As a result, a project that under more favorable circumstances might have constituted something of a comeback, instead became a well-kept secret.īlack Sabbath’s return to total respectability would have to wait. Videoclip from the classic Sabbath Stone Headless Cross Show more. Unfortunately, however, subpar marketing efforts and widespread distribution issues seriously hampered the album's prospects in America and other key territories. Headless Cross went on to earn Black Sabbath some of their best critical reviews in years. Headless Cross Lyrics by Black Sabbath from the The Original Heavy Metal Album album - including song video, artist biography, translations and more: Look. Capping it all off was a rare detour into acoustic guitars by Sabbath lynchpin Iommi, who blended them with his patented cyclopean power chords for the exquisite album closer "Nightwing." And yet it is not a doom metal album either, most of the songs being upbeat and epic rockers contrasted by eerie and demonic-sounding keyboards. The track 6 - 'Call of the Wild' - was originally titled 'Hero', but its name was changed as Ozzy Osbourne's 1988 solo album No Rest For The Wicked also included track named 'Hero' (unlisted bonus track on some releases). Thus, Headless Cross is lyrically Black Sabbath's darkest album, with every song (minus bonus track Cloak and Dagger) dealing with the occult and supernatural. On the 24 of April 1989 Black Sabbath released her 14th studio album - Headless Cross. It all benefited from excellent keyboard shadings courtesy of longtime Sabbath sideman Geoff Nicholls and inventive bass lines from jazz-trained session ace Laurence Cottle – though he was later replaced by Whitesnake alum Neil Murray for touring purposes. Headless Cross is the 14th studio album and features singer Tony Martin and the first, where he participated also as songwriter. The songs on Headless Cross ranged from widescreen, malevolent doom anthems like the title track, "Kill in the Spirit World" and the positively awesome "When Death Calls" (featuring a guitar solo by Queen’s Brian May), to comparatively streamlined modern-metal juggernauts like "Devil & Daughter," "Call of the Wild" and "Black Moon." Black Sabbath - Headless Cross, Track 7: Black Moon.
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