"Children of the Grave" | ||||
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Single by Black Sabbath | ||||
from the album Master of Reality | ||||
B-side | "Solitude" | |||
Released | August 1971[1] | |||
Recorded | Island Studios, London, England | |||
Genre | Heavy metal | |||
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Label | Vertigo | |||
Songwriter(s) | Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward | |||
Producer(s) | Rodger Bain | |||
Black Sabbath singles chronology | ||||
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"Children of the Grave" is a song by English rock 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 the band's previous album Paranoid.
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.