In These Black Days

In These Black Days
Volumes 1–6
Compilation album by various artists
Released	1998
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	66:47 (total)
Label	Hydra Head

Professional ratings
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Allmusic	(Vol. 2)[1]

In These Black Days: A Tribute to Black Sabbath is the name of a 6-volume Black Sabbath tribute series, released as a series of split 7" singles by Hydra Head Records. A double CD edition, compiling of all of the songs from the 7"s, as well as additional Black Sabbath covers from other bands associated with Hydra Head Records, was planned for years, but has not been released.^[2] One track recorded for inclusion on the eventual CD release, Isis's cover of "Hand of Doom", was instead included on the band's Sawblade EP.

Track listing

Volume 1

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Cover artist	Length
1.	"Sabbath Jam" (Medley of "Cornucopia" (Black Sabbath Vol. 4, 1972), "Hand of Doom" (Paranoid, 1970) and "Behind the Wall of Sleep" (Black Sabbath, 1970))	Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Bill Ward	Eyehategod	6:02
2.	"Killing Yourself to Live" (Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, 1973)	Butler, Iommi, Osbourne, Ward	Anal Cunt	3:40
3.	"It's Alright" (Technical Ecstasy, 1976)	Butler, Iommi, Osbourne, Ward	Anal Cunt	0:26
4.	"Sabbra Cadabra" (Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, 1973)	Butler, Iommi, Osbourne, Ward	Anal Cunt	1:00
5.	"Blow on a Jug" (Sabotage 1975)	Butler, Iommi, Osbourne, Ward	Anal Cunt	0:16

Volume 2

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Cover artist	Length
1.	"Cornucopia" (Black Sabbath Vol. 4, 1972)	Butler, Iommi, Osbourne, Ward	Brutal Truth	3:14
2.	"Snowblind" (Black Sabbath Vol. 4, 1972)	Butler, Iommi, Osbourne, Ward	Converge	4:29

Volume 3

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Cover artist	Length
1.	"Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" (Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, 1973)	Butler, Iommi, Osbourne, Ward	Today Is the Day	6:05
2.	"Supernaut" (Black Sabbath Vol. 4, 1972)	Butler, Iommi, Osbourne, Ward	Coalesce	3:21

Volume 4

Disc 1
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Cover artist	Length
1.	"Into the Void" (Master of Reality, 1971)	Butler, Iommi, Osbourne, Ward	Cavity
2.	"Planet Caravan" (Paranoid, 1970)	Butler, Iommi, Osbourne, Ward	Cable	2:52

Disc 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Cover artist	Length
1.	"Hole in the Sky" (Sabotage, 1975)	Butler, Iommi, Osbourne, Ward	Jesuit	3:49
2.	"A National Acrobat" (Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, 1973)	Butler, Iommi, Osbourne, Ward	Overcast

Volume 5

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Cover artist	Length
1.	"The Wizard" (Black Sabbath, 1970)	Butler, Iommi, Osbourne, Ward	Botch	4:26
2.	"N.I.B." (Black Sabbath, 1970)	Butler, Iommi, Osbourne, Ward	Cave In	4:14

Volume 6

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Cover artist	Length
1.	"Children of the Grave" (Master of Reality, 1971)	Butler, Iommi, Osbourne, Ward	Neurosis	5:40
2.	"Lord of the Southern Priest" (Medley of "Lord of This World" (Master of Reality, 1971), "The Sign of the Southern Cross" (Mob Rules, 1981) and "Disturbing the Priest" (Born Again, 1983))	Butler, Ronnie James Dio, Ian Gillan, Iommi, Osbourne, Ward	Soilent Green	5:42

See also

References

1. DaRonco, Mike. "In These Black Days". Allmusic. Retrieved November 15, 2009.
2. "In These Black Days". Hydra Head Records. May 27, 1999. Archived from the original on April 30, 2001. Retrieved April 18, 2011.