BLACK SABBATH - CROSS PURPOSES
KISS THE RAINBOW.
After Dio's short return for Dehumanizer Tony Martin was back in the lineup again for 1994's Cross Purposes. This album was released in the middle of the grunge wave that more or less erased all good bands from the face of the planet. But Sabbath didn't care that much and continued on with their sound without modifying it to fit in with the times, Which I do respect them for.
Sabbath also got a new drummer for this record, Bobby Rondinelli (Rainbow and Doro). An established name and a solid choice. Recruiting Rainbow members is always a good idea.
Cross Purposes is one of my least listened to Black Sabbath albums and I feel like I should listen to it more than I do because it's pretty good even real good in comparison to most other metal releases of 1994. If you haven't heard the record then check out Cross of Thorns or The Hand that Rocks the Cradle. I guess the later one was inspired by the horror movie with the same name.
I also want to mention that Tony Martin really excels on this record. He is one of my all-time favourite vocalists and he sounds as good as ever before on Cross Purposes. That is a reason alone to own this record.
So check out Cross Purposes I doubt you will get disappointed even if it's one of Sabbath's least talked about albums.
Rating:
| INFO |
Label: I.R.S. Records Year: 1994 Country: England Duration: 47:26 Tracks: 10 Genre: Heavy Metal Reviewer: Ruthless Rating: 3,5/5 | |||||||
| TRACKS | LINEUP | ||||||
| Tony Martin - Vocals Tony Iommi - Guitar Geezer Butler - Bass Geoff Nicholls - Keys Bobby Rondinelli - Drums |
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