The Black Sabbath Riffs That Were The Blueprint for Metal
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8 ай бұрынThere's no doubt Black Sabbath have inspired countless metal musicians to pick up a guitar and start a band.
Through many, many episodes of Gear Factor, we've heard shredder after shredder say the same thing. The first song they learned? The band that made them want to play in the first place? Their favorite riffs? The metal architects Black Sabbath.
See artists from Steel Panther's Satchel and High on Fire's Matt Pike to Dream Theater's John Petrucci and Gus G, plus many more, playing iconic Black Sabbath riffs.
Hear the iconic riffs that inspired countless guitar player to learn how to play the instrument in the first place.
Black Sabbath are the undisputed godfathers of heavy metal. Beginning with their eponymous debut and seminal sophomore LP, ‘Paranoid’ (both released in 1970), the quartet from Birmingham, England, coalesced the scattered contributions of numerous bands (from Blue Cheer to Led Zeppelin) into the powerful, uncompromising and surprisingly malleable style we recognize today.
After a succession of influential albums, Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward parted ways with singer Ozzy Osbourne in 1979, and, for a brief time, enjoyed nearly as much success with former Rainbow vocalist Ronnie James Dio, at the helm.
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@CarpeDiem23 8 ай бұрын
Tony Iommi is absolutely a founding father of metal genre
@VladimirVladimirovich1952 Ай бұрын
What an original epiphany 🤯
@CarpeDiem23 Ай бұрын
@@VladimirVladimirovich1952 Who hurt you m8
@jzl3573 8 ай бұрын
As much as heroes like Chuck Schuldiner, Marty Friedman, Jerry Cantrell, Dime, and others have had an Impact on me, I can never deny how Tony was the guy that first led me to the instrument. World really just wouldn’t be the same without him.
@fatsuperfly 8 ай бұрын
They are all amazing, they made a bed for others and it’s what you do after. Make your mess buddy… but make it a good mess(zakk voice)😂
@BLSfan2000 8 ай бұрын
That and cutting off his fingertips which led him to alter his playing and create what he created.
@martinkasper197 8 ай бұрын
Tony and Ritchie Blackmore led me to guitar... Paranoid and Smoke in the Water...😂😂
@DallasGunther 8 ай бұрын
Do we have the same Dad or something? I think we must be related
@EbonyPope 7 ай бұрын
Also his guitar sound is just several levels above any of these artists here. No offense.
@henrywall6802 8 ай бұрын
Into the void is one of the best riffs ever written. Its one of the heaviest riffs ever made and tony wrote it in 71! They were so ahead of their time its truly remarkable
@roymauler 8 ай бұрын
Goddamn right.
@evanward4303 8 ай бұрын
🤘Master Of Reality🤘
@yearginclarke 8 ай бұрын
I always found it weird that for being the FIRST true heavy band, all these years later it's still way heavier in actual feel than alot of modern metal, and also still just as original sounding as ever. Also the band's self titled song is still unbelievable to this day for being so heavy and evil sounding.
@FortessofShred 8 ай бұрын
Those riffs.... **chef's kiss**
@user-op3wz9ef2f 6 ай бұрын
Void ,, space ,,, Kukulkans Space he say 👶🎧🙏👶🎧🙏👽🎤🙏👹
@AndDeathForAll82 8 ай бұрын
What makes Sabbath special isn’t just Tony. It’s every instrument being represented equally. Geezer and Bill were just as important as Iommi.
@ov6021 8 ай бұрын
It just proves the awesomeness and influence Black Sabbath Layed
@MysteryPuke 7 ай бұрын
Always glad to see when someone plays something other than Paranoid, because there's no shortage of great riffs on Black Sabbath
@ChipmunkAsylum 8 ай бұрын
The guy from Sleep just turned his amp levels to “mud”
@martinkasper197 8 ай бұрын
Spinal Tap would turn it to 11...😂😂😂
@GarryParker 8 ай бұрын
Symptom of the Universe, Children of the Grave, Heaven and Hell, Sign of the Southern Cross, Falling of the Edge of the World, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, Children of the Sea. I could go on and on and on. So many great riffs. He is such an incredible influence.
@reverendlee7617 8 ай бұрын
Yes they were!!! Dave Elfison playing NIB on bass. That was my favorite track to play. And yes Black Sabbath started it all!....
@Gurra88 8 ай бұрын
Ellefson
@reverendlee7617 8 ай бұрын
@@Gurra88 yeah! That guy!! This video made me feel better.
@zakkmylde1712 7 ай бұрын
I'm a guitarist primarily, but Basically and NIB made me buy a bass. Then I realized how hard it is to play Geezers parts right so I ended up having to add even more practice to my regimen so I could learn bass properly. Still not as good as I am as a guitarist but I could switch hit.
@Em022 8 ай бұрын
Tony Iommi is one of the most important guitarists ever imo
@DetVen 8 ай бұрын
It will be a sad day when Tony passes, I'll be bawling my eyes out. I never cried for any musician ever, but Tony will be another deal.
@zakkmylde1712 7 ай бұрын
@@DetVenDio and Lemmy got me to shed some tears. I can't even think about losing any of the guys from Sabbath, for a bunch of strangers from across the world those guys made an absolutely HUGE difference and impact in and on me and my life.
@ezydoesit993 8 ай бұрын
The whole sound of Black sabbath is incredible! So unique and timeless!
@mash2481 8 ай бұрын
Tony was sent from heaven to raise hell on earth.
@hazepheno925 8 ай бұрын
Any video with Matt Pike playing gets my thumbs up
@thulsa_doom 8 ай бұрын
What made me pick up the bass, 22 years ago, was definitely Fairies Wear Boots. Such an amazing song.
@JJONNYREPP 8 ай бұрын
The Black Sabbath Riffs That Were The Blueprint for Metal 0243am 3.10.23 glad someone mentioned the dickies. one of the finer cover versions... nasty bastards!!!!
@yvettevitacaponigro 8 ай бұрын
👍🏻🤘🏻😊
@JJONNYREPP 8 ай бұрын
@@yvettevitacaponigro
@gungriffen 8 ай бұрын
Satchel is such a gifted guitar played wrapped in a goof ball lol
@FlimFlamvanHam 8 ай бұрын
Best stage name ever. I always wondered how he came up with "Satchel" but I don't want to know as it might kill how hilariously rad I find that name. Guy rips. Bagel cutter: solid advice.
@AsphyxGr 8 ай бұрын
I am surprised no one mentioned children of the grave, one of the most dark and obscure tunes in music history along with black sabbath.
@robashton8606 8 ай бұрын
Yeah. The first time I heard Into The Void coming out of _my guitar_ was a real moment for the sixteen year old me. Such an amazing progression of riffs in that song. It's my favourite song on my favourite Sabs album, no contest.
@diegobado1584 8 ай бұрын
Same here, at the same age 😂. I had my first guitar tuned down to C# for years because of that kind of songs. It happened also that a lot of bands i liked at the time played in that tuning: therion, disincarnate, my dying bride, slayer (diabolus in musica),white zombie, etc
@DarkVegetaman 8 ай бұрын
Shout out to Kenny for playing Lord of This World. The deepest cut in this video. Phil not far behind with Warning. Lizzy with heaven and hell too. Nice.
@chrischris4827 8 ай бұрын
My granddaughter is named Iommi Skye ----, after Toni Iommi. She is 7 years old. Last weekend she came to visit, and we went out to my shop to work on some Halloween decorations. She went over to my satellite radio and tuned into Ozzy's boneyard. Ya gotta love her!
@toothnail605 8 ай бұрын
*WOW!!* We all new this back in 85 lol and they're STILL making videos every other week on the subject. Can't wait to hear it again next week!
@carter358 8 ай бұрын
Iommi and Geezer invented Heavy Metal. Symptom of the Universe was so simple that it's genius. People talk about how simple it is but really, coming up with stuff that incredibly heavy and that hooky and catchy, there's nothing simple about it.
@BillLarkinmusic 8 ай бұрын
Lord of this world! very heavy riffing!!
@frankscuderi7605 5 ай бұрын
Tony Iommi is and was for all time in music one of the very few a world changer's with his sound ,his riffs and his ability .If there was no Tony there would be no Sabbath . He was to be in all aspects meant to be who he was like EVH, J.Hendrix's and a few other's not to mention. When Sabbath came out I was 15 years of age a have been playing guitar for 6 years and Tony pushed me at that time like others to a new level yes Sabbath was in my blood like others. I am now 69 year of age and still play Iommi riffs so I can say it will all ways be part of me and I am sure there are so many more out there . Yes it's Good stuff to live and look back on. If anyone from Tony's camp see's this tell him to check out on You Tube Cooking with Frankie Meatball BLACK SABBATH PIZZA STORY ,that 's my story, Tony know's me, I play Guitar on the show with my story . I think Tony will like it and have a good laugh or two.
@heathentongue 8 ай бұрын
Very cool! Loved seeing what inspired them!
@themetalgod66683 8 ай бұрын
The first song I learned on guitar was Paranoid. It was on this VHS tape that I got from the only music shop in town.
@fiendfrank 8 ай бұрын
Satchel with the fun facts 😆
@Noobgirl9 7 ай бұрын
Metal community is so awesome ❤
@bennyvanderven 8 ай бұрын
kenny hickey got some serious friggin' great tone man!
@SlyHikari03 8 ай бұрын
Tony iommi. Legendary guitarist. (He’s left handed too, that’s cool too as well).
@murilooliveira6455 8 ай бұрын
0:02 How is it possible to simulate Iommi's tone so perfect? Why isn't everyone talking about that
@rb343 Ай бұрын
New sub here. Great Sabbath stuff. Love the t-shirt too, so old school. As a teen i went to an indoor concert in 76, i saw Blue Oyster Cult, Rush, & Foghat in 1 show. Slow Ride & Working Man about blew the roof off the place, maybe thats where all the smoke was coming from🤘
@optophobe 8 ай бұрын
That was great! Thanks, Loudwire.
@englishmadcow7461 8 ай бұрын
Lizzy live is the most profound gig experience i had. Her energy is indescribable x
@perwarmell5741 6 ай бұрын
My first song learning was Sabbath Bloody Sabbath. A killer riff.
@rowdy1467 2 ай бұрын
After more than 50 years, Lord of This World is still the heaviest song/riff ever.
@Nicolae8607 8 ай бұрын
Man I love this video...cheers 🤘
@xthexadvantagex1219 8 ай бұрын
People give these popular songs their credit for bringing that metal sound and intention to the masses, but if you really dig into that discography you’ll hear that Black Sabbath really did all of the metal guitar stuff first.
@vc1396 5 ай бұрын
Behind the wall of sleep was one of my favourite songs to learn on bass when i first started
@englishmadcow7461 8 ай бұрын
I love love love Satchel 😻
@Black1968Sabbath 4 ай бұрын
It's thanks to Black Sabbath Ozzy, Bill, Geezer, Tony, That we have heavy and every other kind of metal, And so many great bands that were inspired my Black Sabbath.
@Zappabain Ай бұрын
Guys, Iommi plays Paranoid on 12th fret. Sound bigger and you can strum the higher notes of Em chord at the end of the riff as he does.
@MaestorRasanen 8 ай бұрын
I think it's more than justified to let Matt Pike start with Into the Void. :D
@LeashMechanic 8 ай бұрын
We also can’t leave out the riffs from Supernaut, Cornucopia, Under The Sun, and Tomorrow’s Dream from Volume 4!
@DE-GEN-ART 8 ай бұрын
black sabbath was also the blueprint for learning guitar amoongst the youth
@cynthiaarthur2967 8 ай бұрын
Love Metal/Rock ❤️‼️👍🏼🤘👍🏼
@VonBlade 6 ай бұрын
You need to make a playlist of these.
@kunkmiceter 8 ай бұрын
Play those first three notes of Paranoid riff with up stroke picking. Sounds much better. 👍
@Malum09 8 ай бұрын
Choose any song from the first four albums and you’ll notice just how influential Tommy’s riffs still are.
@MuscleCarLover 3 ай бұрын
Satchel talking about bagel cutters is hilarious
@ericv7720 8 ай бұрын
Thing about Tony's riffs is that they're relatively simple, so they can be copied by any kid just learning to play, yet they sound great. With countless kids copping Iommi riffs over the years, heavy metal progressed from a novelty offshoot of the blues to a full-blown movement, and here we are!
@PumpinggainzNartistic 8 ай бұрын
It was in a factory actually, satchel
@Savatanica 8 ай бұрын
Mr riffmaster Iommi loves the song Warriors by Savatage.What a huge honor for Criss Oliva
@Shane_in_the_shop 8 ай бұрын
This was rad🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻
@jamespanter6768 3 ай бұрын
Black Sabbath was the second band whose song I learned on the guitar. The first being Metallica. And it was in interviews and articles from Metallica that I became aware of sabbath and consequently all that awesomeness that is the 70’s rock scene. Mostly colors. Deep purple blue oyster cult rainbow Pink Floyd. So I didn’t start with sabbath they have emerged as my favorite band over the years. Iommi is the riff lord of this world.
@AngelosLoukatos 7 ай бұрын
Into the Void is badass.
@harleyquinn6692 8 ай бұрын
🤘
@vvoof2601 7 ай бұрын
I think saying sabbath riffs that were the blueprint for metal implies the riffs weren't metal, which they absolutely were and still are!
@GTX1123 5 ай бұрын
No question the two earliest were Tony Iommi and Richie Blackmore. Then came Glen Tipton and then Michael Schenker right on his heels. Iommi and Blackmore bulldozed everything out of the way and dug the foundation, Schenker and to a lesser extent Tipton, poured the concrete and Eddie Van Halen and Randy Rhoads built the house for what became 80's metal.
@osodp87 6 ай бұрын
They should make a video with 100 player Collab together
@todorviktorov6714 8 ай бұрын
this clip was a slideshow of the thens of thousands of songs ive heard O.O
@ZigbertD 8 ай бұрын
I can't remember what the first Black Sabbath song I learned was, maybe Iron Man. My favorites to play are Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, Sweet Leaf, Hole in the Sky, Black Sabbath, Snowblind, After Forever, actually all of them are a blast to play.
@Phobero 8 ай бұрын
11:11 - wow, he must be a real Ozzy fan, like what the hell is he saying? 😅
@bluedemon218 8 ай бұрын
It's all 7hanks to the The “devil’s chord" you hear in the seft-title track. The “diabolus in musica” - “the devil in music,” as it was known for centuries in the original Latin - is a tense-sounding combination of notes that creates a foreboding atmosphere. With Black Sabbath & Paranoid along with Led Zeppelin future Metal bands would follow one of their paths and/or both.
@wuzziemaster 8 ай бұрын
Satchel just being Satchel.
@doobie8425 8 ай бұрын
Hey Loudwire! When the heck are y’all gonna get Al Cisneros on here talking about sleep and the history?????? We want Al!!!!!
@Per.Norberg 8 ай бұрын
Heaven an Hell. That'd be my pick right there!
@nunocrames4787 8 ай бұрын
Regardless the tunning these guys are playing, all riffs sound heavy af
@PumpinggainzNartistic 8 ай бұрын
Follow the tears has deadly riffs and whole album
@MeN5ch 8 ай бұрын
what about "after forever" (masters of reality) 100% heavy metal riffs :)
@bobbybergdoll4377 8 ай бұрын
Sweet Leaf.
@StefanManjakov 8 ай бұрын
Black Sabbath sound is right only when Tony and Gezzer play together.
@JonnySublime 8 ай бұрын
Keep it simple. Technical death shredding doesn’t exactly convey doom.
@Nissardpertugiu 8 ай бұрын
Old school death metal does
@FortessofShred 8 ай бұрын
Into the Void! 🤘
@goodwoodBD 6 ай бұрын
Symptom of the Universe has a massive riff
@gregkalt2082 5 ай бұрын
i came close to cutting the tips of my fingers off when cutting a bagel too. scary
@user-ck7lz5fi6j 8 ай бұрын
Heavy "Black Label" vibes on the first riff played by Matt Pike.
@justsomedude5727 8 ай бұрын
Honestly don't really know Gus G other than being on a meh Ozzy album, but his playing blew everyone else out of the water Half of them played Iron Man wrong lol
@goldenvanilla 8 ай бұрын
Are some of them a little bit nervous (shaking hands)?
@tsalagi78 8 ай бұрын
🤘🏽🤘🏽
@DallasGunther 8 ай бұрын
I think the main riff against the lighter moments in "Sabbath bloody Sabbath" is formula perfected. If you cant feel that one you cant grasp heavy metal. The song "black sabbath" is truly an evil sounding little diddy, im sure back when it was released it had to have scared the b'jesus out of everyone wether or not they were honest enough to admit it.
@McGovP 8 ай бұрын
Anyone know the song Kenny Hickey is playing?
@justsomedude5727 8 ай бұрын
Lord of this World
@gualt6762 8 ай бұрын
electric funeral is so amazing
@MultiCappie 6 ай бұрын
i like black sabbath
@dudder86ify 8 ай бұрын
I never knew he had his tips cut off till I seen a video of him putting a fake finger tip on to play at ozzfest
@PumpinggainzNartistic 8 ай бұрын
Really
@soyounoat2814 8 ай бұрын
"Get a bagel cutter kids" ... It was no bagel accident!
@TylerDurdenLovers911 8 ай бұрын
GOOODDD MORNINGG VIETNAMM!!!
@AWM8 7 ай бұрын
I'm from Metallica's generation, that's why I never got on board with Black Sabbath, which sounds more like rock (to my ears). But the beauty of it all is that Black Sabbath influenced my favorite band, and therefore me too by default.
@jessevanderhamm 8 ай бұрын
The first guy in the black tank top, playing the sunburst Les Paul, the riff he’s playing is DEFINITELY the Inspector Gadget theme song. There’s no doubt about it!
@davecassady7468 4 ай бұрын
"Cutting a bagel" 🤣
@JamesSmith-rf8wo 8 ай бұрын
Tony should be on the thumbnail.
@user-hk5bs9et8t 5 ай бұрын
NOBODY talks about Blue Cheer
@ihatedill2447 8 ай бұрын
@garymurphy8703 8 ай бұрын
Tony Iommi is apieaner he started the HEVEY METAL riffs long live MR Iommi
@davidorduno2968 8 ай бұрын
He cut his fingers at work working on sheet metal
@fiendfrank 8 ай бұрын
Yes, and on his lunch break, he cut his fingers trying to fix himself a bagel.
@lukewarmwater5320 8 ай бұрын
Blues was the blueprint for metal...
@Ottophil 8 ай бұрын
Sabbath started out as a blues band, so yes, you proved the video correct
@lukewarmwater5320 8 ай бұрын
I knew some fuckin' dork was gonna write that exact contextualized comment! Lol!@@Ottophil
@PumpinggainzNartistic 8 ай бұрын
Yeah but blues has it's own sound and playing style
@SlyHikari03 8 ай бұрын
Well. Black Sabbath played a form of blues so… Technically correct.
@messi8921 8 ай бұрын
Heaven and hell
@e30er45 8 ай бұрын
As a child you would be scared by the Black Sabbath song😁😁😁
@AspiringSpaceWizard 8 ай бұрын
Geezer butler is my hero
@ThePlaySpace-CurtainCall 8 ай бұрын
Satchel's jokes are only going to be got by astute guitarists. That was some Spinal Tapp level shit. Lol.
@shrimpfist 8 ай бұрын
Dont cut bagels guys be careful
@PumpinggainzNartistic 8 ай бұрын
I do I'm ok !
@stepitupandgo67 8 ай бұрын
Iommi is the heavyweight champ. No one is close