Various Artists-Nativity In Black: A Tribute To Black Sabbath (1994)




 

Artist: Various Artists (Biohazard, White Zombie, Megadeth, 1000 Homo DJ's featuring Al Jorgenson, Ozzy Osbourne with Therapy?, Corrosion of Conformity, Sepultura, Bullring Brummies, Bruce Dickenson with Godspeed, Ugly Kid Joe, Faith No More, Type O Negative)

Title: Nativity In Black: A Tribute To Black Sabbath

Label: Columbia

Format: CD

Cat #:  CK 66335

Year of Release: 1994

Country and Year of Edition Issue: US BMG club edition

Listed Condition: M/M sealed

Sell Date: 7/25/25

Sell Price: $4.85

Discogs Last Sold: 6/19/25 VG+/VG+ $3.00
 
Low: $1.00

Median: $3.01

Average: $3.52

High: $6.50

Current low price: $6.50

Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 4

Have/Want: 112/34

Where: Fresh Meadows, NY

Time it took to sell: 2 years

Where and When Bought: Facebook $2 CD lot

Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  B+

Sad To See It Go: No

Pretty good modern metal overview circa the first half of the 90's on this Black Sabbath tribute.  The stars come out Ozzy joins Therapy? (!) to do "Iron Man," Geezer Butler & Bill Ward join Rob Halford and Wino (!) at the Bullring Brummels doing "The Wizard."  Tony Iommi owned the name and toured with Tony Martin as Black Sabbath at the time so he sat this one out.

There are some pretty cool things: Bruce Dickenson doing "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" and Sepultura doing an excellent "Symptom Of The Universe" are among the best here.  Other highlights include "Lord Of This World" by C.O.C. and the previously released "Supernaut" by 1000 Homo DJ's.  You do have to endure a NYHC "After Forever" by Biohazard,  Faith No More gargling "War Pigs" and Ugly Kid Joe doing a straight "N.I.B," but nobody here is truly so awful you have to skip their track.  Well, maybe Faith No More.  Type O Negative does a gothy "Black Sabbath" that is pretty good.

This compilation went certified Gold in the US in 2000, so it had a slow burn of significant sales over 6 years after debuting at it's peak of #50 on a 4 week chart run.  There was a follow-up to this with different bands that has Monster Magnet doing "Into The Void." That one didn't sell as well debuting at #92 with a 3 week chart run back in 2000 when the first one went Gold.  It probably spiked sales to put the first edition over the top.

RIP Ozzy after forever and into the void.

FOR FURTHER REVIEW: 

Ozzy Osbourne-Blizzard of Ozz (1980)

Ozzy Osbourne-Live Mr. Crowley (1982)

Ozzy Osbourne-Ozzmosis (1995)

Black Sabbath-Greatest Hits 1970-1978 (2006)

Black Sabbath-Past Lives (2002)

Black Sabbath-Heaven & Hell (1980)

Black Sabbath-Mob Rules (1981)

Black Sabbath-Dehumanizer (1992)

Megadeth-Cryptic Writings (1997)

Megadeth-Risk (1999)

Ministry-Sphinctour (2002)

Soundtrack-Heavy Metal 2000 (2000)

Sepultura @ Palladium Times Square, New York, NY 10/12/24

Iron Maiden @ Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY 11/2/24

The Obsessed @ Union Pool, Brooklyn, NY 10/19/24




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