Black Sabbath - "Into The Void"
From 100 Songs that Define Heavy Metal by Brian Slagel
May 11, 2026 · 49 min
About this episode
Brian Slagel discusses the significance of Black Sabbath's 'Into The Void' with guest John Corabi, exploring its impact and related musical history.
Black Sabbath - "Into The Void" Release Date July 21, 1971 Metal Blade Records CEO Brian Slagel talks about the importance of the Black Sabbath song "Into The Void" with singer John Corabi (who has worked with Motley Crue, Ratt, The Dead Daisies among many others). John also talks about the underappreciated impact of Grand Funk Railroad and how he was able to see the original Sabbath perform live in the 70's and some of the other amazing shows he was able to see growing up in Philadelphia. Brian discusses the production of this song with Bill Metoyer, and, as always, producer Martin Popoff provides musical context and history about this song. You can watch video of the entire unedited version of the interview HERE: https://youtu.be/Riyvg3UPsQE Follow Brian Slagel on Instagram and X @Brian Slagel Follow John Corabi on Instagram @JohnCorabiOfficial and X @CrabLegs59 Follow Bill Metoyer on Instagram @Bill_Metoyer Follow 100 Songs That Define Heavy Metal on X, Instagram and TikTok @100Metal Songs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Brian Slagel
Guest: John Corabi
Topics covered
- Black Sabbath
- heavy metal history
- music production
- live performances
- interviews
Keywords
- Black Sabbath
- Into The Void
- heavy metal
- John Corabi
- music history
- live performances
- production
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Black Sabbath, Metal Blade Records, Motley Crue, Ratt, The Dead Daisies, Grand Funk Railroad
Books & works: Into The Void
Places: Philadelphia
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