Black Sabbath’s epic instrumental ‘Supertzar’ has been covered by Patriarchs In Black and is out now as the rock act’s latest single through Metalville Records.
Featuring what have been described as “angelic female vocals” from Sarah Sovak, Type O Negative’s Johnny Kelly pounding the drums, Hades’ Dan Lorenzo on guitar and former A Pale Horse Named Death member Eric J. Morgan on keyboards, original Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward has heard the track and told Kelly that he approved.
Lorenzo said: “When I wrote the song ‘Where You Think You’re Going’ off the Home album with DMC, Johnny Kelly and I were talking about other hard rock songs that utilised female vocals. Johnny mentioned ‘Supertzar’. I hadn’t listened to that track in years and when I re-examined it I fell in love with it. Sarah Sovak and Eric J. Morgan really helped us bring the songs to life.”
It follows previous single ‘Left Behind’, where Lorenzo played both guitar and bass, Kelly drummed and guest vocals came from Daniel Soren.
“The song lyrics are based on a reflection of what may be viewed as the tragedy of certain real-life experiences for many people, some of the hardships of the human condition, blended with the metaphoric concepts of loss, acceptance and making the most of the time that we have while we are alive,” said the singer.
“The song tells a tragic story of loss, at both the human level and at the mystical cosmic level. But, as the universe is a balance of both entropy, growth and evolution, so too is the human life. In the end, what matters most is the legacy that one will leave behind. What did you do with your life while you were alive? There is only a finite amount of time in life to make a legacy, so the song reminds us to not waste the time that we have while we are still alive.”
With Unida’s Mark Sunshine joining on guest vocals for earlier single ‘The Ocean’, released at the start of this year, it proved to be a cover of Led Zeppelin’s Houses Of The Holy album track. It also celebrated the birthdays of both Dan Lorenzo and Jimmy Page.
