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Release Paranoid
Year 1970–1971
Label Vertigo # 6360 011
Format LP · Album
Country UK: England
Language English
Songs here 2 in the archive
Citation: Justin A. Brummer, Vietnam War Song Project (VWSP) — Black Sabbath, Paranoid; cite each song by its SongID

Paranoid

1970 · Album · Vertigo # 6360 011 · UK: England
2 songs from this release are in the archive, listed below in catalogue order. Track positions are not recorded; the release may carry other songs that do not reference the war. Most common themes: Anti-War.
Annotation
Black Sabbath, Heavy Metal band formed on 9 August 1969 in Birmingham, West Midlands, UK, fronted by Ozzy Osbourne, released possibly the only Heavy Metal songs during the Vietnam War conflict - most were released in the post-war years, particular from the 1980s. On this album was the song "Hand of Doom" (Vertigo # 6360 011) which mainly looked at drugs, but made a reference to Vietnam, the use of napalm, as well as the atomic bomb, thus a reflection of the 1960s/70s Cold War climate: "first it was the bomb, Vietnam napalm, disillusioning, you push the needle in, from life you escape" .
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Collections
Songs from this release appear in these 3 curated collections.
The songs
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1970 · Album · Vertigo # 6360 011 · Birmingham, UK · Paranoid

formed on 9 August 1969 in Birmingham, West Midlands, UK, fronted by Ozzy Osbourne

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1971 · Album · Vertigo # 6360 011 · Birmingham, UK · Paranoid

formed on 9 August 1969 in Birmingham, West Midlands, UK, fronted by Ozzy Osbourne

Theme: Anti-War