Symptom Of The Universe (track)
by Black Sabbath
Symptom Of The Universe appears on the following album(s) by Black Sabbath:
- Sabotage (track #3) (this album) (1975)
- Past Lives (track #12) (compilation) (2002)
- Symptom Of The Universe: The Original Black Sabbath 1970–1978 (track #24) (compilation) (2002)
- The Best Of Black Sabbath (track #25) (compilation) (2000)
- Black Box: The Complete Original Black Sabbath (1970-1978) (track #45) (compilation) (2004)
- The Ten Year War (track #44) (compilation) (2017)
- Under Wheels Of Confusion 1970-1987 (track #29) (compilation) (1996)
- The Ultimate Collection (track #13) (compilation) (2016)
- Cross Purposes - Live (track #9) (1995)
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| ! | 06/15/2026 20:23 |  DommeDamian | 75,712 | 51/100 |
| ! | 06/06/2026 10:23 | Siromynian | 17,906 | 71/100 |
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Sabbath not just birthed metal, they practically invented every fucking sub genre!. The seeds of thrash are right here! Even the second half is near sublime
I really like the second half of this song,even though the guitar is clearly out of tune.
Goliath 02/12/2018 20:47 | #207886
One of Sabbath's best, with a structure similar to Layla. Strong guitar first half followed by a spacey almost trippy second half.
Jasonconfused 11/29/2012 23:01 | #56251
One of the heaviest and angriest Black Sabbath tracks ever! Ozzy pushes his vocals here like never before. Some early thrash going on here. The second half of the song is a surprise where it goes into a hippie-like theme. I love it.
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