War Pigs (track)
by Black Sabbath
War Pigs appears on the following album(s) by Black Sabbath:
- Paranoid (track #1) (this album) (1970)
- We Sold Our Soul For Rock 'N' Roll (track #5) (compilation) (1975)
- Greatest Hits 1970–1978 (track #4) (compilation) (2006)
- Past Lives (track #7) (compilation) (2002)
- Iron Man (track #14) (compilation) (1994)
- Greatest Hits (1977) (track #7) (compilation) (1977)
- Live Evil (track #7) (1982)
- Symptom Of The Universe: The Original Black Sabbath 1970–1978 (track #8) (compilation) (2002)
- Live At Last (track #7) (1980)
- The Best Of Black Sabbath (track #6) (compilation) (2000)
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| ! | 07/30/2026 20:23 |  HoldenM | 10,053 | 90/100 |
| ! | 07/24/2026 08:27 | Exist-en-ciel | 172,719 | 71/100 |
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Romanelli TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/24/2013 21:48 | #77063
The real end to the 60's right here. This announced that Black Sabbath had nothing to do with peace and love and sunshine and hippies. This is heavy music. War Pigs is genius of a song. Great riff, great lyrics, and Ozzy was just the man to sing it. A perfect storm. (Edited)
Jasonconfused TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/05/2012 07:56 | #56800
One of the best antiwar songs ever. The lyrics are not shy and the music is incredible. The riff is an instant classic. This is truly an epic for Sabbath. (Edited)
A metal classic. Still the best Black Sabbath song in my opinion, but I certainly don't agree with some other comments here that this was the 'real' end of the sixties, and, peace and love. The Stones had already done that with their apocalyptic, Gimme shelter, and Hendrix's astonishing version of Dylan's, all along the watchtower, also spoke of a darker time to come, both musically and lyrically, with race riots, the disaster at Altamont, and Vietnam exploding all around them. Still, War pigs, is a great track, absolutely brilliant. (Edited)
I used to totally rock this song on Guitar hero...on medium setting that is. :) (Edited)
AAL2014 TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/18/2023 01:09 | #295132
This might be it, the most important 7 minutes of heavy music ever released.
Toward the end, many of instrumental melodies become as anthemic as any vocal melody in their catalog.
As a metal song, as a jam, as an anti-war elegy, this song is a triumph in all regards. (Edited)
