The Black Sabbath Riffs That Were The Blueprint for Metal
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Published 2023-10-02
Through many, many episodes of Gear Factor, we've heard shredder after shredder say the same thing. The first song they learned? The band that made them want to play in the first place? Their favorite riffs? The metal architects Black Sabbath.
See artists from Steel Panther's Satchel and High on Fire's Matt Pike to Dream Theater's John Petrucci and Gus G, plus many more, playing iconic Black Sabbath riffs.
Hear the iconic riffs that inspired countless guitar player to learn how to play the instrument in the first place.
Black Sabbath are the undisputed godfathers of heavy metal. Beginning with their eponymous debut and seminal sophomore LP, ‘Paranoid’ (both released in 1970), the quartet from Birmingham, England, coalesced the scattered contributions of numerous bands (from Blue Cheer to Led Zeppelin) into the powerful, uncompromising and surprisingly malleable style we recognize today.
After a succession of influential albums, Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward parted ways with singer Ozzy Osbourne in 1979, and, for a brief time, enjoyed nearly as much success with former Rainbow vocalist Ronnie James Dio, at the helm.
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All Comments (21)
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Tony Iommi is absolutely a founding father of metal genre
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As much as heroes like Chuck Schuldiner, Marty Friedman, Jerry Cantrell, Dime, and others have had an Impact on me, I can never deny how Tony was the guy that first led me to the instrument. World really just wouldn’t be the same without him.
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What makes Sabbath special isn’t just Tony. It’s every instrument being represented equally. Geezer and Bill were just as important as Iommi.
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Into the void is one of the best riffs ever written. Its one of the heaviest riffs ever made and tony wrote it in 71! They were so ahead of their time its truly remarkable
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The guy from Sleep just turned his amp levels to “mud”
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Tony Iommi is one of the most important guitarists ever imo
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It just proves the awesomeness and influence Black Sabbath Layed
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Always glad to see when someone plays something other than Paranoid, because there's no shortage of great riffs on Black Sabbath
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Satchel is such a gifted guitar played wrapped in a goof ball lol
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Tony was sent from heaven to raise hell on earth.
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Symptom of the Universe, Children of the Grave, Heaven and Hell, Sign of the Southern Cross, Falling of the Edge of the World, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, Children of the Sea. I could go on and on and on. So many great riffs. He is such an incredible influence.
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What made me pick up the bass, 22 years ago, was definitely Fairies Wear Boots. Such an amazing song.
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I am surprised no one mentioned children of the grave, one of the most dark and obscure tunes in music history along with black sabbath.
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Yes they were!!! Dave Elfison playing NIB on bass. That was my favorite track to play. And yes Black Sabbath started it all!....
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Any video with Matt Pike playing gets my thumbs up
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Into the void ,symptom of the universe, paranoid , War pigs. So many great riffs from the metal master.
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Shout out to Kenny for playing Lord of This World. The deepest cut in this video. Phil not far behind with Warning. Lizzy with heaven and hell too. Nice.
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Yeah. The first time I heard Into The Void coming out of my guitar was a real moment for the sixteen year old me. Such an amazing progression of riffs in that song. It's my favourite song on my favourite Sabs album, no contest.
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The whole sound of Black sabbath is incredible! So unique and timeless!
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My granddaughter is named Iommi Skye ----, after Toni Iommi. She is 7 years old. Last weekend she came to visit, and we went out to my shop to work on some Halloween decorations. She went over to my satellite radio and tuned into Ozzy's boneyard. Ya gotta love her!
