Children Of The Grave (track)
by Black Sabbath
Year: 1971
From the album Master Of Reality (track #4)
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Children Of The Grave appears on the following album(s) by Black Sabbath:
- Master Of Reality (track #4) (this album) (1971)
- We Sold Our Soul For Rock 'N' Roll (track #12) (compilation) (1975)
- Greatest Hits 1970–1978 (track #8) (compilation) (2006)
- Past Lives (track #6) (compilation) (2002)
- Live Evil (track #13) (1982)
- Symptom Of The Universe: The Original Black Sabbath 1970–1978 (track #11) (compilation) (2002)
- Live At Last (track #6) (1980)
- The Best Of Black Sabbath (track #14) (compilation) (2000)
- Greatest Hits (2009) (track #7) (compilation) (2009)
- Reunion (track #15) (1998)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 08/31/2026 03:45 | MrOlan | 6,993 | 79/100 |
| ! | 08/23/2026 07:32 | zsolti | 7,450 | 80/100 |
| ! | 08/04/2026 04:58 | Leginlists | 615 | 84/100 |
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Grouse 07/29/2018 12:43 | #218924
The start of this song is great. The way it slowly builds up and then really starts of. Bill Ward does an amazing job on this song.
Jasonconfused TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/31/2012 23:06 | #59641
One of Black Sabbath's greatest songs. Heavy as hell! Really creepy outro.
AAL2014 TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/12/2022 01:32 | #287290
The band successfully pulls off a ghastly glaze over this song and it’s genuinely kind of scary. This is one of their best songs and one of early heavy metal’s defining moments.
No matter how many times I 've listened to it, it still gives me the chills.
FreakWolfenstein 11/06/2014 17:23 | #126334
Bill Ward!
