Children of the Grave

"Children of the Grave" is a song by British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, from their 1971 album Master of Reality. The song lyrically continues with the same anti-war themes brought on by "War Pigs" and "Electric Funeral" from Paranoid.

"Children of the Grave"
Single by Black Sabbath
from the album Master of Reality
B-side	"Solitude"
Released	21 July 1971 (1971-07-21)
Recorded	Island Studios, London, England
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	5:17
Label	Vertigo
Songwriter(s)	Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward
Producer(s)	Rodger Bain
Black Sabbath singles chronology
"After Forever" (1971) "Children of the Grave" (1971) "Iron Man" (1971)

The song has been featured on a number of greatest hits and live albums by Black Sabbath, as well as by the band's lead vocalist Ozzy Osbourne during his solo career.

Track listing

1. "Children of the Grave" – 5:49
2. "Children of the Grave" (Edit) – 3:50

Cover versions

White Zombie

"Children of the Grave"
Single by White Zombie
from the album Nativity in Black: A Tribute to Black Sabbath
Released	1994
Recorded	1994
Genre	Heavy metal, Thrash metal
Length	5:50
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Geezer Butler Tony Iommi Ozzy Osbourne Bill Ward
Producer(s)	Bryan Carlstrom White Zombie
White Zombie singles chronology
"I Am Hell" (1993) "Children of the Grave" (1994) "Feed the Gods" (1994)

The band White Zombie covered "Children of the Grave" (with slightly altered lyrics) for the Black Sabbath tribute album Nativity in Black. It was later released as a promo single in 1994.

Nepal

The Argentine thrash metal band Nepal recorded a cover version of the song for their third studio album, Manifiesto (1997).[1]

Havok

American thrash metal band Havok included a cover of the song on their third studio album, Unnatural Selection (2013).

Master

American death metal band Master covered the song for their 1990 debut album Master. Whilst keeping the clean finger picking intro of Embryo and the opening build up, the rest of the cover is more similar to the style of Venom.

Jazz Sabbath

English jazz trio Jazz Sabbath released an instrumental jazz rendition of this song on their 2020 self-titled debut album.

References

1. "hmNepal.8m.com". Biography. Archived from the original on 25 October 2009.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics