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I prefer the first edition instead. I heard the Nativity in Black part 2 , and except for Slayer , Megadeth , Pantera & Primus which are the best covers on this edition ,the rest of the tracklist (well System of a Down & Busta Rhymes renditions are ok)didn't do much.
"Snowblind" - System of a Down - 4.5/5-My favorite song on the CD that sounds little like the original but brings an entirely new element an already classic song.6. However, if you're a 70's Purist I probably wouldn't bother.IF YOU LIKED, AGREED OR APPRECIATED THIS. 5. "Electric Funeral" - Pantera - 5/5-Probably the best cover on the album.
Luckily this falls within the first.3. Not in the good way like the S.O.A.D. This is just odd.11. 12. "Sweet Leaf" - Godsmack - 4.5/5-A great opener - Godsmack really nailed this track on the head.
Then again maybe it's just Mustaine. "Under the Sun" - Soulfly - 4/5-Though significantly heavier than the original this is still very well done. "Behind the Wall of Sleep" - Static-X - 2/5-Just not feeling the vibe - too `electric' and just too much like Static X.4. VARIOUS ARTISIS - Nativity in Black Vol.
"Hand of Doom" - Slayer - 5/5-This actually sounds little like what you'd expect Slayer doing a cover to sound like. Love the breakdown.10. Not bad, just not great. A very mature sound and probably tied with Pantera for the best cover on this album.9. PLEASE CLICK YES FOR: "Was this review helpful."
II-This album may be a few years old now but after listening again to this the other day I had to leave my 2 cents.First off cover albums are very difficult to review so I will do a song by song review and average the total score.1. They gave it a bit of their own edge but still kept the premise of the song.2. "Into the Void" - Monster Magnet - 3/5-Just not feeling this track. "I work hard to take care of everyone of my N.&&#+$."I like Busta for rap but please don't EVER. "Sabbra Cadabra" - Hed (pe) - 2/5-Yeah it's just weird.
Les Claypool schools the old school master on this version. Cover Sabbath Again.TOTAL: 44/60 = 3.66 Stars (rounded up to a generous 4 Stars)Truth is if you are a Sabbath fan and you like some of the bands on here it is easily worth your time and money. ok. "N.I.B." - Primus (featuring Ozzy) - 5/5-I feel bad for Geezer Butler.
"Iron Man" - Busta Rhymes - 1/5-Yeah umm. "Hole in the Sky" - Machine Head - 4/5-Machine Head seems to do either really good, or really, really bad. Cover. and having Ozzy sing the Vocals only makes this track better.8.
"Never Say Die" - Megadeth - 4/5-Mustaine does a good rendition but I feel like something is just missing on this cover that stops it from being great. Phil and crew do an amazing version of this tune.7.
The reason to listen to this disc is to see what other bands (perhaps some you like and some you dislike) do with the music. Iron Man was never my favorite Sabbath song, so this cover really didn't sway my opinion one way or the other.Overall, there are some tracks that make this a worthwhile listen. Some high points in the song, though.12) Busta Rhymes "Iron Man" - If you like Busta Rhymes, you'll probably like this song. I think it is a good cover, but agree that this is slightly before Godsmack really got it together.2) Machine Head "Hole in the Sky" - Wasn't really familiar with these guys, but they seem to be in the post-industrial, techno-inspired nu-metal crowd, which I'm somewhat ambivelant toward. I like this version.8) Slayer "Hand of Doom" - this one is really good. People who like System of a Down, for example, may like the cover of Snowblind whereas someone who thinks SOAD stinks may seriously dislike their cover since it has their signature all over it.That being said, how do I think these tracks stack up.
Unfortunately, some of the bands just never fully engage with the song, at times keeping the cover from being stellar rather than good (Godsmack) and at others leaving me disappointed (Megadeth). First of all, I'd like to point out that this is a tribute album. That is, other bands interpreting Black Sabbath's music, making it their own to some degree. And like me, you'll probably need to look at the song listing to figure out which Sabbath tune this used to be.6) Pantera "Electric Funeral" - Great Sabbath song, great band, good cover.7) Primus "N.I.B." - One of my favorite Sabbath songs covered by a favorite quirky band.
If you like SOAD, then you will probably like this cover (I qualify on both counts). Just seems like Dave Mustaine has lost his edge over the past decade.5) System of a Down "Snowblind" - I like the Sabbath original, though it isn't my favorite. The first part of this is a bit weak, but the transition is great.10) Hed(pe) "Sabbra Cadabra" - People pick on this one, but I like it. The real deciding point for most buyers will likely be whether you enjoy the bands covering the songs.
This is an ok cover, but really not the strongest Monster Magnet. Not a bad cover, but they seem to fall apart at the end.3) Static-X "Behind the Wall of Sleep" - Another favorite Sabbath tune, but I'm not particularly fond of Static-X. Something different.11) Monster Magnet "Into the Void" - I like Monster Magnet and I like the Sabbath original. Seemingly banal, I feel that it is important to stress this since so many reviewers say to listen to Black Sabbath instead.
Really good.9) Soulfly "Under the Sun" - not bad. I don't like this cover. 1) Godsmack "Sweet Leaf" - One of my favorite Sabbath tunes, and I like Godsmack. If I liked their music, then I'd probably think this was a great cover.4) Megadeth "Never Say Die" - I like Megadeth.
Machine Head's cover of "Hole in the Sky" and Soulfly doing "Under the Sun" start off nice but go nowhere, while Static-X, System of a Down, and Godsmack hardly manage anything worthwhile at all. Slayer's rendition of "Hand of Doom" is great, while Monster Magnet disappoints on "Into the Void". Ozzy is here as well, along with Primus doing "N.I.B.", which is good and all, but surprisingly not as memorable as Ugly Kid Joe's cover from the last tribute album.
This follow up to that great tribute album, features a few metal mainstays (Megadeth, Pantera, and Slayer) but mostly a lineup of metal bands that gained popularity during the nu-metal boom, and it's closed out by Busta Rhymes. Before that, rap-rockers Hed (pe) butcher "Sabbra Cadabra" with a reggae like vibe; Metallica's superb cover would have been more than welcome here. The first "Nativity in Black" Black Sabbath tribute album featured a great array of artists that owed their existance to the legendary band: Megadeth, White Zombie, Corrosion of Conformity, Faith No More, Type O Negative, Biohazard, etc.
Pantera's rendition of "Electric Funeral" is sadly disappointing, while Megadeth turn in a great rendition of "Never Say Die". If you're a Sabbath fan and you dug the commendable job done with the first "Nativity in Black" album, you'll be supremely disappointed here, and you're better off leaving this on the shelf. Yes, you read that right.
Rapper Busta Rhymes, who for no reason whatsoever, appears on the closing track as he butchers "Iron Man".
NIB 2 is more a self-indulgent exercise by artists far to full of themselves given their meager talent. System of a Down's "Snowblind" eradicates all that made the song great without injecting anything worth hearing. Just sounds as though, for the most part, they did not try very hard, or they were intimidated by the original versions of these songs.NIB 1 and 2 are wastes of time and money. The first NIB tribute album perhaps suggested a second, more like a do-over. Listen to Sabbath instead. On the other hand.Busta Rhymes's waste of time has so little to do with the original, it is bizarre. Much more rewarding.
The Magnet version sandwiches a pretty nice cut at the core of the song between several minutes, beginning and end, of typical Magnet noise-crap studio filler. It's not as though these recordings were devoid of capable artists. And "Hole in the Sky" is far too powerful a song for Machine Head to do anything special with it.One wonders why Metallica, which owes its existence to Sabbath, never appeared on these tributes. "Supernaut" and "Into the Void" remain hit singles in waiting for any ballsy artist who'll step up.What I listen to on this album after a few turns.I'm not big on screamo, but Soulfly's turn on "Under the Sun" grows on me. Pantera is simply flat and disappointing on "Electric Funeral." Godsmack recorded its version of "Sweet Leaf" a little before the band found its stride, so it is nothing special.
Nobody pushed the material in a compelling direction. Static-X is devoid of talent; they simply slap "Behind the Wall of Sleep" into their techno formula and go on. Slayer's rendition of "Hand of Doom" may outdo the original, less preachy and more urgent. Once again, like 1,000 Homo DJs (a Wax Trax project that included great talent like Trent Reznor, Jello Biafra, Al Jourgensen) mutilated "Supernaut" on NIB 1, the aimless Monster Magnet ruined another Sabbath song crying for a great remake, "Into the Void" on NIB 2. Not bad.
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