Although 1994's Black Sabbath album Cross Purposes performed respectably, charting on both sides of the Atlantic (No.41 in the UK, No,122 in the US), bassist Geezer Butler jumped ship for Ozzy ...

It was a giant misstep from its inception all the way until its birth. Black Sabbath’s twelfth studio album, Seventh Star, which came out on Jan. 28, 1986, was never supposed to be a Sabbath record.

Tony Iommi was forced to release his first solo album, 'Seventh Star,' under the Black Sabbath banner on Jan. 28, 1986. Skip to main content Skip to site footer Trending: ...

Finally resigned to Sabbath’s demise, Iommi began working on a solo album with the help of no-name session musicians, ever-loyal keyboardist Geoff Nicholls and, just to add a little star power ...

A unique album of recordings from Ozzy Osbourne's pre-Black Sabbath days is to be released after the long-lost tapes were ...

Tony Iommi sought to record a solo album in 1986 away from the Black Sabbath brand, and... Seattle Post-Intelligencer Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo Skip to main content ...

The original lineup of Black Sabbath is back together (minus drummer Bill Ward) and working on a new album, '13,' set for release in June 2013. But before that disc comes out, we're looking back ...

From Sabbath Bloody Sabbath to Children of the Sea, discover the definitive ranking of the Top 20 Black Sabbath songs ranked ...

Forbidden is pretty much universally known as the worst Black Sabbath album, a final, contracutal album for I.R.S. Records, ... #15 - Seventh Star (1986) Black Sabbath from YouTube ...

Ray Gillen enjoyed a brief tenure with Black Sabbath, replacing Glenn Hughes on the ‘Seventh Star’ tour and he subsequently recorded the followup album, ‘The Eternal Idol.’ A host of problems ensued, ...

Black Sabbath were in shambles when Martin joined the band. In 1986, they’d released Seventh Star, a middling record that was supposed to be a Tony Iommi solo album.The label insisted that Iommi ...