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Black Sabbath, 1970s: Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward and Ozzy Osbourne (Photo by Chris Walter/WireImage)

3 Protest Songs From the 1970s That Still Sound Revolutionary Today

Black Sabbath, 1971: Tony Iommi, Bill Ward, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler (Photo by Chris Walter/WireImage)

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Heaven & Hell, Dio, Ronnie James Dio, Graspop Metal Meeting, Dessel, Belgium, 26th June 2009. (Photo by Goedefroit Music/Getty Images)

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