War Pigs
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"War Pigs" is an anti-war song by British heavy metal rockers Black Sabbath from their 1971 album, Paranoid. The song talks about war and the absurdities of those who make war without regard to the powerless people who are sent to die. It's sometimes called a protest song.
It is the opening track on Paranoid, Black Sabbath's best selling album. It can also be found on every live and compliation album by the band along with Paranoid itself and Iron Man. The instrumentual part in the end of the song is called "Luke's Wall".
Originally intended to be the title-track, the name of the album was changed to Paranoid, as Black Sabbath's record company feared a backlash by supporters of the Vietnam War. It is one of Black Sabbath's most popular songs, and is still played on Classic Rock stations regularly. The riff, as with most Sabbath songs, is powerful and memorable, as are the eerie verses, which feature Osbourne singing alone and punctuated at every line by a guitar lick.
The song was later re-recorded by Osbourne's solo project with different lyrics.
It is very likely the riff inspired Metallica's "Master of Puppets" main riff.