a GibsonTV conversation with Judas Priest's Richie Faulkner, Black Sabbath guitarist/co-founder Tony Iommi discussed how Black Sabbath's occult influences contributed to its worldwide acclaim. If you've ever wondered what Black Sabbath was trying to convey with the album cover for its iconic 1970 LP, Paranoid, the answer is incongruous.. During a GibsonTV conversation with Judas Priest's Richie Faulkner, Black Sabbath guitarist/co-founder Tony Iommi discussed how Black Sabbath's occult influences contributed to its worldwide acclaim. Sabbath planned to call the album War Pigs but their label allegedly feared backlash from Vietnam War supporters. With some of their iconic songs, like “Iron Man,” “War Pigs,” and “Paranoid,” this is an all-time classic album.Fun fact; m ost of these songs emerged on stage during improv jam sessions. Black Sabbath 's music and lyrics were quite dark for the time. English rock band Black Sabbath released ‘Paranoid’ in September 1970. Pure Music Manufacturing in Manchester, UK proudly presents another instalment of ‘Behind The Cover.’ This is where we examine the story behind some of the most iconic albums in music history. Paranoid (1970), their second album, was their only record to ever top the charts, and remains a legacy of the band. While the group changed the album name to “Paranoid,” they didn’t alter the cover art, which shows a pig with a sword. If you've ever wondered what Black Sabbath was trying to convey with the album cover for its iconic 1970 LP, 'Paranoid', the answer is incongruous. The opening track is based almost entirely on a tritone interval played at slow tempo on the electric guitar. List of cover versions of Black Sabbath songs Jump to ... Four Tet performs an instrumental cover on the Black Sabbath covers album Everything Comes & Goes. Black Sabbath’s second album topped the UK Charts, containing the hit songs “Paranoid,” “War Pigs” and “Iron Man.” It is considered a classic and is one of the most influential Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler recently spoke to AOL's Noisecreep about the Sabbath classic, Paranoid. Comedian Bob Rivers recorded a parody as the title track of his album I Am Santa Claus. Sabbath ruled for bummed-out Seventies kids, and nearly every metal and extreme rock band of the past four decades owes a debt to Tony Iommi's granite-fuzz guitar, the Visigoth rhythm machine of Bill Ward and Geezer Butler, and Ozzy Osbourne's agonized bray in "Paranoid," "Iron Man" and "War Pigs.