Dehumanizer - Black Sabbath

However successful the Tony Martin years were proving in establishing a new and solid, albeit less widely recognised sound for Black Sabbath, the band had already passed its prime with its golden years long behind it. 'Dehumanizer' represents the first of the "classic line-up" reunions that nowadays provide the band with all their income and gigs, and why not? With two distinct classic line-ups to choose from, there's a greater opportunity to milk older successes in front of adoring old and new audiences alike, though I doubt the most recent Heaven and Hell tour will be followed by a reunion for the smaller audience of Tony Martin fans who secretly still prefer ...  Read the complete review

Although Sabbath fans were hoping for an reunion of the 70's line-up with Ozzy they had to settle for a the Mark II reunion in 1992 for the Dehumanizer album and subsequent world tour. on this album Ronnie James Dio put his own band (Dio) on ice and returned on vocals. He insisted that Vinny Appice, who was the drummer in Dio must return to play with Sabbath and so Cozy Powell was given his marching orders. Original bassist Geezer Butler also came back to play as well and as always Tony Iommi led the band on guitars. Its a shame the line up collapsed after Dio refused to support Ozzy on his "last" two shows in Costa Mesa. For these gigs Judas Priest's ...  Read the complete review