1. Biohazard, "After Forever" - Cool cover. Biohazard's a pretty good band, and they put their own spin on it quite nicely. I like.

2. White Zombie, "Children of the Grave" - Yeah! One of the best on here. It's just too awesome. Proof that Rob actually did make good music at one time.

3. Megadeth, "Paranoid" - At this point, I'm gasping for breath. This is another favorite. Dave like triples the speed of the solo. Yow!

4. 1000 Homo DJ's, "Supernaut" - Who is this band? I heard somewhere it was Trent Reznor, but it doesn't sound like it. The worst of the album, for sure.

5. Ozzy/Therapy, "Iron Man" - It's good, but not really much different from the original. Why is Ozzy singing on his own tribute?

6. COC, "Lord of this World" - COC! Sludge-tastic rendition of this underrated classic.

7. Sepultura, "Symptom of the Universe" - Eh, it's ok. Sepultura has seen better days.

8. Bullring Brummies, "The Wizard" - You may ask yourself, "Who are these guys?". Well, it's none other than Geezer Butler and Tony Iommi singing with...Rob Halford! Too sweet.

9. Bruce Dickinson/Godspeed, "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" - THE best on here without a doubt. Bruce is God! I wish he had his regular band with him, though. Oh well, this one works.

10. Ugly Kid Joe, "NIB" - I never cared much for Ugly Kid Joe, but this song is pretty good.

11. Faith No More, "War Pigs" - I love Faith No More, I love "War Pigs", I HATE this version. It's really terrible. The studio version is good, but the live one is almost an insult. What were you thinking, Mike?

12. Type O Negative, "Black Sabbath" - Whoa! This is creepy! Pete Steele's deep, ethereal vocals make this song 1000 times scarier than it ever was before. Very, very cool.

Get this tribute if you like Sabbath, and most of the bands on here. I think it's much better than NIB2, which I won't even bother with.


Not Perfect, but very close to it!   July 22, 2003
 7 out of 11 found this review helpful

Being a huge Sabbath fan, I looked forward to my purchase of the Nativity in Black Tribute CD, and I have not regretted my purchase. With all CD's, there are excellent tracks, and there are abysmal tracks. Fortunately this album contains much more excellent tracks than abysmal ones. Here is a quick review of the tracks on the CD, and my opinion.

1.) Biohazard-After Forever (9/10): A great opener in my opinion of a very underrated Sabbath song. The guitar work is great, just like the original with a "modern" touch.

2.) White Zombie-"Children of the Grave (9/10):" Great remake of a classic Sabbath song. The little voice overs in here, although they seem to make little sense, give this song the haunting mood it needs while still maintaining it's metal groove.

3.) Megadeth- "Paranoid (10/10):" A great metal band which knows how to cover another great metal band, which is what all the tracks need. Guitar solo in the middle is excellent, and helps earn this track as one of my favorites on the album

4.) 1000 Homo DJ's "Supernaut (10/10):" This is another perfect track. The "advertisement" in the beginning is classic, in my opinon the best part of the track.

5.) Therapy? with Ozzy "Iron Man (9/10):" Almost identical to the original due to ozzy's vocals, but in a faster groove, which makes this track great.

6.) Corrosion of Conformity "Lord of this World (8/10):" Before listening to this track, I didn't really like Lorof this World, but this track was good enough for me to give Sabbath's version a chance.

7.) Sepultura "Symptom of the Universe (4/10):" This is one of the abysmal tracks I was talking about. The riffs and drums are OK, but the vocals are death metal like. This track should have been put on Hell Rules as it is more so death metal lyrics.

8.) Bullring Brummies "The Wizard (10/10):" This group consists of Bill Ward and Geezer Butler, original Sabbath members, and Rob Halford, along with a guitarist who I cannot remember the name of. Since Butler and Ward are the rhythm section for the band, it is no surprise that this song is one of the album's centerpieces.

9.) Godspeed with Bruce Dickinson "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (9/10):" Excellent remake of my favorite Sabbath song. The only problem would be the solo, which was nothing like the original, one of my favorite solos. Regardless of this however, this is a great track that is a must listen.

10.) Ugly Kid Joe "NIB (9/10):" This is my second favorite version of NIB aside from Primus' cover. A slightly diferent touch on the guitar riffs gives this song a new sound while maintaining its old feel. Good track.

11.) Faith No More (War Pigs (LIVE) (6/10):" An average track. While not abysmal, it is far from perfect. The voclas could use a little help too. Perhaps if it was a studio track t would have been better.

12.) Type O Negative "Black Sabbath (3/10):" The lyrics here are all death metal like. A bad way to end the CD. After all the perfect and near perfect tracks, the album ends with a horrible cover of a classic Sabbath song.

Overall, the album is a must buy for all Sabbath fans. While there are a few bad tracks here, there isn't enough to not purchase this otherwise excellent tribute album.


ranges from great to bad...   April 30, 2000
 3 out of 7 found this review helpful

the two best covers on this cd are "supernaut" by 1,000 Homo DJ's and "black sabbath" by type o negative. Both of these songs are great because they sound totally different than the original versions and yet don't completely butcher them. In fact quite the opposite. As Black Sabbath songs, I consider both of these tracks kind of overrated, but I really love these covers. "supernaut" works great as a techno/industrial song, and Type O Negative make "black sabbath" a million times creepier by adding the gothic keyboards, chanting, deep eerie vocals, and various other atmospherics that are sort of their trademarks. the White Zombie, Sepultura and Godspeed with Bruce Dickinson tracks are pretty good as well, but not as great as those two. And the live "War Pigs" by Faith No More doesn't seem to be a serious tribute, but but even though they sort of seem to be poking fun at a band I really like, the over the top vocals are so hillarious that I can't help but laugh anyway, especially at the part when Mike Patton forgets some of the words and just starts babbling unintellible nonsense to cover it up. There are other songs on there that just don't work. Like Megadeth's "Paranoid". I can't stand Dave Mustaine's voice, and even though I like some Megadeth songs anyway, this is just kind of a shoddy cover. I do think it's funny when the drummer keeps on playing after the song stops and Dave yells at him. Also, I don't like the Ozzy Osbourne with Therapy? cover of "Iron Man" because the vocals are exactly the same, but the music is nowhere near as good. Other than that most of the covers don't sound very different from the originals. Even though the rest of the album isn't that good, it's worth purchasing for those two songs. Of course you can also get "supernaut" on the 1,000 homo DJs one and only ep, but from my experience, it's not terribly easy to find, and pretty high priced for an ep. If you buy this cd, then this way you will get "supernaut" and "black sabbath" on the same cd, along with a few other tracks that aren't quite as good, but still worth a listen. By the way, although people have said otherwise, this is not the *only* place where you can hear the version of "supernaut" with Trent Reznor vocals on it. Techincally speaking all versions of the song have Trent's vocals, after TVT told 1,000 Homo DJ's they couldn't use Trent's vocals because they didn't want him working with any non-NIN bands, Al Jourgensen just altered them, distorted them, and credited the vocals to himself so they wouldn't be recognizable just to fool them. However there is one version of the song available with undistorted and/or altered vocals available on the Black Box compilation, and it is very clear on this version that it is indeed Trent singing...


Worthy Tribute, Wise Purchase   January 3, 2006
 3 out of 4 found this review helpful

I found out about this CD roughly 10 years ago and it still gets regular play and is a necessary addition to anyone who is a fan of hard rock and/or Black Sabbath. I really enjoyed some of the spins put on some of the songs and the creativity added that enhanced some of the originals. Some of these songs actually sound better than the originals and most of them tend to hit harder. This is how I have them rated in iTunes and on my iPod based on the 5 star system:

After Forever (5) - Great opening song, excellent guitar work.

Children of the Grave (5) - Hit it dead on with the update to the original, standout vocals.

Paranoid (5) - Sped up considerably from the original, and works very well.

Supernaut (4) - Good job on the intro and music, just seems a bit long, but hardcore industrial fans will appreciate it maybe a bit more than I do. Probably a 5 if it was condensed a bit, at 6:42 it just drags by the end.

Iron Man (3) - One of Sabbath's classics, just didn't buy this remake with Ozzy. Doesn't really do anything to improve upon the original, but considering the song itself, it's not going to drop too low. Not terrible.

Lord of This World (2) - Didn't care for the original much, nor this one. CoC did a good job of not butchering it, I just think it's a weak song to begin with, would have rather seen them do some other songs, as they're a solid band that got their talent wasted with this one.

Symptom of the Universe (5) - I really enjoyed this one, it's getting criticism from people on here, the guitar part at the end is vintage and brings it back down, thought it was overall good creative spin put to the song. I generally don't dig the whole death metal voice thing, either.

The Wizard (5) - Favorite cut on the album, driving, and i'd say better than the original. The vocals are phenomenal, couldn't have been done any better.

Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (5) - Probably a close second to the Wizard, this one is amazing as well, and probably another upgrade to the original song.

N.I.B. (5) - Classic bassline, vocals could have been a little cleaner and maybe mixed a little better, but not bad at all.

War Pigs (Live) (5) - There's another cover of War Pigs on a Faith No More studio album that is worth catching if you enjoyed this one. I like both, it's a hard song to pull off.

Black Sabbath (4) - Very well done, a good closer to the album, does justice to the original.

Overall, the album gets a 5, and i'd recommend it to even casual Sabbath fans. You won't be disappointed, and the price is probably fairly low by now.


FINALLY, A GOOD METAL TRIBUTE.   May 19, 2000
 2 out of 4 found this review helpful

Finally, tribute to a metal band that is not industrial. It seems that if a tribute album is going to be done its always that industrial crap,(for example the tribute to Metallica "Overload" and "Megaded"- a tribute to Megadeth). Or its a bunch of bands from Sweeden that you have never heard of and probably praise satan. Not Nativiy in Black. This is the CD that got me into metal. With a great Megadeth cover of "Paranoid" and an even better version of "Symtom of the Universe" by Sepultura, I couldn't keep it out of the CD player. But topping the list are 2 bands I had never even heard of-1000 Homo DJs and Bullring Brummies covers of "The Wizard" and "Supernaught" just strait up kick ass. If you are a metal fan than this album is a must have.