The Flaming Lips release live video for their rendition of “War Pigs” by Black Sabbath

The Flaming Lips, seasoned psych rock band, have released a professionally recorded live version of their rendition of the iconic Black Sabbath anti-war protest song, “War Pigs“, as reported by theprp. Although the song is by no means a recent addition to The Flaming Lips‘ repertoire—the group first covered it in 2004—the band did bring it back in August for a total of 23 performances following the death of heavy metal legend Black Sabbath leader Ozzy Osbourne this year. Blake Studdard recorded the version below at an undisclosed September 2025 performance as part of The Flaming Lips‘ U.S. tour.

Formed in Oklahoma City, OK in 1983, The Flaming Lips have since become one of the most iconic, influential, unpredictable, and vital forces in American alternative rock music. The band has garnered three GRAMMY® Awards, a Tony nomination, and an RIAA Gold-certified Record for “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots”. Q Magazine named them one of the “50 Bands to See Before You Die.”

The band has made countless late night television appearances, appeared in a Super Bowl commercial, contributed to many film soundtracks, and collaborated with artists such as Miley Cyrus, Coldplay’s Chris Martin, Kacey Musgraves, Yoko Ono, The Chemical Brothers, and so many more. They have set countless records, broken records, created spectacular interactive audio/visual events now regarded as legendary.

Frontman Wayne Coyne has been recognized for works of art that graced many LIPS album covers along with his traveling art exhibit “The King’s Mouth,” an audiovisual art installation that has been featured in many contemporary art museums around the US. Their latest LP, “American Head”, marks a return to a more melodic and song-oriented body of work and has critically been lauded as their best work in years placing on several Year End/Best Of lists around the world.

Even after a combination of 22 studio recordings, 16 singles, 11 compilations, 11 EP’s and 11 self-released experimental collaborative oddities released in various forms, quantities and unique mediums, The Flaming Lips remain in a creative apex that has no bounds. To that end, they have become an American Treasure and created a genre a all to themselves.