Possible New Black Sabbath Album? With Ozzy?????

MEGATRON wrote:

Whether or not Tony and Geezer want to work on a new album with Ozzy, the music will kick ass. If it's with Ozzy (unlikely), that's awesome! He's been singing fantastic live recently. If it's with another singer, I just hope they pick the right person. I would love to see Chris Cornell on vocals. That would be interesting.

That would kick ass!!!!

Zdan wrote:

manny wrote:

Zdan wrote:

I also would not mind it. However I would like it Iommi would honour the Black Sabbath legacy IN FULL with remasters of all discs. Those discs are part of Sabbath's history as much as the albums with Ozzy and Dio are.

100% agree and it should be added that this discs are finally getting their due.

Totally true. And there is a demand for this - across all Sabbath-related forums I saw the cries of re-masters of the Tony Martin discs - this era is much neglected in Sabbath history and for no good reason. Tony was a phenomenal singer and Sabbath released some epic masterpieces with him on vocals. There no need to dismiss those discs as most people tend to do.

Sabbath with Tony Martin is indeed excellent, although I didn't care for what I remember off of Forbidden (apart from Kiss of Death, which isn't bad), and haven't heard Cross Purposes yet.

Cross Purposes is really good. It almost sounds like a continuation of Dehumanizer, though not *as* heavy. I wonder if some of this was written when Dio was still in the band. "I Witness" is a great and I really wish this song would've been included on the US version (why does Japan get all the good stuff ?!?):



Before hearing it, I never thought Forbidden was going to be as bad as people said it was. It's the lesser of the Martin albums but I still like it. Favorite song from it is "Forbidden" but I like most of the album.

Obviously, I would LOVE for Martin to return. I'm sure that's a long shot, I doubt relations are very good between the two Tonys by this point and I think Iommi would rather have a more popular/respected singer at this stage. I'm thinking Jorn would be good as well for whatever band they decided to form. I'm just glad Geezer and Tony are sticking together.

From Geezer Butler's website...

Black Sabbath Statement
Posted on February 12, 2011

"I would like to make it clear, because of mounting speculation and rumours, that there will be definitely NO reunion of all four original members of Black Sabbath, whether to record an album or to tour."

Not surprising really Ozzy is currently touring and the Black Sabbath guys seem a less ends on what there next move is going to be.

Thank God. Leave the Sabbath name alone and let that chapter end. What if they do record another album and it ends up being horrible. The band has had enough ups and downs throughout the years and by going back at it again is like

Good. A reunion would be awful. Ozzy would only hold them back. Get someone young who can get it done in a live setting, write some new tunes and live in the present.

Metal Misfit wrote:

Good. A reunion would be awful. Ozzy would only hold them back. Get someone young who can get it done in a live setting, write some new tunes and live in the present.

Tim Owens will be available as soon as he wraps up the new Dio album.

I'd like to see something with either Gillan or Hughes personally, I doubt either will happen though.

I'd like to see Iommi move on to something else, maybe just record solo albums, something that allows him to vary up the writing style more.

I think if Sabbath is going to do a new project Glenn Hughes or maybe Jeff Scott Soto would be a better fit than Ozzy. He just ain't got it anymore IMO.

I am gettin tired of this... "It is on"... "no it's not"... "it is on again (maybe)"...

Just do it or put it to bed:wall:


If Ozzy could get his ol' lady to allow him to go outside and play without adult supervision, perhaps a wee bit of mischeviousness can stimulate some creativity and jog his memory on what it used to be like.

Between the four of them, I gotta gut feeling they have enough ideas in the music department, as well as the use of modern recoding techniques to make something decent.

With a lyrical theme of something dying, it would be a more than fitting manner to end the Sabbath legacy. End it as it began, with four lads from Birmingham that loved to play and not as a bunch of whiny old man who allow others to make decisions for them.


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I'd like them to move on too. Let the Black Sabbath (or Heaven & Hell) legacy go quietly into the night. They went out on a high note with that last Dio-fronted album, which will be nealy impossible to top with Ozzy. Let it go, guys. Move onto something else.

They don't need to retire or go away completly, just do something other than Sabbath.

I agree with Metal Guy, I have been a fan of all the Black Sabbath line ups but at this point if Ozzy or Geezer does not want to do it, then retire the name and Iommi can partner up with Glenn Hughes and continue to make albums under the name Iommi.