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Also known as Earth, Polka Tulk Blues CompanyCountry: United Kingdom
Label: Sony BMG
Website: www.black-sabbath.com
Formed in: 1968
1968- Heavy metal
1968-1972 Doom metal
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1970 - Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath is the eponymous debut album of the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released in the UK on Friday, 13 February 1970. The album was recorded in three days.
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1. "Black Sabbath" – 6:16
2. "The Wizard" – 4:18
3. "Wasp/Behind the Wall of Sleep/Bassically/N.I.B." – 10:40
4. "Wicked World" – 4:42
5. "A Bit of Finger/Sleeping Village/Warning"
("Warning" written by Aynsley Dunbar) – 14:20
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1970 - Paranoid
Paranoid is the second album by British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, and contains some of their most famous work, including the songs "Iron Man", "War Pigs", and the title track.
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Side one
1. "War Pigs/Luke's Wall" – 7:58
2. "Paranoid" – 2:52
3. "Planet Caravan" – 4:34
4. "Iron Man" – 5:58
Side two
1. "Electric Funeral" – 4:52
2. "Hand of Doom" – 7:09
3. "Rat Salad" – 2:30
4. "Jack the Stripper/Fairies Wear Boots" – 6:13
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1971 - Master Of Reality
Master of Reality is the third album by heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released in 1971 (see 1971 in music).
On this album, guitarist Tony Iommi began de-tuning his guitar down three semi-tones (or one and a half steps, or C♯) to reduce tension in the strings, making it easier to play with his injured fingers. This led to a lower, sludgier sound that became the Master of Reality trademark.
The lyrical themes include: drugs, solitude, war and theology. "After Forever" is credited lyrically to Iommi (the only Sabbath lyrics solely credited to him thus far) and is heavily Christian-themed.
On original US pressings of the album, several songs had subtitles given to segments, making it appear that there were more songs on the album than there actually were: the coda of "Children of the Grave" was given the title "The Haunting," the intro to "Lord of This World" was titled "Step Up," and the intro to "Into the Void" called "Deathmask." (Subtitles were also provided to several songs on the US releases of the first two Black Sabbath albums.) Also, the album's title was incorrectly listed as Masters of Reality on the labels of original Warner Bros. (green-label) US pressings. Subsequent pressings corrected the album's title on the label, and removed the three subtitles.
In the UK the album reached #5. Initial pressings came in an embossed 'envelope sleeve', which contained a poster of the band and the generic Vertigo inner bag, although for this album the 'swirl' was white-on-black, rather than black-on-white. This was the first Black Sabbath sleeve on which the lyrics were reproduced, being on the rear of the sleeve.
On the Billboard Pop Albums chart, Master of Reality peaked at #8. In 2003, the album was ranked number 298 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time..
It was the third and final Black Sabbath album to be produced by Rodger Bain.
Many of the songs would be played on the The Reunion Tour (more than on the tour contemporary to the album).
1. "Sweet Leaf" – 5:05
2. "After Forever" (Iommi) – 5:26
3. "Embryo" (Iommi) – 0:28
4. "Children of the Grave" – 5:17
5. "Orchid" (Iommi) – 1:31
6. "Lord of This World" – 5:26
7. "Solitude" – 5:02
8. "Into the Void" – 6:12
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1972 - Volume 4
Black Sabbath Vol 4 is the fourth studio album by British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released in 1972. The album was originally to be titled Snowblind, after one of several tracks referring to cocaine use. The album was recorded in California, the first time Sabbath had recorded a studio album outside the United Kingdom.
In 2000 Q magazine placed Vol. 4 at number 60 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever
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1. "Wheels of Confusion/The Straightener" – 7:57
2. "Tomorrow's Dream" – 3:06
3. "Changes" – 4:41
4. "FX" – 1:39
5. "Supernaut" – 4:40
6. "Snowblind" – 5:25
7. "Cornucopia" – 3:49
8. "Laguna Sunrise" – 2:48
9. "St. Vitus Dance" – 2:24
10. "Under the Sun/Every Day Comes and Goes" – 5:49
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1973 - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath is the fifth studio album by the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released in 1973 (see 1973 in music). Sabbath expanded upon their slow, crunching style of music and added synthesizers and orchestral arrangements.
After the recording of their previous album, Black Sabbath, Vol. 4, the band hit a dry spell and could not come up with any songs for their new album. After locking themselves away to focus and come up with new ideas, guitarist Tony Iommi stumbled upon the riff to the title track, which has been called "the riff that saved Black Sabbath." After this song was completed, the others flowed freely.
A big difference between Sabbath Bloody Sabbath and its predecessors is the songwriting style. The album begins with the heavy riff of “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath” and ends with the string-laden, “Spiral Architect”. Some fans felt the new style signaled the beginning of the end for the band while others felt that Black Sabbath were simply expanding their sound which had been relatively unchanged through their first 4 albums.
Rick Wakeman of Yes fame guested on "Sabbra Cadabra". Other keyboards and synthesisers were played by the band.Drew Struzan was the artist requested to do the cover painting.
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1. "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" – 5:45
2. "A National Acrobat" – 6:15
3. "Fluff" – 4:12
4. "Sabbra Cadabra" – 5:59
5. "Killing Yourself to Live" – 5:42
6. "Who Are You?" – 4:10
7. "Looking for Today" – 5:03
8. "Spiral Architect" – 5:29
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1975 - Sabotage
Sabotage is a 1975 album by heavy metal band Black Sabbath.
Sabotage, was Black Sabbath's sixth studio outing. Singer Ozzy Osbourne has often complained in interviews over the years that this album marked the beginning of what he described as guitarist Tony Iommi's studio production obsession. It took considerably longer to record and produce than each of the preceding albums, making it the most costly Sabbath album to that point (the first album only took a few hundred pounds and a couple of days).
In regard to sound, the album continues a trend that began with the previous album. With Sabotage, Iommi brought in more use of keyboards and "orchestral"-sounding songwriting and oddities (for Sabbath) like choral arrangements ("Supertzar").
On some of the first vinyl/cassette releases (and all of the remastered versions of the album) there is a short, 23 second hidden track titled "Blow on a Jug" at the end of "The Writ". Recorded at very low volume, it contains Ozzy and Bill Ward goofing around in the studio.
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1. "Hole in the Sky" – 3:59
2. "Don't Start (Too Late)" – 0:49
3. "Symptom of the Universe" – 6:29
4. "Megalomania" – 9:46
5. "The Thrill of It All" – 5:56
6. "Supertzar" – 3:44
7. "Am I Going Insane (Radio)" – 4:16
8. "The Writ" – 8:45
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1975 - We Sold Our Soul For Rock 'n' Roll
Tracklist:
1. "Black Sabbath" - 6:21
2. "The Wizard" - 4:24
3. "Paranoid" - 4:34
4. "War Pigs" - 7:57
5. "Iron Man" - 4:52
6. "Tomorrow's Dream" - 3:12
7. "Fairies Wear Boots" - 6:14
8. "Changes" - 4:46
9. "Sweet Leaf" - 5:05"
10. "Children of the Grave" - 5:17
11. "Sabbath, Bloody Sabbath" - 5:45
12. "Am I Going Insane (Radio)" - 4:16
13. "Snowblind" - 5:31
14. "N.I.B." - 6:07
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1976 - Technical Ecstasy
Technical Ecstasy is a 1976 album from heavy metal band Black Sabbath.
Technical Ecstasy continued the band's separation from its signature doom and darkness that had been such a trademark of the band's early career. While the album's lyrics dealt with topics such as drug dealers, prostitution, and transvestites, the music itself was seldom dark, and tracks like "Rock 'n' Roll Doctor" and "It's Alright" (sung by drummer Bill Ward—a decision supported by Ozzy Osbourne), were very different from Black Sabbath's earlier recordings. Also, the band continued experimenting with keyboards and synthesizers more so than previous albums. The track "She's Gone" features orchestrations.
Osbourne left the band briefly following the release of the album. He would eventually rejoin for the follow-up album, Never Say Die!.
The cover art is designed by Hipgnosis and is meant to represent two robots having sex. Osbourne once described it as "two robots screwing on an escalator."[1]
The UK release had a two-sided lyric/credit-insert.
"Gypsy", "Dirty Women", "Rock 'n' Roll Doctor" and (briefly) "All Moving Parts (Stand Still)" were played live on the supporting tour.
"It's Alright" was often covered live by Guns N' Roses, and included in that band's Live Era: '87–'93 album.
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1. "Back Street Kids" – 3:47
2. "You Won't Change Me" – 6:42
3. "It's Alright" – 4:04
4. "Gypsy" – 5:14
5. "All Moving Parts (Stand Still)" – 5:07
6. "Rock 'n' Roll Doctor" – 3:30
7. "She's Gone" – 4:58
8. "Dirty Women" – 7:13
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1978 - Never Say Die!
Never Say Die! is an album by heavy metal band Black Sabbath. The band's eighth album, it was released in September 1978 (see 1978 in music). This was the last Black Sabbath studio album with Ozzy Osbourne. The album shows a departure from the glossy synth-laden period, to a more basic rock approach, though not in the vein of their original doom and gloom style.
Before this album was recorded, Ozzy Osbourne was fired from the band and was briefly replaced by former Savoy Brown & Fleetwood Mac vocalist Dave Walker. Some songs were written with Walker, and the new group even performed an early version of "Junior's Eyes" with different lyrics on the BBC programme, "Look Hear". Osbourne eventually rejoined the band, refusing to sing any of the songs written with Walker. These particular songs were rewritten, including "Junior's Eyes" (rewritten to be about the then-recent death of Ozzy's father). All four band members sing on "A Hard Road".
The album was recorded at Sounds Interchange Studios in, Toronto[1], as were parts of Technical Ecstasy[2]
The sleeve was another by Hipgnosis and the US and UK releases differed slightly in the faint images seen in the sky. The inner-bag featured graphics in keeping with the sleeve and credits, but no lyrics.
In the UK the title-track, released well-ahead of the album and the band's first UK picture-sleeve single, reached #21 in the chart and gave the band its first Top Of The Pops appearances since 1970. The band twice appeared live in the studio, miming to the song. One of these appearances was included on the official The Black Sabbath Story Volume 1[3]video release, in a poor b/w transfer from a fan's off-air archive. This irked Sabbath fans since the original colour footage is held in the BBC archives, as evidenced by inclusion of one of the performances in the compilation TV show TOTP2 (or Top of the Pops 2).
In the UK the album reached #12, one place higher than Technical Ecstasy. Arguably the album may have sold better in the UK had it been available at the time of the single's release, rather than four months later.
In the UK 'Hard Road' was released as the second single from the album and reached the UK Top 40, 25,000 copies being pressed in a limited-edition purple-vinyl. There was no picture-sleeve release.
Video from this period, professionally recorded on the UK tour at the Hammersmith Odeon in June 1978, can be seen on the Sanctuary Visual Entertainment DVD, also entitled, "Never Say Die"[4]. On the tour the band played only one new track ("Never Say Die" itself), probably because the album had yet to be released. "Shock Wave" would be added on future dates of the world tour.
1. "Never Say Die" – 3:50
2. "Johnny Blade" – 6:28
3. "Junior's Eyes" – 6:43
4. "A Hard Road" – 6:05
5. "Shock Wave" – 5:15
6. "Air Dance" – 5:17
7. "Over to You" – 5:24
8. "Breakout" – 2:35
9. "Swinging the Chain" – 4:05
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1980 - Heaven And Hell
Heaven and Hell is an album by Black Sabbath, released in May 1980 (see 1980 in music). This is their first album featuring Ronnie James Dio, and first with famous heavy metal producer Martin Birch. Notable tracks include the title song, "Neon Knights", "Children of the Sea" and "Die Young".
Heaven and Hell became one of Black Sabbath's best-selling albums, revitalising Sabbath's fortunes after what many saw as the death of the group following Ozzy's departure.
In 2007, Sabbath went on tour with Dio as their singer (in place of Ozzy Osbourne) to promote the release of the compilation album Black Sabbath: The Dio Years. As Osbourne is once again a full time member of Black Sabbath, the Dio/Iommi/Butler/Appice lineup decided on the band name "Heaven and Hell", and to focus on post-Ozzy material, much of which hadn't been played in years.
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1. "Neon Knights" – 3:49
2. "Children of the Sea" – 5:30
3. "Lady Evil" – 4:22
4. "Heaven and Hell" – 6:56
5. "Wishing Well" – 4:02
6. "Die Young" – 4:41
7. "Walk Away" – 4:21
8. "Lonely Is the Word" – 5:49
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1980 - Live At Last
Live at Last is a live album by Black Sabbath. Despite its wide distribution, it was released without any permission or knowledge from the band, and is thus considered "unofficial" in some quarters. However, the release was legal (albeit unapproved by the band, as stated) within Europe and ads were carried in the UK music press. In the US it was available only as an import. The album was included when the Sabbath albums were issued on CD in Europe by Castle Communications in 1986 and again in remastered and repackaged form in the label's 1996 Remaster series.
The vinyl version and the first CD issue feature the spoken intro of, 'Will you welcome... BLACK SABBATH!' which, oddly, would be edited from the remaster and "Past Lives". It should also be noted that the remaster was not a remix and there is no apparent audio difference between that and the original issues.
The release was compiled from two March 1973 recordings made for an intended live album but, being unhappy with the results, the band shelved that project indefinitely. However, former manager Patrick Meehan arranged the release in 1980, on the NEMS label.
The band eventually came to acknowledge the recording, and released the whole album as part of the two disc live compilation Past Lives in 2002.
The recording is still noted for its early pre-album version of "Killing Yourself to Live", and the long "Wicked World" medley jam. Live at Last was also significant in that its initial release in 1980 prompted Black Sabbath to finally record their first official live album, 1982's Live Evil with Ronnie James Dio.
All tracks were recorded at the Hardrock in Manchester, England on March 11, 1973 and the Rainbow Theatre in London, England on March 16, 1973: it is not known from which concert the individual tracks arose, as this is not stated on the original release and there are, to date, no known ROIO for comparison. It is, however, not unreasonable to assume that the tracks comprising each side come from the same night.
1. Tomorrows Dreams
2. Sweet Leaf
3. Killing Yourself to Live
4. Cornucopia
5. Snowblind
6. Children of the Grave
7. War Pigs
8. Wicked World
9. Paranoid
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1981 - Mob Rules
Mob Rules is Black Sabbath's tenth studio album, released in 1981 following the success of Heaven and Hell.
The lyrical themes are dark, notably on tracks such as "Sign of the Southern Cross" and "Falling Off the Edge of the World".
It was the first album to feature Vinny Appice on drums, who had replaced original member Bill Ward on the tour in support of the previous year's Heaven and Hell. This led to Ozzy Osbourne dubbing the line-up "Geezer and the three Wops".
It is rumoured that the cover art for this album, by famed artist Greg Hildebrandt, contains a heavily-disguised message that reads "KILL OZZY,". It is apparently located toward the bottom of the picture, on the ground, written in a dark, crimson colour. However, the message is barely legible, and it is widely believed that the purported text is coincidental. [1] The artwork was not created specifically for the album, for one thing, having been done in the 1970s, but was licensed for use.
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1. "Turn Up the Night" – 3:42
2. "Voodoo" – 4:32
3. "The Sign of the Southern Cross" – 7:46
4. "E5150" – 2:54
5. "The Mob Rules" – 3:14
6. "Country Girl" – 4:02
7. "Slipping Away" – 3:45
8. "Falling Off the Edge of the World" – 5:02
9. "Over and Over" – 5:28
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1983 - Born Again
Born Again is Black Sabbath's eleventh studio album, released in August 1983. It was panned by critics[attribution needed] at the time of its release, but reached #4 in the UK charts as well as the top 40 in the U.S. and has gained a strong cult following among a number of fans.
The album features the vocals of Ian Gillan, former singer for Deep Purple, who joined the band in 1983 to replace departed vocalist Ronnie James Dio. Original Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward returned to the band as a replacement for Vinny Appice, who had left with Dio to form the band Dio, but quit the band right before the 1983 tour. Ex-Electric Light Orchestra drummer Bev Bevan was hired to replace Ward on tour.
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1. Trashed
2. Stonehenge
3. Disturbing The Priest
4. The Dark
5. Zero The Hero
6. Digital Bitch
7. Born Again
8. Hot Line
9. Keep It Warm
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1983 - Live Evil
Live Evil, released in 1982 (see 1982 in music), is the first "official" live album by British heavy metal band Black Sabbath. It was recorded in Seattle, San Antonio and Dallas, with Ronnie James Dio singing lead.
The previously released Live at Last (1980) was not sanctioned by Black Sabbath, making it an unofficial release. The subsequent Live at Hammersmith Odeon (2007) is from the same tour as Live Evil.
Already having tense relations with the other band members, Dio and drummer Vinny Appice abruptly left the group during the mixing of the album, amidst rumors that they had sneaked into the studio late at night to mix the drums and vocals higher. All parties have since denied that this occurred. In what Dio has called retaliation for him and Appice leaving the group, on the back of the album, Dio is listed as "Ronnie Dio" instead of his stage-name of "Ronnie James Dio," and Vinny Appice is listed as a special guest rather than a member of the band.
One of the most popular tracks on the album is a near 20-minute long medley that includes "Heaven And Hell" (with its extended break-down section and additional lyrics), "Sign of the Southern Cross", a guitar solo, and a reprise of "Heaven and Hell".
Another favourite is an extended War Pigs which featured a drum solo from Appice whose playing more closely resembled John Bonham than original Sabbath drummer Bill Ward's jazzier style.
At one point Dio says 'Not only are we filming this one...', although the footage has never been commercially available, but some bits have been shown on YouTube. (It is not the footage on the Black & Blue video and laserdisc, which was recorded on the Heaven and Hell tour on October 17, 1980.)
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CD-1
1. E5150
2. Neon Knights
3. N. I. B.
4. Children Of The Sea
5. Voodoo
6. Black Sabbath
7. War Pigs
8. Iron Man
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1. Mob Rules, The
2. Heaven And Hell
3. Sign Of The Southern Cross, The / Heaven And Hell (continued)
4. Paranoid
5. Children Of The Grave
6. Fluff
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1986 - Seventh Star
Seventh Star is the twelfth studio album by the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath. It was originally written, recorded, and intended to be the first solo album by guitarist Tony Iommi, but due to label pressures and the prompting of band manager Don Arden, the record was billed as Black Sabbath featuring Tony Iommi. This seems a bizarre choice for many fans, as Iommi was in fact the only original band member to feature on the album. As such, some fans do not consider this to be a "true" Sabbath album. Glenn Hughes, ex-Deep Purple bassist and vocalist, was lead singer but did not play bass on this release.
As this album was not originally intended to be a Black Sabbath record, its sound is drastically different from previous releases. Many of the songs have a very bluesy feel, and it is notably less heavy than its predecessor, Born Again. Seventh Star was the first album to feature longtime keyboardist Geoff Nicholls as an official band member.
The promo-single and video version of "No Stranger to Love" had additional harmony vocals added by Hughes to make it more "radio-friendly". Actress Denise Crosby, who would later portray Tasha Yar in Star Trek: The Next Generation was in the video.
There was a tour for the album, but Hughes only performed at the first few shows. His voice had noticeably deteriorated after a fight with Sabbath's Production manager had left the singer with an injury to his sinuses and throat. Heavy cocaine use also contributed to his inability to properly perform live. At the band's early 1986 Detroit concert, Hughes' voice had deteriorated to the point where keyboardist Geoff Nicholls provided "ghost" vocals from backstage and had Hughes lipsynch along. Due to Hughes' inability to sing properly, he was sometimes omitting entire verses of songs. Hughes was sacked thereafter and replaced by Ray Gillen, who completed both the North American and European legs of the tour, though several dates in the U.S. were cancelled.
Glenn Hughes has performed "No Stranger to Love" at some of his live concerts.
As with Black Sabbath's previous album, "Born Again," "Seventh Star" has never officially been released on Compact Disc by Warner Bros. Records for the US and Canada. However, it is offered for sale as a download by Apple's iTunes service in these regions.
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1. In For The Kill
2. No Stranger To Love
3. Turn To Stone
4. Sphinx (The Guardian)
5. Seveth Star
6. Danger Zone
7. Heart Like A Wheel
8. Angry Heart
9. In Memory...
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1987 - The Eternal Idol
The Eternal Idol is the thirteenth studio album by Black Sabbath, released in 1987. It is the first of several Black Sabbath albums to feature longtime vocalist Tony Martin.
The album was originally to be recorded with vocalist Ray Gillen, who quit the band shortly after the initial sessions on Montserrat with producer Jeff Glixman. Martin was hired and reconstructed the vocals shortly before production ended. Most tracks were written by Tony Iommi and bassist/lyricist Bob Daisley, although some lyrics were subsequently modified by Geoff Nicholls and Tony Martin after he joined the band.
The album cover was intended to feature a picture of an Auguste Rodin sculpture from 1889 also called "The Eternal Idol." However, the album cover actually features two naked models covered in paint and positioned to resemble the piece of art because, legend has it, permission to photograph the actual sculpture could not be secured.
Despite the sleeve credits all bass parts were completed by Bob Daisley, and Eric Singer completed all drum parts. The percussion credit to Bev Bevan relates to a few cymbal overdubs on "Scarlet Pimpernel".
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1. Shining, The
2. Ancient Warrior
3. Hard Life To Love
4. Glory Ride
5. Born To Lose
6. Nightmare
7. Scarlet Pimpernel
8. Lost Forever
9. Eternal Idol
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1989 - Headless Cross
Headless Cross is the fourteenth album by heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released in 1989 (see 1989 in music).
This is the second album to feature singer Tony Martin and the first to showcase renowned drummer, the late Cozy Powell.
Black Sabbath often had alluded to occult imagery and evil themes in their lyrics as well ("Black Sabbath" and "N.I.B." for example), but Headless Cross went further with this, both musically and lyrically. Musically getting a darker and more black tone, and lyrically citing many occult and Satanic references and allusions to the Dark Side (most notably the title track, "When Death Calls", and "Black Moon"), with the only notable opposite being "Call of the Wild", which could be actually about fighting against the forces of darkness, though this all is up to personal interpretation on how the lyrics read. Vocalist Tony Martin himself even claimed to not have a positive take on religion, citing that it has "been the cause of quite a few wars" in an interview after the release of Cross Purposes. In spring 1989 interview in Britain's Metal Forces magazine, Tony Martin was quoted as saying that the last track, "Nightwing," was about "bats, owls, things like that." Finally, the album cover also comes into play, with the cross decapitated, or "headless" (the vinyl single of the radio edit of "Headless Cross" also shows the cross inverted).
Though Laurence Cottle played bass on the recording, it was only ever to be on a session basis. Although he appeared in the video for the title track Cottle was not featured in any promo photos. Indeed, whilst Sabbath were hammering out a contract with the intended bassist, the promo shoots featured Tony Iommi, Powell and Martin: Geoff Nicholls was once again noticeable by his absence. Neil Murray, bassist from bands like Whitesnake, Gary Moore, Gogmagog and most recently Vow Wow, joined for the tour and would be featured on future tours and albums.
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Track list:
1. Gates Of Hell
2. Headless Cross
3. Devil And Daughter
4. When Death Calls
5. Kill In The Spirit World
6. Call Of The Wild
7. Black Moon
8. Nightwing
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1989 - Live in Copenhagen
01 - Intro
02 - Headless Cross - Neon Knights
03 - Children Of The Sea
04 - Die Young
05 - When Death Calls
06 - War Pigs
07 - The Shinning
08 - The Mob Rules
09 - Black Sabbath
10 - Devil & Daughter
11 - Iron Man
12 - Heaven and Hell
13 - Smoke On The Water (With Tony Martin and Ian Gillan)
14 - Paranoid (Tony Martin With Ian Gillan)
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1990 - Tyr
Tyr is the fifteenth studio album by heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released in 1990 by I.R.S. Records.
This was previously thought to be a concept album dealing with Christianity and Norse Mythology, but bassist Neil Murray dispelled that belief in 2005, stating that while many of the songs may seem loosely related, very little of the album has to do with mythology and it was not intended to be a concept recording[1].
Tyr is the son of Odin, the chief god in Norse mythology. He is the god of single combat and heroic glory, portrayed as a one-handed man. The usage of such analogies and mythology was a great departure from Headless Cross' descent into the Dark Side and the power of Satan.
This album represents possibly the most dramatic departure from Black Sabbath's traditional sound, with only traces of it found in the occasional riff. The production has been criticized by some (who claim Cozy Powell's drums drown out most of the other instruments) and praised by others, who note that this is one of Sabbath's heaviest albums and perhaps the most prominently reliant on keyboards by the perennial 5th member, Geoff Nicholls[2]. As a result, much of the music is a lot darker than previous Sabbath works, closely resembling the previous album Headless Cross in terms of darkness.
The band has stated that while they do not disown or regret the song "Feels Good To Me," it was put on the album solely to be released as a single and doesn't fit in musically with the rest of the record[3].
Track list:
1. Anno-Mundi
2. Law Manor, The
3. Jerusalem
4. Sabbath Stones, The
5. Battle Of Tyr, The
6. Odin's Court
7. Valhalla
8. Feels Good To Me
9. Heaven In Black
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1992 - Dehumanizer
Dehumanizer is an album by British heavy metal band Black Sabbath released in 1992. It is the first album in over a decade to feature Ronnie James Dio and Vinny Appice. Initial writing and demo sessions at Rich Bitch Studios in Birmingham featured Cozy Powell and ROIO exist.
Both lyrically and musically, it is considered one of Sabbath's heaviest albums. Song themes vary from a computer worshipped as a god, to televangelists, to individualism and doubts about after-life.
'Computer God' was the title of an unreleased song by The Geezer Butler Band, in 1986 - only the title made it to 'Dehumanizer'. The GBB version is available as a download on Geezer Butler's website. 'Master Of insanity' was also an unreleased GBB track and the 'Dehumanizer' version is essentially a re-recording of this. (1:17 minutes of this track is available as a download on the website of Carl Sentance, erstwhile vocalist with The GBB.)
Although the band lineup is the same as 1981's Mob Rules, the musical direction is very different - not only because of the aforementioned heaviness, but the songs are also darker, more pessimistic and more intense than in every earlier Sabbath album. It was a dramatic, and to some, welcome return from their previous album, Tyr.
Ronnie James Dio himself would follow this musical / lyrical direction in his next two albums with his band Dio, Strange Highways (1994) and Angry Machines (1996).
Commercially, this album is regarded as a resurgence for Sabbath. The album reached the Top 40 in the UK.
This incarnation of Sabbath ended when Ronnie James Dio abruptly quit the band upon guitarist Tony Iommi's suggestion that the band open for Ozzy Osbourne in Costa Mesa at the end of his 1992 tour, intended to be the farewell tour. Dio and Osbourne had a history of animosity, more from Osbourne's side but certainly not one-sided, and Dio felt that Sabbath should not open for any band, much less his 'rival' (and the band's former frontman) Ozzy Osbourne. Dio's contract expired at the end of the 'Dehumanizer' tour and he chose not to do the two Osbourne Costa Mesa shows.
For these two shows the band replaced Dio with Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford and, on the second night, Iommi, Butler and original Sabbath drummer Bill Ward joined Osbourne onstage for a four songs. Halford and Dio are friends (Dio having been impressed with Halford's work ethic on the 'Stars' project) and Halford would only do the Costa Mesa shows with Dio's blessing, which he received when he spoke with Dio by 'phone. Both shows were recorded in their entireties and are now widely circulated as audio and video bootlegs.
It is somewhat unclear as to whether this album was supposed to be a one-off affair or the beginning of a true reunion of this Sabbath line-up. Dio's contract technically ran out at the end of the album's tour (allowing him to quit the band in response to Tony Iommi's desire to have the band open for Ozzy Osbourne) which would suggest that future albums were not meant to be. However, Iommi also formally fired the other three band members (including twice firing singer Tony Martin) which would indicate that he never really intended to bring them back. It has been suggested that the album was officially a one-off effort but that the band members would continue if they found they could co-exist well enough to do so. According to Ronnie James Dio, the band could not get along sufficiently as the members' personalities and egos had not changed over the previous decade. There was also rumors that talks of a reunion with Ozzy took place during the 'Dehumanizer' tour, it being alleged that Iommi and Butler went so far as to discuss this with Osbourne, who ultimately backed out. It is possible these talks were used by the Osbourne camp to derail the 'Dehumanizer' reunion.
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Track list:
1. Computer God
2. After All (The Dead)
3. T.V. Crimes
4. Letters From Earth
5. Master Of Insanity
6. Time Machine
7. Sins Of The Father
8. Too Late
9. 1
10. Buried Alive
11. Time Machine - (Wayne's World version)
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1994 - Cross Purposes
Cross Purposes was released by British heavy metal band Black Sabbath in 1994. It is the follow-up to their 1992 release, Dehumanizer.
Dehumanizer saw the reunion of Mob Rules-era Black Sabbath but, after the tour, Ronnie James Dio (vocals) and Vinny Appice (drums) departed. They were replaced by former Sabbath vocalist Tony Martin and former Rainbow drummer Bobby Rondinelli. Eddie Van Halen is the un-credited co-author of the song "Evil Eye"; contractual restrictions prevent him from getting credit. Originally he was to play on the song, but scheduling conflicts prevented this.
The song "Cardinal Sin" was originally intended to be titled "Sin Cardinal Sin" (or "Sin, Cardinal Sin") but a printing error on the album sleeve caused the first word to be removed. Sabbath simply adopted the title "Cardinal Sin" as the name of the song.
During the writing process of Cross Purposes, Geezer Butler came up with material that was heavier than some of the first couple of songs, but claims Tony Martin absolutely refused to allow it, even going so far as saying it "sounds like Pantera". Martin himself denies ever having said this and, indeed, it seems doubtful that his voice would carry more sway than Butler's.
A promo video was shot for The Hand That Rocks The Cradle. It was shot in grainy b/w, very much en vogue for music videos at the time.
"What's the Use?" was released only on the Japanese edition of Cross Purposes, which also contained a free sticker of the artwork.
Track list:
1. I Witness
2. Cross Of Thorns
3. Psychophobia
4. Virtual Death
5. Immaculate Deception
6. Dying For Love
7. Back To Eden
8. Hand That Rocks The Cradle, The
9. Cardinal Sin
10. Evil Eye
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1995 - Between Heaven And Hell
[1970-1983]
1. Hole in the Sky 04:00
2. Into the Void 06:12
3. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 05:35
4. NIB 06:16
5. Paranoid 02:50
6. War Pigs 07:55
7. Iron Man 06:00
8. Wicked World 04:42
9. Supernaut 04:45
10. Back Street Kids 03:46
11. Never Say Die 03:47
12. Neon Knights 03:49
13. The Mob Rules 03:14
14. The Dark/Zero the Hero 08:20
15. Black Sabbath 06:15
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1995 - Cross Purposes Live
Cross Purposes Live is a live album recorded by the British metal band Black Sabbath. It was released in 1995. It is the only live-record with their singer Tony Martin. It was available only as part of CD and VHS double-pack. The CD was housed within an oversize videotape-case, but had its own artwork and jewel-case. It was recorded at the Hammersmith Apollo, London, on Wednesday April 13th 1994.
"Children of the Sea" was also played at the concert, being between "Children Of The Grave" and "I Witness" in the running-order, but is not featured in the official release for reasons unclear. Rondinelli's drum solo also has a minute edited-out.
Both the original CD and VHS tape are out of print. There is an unlicensed DVD available with nine of the sixteen original video tracks, around an hour in running time. This release includes the promo videoclip of "Feels Good to Me", from the Tyr album.
Track list:
1. Time Machine 5:07
2. Children of the Grave 5:24
3. I Witness 5:04
4. Into The Void 6:39
5. Black Sabbath 8:12
6. Neon Knights 5:27
7. Psychophobia 3:03
8. The Wizard 4:42
9. Cross Of Thorns 4:43
10. Heaven in Black 4:04
11. Symptom Of The Universe 5:58
12. Headless Cross 5:34
13. Paranoid 5:13
14. Iron Man 3:27
15. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 6:11
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1995 - Forbidden
Forbidden was the 1995 effort from Black Sabbath. It is to date the last full studio album of material from the band. This also saw the reunion of Black Sabbath's Tyr-era lineup from 1990, with the return of Neil Murray and Cozy Powell.
The album's opening track "The Illusion of Power" features rapper Ice T of the band Body Count in the bridge, delivering a spoken word part. Body Count band member Ernie C also produced the album.
Forbidden was generally panned by fans and critics alike at the time of its release. Band members have stated that the album was only made in order to fulfill contractual obligations with label I.R.S. Records, and this has been used as an excuse for what many consider to be poor musical quality.
Track list:
1. Illusion Of Power, The
2. Get A Grip
3. Can't Get Close Enough
4. Shaking Off The Chains
5. I Won't Cry For You
6. Guilty As Hell
7. Sick And Tired
8. Rusty Angels
9. Forbidden
10. Kiss Of Death
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1996 - The Sabbath Stones
The Sabbath Stones (1996) was the last album to be released by Black Sabbath with IRS Records. The album is a compilation of Sabbath tracks ranging from 1983's Born Again to 1995's Forbidden, and was never formally released in the US or Canada. It was created solely to fulfill Tony Iommi's contract with I.R.S. It included a short story about Black Sabbath which had some mistakes. Another mistake was the misspelling of Vinny Appice's name on the front cover of the CD (as Vinnie).
The era covered by the album is the 'third era' of Black Sabbath. After the initial lineup with Osbourne, Iommi, Butler and Ward was shattered the band's reformation with Ronnie James Dio and Vinny Appice formed a second period. Thereafter, band members repeatedly came and went, came back again and lineups were far less stable. This period is generally less popular among Black Sabbath fans without Ozzy or Dio on vocals.
1. "Headless Cross" (Headless Cross)
2. "When Death Calls" (Headless Cross)
3. "Devil And Daughter" (Headless Cross)
4. "The Sabbath Stones" (Tyr)
5. "The Battle Of Tyr" (Tyr)
6. "Odin's Court" (Tyr)
7. "Valhalla" (Tyr)
8. "TV Crimes" (Dehumanizer)
9. "Virtual Death" (Cross Purposes)
10. "Evil Eye" (Cross Purposes)
11. "Kiss Of Death" (Forbidden)
12. "Guilty As Hell" (Forbidden)
13. "Loser Gets It All" (Forbidden Japanese version)
14. "Disturbing The Priest" (Born Again)
15. "Heart Like A Wheel" (Seventh Star)
16. "The Shining" (The Eternal Idol)
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1998 - Reunion
Reunion is a live album by heavy metal band Black Sabbath.
After the departure of vocalist Ozzy Osbourne in 1979, Black Sabbath's line-up slowly lost stability in late 1983 and never quite recovered. Following a couple of one-off reunions in 1985 and 1992, the original line-up of Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward got back together for good in 1997.
This 2-CD live album was put together from the first two shows after the reunion, at the Birmingham NEC. Along with live versions of tracks such as "Paranoid", "N.I.B.", "Black Sabbath" and "Iron Man", it also features two new studio tracks - "Selling My Soul" and "Psycho Man". This was the only new material to have been officially released by Black Sabbath post-reunion until three new tracks appeared on the post-Ozzy compilation Black Sabbath: The Dio Years in 2007. The two new tracks on Reunion were also released on a single CD in the USA.
It was released as a digipak and in a standard 2CD jewel-case.
Though the band were considered legends by this time, this was the first "official" live album featuring Osbourne on vocals. 1980's Live at Last was not approved for release by the band.
Track list:
CD-1
1. War Pigs
2. Behind The Wall Of Sleep
3. N.I.B.
4. Fairies Wear Boots
5. Electric Funeral
6. Sweet Leaf
7. Spiral Architect
8. Into The Void
9. Snowblind
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CD-2
1. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
2. Orchid / Lord Of This World
3. Dirty Women
4. Black Sabbath
5. Iron Man
6. Children Of The Grave
7. Paranoid
8. Psycho Man - (Studio Track)
9. Selling My Soul - (Studio Track)
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1999 - Black Mass
Tracklist:
1. Paranoid 2:51
2. Black Sabbath 6:33
3. Iron Man 5:59
4. Blue Suede Shoes 4:38
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2002 - Past Lives
Past Lives is a live album released in 2002 by Black Sabbath. The first disc was previously known as Live at Last, an album not put out by Black Sabbath's record company, and therefore not an official Black Sabbath album. The second consists of recordings made for television and radio, previously only available on bootlegs.
Tracks CD1: 1-9 were recorded at the Hardrock in Manchester, England on Mar 11, 1973 and the Rainbow Theatre in London, England on Mar 16, 1973. It is not known which tracks came from which of these two concerts.
Tracks CD2: 1, 5-9 were recorded at the Olympia Theatre in Paris, France - Dec 20, 1970.
Tracks CD2: 2-4 were recorded at Asbury Park Convention Hall in Asbury Park, New Jersey - Aug 6, 1975. The whole concert was recorded by King Biscuit and this was originally to be the release, titled "Live In '75" when mentioned in several magazine articles giving advance notice, before it became "Past Lives".
It was released as a digipak and later a standard
jewel-case.
Track list:
CD-1
1. Tomorrow's Dream
2. Sweet Leaf
3. Killing Yourself
4. Cornucopia
5. Snowblind
6. Children Of The Grave
7. War Pigs
8. Wicked World
9. Paranoid
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CD-2
1. Hand Of Doom
2. Hole In The Sky
3. Symptom Of The Universe
4. Megalomania
5. Iron Man
6. Black Sabbath
7. NIB
8. Behind The Wall
9. Fairies Wear Boots
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Live at Hammersmith Odeon is a live Black Sabbath album recorded December 1981 during the Mob Rules tour. It was released on May 1, 2007 in a limited edition of 5000, which sold out immediately.
The songs "Country Girl" and "Slipping Away" make their debut on official live releases.
It was released only as a digipak, featuring a mini reproduction of a tour programme. Although there is a UK tour progamme for the 'Mob Rules' dates, the one included with this release is actually that for the January 1981 UK dates, which were part of the 'Heaven and Hell' tour. (The cover photo is also from the 'Heaven and Hell' tour.)
The album does not detail from which of the four nights each song was taken but, by comparison to existing ROIO, diligent fans have uncovered this info, see details below.
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2004 - Black Box:
The Complete Original Black Sabbath
(1970-1978)
8 CDs
Black Box: The Complete Original Black Sabbath (1970–1978) is a collection of the first eight albums by the heavy metal band. The set contains the albums recorded with original singer Ozzy Osbourne, who was fired in 1979 after completion of the band's Never Say Die! tour. This marked the end of the group's original line-up that featured Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward. All eight albums are digitally remastered and repackaged in mock vinyl LP packaging, including an 80-page booklet with liner notes written by Henry Rollins, Chris Welch and Brian Ives and a four song DVD containing vintage Beat Club footage from 1970. The eight albums included in the set are:
* 1970 Black Sabbath
* 1970 Paranoid
* 1971 Master Of Reality
* 1972 Volume 4
* 1973 Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
* 1975 Sabotage
* 1976 Technical Ecstasy
* 1978 Never Say Die!
They are represented as they appeared when first released, with the exception of the debut album, which has a new track order and the inclusion of the song, "Evil Woman", which originally was not released in North America due to copyright problems. They are kept in digipak cases, with all original LP artwork intact. The CDs themselves are entirely black, but retain the lettering used for each individual release, as opposed to a uniform stylized font.
True to its title, the nine discs are housed in a solid black case, complete with gothic imagery and lettering. Inside, there are two smaller boxes containing four CDs each. Also enclosed is a booklet, which contains the DVD in a sleeve attached to the inside back cover. The booklet traces the entire history of the band, with essays, interviews, timelines, and the lyrics to every song personally checked by Geezer Butler, the band's main lyricist. The DVD contains live footage of the band playing the songs: "Black Sabbath", "Paranoid", "Iron Man", and the Carl Perkins' classic "Blue Suede Shoes".
Previously, a 1996 remastered box set was issued by Castle Communications. This set used unknown source tapes and did not involve any input from the band. For this boxed set, issued by Rhino, all of the songs have been digitally remastered from the Warner Bros. tape archives, as was the previously released Rhino compilation Symptom of the Universe. The result of Rhino using the original masters for this set is that the sound quality is noticeably superior to the Castle discs.
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Tracklist:
DISC 1: 1970 Black Sabbath
1. Black Sabbath
2. Wizard, The
3. Wasp / Behind The Wall Of Sleep / Bassically / N.I.B.
4. Wicked World
5. A Bit Of Finger / Sleeping Village / Warning
6. Evil Woman - (bonus track)
DISC 2: 1970 Paranoid
1. War Pigs / Luke's Wall
2. Paranoid
3. Planet Caravan
4. Iron Man
5. Electric Funeral
6. Hand Of Doom
7. Rat Salad
8. Jack The Stripper / Fairies Wear Boots
DISC 3: 1971 Master Of Reality
1. Sweet Leaf
2. After Forever
3. Embryo
4. Children Of The Grave
5. Orchid
6. Lord Of This World
7. Solitude
8. Into The Void
DISC 4: 1972 Volume 4
1. Wheels Of Confusion / The Straightener
2. Tomorrow's Dream
3. Changes
4. FX
5. Supernaut
6. Snowblind
7. Cornucopia
8. Laguna Sunrise
9. St. Vitus' Dance
10. Under The Sun / Everyday Comes And Goes
DISC 5: 1973 Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
1. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
2. National Acrobat, A
3. Fluff
4. Sabbra Cadabra
5. Killing Yourself To Live
6. Who Are You?
7. Looking For Today
8. Spiral Architect
DISC 6: 1975 Sabotage
1. Hole In The Sky
2. Don't Start (Too Late)
3. Symptom Of The Universe
4. Megalomania
5. Thrill Of It All, The
6. Supertzar
7. Am I Going Insane (Radio)
8. Writ, The
DISC 7: 1976 Technical Ecstasy
1. Back Street Kids
2. You Won't Change Me
3. It's Alright
4. Gypsy
5. All Moving Parts (Stand Still)
6. Rock N' Roll Doctor
7. She's Gone
8. Dirty Women
DISC 8: 1978 Never Say Die!
1. Never Say Die
2. Johnny Blade
3. Junior's Eyes
4. Hard Road, A
5. Shock Wave
6. Air Dance
7. Over To You
8. Breakout
9. Swinging The Chain
2006 - Greatest Hits 1970-1978
Greatest Hits 1970–1978 is a compilation Album from Black Sabbath, released in 2006.
The album debuted on the Billboard 200 album chart on April 1, 2006 at number 96. It spent 10 weeks on the chart.
It was released to coincide with the band's induction into the American Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Tracklist:
1. Black Sabbath
2. N.I.B.
3. The Wizard
4. War Pigs
5. Paranoid
6. Iron Man
7. Sweet Leaf
8. Children Of The Grave
9. Changes
10. Snowblind
11. Supernaut
12. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
13. Hole In The Sky
14. Rock 'N' Roll Doctor
15. Never Say Die
16. Dirty Women
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2007 - The Dio Years
Black Sabbath: The Dio Years is a 2007 compilation CD of material from recordings made during vocalist Ronnie James Dio's tenure in the band. The CD contains full album length, remastered tracks culled from all three studio albums; Heaven and Hell (1980), Mob Rules (1981), Dehumanizer (1992), and the live album Live Evil (1982). It also contains three new recorded songs; "The Devil Cried", "Shadow of the Wind" and "Ear in the Wall".
It was reported that the collection was first conceived of as a box set, in the vein of Black Box: The Complete Original Black Sabbath (1970-1978); containing all of the group's albums released from their post-Ozzy Osbourne period, starting from Heaven and Hell to The Eternal Idol. This idea was eventually scrapped, and another box set was planned only to feature the four albums recorded from the Dio era of the band. This did not happen either, eventually making way for the single disc compilation.
In an interview conducted by Martin Popoff, Tony Iommi revealed that in fact three tracks were recorded[1]: "Shadow of the Wind" (a slow tune), "The Devil Cried" (a mid tempo rocker) and "Ear in the Wall" (a fast song), therefore changing the original plan for two new songs to accommodate all three tracks in the compilation. "The Devil Cried" was released as a single on March 13, 2007. [2]
On February 23, 2007, both Eddie Trunk and Sirius Satellite Radio unveiled the song "The Devil Cried" from the upcoming album. Rhino Records subsequently made the track available (for preview only) on February 26, 2007. On the week of March 13, 2007, it became available for download at all digital outlets.
Track list:
1. Neon Knights
2. Lady Evil
3. Heaven And Hell
4. Die Young
5. Lonely Is The Word
6. Mob Rules, The
7. Turn Up The Night
8. Voodoo
9. Falling Off The Edge Of The World
10. After All (The Dead)
11. TV Crimes
12. I
13. Children Of The Sea (Live)
14. Devil Cried, The
15. Shadow Of The Wind
16. Ear In The Wall
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Label: Sony BMG
Website: www.black-sabbath.com
Formed in: 1968
1968- Heavy metal
1968-1972 Doom metal
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1970 - Black SabbathBlack Sabbath is the eponymous debut album of the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released in the UK on Friday, 13 February 1970. The album was recorded in three days.
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1. "Black Sabbath" – 6:16
2. "The Wizard" – 4:18
3. "Wasp/Behind the Wall of Sleep/Bassically/N.I.B." – 10:40
4. "Wicked World" – 4:42
5. "A Bit of Finger/Sleeping Village/Warning"
("Warning" written by Aynsley Dunbar) – 14:20
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1970 - ParanoidParanoid is the second album by British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, and contains some of their most famous work, including the songs "Iron Man", "War Pigs", and the title track.
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Side one
1. "War Pigs/Luke's Wall" – 7:58
2. "Paranoid" – 2:52
3. "Planet Caravan" – 4:34
4. "Iron Man" – 5:58
Side two
1. "Electric Funeral" – 4:52
2. "Hand of Doom" – 7:09
3. "Rat Salad" – 2:30
4. "Jack the Stripper/Fairies Wear Boots" – 6:13
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1971 - Master Of RealityMaster of Reality is the third album by heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released in 1971 (see 1971 in music).
On this album, guitarist Tony Iommi began de-tuning his guitar down three semi-tones (or one and a half steps, or C♯) to reduce tension in the strings, making it easier to play with his injured fingers. This led to a lower, sludgier sound that became the Master of Reality trademark.
The lyrical themes include: drugs, solitude, war and theology. "After Forever" is credited lyrically to Iommi (the only Sabbath lyrics solely credited to him thus far) and is heavily Christian-themed.
On original US pressings of the album, several songs had subtitles given to segments, making it appear that there were more songs on the album than there actually were: the coda of "Children of the Grave" was given the title "The Haunting," the intro to "Lord of This World" was titled "Step Up," and the intro to "Into the Void" called "Deathmask." (Subtitles were also provided to several songs on the US releases of the first two Black Sabbath albums.) Also, the album's title was incorrectly listed as Masters of Reality on the labels of original Warner Bros. (green-label) US pressings. Subsequent pressings corrected the album's title on the label, and removed the three subtitles.
In the UK the album reached #5. Initial pressings came in an embossed 'envelope sleeve', which contained a poster of the band and the generic Vertigo inner bag, although for this album the 'swirl' was white-on-black, rather than black-on-white. This was the first Black Sabbath sleeve on which the lyrics were reproduced, being on the rear of the sleeve.
On the Billboard Pop Albums chart, Master of Reality peaked at #8. In 2003, the album was ranked number 298 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time..
It was the third and final Black Sabbath album to be produced by Rodger Bain.
Many of the songs would be played on the The Reunion Tour (more than on the tour contemporary to the album).
1. "Sweet Leaf" – 5:05
2. "After Forever" (Iommi) – 5:26
3. "Embryo" (Iommi) – 0:28
4. "Children of the Grave" – 5:17
5. "Orchid" (Iommi) – 1:31
6. "Lord of This World" – 5:26
7. "Solitude" – 5:02
8. "Into the Void" – 6:12
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1972 - Volume 4Black Sabbath Vol 4 is the fourth studio album by British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released in 1972. The album was originally to be titled Snowblind, after one of several tracks referring to cocaine use. The album was recorded in California, the first time Sabbath had recorded a studio album outside the United Kingdom.
In 2000 Q magazine placed Vol. 4 at number 60 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever
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1. "Wheels of Confusion/The Straightener" – 7:57
2. "Tomorrow's Dream" – 3:06
3. "Changes" – 4:41
4. "FX" – 1:39
5. "Supernaut" – 4:40
6. "Snowblind" – 5:25
7. "Cornucopia" – 3:49
8. "Laguna Sunrise" – 2:48
9. "St. Vitus Dance" – 2:24
10. "Under the Sun/Every Day Comes and Goes" – 5:49
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1973 - Sabbath Bloody SabbathSabbath Bloody Sabbath is the fifth studio album by the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released in 1973 (see 1973 in music). Sabbath expanded upon their slow, crunching style of music and added synthesizers and orchestral arrangements.
After the recording of their previous album, Black Sabbath, Vol. 4, the band hit a dry spell and could not come up with any songs for their new album. After locking themselves away to focus and come up with new ideas, guitarist Tony Iommi stumbled upon the riff to the title track, which has been called "the riff that saved Black Sabbath." After this song was completed, the others flowed freely.
A big difference between Sabbath Bloody Sabbath and its predecessors is the songwriting style. The album begins with the heavy riff of “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath” and ends with the string-laden, “Spiral Architect”. Some fans felt the new style signaled the beginning of the end for the band while others felt that Black Sabbath were simply expanding their sound which had been relatively unchanged through their first 4 albums.
Rick Wakeman of Yes fame guested on "Sabbra Cadabra". Other keyboards and synthesisers were played by the band.Drew Struzan was the artist requested to do the cover painting.
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1. "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" – 5:45
2. "A National Acrobat" – 6:15
3. "Fluff" – 4:12
4. "Sabbra Cadabra" – 5:59
5. "Killing Yourself to Live" – 5:42
6. "Who Are You?" – 4:10
7. "Looking for Today" – 5:03
8. "Spiral Architect" – 5:29
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1975 - SabotageSabotage is a 1975 album by heavy metal band Black Sabbath.
Sabotage, was Black Sabbath's sixth studio outing. Singer Ozzy Osbourne has often complained in interviews over the years that this album marked the beginning of what he described as guitarist Tony Iommi's studio production obsession. It took considerably longer to record and produce than each of the preceding albums, making it the most costly Sabbath album to that point (the first album only took a few hundred pounds and a couple of days).
In regard to sound, the album continues a trend that began with the previous album. With Sabotage, Iommi brought in more use of keyboards and "orchestral"-sounding songwriting and oddities (for Sabbath) like choral arrangements ("Supertzar").
On some of the first vinyl/cassette releases (and all of the remastered versions of the album) there is a short, 23 second hidden track titled "Blow on a Jug" at the end of "The Writ". Recorded at very low volume, it contains Ozzy and Bill Ward goofing around in the studio.
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1. "Hole in the Sky" – 3:59
2. "Don't Start (Too Late)" – 0:49
3. "Symptom of the Universe" – 6:29
4. "Megalomania" – 9:46
5. "The Thrill of It All" – 5:56
6. "Supertzar" – 3:44
7. "Am I Going Insane (Radio)" – 4:16
8. "The Writ" – 8:45
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1975 - We Sold Our Soul For Rock 'n' RollWe Sold Our Soul for Rock 'n' Roll is a compilation album by Black Sabbath, originally released on December 1, 1975 in the UK and then in February 1976 in the U.S.
When Black Sabbath signed with NEMS, the label which would release their 1975 album Sabotage in the UK and Europe, NEMS acquired the band's back catalogue and wasted little time compiling this release. Although the band had six studio albums to its name at this point this compilation drew heavily on the first four albums: this would also be a feature of most of the Osbourne-era compilations later released. (Indeed, NEMS would release the single LP "Greatest Hits" in Europe the following year: all the tracks on that compilation are on "WSOSFRnR".)
The original UK gatefold album, with a matte-finish, had centre-pages featuring shots of the band but this was omitted on reissues, which came in a glossy-finish sleeve. Additionally, the original vinyl retained Geezer's bass solo before "N.I.B" but this would be edited from later issues. Some U.S. copies of the LP do not actually include "Wicked World" on the label or on the vinyl itself, though it does appear on the cover. In the UK, "Wicked World" had been only a B-side and was relatively obscure.
Iommi has been quoted as saying that the band knew nothing of the album until asked to autograph copies which fans presented after concerts, although it was an official release.
The RIAA certified the album as Gold on February 7th 1980, Platinum on May 13th 1986 and 2x Multi-Platinum (generally known as 'Double Platinum' outside the offices of the RIAA) on March 16th 2000.
Tracklist:
1. "Black Sabbath" - 6:21
2. "The Wizard" - 4:24
3. "Paranoid" - 4:34
4. "War Pigs" - 7:57
5. "Iron Man" - 4:52
6. "Tomorrow's Dream" - 3:12
7. "Fairies Wear Boots" - 6:14
8. "Changes" - 4:46
9. "Sweet Leaf" - 5:05"
10. "Children of the Grave" - 5:17
11. "Sabbath, Bloody Sabbath" - 5:45
12. "Am I Going Insane (Radio)" - 4:16
13. "Snowblind" - 5:31
14. "N.I.B." - 6:07
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1976 - Technical EcstasyTechnical Ecstasy is a 1976 album from heavy metal band Black Sabbath.
Technical Ecstasy continued the band's separation from its signature doom and darkness that had been such a trademark of the band's early career. While the album's lyrics dealt with topics such as drug dealers, prostitution, and transvestites, the music itself was seldom dark, and tracks like "Rock 'n' Roll Doctor" and "It's Alright" (sung by drummer Bill Ward—a decision supported by Ozzy Osbourne), were very different from Black Sabbath's earlier recordings. Also, the band continued experimenting with keyboards and synthesizers more so than previous albums. The track "She's Gone" features orchestrations.
Osbourne left the band briefly following the release of the album. He would eventually rejoin for the follow-up album, Never Say Die!.
The cover art is designed by Hipgnosis and is meant to represent two robots having sex. Osbourne once described it as "two robots screwing on an escalator."[1]
The UK release had a two-sided lyric/credit-insert.
"Gypsy", "Dirty Women", "Rock 'n' Roll Doctor" and (briefly) "All Moving Parts (Stand Still)" were played live on the supporting tour.
"It's Alright" was often covered live by Guns N' Roses, and included in that band's Live Era: '87–'93 album.
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1. "Back Street Kids" – 3:47
2. "You Won't Change Me" – 6:42
3. "It's Alright" – 4:04
4. "Gypsy" – 5:14
5. "All Moving Parts (Stand Still)" – 5:07
6. "Rock 'n' Roll Doctor" – 3:30
7. "She's Gone" – 4:58
8. "Dirty Women" – 7:13
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1978 - Never Say Die!Never Say Die! is an album by heavy metal band Black Sabbath. The band's eighth album, it was released in September 1978 (see 1978 in music). This was the last Black Sabbath studio album with Ozzy Osbourne. The album shows a departure from the glossy synth-laden period, to a more basic rock approach, though not in the vein of their original doom and gloom style.
Before this album was recorded, Ozzy Osbourne was fired from the band and was briefly replaced by former Savoy Brown & Fleetwood Mac vocalist Dave Walker. Some songs were written with Walker, and the new group even performed an early version of "Junior's Eyes" with different lyrics on the BBC programme, "Look Hear". Osbourne eventually rejoined the band, refusing to sing any of the songs written with Walker. These particular songs were rewritten, including "Junior's Eyes" (rewritten to be about the then-recent death of Ozzy's father). All four band members sing on "A Hard Road".
The album was recorded at Sounds Interchange Studios in, Toronto[1], as were parts of Technical Ecstasy[2]
The sleeve was another by Hipgnosis and the US and UK releases differed slightly in the faint images seen in the sky. The inner-bag featured graphics in keeping with the sleeve and credits, but no lyrics.
In the UK the title-track, released well-ahead of the album and the band's first UK picture-sleeve single, reached #21 in the chart and gave the band its first Top Of The Pops appearances since 1970. The band twice appeared live in the studio, miming to the song. One of these appearances was included on the official The Black Sabbath Story Volume 1[3]video release, in a poor b/w transfer from a fan's off-air archive. This irked Sabbath fans since the original colour footage is held in the BBC archives, as evidenced by inclusion of one of the performances in the compilation TV show TOTP2 (or Top of the Pops 2).
In the UK the album reached #12, one place higher than Technical Ecstasy. Arguably the album may have sold better in the UK had it been available at the time of the single's release, rather than four months later.
In the UK 'Hard Road' was released as the second single from the album and reached the UK Top 40, 25,000 copies being pressed in a limited-edition purple-vinyl. There was no picture-sleeve release.
Video from this period, professionally recorded on the UK tour at the Hammersmith Odeon in June 1978, can be seen on the Sanctuary Visual Entertainment DVD, also entitled, "Never Say Die"[4]. On the tour the band played only one new track ("Never Say Die" itself), probably because the album had yet to be released. "Shock Wave" would be added on future dates of the world tour.
1. "Never Say Die" – 3:50
2. "Johnny Blade" – 6:28
3. "Junior's Eyes" – 6:43
4. "A Hard Road" – 6:05
5. "Shock Wave" – 5:15
6. "Air Dance" – 5:17
7. "Over to You" – 5:24
8. "Breakout" – 2:35
9. "Swinging the Chain" – 4:05
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1980 - Heaven And HellHeaven and Hell is an album by Black Sabbath, released in May 1980 (see 1980 in music). This is their first album featuring Ronnie James Dio, and first with famous heavy metal producer Martin Birch. Notable tracks include the title song, "Neon Knights", "Children of the Sea" and "Die Young".
Heaven and Hell became one of Black Sabbath's best-selling albums, revitalising Sabbath's fortunes after what many saw as the death of the group following Ozzy's departure.
In 2007, Sabbath went on tour with Dio as their singer (in place of Ozzy Osbourne) to promote the release of the compilation album Black Sabbath: The Dio Years. As Osbourne is once again a full time member of Black Sabbath, the Dio/Iommi/Butler/Appice lineup decided on the band name "Heaven and Hell", and to focus on post-Ozzy material, much of which hadn't been played in years.
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1. "Neon Knights" – 3:49
2. "Children of the Sea" – 5:30
3. "Lady Evil" – 4:22
4. "Heaven and Hell" – 6:56
5. "Wishing Well" – 4:02
6. "Die Young" – 4:41
7. "Walk Away" – 4:21
8. "Lonely Is the Word" – 5:49
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1980 - Live At LastLive at Last is a live album by Black Sabbath. Despite its wide distribution, it was released without any permission or knowledge from the band, and is thus considered "unofficial" in some quarters. However, the release was legal (albeit unapproved by the band, as stated) within Europe and ads were carried in the UK music press. In the US it was available only as an import. The album was included when the Sabbath albums were issued on CD in Europe by Castle Communications in 1986 and again in remastered and repackaged form in the label's 1996 Remaster series.
The vinyl version and the first CD issue feature the spoken intro of, 'Will you welcome... BLACK SABBATH!' which, oddly, would be edited from the remaster and "Past Lives". It should also be noted that the remaster was not a remix and there is no apparent audio difference between that and the original issues.
The release was compiled from two March 1973 recordings made for an intended live album but, being unhappy with the results, the band shelved that project indefinitely. However, former manager Patrick Meehan arranged the release in 1980, on the NEMS label.
The band eventually came to acknowledge the recording, and released the whole album as part of the two disc live compilation Past Lives in 2002.
The recording is still noted for its early pre-album version of "Killing Yourself to Live", and the long "Wicked World" medley jam. Live at Last was also significant in that its initial release in 1980 prompted Black Sabbath to finally record their first official live album, 1982's Live Evil with Ronnie James Dio.
All tracks were recorded at the Hardrock in Manchester, England on March 11, 1973 and the Rainbow Theatre in London, England on March 16, 1973: it is not known from which concert the individual tracks arose, as this is not stated on the original release and there are, to date, no known ROIO for comparison. It is, however, not unreasonable to assume that the tracks comprising each side come from the same night.
1. Tomorrows Dreams
2. Sweet Leaf
3. Killing Yourself to Live
4. Cornucopia
5. Snowblind
6. Children of the Grave
7. War Pigs
8. Wicked World
9. Paranoid
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1981 - Mob RulesMob Rules is Black Sabbath's tenth studio album, released in 1981 following the success of Heaven and Hell.
The lyrical themes are dark, notably on tracks such as "Sign of the Southern Cross" and "Falling Off the Edge of the World".
It was the first album to feature Vinny Appice on drums, who had replaced original member Bill Ward on the tour in support of the previous year's Heaven and Hell. This led to Ozzy Osbourne dubbing the line-up "Geezer and the three Wops".
It is rumoured that the cover art for this album, by famed artist Greg Hildebrandt, contains a heavily-disguised message that reads "KILL OZZY,". It is apparently located toward the bottom of the picture, on the ground, written in a dark, crimson colour. However, the message is barely legible, and it is widely believed that the purported text is coincidental. [1] The artwork was not created specifically for the album, for one thing, having been done in the 1970s, but was licensed for use.
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1. "Turn Up the Night" – 3:42
2. "Voodoo" – 4:32
3. "The Sign of the Southern Cross" – 7:46
4. "E5150" – 2:54
5. "The Mob Rules" – 3:14
6. "Country Girl" – 4:02
7. "Slipping Away" – 3:45
8. "Falling Off the Edge of the World" – 5:02
9. "Over and Over" – 5:28
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1983 - Born AgainBorn Again is Black Sabbath's eleventh studio album, released in August 1983. It was panned by critics[attribution needed] at the time of its release, but reached #4 in the UK charts as well as the top 40 in the U.S. and has gained a strong cult following among a number of fans.
The album features the vocals of Ian Gillan, former singer for Deep Purple, who joined the band in 1983 to replace departed vocalist Ronnie James Dio. Original Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward returned to the band as a replacement for Vinny Appice, who had left with Dio to form the band Dio, but quit the band right before the 1983 tour. Ex-Electric Light Orchestra drummer Bev Bevan was hired to replace Ward on tour.
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1. Trashed
2. Stonehenge
3. Disturbing The Priest
4. The Dark
5. Zero The Hero
6. Digital Bitch
7. Born Again
8. Hot Line
9. Keep It Warm
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1983 - Live EvilLive Evil, released in 1982 (see 1982 in music), is the first "official" live album by British heavy metal band Black Sabbath. It was recorded in Seattle, San Antonio and Dallas, with Ronnie James Dio singing lead.
The previously released Live at Last (1980) was not sanctioned by Black Sabbath, making it an unofficial release. The subsequent Live at Hammersmith Odeon (2007) is from the same tour as Live Evil.
Already having tense relations with the other band members, Dio and drummer Vinny Appice abruptly left the group during the mixing of the album, amidst rumors that they had sneaked into the studio late at night to mix the drums and vocals higher. All parties have since denied that this occurred. In what Dio has called retaliation for him and Appice leaving the group, on the back of the album, Dio is listed as "Ronnie Dio" instead of his stage-name of "Ronnie James Dio," and Vinny Appice is listed as a special guest rather than a member of the band.
One of the most popular tracks on the album is a near 20-minute long medley that includes "Heaven And Hell" (with its extended break-down section and additional lyrics), "Sign of the Southern Cross", a guitar solo, and a reprise of "Heaven and Hell".
Another favourite is an extended War Pigs which featured a drum solo from Appice whose playing more closely resembled John Bonham than original Sabbath drummer Bill Ward's jazzier style.
At one point Dio says 'Not only are we filming this one...', although the footage has never been commercially available, but some bits have been shown on YouTube. (It is not the footage on the Black & Blue video and laserdisc, which was recorded on the Heaven and Hell tour on October 17, 1980.)
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CD-1
1. E5150
2. Neon Knights
3. N. I. B.
4. Children Of The Sea
5. Voodoo
6. Black Sabbath
7. War Pigs
8. Iron Man
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1. Mob Rules, The
2. Heaven And Hell
3. Sign Of The Southern Cross, The / Heaven And Hell (continued)
4. Paranoid
5. Children Of The Grave
6. Fluff
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1986 - Seventh StarSeventh Star is the twelfth studio album by the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath. It was originally written, recorded, and intended to be the first solo album by guitarist Tony Iommi, but due to label pressures and the prompting of band manager Don Arden, the record was billed as Black Sabbath featuring Tony Iommi. This seems a bizarre choice for many fans, as Iommi was in fact the only original band member to feature on the album. As such, some fans do not consider this to be a "true" Sabbath album. Glenn Hughes, ex-Deep Purple bassist and vocalist, was lead singer but did not play bass on this release.
As this album was not originally intended to be a Black Sabbath record, its sound is drastically different from previous releases. Many of the songs have a very bluesy feel, and it is notably less heavy than its predecessor, Born Again. Seventh Star was the first album to feature longtime keyboardist Geoff Nicholls as an official band member.
The promo-single and video version of "No Stranger to Love" had additional harmony vocals added by Hughes to make it more "radio-friendly". Actress Denise Crosby, who would later portray Tasha Yar in Star Trek: The Next Generation was in the video.
There was a tour for the album, but Hughes only performed at the first few shows. His voice had noticeably deteriorated after a fight with Sabbath's Production manager had left the singer with an injury to his sinuses and throat. Heavy cocaine use also contributed to his inability to properly perform live. At the band's early 1986 Detroit concert, Hughes' voice had deteriorated to the point where keyboardist Geoff Nicholls provided "ghost" vocals from backstage and had Hughes lipsynch along. Due to Hughes' inability to sing properly, he was sometimes omitting entire verses of songs. Hughes was sacked thereafter and replaced by Ray Gillen, who completed both the North American and European legs of the tour, though several dates in the U.S. were cancelled.
Glenn Hughes has performed "No Stranger to Love" at some of his live concerts.
As with Black Sabbath's previous album, "Born Again," "Seventh Star" has never officially been released on Compact Disc by Warner Bros. Records for the US and Canada. However, it is offered for sale as a download by Apple's iTunes service in these regions.
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1. In For The Kill
2. No Stranger To Love
3. Turn To Stone
4. Sphinx (The Guardian)
5. Seveth Star
6. Danger Zone
7. Heart Like A Wheel
8. Angry Heart
9. In Memory...
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1987 - The Eternal IdolThe Eternal Idol is the thirteenth studio album by Black Sabbath, released in 1987. It is the first of several Black Sabbath albums to feature longtime vocalist Tony Martin.
The album was originally to be recorded with vocalist Ray Gillen, who quit the band shortly after the initial sessions on Montserrat with producer Jeff Glixman. Martin was hired and reconstructed the vocals shortly before production ended. Most tracks were written by Tony Iommi and bassist/lyricist Bob Daisley, although some lyrics were subsequently modified by Geoff Nicholls and Tony Martin after he joined the band.
The album cover was intended to feature a picture of an Auguste Rodin sculpture from 1889 also called "The Eternal Idol." However, the album cover actually features two naked models covered in paint and positioned to resemble the piece of art because, legend has it, permission to photograph the actual sculpture could not be secured.
Despite the sleeve credits all bass parts were completed by Bob Daisley, and Eric Singer completed all drum parts. The percussion credit to Bev Bevan relates to a few cymbal overdubs on "Scarlet Pimpernel".
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1. Shining, The
2. Ancient Warrior
3. Hard Life To Love
4. Glory Ride
5. Born To Lose
6. Nightmare
7. Scarlet Pimpernel
8. Lost Forever
9. Eternal Idol
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1989 - Headless CrossHeadless Cross is the fourteenth album by heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released in 1989 (see 1989 in music).
This is the second album to feature singer Tony Martin and the first to showcase renowned drummer, the late Cozy Powell.
Black Sabbath often had alluded to occult imagery and evil themes in their lyrics as well ("Black Sabbath" and "N.I.B." for example), but Headless Cross went further with this, both musically and lyrically. Musically getting a darker and more black tone, and lyrically citing many occult and Satanic references and allusions to the Dark Side (most notably the title track, "When Death Calls", and "Black Moon"), with the only notable opposite being "Call of the Wild", which could be actually about fighting against the forces of darkness, though this all is up to personal interpretation on how the lyrics read. Vocalist Tony Martin himself even claimed to not have a positive take on religion, citing that it has "been the cause of quite a few wars" in an interview after the release of Cross Purposes. In spring 1989 interview in Britain's Metal Forces magazine, Tony Martin was quoted as saying that the last track, "Nightwing," was about "bats, owls, things like that." Finally, the album cover also comes into play, with the cross decapitated, or "headless" (the vinyl single of the radio edit of "Headless Cross" also shows the cross inverted).
Though Laurence Cottle played bass on the recording, it was only ever to be on a session basis. Although he appeared in the video for the title track Cottle was not featured in any promo photos. Indeed, whilst Sabbath were hammering out a contract with the intended bassist, the promo shoots featured Tony Iommi, Powell and Martin: Geoff Nicholls was once again noticeable by his absence. Neil Murray, bassist from bands like Whitesnake, Gary Moore, Gogmagog and most recently Vow Wow, joined for the tour and would be featured on future tours and albums.
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Track list:
1. Gates Of Hell
2. Headless Cross
3. Devil And Daughter
4. When Death Calls
5. Kill In The Spirit World
6. Call Of The Wild
7. Black Moon
8. Nightwing
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1989 - Live in Copenhagen
01 - Intro
02 - Headless Cross - Neon Knights
03 - Children Of The Sea
04 - Die Young
05 - When Death Calls
06 - War Pigs
07 - The Shinning
08 - The Mob Rules
09 - Black Sabbath
10 - Devil & Daughter
11 - Iron Man
12 - Heaven and Hell
13 - Smoke On The Water (With Tony Martin and Ian Gillan)
14 - Paranoid (Tony Martin With Ian Gillan)
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1990 - TyrTyr is the fifteenth studio album by heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released in 1990 by I.R.S. Records.
This was previously thought to be a concept album dealing with Christianity and Norse Mythology, but bassist Neil Murray dispelled that belief in 2005, stating that while many of the songs may seem loosely related, very little of the album has to do with mythology and it was not intended to be a concept recording[1].
Tyr is the son of Odin, the chief god in Norse mythology. He is the god of single combat and heroic glory, portrayed as a one-handed man. The usage of such analogies and mythology was a great departure from Headless Cross' descent into the Dark Side and the power of Satan.
This album represents possibly the most dramatic departure from Black Sabbath's traditional sound, with only traces of it found in the occasional riff. The production has been criticized by some (who claim Cozy Powell's drums drown out most of the other instruments) and praised by others, who note that this is one of Sabbath's heaviest albums and perhaps the most prominently reliant on keyboards by the perennial 5th member, Geoff Nicholls[2]. As a result, much of the music is a lot darker than previous Sabbath works, closely resembling the previous album Headless Cross in terms of darkness.
The band has stated that while they do not disown or regret the song "Feels Good To Me," it was put on the album solely to be released as a single and doesn't fit in musically with the rest of the record[3].
Track list:
1. Anno-Mundi
2. Law Manor, The
3. Jerusalem
4. Sabbath Stones, The
5. Battle Of Tyr, The
6. Odin's Court
7. Valhalla
8. Feels Good To Me
9. Heaven In Black
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1992 - DehumanizerDehumanizer is an album by British heavy metal band Black Sabbath released in 1992. It is the first album in over a decade to feature Ronnie James Dio and Vinny Appice. Initial writing and demo sessions at Rich Bitch Studios in Birmingham featured Cozy Powell and ROIO exist.
Both lyrically and musically, it is considered one of Sabbath's heaviest albums. Song themes vary from a computer worshipped as a god, to televangelists, to individualism and doubts about after-life.
'Computer God' was the title of an unreleased song by The Geezer Butler Band, in 1986 - only the title made it to 'Dehumanizer'. The GBB version is available as a download on Geezer Butler's website. 'Master Of insanity' was also an unreleased GBB track and the 'Dehumanizer' version is essentially a re-recording of this. (1:17 minutes of this track is available as a download on the website of Carl Sentance, erstwhile vocalist with The GBB.)
Although the band lineup is the same as 1981's Mob Rules, the musical direction is very different - not only because of the aforementioned heaviness, but the songs are also darker, more pessimistic and more intense than in every earlier Sabbath album. It was a dramatic, and to some, welcome return from their previous album, Tyr.
Ronnie James Dio himself would follow this musical / lyrical direction in his next two albums with his band Dio, Strange Highways (1994) and Angry Machines (1996).
Commercially, this album is regarded as a resurgence for Sabbath. The album reached the Top 40 in the UK.
This incarnation of Sabbath ended when Ronnie James Dio abruptly quit the band upon guitarist Tony Iommi's suggestion that the band open for Ozzy Osbourne in Costa Mesa at the end of his 1992 tour, intended to be the farewell tour. Dio and Osbourne had a history of animosity, more from Osbourne's side but certainly not one-sided, and Dio felt that Sabbath should not open for any band, much less his 'rival' (and the band's former frontman) Ozzy Osbourne. Dio's contract expired at the end of the 'Dehumanizer' tour and he chose not to do the two Osbourne Costa Mesa shows.
For these two shows the band replaced Dio with Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford and, on the second night, Iommi, Butler and original Sabbath drummer Bill Ward joined Osbourne onstage for a four songs. Halford and Dio are friends (Dio having been impressed with Halford's work ethic on the 'Stars' project) and Halford would only do the Costa Mesa shows with Dio's blessing, which he received when he spoke with Dio by 'phone. Both shows were recorded in their entireties and are now widely circulated as audio and video bootlegs.
It is somewhat unclear as to whether this album was supposed to be a one-off affair or the beginning of a true reunion of this Sabbath line-up. Dio's contract technically ran out at the end of the album's tour (allowing him to quit the band in response to Tony Iommi's desire to have the band open for Ozzy Osbourne) which would suggest that future albums were not meant to be. However, Iommi also formally fired the other three band members (including twice firing singer Tony Martin) which would indicate that he never really intended to bring them back. It has been suggested that the album was officially a one-off effort but that the band members would continue if they found they could co-exist well enough to do so. According to Ronnie James Dio, the band could not get along sufficiently as the members' personalities and egos had not changed over the previous decade. There was also rumors that talks of a reunion with Ozzy took place during the 'Dehumanizer' tour, it being alleged that Iommi and Butler went so far as to discuss this with Osbourne, who ultimately backed out. It is possible these talks were used by the Osbourne camp to derail the 'Dehumanizer' reunion.
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1. Computer God
2. After All (The Dead)
3. T.V. Crimes
4. Letters From Earth
5. Master Of Insanity
6. Time Machine
7. Sins Of The Father
8. Too Late
9. 1
10. Buried Alive
11. Time Machine - (Wayne's World version)
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1994 - Cross PurposesCross Purposes was released by British heavy metal band Black Sabbath in 1994. It is the follow-up to their 1992 release, Dehumanizer.
Dehumanizer saw the reunion of Mob Rules-era Black Sabbath but, after the tour, Ronnie James Dio (vocals) and Vinny Appice (drums) departed. They were replaced by former Sabbath vocalist Tony Martin and former Rainbow drummer Bobby Rondinelli. Eddie Van Halen is the un-credited co-author of the song "Evil Eye"; contractual restrictions prevent him from getting credit. Originally he was to play on the song, but scheduling conflicts prevented this.
The song "Cardinal Sin" was originally intended to be titled "Sin Cardinal Sin" (or "Sin, Cardinal Sin") but a printing error on the album sleeve caused the first word to be removed. Sabbath simply adopted the title "Cardinal Sin" as the name of the song.
During the writing process of Cross Purposes, Geezer Butler came up with material that was heavier than some of the first couple of songs, but claims Tony Martin absolutely refused to allow it, even going so far as saying it "sounds like Pantera". Martin himself denies ever having said this and, indeed, it seems doubtful that his voice would carry more sway than Butler's.
A promo video was shot for The Hand That Rocks The Cradle. It was shot in grainy b/w, very much en vogue for music videos at the time.
"What's the Use?" was released only on the Japanese edition of Cross Purposes, which also contained a free sticker of the artwork.
Track list:
1. I Witness
2. Cross Of Thorns
3. Psychophobia
4. Virtual Death
5. Immaculate Deception
6. Dying For Love
7. Back To Eden
8. Hand That Rocks The Cradle, The
9. Cardinal Sin
10. Evil Eye
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1995 - Between Heaven And Hell[1970-1983]
1. Hole in the Sky 04:00
2. Into the Void 06:12
3. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 05:35
4. NIB 06:16
5. Paranoid 02:50
6. War Pigs 07:55
7. Iron Man 06:00
8. Wicked World 04:42
9. Supernaut 04:45
10. Back Street Kids 03:46
11. Never Say Die 03:47
12. Neon Knights 03:49
13. The Mob Rules 03:14
14. The Dark/Zero the Hero 08:20
15. Black Sabbath 06:15
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1995 - Cross Purposes LiveCross Purposes Live is a live album recorded by the British metal band Black Sabbath. It was released in 1995. It is the only live-record with their singer Tony Martin. It was available only as part of CD and VHS double-pack. The CD was housed within an oversize videotape-case, but had its own artwork and jewel-case. It was recorded at the Hammersmith Apollo, London, on Wednesday April 13th 1994.
"Children of the Sea" was also played at the concert, being between "Children Of The Grave" and "I Witness" in the running-order, but is not featured in the official release for reasons unclear. Rondinelli's drum solo also has a minute edited-out.
Both the original CD and VHS tape are out of print. There is an unlicensed DVD available with nine of the sixteen original video tracks, around an hour in running time. This release includes the promo videoclip of "Feels Good to Me", from the Tyr album.
Track list:
1. Time Machine 5:07
2. Children of the Grave 5:24
3. I Witness 5:04
4. Into The Void 6:39
5. Black Sabbath 8:12
6. Neon Knights 5:27
7. Psychophobia 3:03
8. The Wizard 4:42
9. Cross Of Thorns 4:43
10. Heaven in Black 4:04
11. Symptom Of The Universe 5:58
12. Headless Cross 5:34
13. Paranoid 5:13
14. Iron Man 3:27
15. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 6:11
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1995 - ForbiddenForbidden was the 1995 effort from Black Sabbath. It is to date the last full studio album of material from the band. This also saw the reunion of Black Sabbath's Tyr-era lineup from 1990, with the return of Neil Murray and Cozy Powell.
The album's opening track "The Illusion of Power" features rapper Ice T of the band Body Count in the bridge, delivering a spoken word part. Body Count band member Ernie C also produced the album.
Forbidden was generally panned by fans and critics alike at the time of its release. Band members have stated that the album was only made in order to fulfill contractual obligations with label I.R.S. Records, and this has been used as an excuse for what many consider to be poor musical quality.
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1. Illusion Of Power, The
2. Get A Grip
3. Can't Get Close Enough
4. Shaking Off The Chains
5. I Won't Cry For You
6. Guilty As Hell
7. Sick And Tired
8. Rusty Angels
9. Forbidden
10. Kiss Of Death
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1996 - The Sabbath StonesThe Sabbath Stones (1996) was the last album to be released by Black Sabbath with IRS Records. The album is a compilation of Sabbath tracks ranging from 1983's Born Again to 1995's Forbidden, and was never formally released in the US or Canada. It was created solely to fulfill Tony Iommi's contract with I.R.S. It included a short story about Black Sabbath which had some mistakes. Another mistake was the misspelling of Vinny Appice's name on the front cover of the CD (as Vinnie).
The era covered by the album is the 'third era' of Black Sabbath. After the initial lineup with Osbourne, Iommi, Butler and Ward was shattered the band's reformation with Ronnie James Dio and Vinny Appice formed a second period. Thereafter, band members repeatedly came and went, came back again and lineups were far less stable. This period is generally less popular among Black Sabbath fans without Ozzy or Dio on vocals.
1. "Headless Cross" (Headless Cross)
2. "When Death Calls" (Headless Cross)
3. "Devil And Daughter" (Headless Cross)
4. "The Sabbath Stones" (Tyr)
5. "The Battle Of Tyr" (Tyr)
6. "Odin's Court" (Tyr)
7. "Valhalla" (Tyr)
8. "TV Crimes" (Dehumanizer)
9. "Virtual Death" (Cross Purposes)
10. "Evil Eye" (Cross Purposes)
11. "Kiss Of Death" (Forbidden)
12. "Guilty As Hell" (Forbidden)
13. "Loser Gets It All" (Forbidden Japanese version)
14. "Disturbing The Priest" (Born Again)
15. "Heart Like A Wheel" (Seventh Star)
16. "The Shining" (The Eternal Idol)
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1998 - ReunionReunion is a live album by heavy metal band Black Sabbath.
After the departure of vocalist Ozzy Osbourne in 1979, Black Sabbath's line-up slowly lost stability in late 1983 and never quite recovered. Following a couple of one-off reunions in 1985 and 1992, the original line-up of Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward got back together for good in 1997.
This 2-CD live album was put together from the first two shows after the reunion, at the Birmingham NEC. Along with live versions of tracks such as "Paranoid", "N.I.B.", "Black Sabbath" and "Iron Man", it also features two new studio tracks - "Selling My Soul" and "Psycho Man". This was the only new material to have been officially released by Black Sabbath post-reunion until three new tracks appeared on the post-Ozzy compilation Black Sabbath: The Dio Years in 2007. The two new tracks on Reunion were also released on a single CD in the USA.
It was released as a digipak and in a standard 2CD jewel-case.
Though the band were considered legends by this time, this was the first "official" live album featuring Osbourne on vocals. 1980's Live at Last was not approved for release by the band.
Track list:
CD-1
1. War Pigs
2. Behind The Wall Of Sleep
3. N.I.B.
4. Fairies Wear Boots
5. Electric Funeral
6. Sweet Leaf
7. Spiral Architect
8. Into The Void
9. Snowblind
Track list:
CD-2
1. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
2. Orchid / Lord Of This World
3. Dirty Women
4. Black Sabbath
5. Iron Man
6. Children Of The Grave
7. Paranoid
8. Psycho Man - (Studio Track)
9. Selling My Soul - (Studio Track)
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1999 - Black MassTracklist:
1. Paranoid 2:51
2. Black Sabbath 6:33
3. Iron Man 5:59
4. Blue Suede Shoes 4:38
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2002 - Past LivesPast Lives is a live album released in 2002 by Black Sabbath. The first disc was previously known as Live at Last, an album not put out by Black Sabbath's record company, and therefore not an official Black Sabbath album. The second consists of recordings made for television and radio, previously only available on bootlegs.
Tracks CD1: 1-9 were recorded at the Hardrock in Manchester, England on Mar 11, 1973 and the Rainbow Theatre in London, England on Mar 16, 1973. It is not known which tracks came from which of these two concerts.
Tracks CD2: 1, 5-9 were recorded at the Olympia Theatre in Paris, France - Dec 20, 1970.
Tracks CD2: 2-4 were recorded at Asbury Park Convention Hall in Asbury Park, New Jersey - Aug 6, 1975. The whole concert was recorded by King Biscuit and this was originally to be the release, titled "Live In '75" when mentioned in several magazine articles giving advance notice, before it became "Past Lives".
It was released as a digipak and later a standard
jewel-case.
Track list:
CD-1
1. Tomorrow's Dream
2. Sweet Leaf
3. Killing Yourself
4. Cornucopia
5. Snowblind
6. Children Of The Grave
7. War Pigs
8. Wicked World
9. Paranoid
Track list:
CD-2
1. Hand Of Doom
2. Hole In The Sky
3. Symptom Of The Universe
4. Megalomania
5. Iron Man
6. Black Sabbath
7. NIB
8. Behind The Wall
9. Fairies Wear Boots
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Live at Hammersmith Odeon is a live Black Sabbath album recorded December 1981 during the Mob Rules tour. It was released on May 1, 2007 in a limited edition of 5000, which sold out immediately.The songs "Country Girl" and "Slipping Away" make their debut on official live releases.
It was released only as a digipak, featuring a mini reproduction of a tour programme. Although there is a UK tour progamme for the 'Mob Rules' dates, the one included with this release is actually that for the January 1981 UK dates, which were part of the 'Heaven and Hell' tour. (The cover photo is also from the 'Heaven and Hell' tour.)
The album does not detail from which of the four nights each song was taken but, by comparison to existing ROIO, diligent fans have uncovered this info, see details below.
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2004 - Black Box:The Complete Original Black Sabbath
(1970-1978)
8 CDs
Black Box: The Complete Original Black Sabbath (1970–1978) is a collection of the first eight albums by the heavy metal band. The set contains the albums recorded with original singer Ozzy Osbourne, who was fired in 1979 after completion of the band's Never Say Die! tour. This marked the end of the group's original line-up that featured Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward. All eight albums are digitally remastered and repackaged in mock vinyl LP packaging, including an 80-page booklet with liner notes written by Henry Rollins, Chris Welch and Brian Ives and a four song DVD containing vintage Beat Club footage from 1970. The eight albums included in the set are:
* 1970 Black Sabbath
* 1970 Paranoid
* 1971 Master Of Reality
* 1972 Volume 4
* 1973 Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
* 1975 Sabotage
* 1976 Technical Ecstasy
* 1978 Never Say Die!
They are represented as they appeared when first released, with the exception of the debut album, which has a new track order and the inclusion of the song, "Evil Woman", which originally was not released in North America due to copyright problems. They are kept in digipak cases, with all original LP artwork intact. The CDs themselves are entirely black, but retain the lettering used for each individual release, as opposed to a uniform stylized font.
True to its title, the nine discs are housed in a solid black case, complete with gothic imagery and lettering. Inside, there are two smaller boxes containing four CDs each. Also enclosed is a booklet, which contains the DVD in a sleeve attached to the inside back cover. The booklet traces the entire history of the band, with essays, interviews, timelines, and the lyrics to every song personally checked by Geezer Butler, the band's main lyricist. The DVD contains live footage of the band playing the songs: "Black Sabbath", "Paranoid", "Iron Man", and the Carl Perkins' classic "Blue Suede Shoes".
Previously, a 1996 remastered box set was issued by Castle Communications. This set used unknown source tapes and did not involve any input from the band. For this boxed set, issued by Rhino, all of the songs have been digitally remastered from the Warner Bros. tape archives, as was the previously released Rhino compilation Symptom of the Universe. The result of Rhino using the original masters for this set is that the sound quality is noticeably superior to the Castle discs.
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Tracklist:
DISC 1: 1970 Black Sabbath
1. Black Sabbath
2. Wizard, The
3. Wasp / Behind The Wall Of Sleep / Bassically / N.I.B.
4. Wicked World
5. A Bit Of Finger / Sleeping Village / Warning
6. Evil Woman - (bonus track)
DISC 2: 1970 Paranoid
1. War Pigs / Luke's Wall
2. Paranoid
3. Planet Caravan
4. Iron Man
5. Electric Funeral
6. Hand Of Doom
7. Rat Salad
8. Jack The Stripper / Fairies Wear Boots
DISC 3: 1971 Master Of Reality
1. Sweet Leaf
2. After Forever
3. Embryo
4. Children Of The Grave
5. Orchid
6. Lord Of This World
7. Solitude
8. Into The Void
DISC 4: 1972 Volume 4
1. Wheels Of Confusion / The Straightener
2. Tomorrow's Dream
3. Changes
4. FX
5. Supernaut
6. Snowblind
7. Cornucopia
8. Laguna Sunrise
9. St. Vitus' Dance
10. Under The Sun / Everyday Comes And Goes
DISC 5: 1973 Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
1. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
2. National Acrobat, A
3. Fluff
4. Sabbra Cadabra
5. Killing Yourself To Live
6. Who Are You?
7. Looking For Today
8. Spiral Architect
DISC 6: 1975 Sabotage
1. Hole In The Sky
2. Don't Start (Too Late)
3. Symptom Of The Universe
4. Megalomania
5. Thrill Of It All, The
6. Supertzar
7. Am I Going Insane (Radio)
8. Writ, The
DISC 7: 1976 Technical Ecstasy
1. Back Street Kids
2. You Won't Change Me
3. It's Alright
4. Gypsy
5. All Moving Parts (Stand Still)
6. Rock N' Roll Doctor
7. She's Gone
8. Dirty Women
DISC 8: 1978 Never Say Die!
1. Never Say Die
2. Johnny Blade
3. Junior's Eyes
4. Hard Road, A
5. Shock Wave
6. Air Dance
7. Over To You
8. Breakout
9. Swinging The Chain
2006 - Greatest Hits 1970-1978Greatest Hits 1970–1978 is a compilation Album from Black Sabbath, released in 2006.
The album debuted on the Billboard 200 album chart on April 1, 2006 at number 96. It spent 10 weeks on the chart.
It was released to coincide with the band's induction into the American Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Tracklist:
1. Black Sabbath
2. N.I.B.
3. The Wizard
4. War Pigs
5. Paranoid
6. Iron Man
7. Sweet Leaf
8. Children Of The Grave
9. Changes
10. Snowblind
11. Supernaut
12. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
13. Hole In The Sky
14. Rock 'N' Roll Doctor
15. Never Say Die
16. Dirty Women
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2007 - The Dio YearsBlack Sabbath: The Dio Years is a 2007 compilation CD of material from recordings made during vocalist Ronnie James Dio's tenure in the band. The CD contains full album length, remastered tracks culled from all three studio albums; Heaven and Hell (1980), Mob Rules (1981), Dehumanizer (1992), and the live album Live Evil (1982). It also contains three new recorded songs; "The Devil Cried", "Shadow of the Wind" and "Ear in the Wall".
It was reported that the collection was first conceived of as a box set, in the vein of Black Box: The Complete Original Black Sabbath (1970-1978); containing all of the group's albums released from their post-Ozzy Osbourne period, starting from Heaven and Hell to The Eternal Idol. This idea was eventually scrapped, and another box set was planned only to feature the four albums recorded from the Dio era of the band. This did not happen either, eventually making way for the single disc compilation.
In an interview conducted by Martin Popoff, Tony Iommi revealed that in fact three tracks were recorded[1]: "Shadow of the Wind" (a slow tune), "The Devil Cried" (a mid tempo rocker) and "Ear in the Wall" (a fast song), therefore changing the original plan for two new songs to accommodate all three tracks in the compilation. "The Devil Cried" was released as a single on March 13, 2007. [2]
On February 23, 2007, both Eddie Trunk and Sirius Satellite Radio unveiled the song "The Devil Cried" from the upcoming album. Rhino Records subsequently made the track available (for preview only) on February 26, 2007. On the week of March 13, 2007, it became available for download at all digital outlets.
Track list:
1. Neon Knights
2. Lady Evil
3. Heaven And Hell
4. Die Young
5. Lonely Is The Word
6. Mob Rules, The
7. Turn Up The Night
8. Voodoo
9. Falling Off The Edge Of The World
10. After All (The Dead)
11. TV Crimes
12. I
13. Children Of The Sea (Live)
14. Devil Cried, The
15. Shadow Of The Wind
16. Ear In The Wall
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VA - Nativity in Black I:
A Tribute to Black Sabbath
Band: Various
Album: Nativity in Black I: A Tribute to Black Sabbath
Year: 1994
Country: Various
Genre: Heavy Metal
Length: 72:42 Min
Filesize: 132.2 MB
Tracklist:
- After Forever (Bio Hazard)
- Children of the Grave (White Zombie)
- Paranoid (Megadeth)
- Supernaut (1000 Homo DJs)
- Iron Man (Therapy? with Ozzy Osbourne)
- Lord of this World (Corrosion of Conformity)
- Symptom of the Universe (Sepultura)
- The Wizard (The Bullring Brummies)
- Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (Godspeed with Bruce Dickinson)
- NIB (Ugly Kid Joe)
- War Pigs Live (Faith No More)
- Black Sabbath (Type O Negative)
- Solitude (Cathedral)
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Nativity in Black II:
A Tribute to Black Sabbath
Band: Various
Album: Nativity in Black II: A Tribute to Black Sabbath
Year: 2000
Country: Various
Genre: Heavy Metal
Length: 56:26 Min
Filesize: 134.4 MB
Tracklist:
- Sweet Leaf (Godsmack)
- Hole in the Sky (Machine Head)
- Behind the Wall of Sleep (Static X)
- Never Say Die (Megadeth)
- Snowblind (System of a Down)
- Electric Funeral (Pantera)
- N.I.B. (Primus with Ozzy)
- Hand of Doom (Slayer)
- Under the Sun (Soulfly)
- Sabbra Cadabra (Hed(PE))
- Into the Void (Monster Magnet)
- Iron Man (This Means War) (Busta Rhymes with Ozzy)
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Black Sabbath
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Iron Man
Cartoon
War Pigs
Bloody Sabbath
Die Young
Children of the Grave
Snowblind
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