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    11 Morbidly Striking DEAD Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AcatXIo, Hilary Clark from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    11 Morbidly Striking DEAD Songs | Playlist 🎧

    11 Morbidly Striking DEAD Songs features songs by Architects, Black Sabbath, David Kushner, Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars, and Tyler, The Creator.

    By the musical hype, 3 monthsOctober 8, 2025 ago
    Black Sabbath, “God is Dead?”: Outlandish Rock 🎸🤘 No. 2 [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Paul Brennan on Pixabay, Pexels, Sebastian Ervi, SHVETS production, Universal International Music BV, Vinícius Caricatte]
    Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

    Black Sabbath, God is Dead? | Outlandish Rock 🎸🤘

    On the 2nd edition of Outlandish Rock 🎸🤘, we explore the outlandishness behind the song “God is Dead?” performed by Black Sabbath.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsOctober 5, 2021 ago
    13 Ear Catching Covers, Vol. 2 🎧 [📷: Alexandra Gorn on Unsplash, Andrea Piacquadio from Pexels, ArtHouse Studio, Brent Faulkner, cottonbro, Ketut Subiyanto, Mister Mister, The Musical Hype]
    Evergreen

    13 Ear Catching Covers, Vol. 2 | Playlist 🎧

    🎧 13 Ear Catching Covers, Vol. 2 features Aretha Franklin, Charles Bradley, Chris Stapleton, Jessica Simpson, Marvin Gaye & Shelby Lynne.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsJuly 26, 2021 ago
    Black Sabbath vs. Charles Bradley: Head 2 Head 🗣️ No. 15 [📷: Brent Faulkner, Daptone, The Musical Hype, Valentin Tikhonov from Pixabay, Warner]
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    Black Sabbath vs. Charles Bradley | Head 2 Head 🗣️

    On the 15th edition of Head 2 Head, Black Sabbath & Charles Bradley duke it over their respective takes on Black Sabbath’s classic, “Changes.”

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsJune 5, 2021 ago
    Songs Where the Paranoia is Real [Photo Credit: Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    11 Songs Where the Paranoia is Real | Playlist

    “11 Songs Where the Paranoia is Real” features music from artists including Black Sabbath, Kanye West, Post Malone, and Radiohead.

    By the musical hype, 8 yearsMay 1, 2018 ago
    Religiously Skeptical Gems 2.0
    Evergreen

    Religiously Skeptical Gems 2.0 | Playlist

    There are numerous songs written about religion that aren’t gospel or CCM songs. Here are 16 religiously skeptical gems by secular artists.

    By the musical hype, 8 yearsOctober 31, 2017 ago
    11 Religiously Skeptical Gems
    Evergreen

    11 Religiously Skeptical Gems | Playlist

    There are numerous songs written about religion that aren’t gospel/contemporary Christian songs. Here are 11 religiously skeptical gems by secular artists.

    By the musical hype, 8 yearsAugust 29, 2017 ago
    Charles Bradley, Changes [📷: Daptone]
    Album 💿

    Charles Bradley, Changes | Album Review 💿

    Soul musician Charles Bradley drops his third album of relentless soul music, ‘Changes.’ The results are consistent and alluring.

    By the musical hype, 10 yearsApril 4, 2016 ago
    Black Sabbath, 13 © Republic
    Album 💿

    Black Sabbath, 13 | Album Review

    ’13,’ the comeback album by iconic metal band Black Sabbath, stands extremely tall.  It’s pessimistic, atheistic, and Mephistophelean. Rock on.

    By brent80, 13 yearsJune 17, 2013 ago

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