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“Into the Void” by Black Sabbath
From the album Master of Reality (1971)
“Into the Void” by Black Sabbath appears on 6 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1990 and 1999. It was first released in 1971 on the album Master of Reality. Its best result is #258 on the KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #471 hard rock song of all time.
Black Sabbath cut "Into the Void" for Master of Reality, which Vertigo put out on July 21, 1971, and it's a slab of doom that moves like a glacier with a grudge. Tony Iommi's guitar, Geezer Butler's bass and Bill Ward's drums grind it forward, Ozzy Osbourne hollers over the top, and Rodger Bain produced. An early take called "Spanish Sid" later surfaced on the album's deluxe edition.
Some of metal's heaviest hitters count it as a favorite. James Hetfield of Metallica names it his top Sabbath track, Eddie Van Halen counted the main riff among his all-time favorites, and a hardcore punk band from Washington, D.C. took the name Void from it. Soundgarden covered it with new words drawn from Chief Seattle's protest, and their "Into the Void (Sealth)" earned a Grammy nomination for Best Metal Performance.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 982 | Z-Rock | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) | 1000 |
| 1994 | 258 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) | 1000 |
| 1995 | 300 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) | 1000 |
| 1996 | 470 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) | 1000 |
| 1998 | 387 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) | 1000 |
| 1999 | 402 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) | 998 |
Also listed as: Into The Void.
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