Black Sabbath War Pigs 4:50

“Generals gathered in their masses…”

At 4 minutes and 50 seconds into War Pigs, Tony Iommi doesn’t just play a solo — he unleashes a sonic exorcism. It’s dirty. It’s unrelenting. It spirals up from the depths of Geezer’s bassline and Bill Ward’s thunder to become a weapon of pure riff warfare.

War Pigs – 4:50 marks the moment where the battlefield goes black and the guitar takes command. It’s slow, it’s brutal, and it swings like a wrecking ball made of fuzz and fire. This isn’t a solo you just hear — this is one you survive.

The Shirt:

Printed on a Port & Company® Black Tiger Stripe Tie-Dye Tee, this 100% cotton beast brings the chaos with a feral, acid-burned edge. Each one is unique, just like the solo that inspired it.

• 5.4 oz

• Rib knit collar

• Back neck tape

• Heat transfer label

• No two are alike — because war never plays out the same twice

Why it matters:

Because War Pigs wasn’t just a song — it was a prophecy. And at 4:50, Iommi channeled all the rage, fear, and rebellion of a generation into one distorted battle cry.

This one’s for the true believers. The ones who smell vinyl and sulfur. The ones who know that every great solo starts with something to burn.