Lamb of God Celebrate Black Sabbath with “Children of the Grave” Cover

nominated metal masters Lamb of God have surprise-released an official studio recording of their cover of Black Sabbath’s “Children Of The Grave.”

The group debuted their timely cover of the iconic Black Sabbath song live last night during their appearance at Back To The Beginning, Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s heavily anticipated final show.

During the historical evening, which took place at Birmingham’s Villa Park, Lamb of God celebrated Ozzy and Sabbath’s legacy alongside a who’s-who of their peers, including Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Tool, and recent tourmates Mastodon, before a final bow from Ozzy and Black Sabbath themselves.

Speaking about the show and the single, lead guitarist Mark Morton said:

“Lamb of God being invited to perform with Black Sabbath at their final show is one of the greatest honours of our career. As an offering to the celebration, we’ve recorded our take on their classic ‘Children Of The Grave,’ a protest song with lyrics that are as relevant today as they were in 1971 when the original was released.”

As evident by last night’s commanding performance, Lamb of God have continued to be a force live. In support of Omens, the band performed sold-out headlining tours across the US, Canada, and Europe, opened for Pantera, and brought a celebrated co-headlining tour with Mastodon across North America.

On the importance of Sabbath to his band and heavy metal as a whole, Morton added:

“Black Sabbath invented heavy metal and in doing so, they changed the world. This genre that they created brings immeasurable joy to fans all over the world. We are so grateful to have the heavy metal community to call our home, and so grateful to Black Sabbath for the gift of their music that they’ve given to all of us.”

Lamb of God are currently wrapping up work on their tenth studio album, which is set to follow 2022’s critically acclaimed Omens. That album notably marked the band’s sixth consecutive Top 15 debut on the Billboard 200 in addition to capturing #1 on the Top Hard Rock Albums Chart.

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