tempo

  1. ChemicalWarfare84

    Why are many of Black Sabbath's classic hits slower in tempo than newer (late 70s on) metal songs?

    OK, so Black Sabbath is widely considered to be the first metal band. However, I've noticed that a lot of their classic hits are slower in tempo than later metal songs. Sure, songs such as "Iron Man" and "Sweet Leaf" have faster sections, and they did do fast songs such as "Paranoid", "Children...