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It should be self explanatory, metal only exists to explore negative emotions and provide a catharsis in that exploration. It was that way from the very beginning


>"It wasn't a great place to be at that time," recalls Butler. "We were listening to songs about San Francisco, the hippies were all love and peace, and there we were, in Aston, Ozzy was in prison from burgling houses, me and Tony were always in fights with somebody, and Bill, so we had quite a rough upbringing"
>"Our music reflected the way we felt."

I’ve seen many people say that Black Sabbath influenced all metal bands and without them there will be no heavy metal as we know it. While they are very impactful, this claim just sounds like blatant Sabbath dick-sucking, especially after over half a century of metal’s development.

If we’re talking directly, no. Maybe the case for doom/stoner/sludge metal bands, but symphonic power metal probably not. I’d even go as far to argue that Queen was more important; they already have all the blueprints with fantasy lyrics, neoclassical instruments, and epic choirs.

If we’re talking indirectly, then yes, all bands were indirectly influenced by Sabbath to an nth degree, like how Sabbath was influenced by the Beatles, and so on all the way to ancient Egypt Hurrian Hymn.