This 1971 classic from Black Sabbath is more influential on metal than the first two albums . This can be heard in how metal as not strayed too far from what unfolds here and finds riffs that laid the groundwork for genres like thrash. Some of this can be credited to the fact that it is when they started tuning down to get a heavier sound. The shuffle of "Sweet Leaf" lays the foundation for all stoner rock to spring from. There is a more jammy groove to "After Forever," which has more motion than what we have heard from the band up until this point, aside from "Paranoid" .
"Children of the Grave" carries a powerful gallop that fuels the tension to this apocalyptic classic and sits among the top tier when it comes to the band's most well-known songs. The tribal war drum toms Bill Ward plays are brilliant here. Geezer's playing is what carries the darker crunch to "Lord of this World," which toys with the concept of the devil again. It is like they knew they had to have at least one reference per album. It is one of the album's best songs.
"Solitude" is the lone ballad that follows the "Planet Caravan" path. The epic chug of "Into the Void" spawned a great deal of riffage you still hear today. The more doomy lumber leads into contrast with this dynamic shift. This album finds the band more ahead of their time than anyone in the biz at this time, aside from say David Bowie, but is obviously a 10 as there is a reason they are so respected in their heyday.
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