BLACK SABBATH - FORBIDDEN
THE ILLUSION OF POWER.
It's 1995 and traditional metal is more or less dead and buried but Sabbath gave it another try and yes this is the album with Ice-T but you shouldn't worry that much about a rapper appearing on a Black Sabbath album, it's obviously a terrible idea but he only appears talking for a few seconds so it's no big deal for me.
The album is also produced by Body Count's Ernie C which again is a strange choice, not sure if he ever produced anything rock or metal related before getting the opportunity to work with Black Sabbath but it all seems a bit strange. I guess Sabbath wanted to be 'down with the kids' and brought in some popular rap guys, well Body Count is perhaps more rap metal than just rap.
Anyhow if we put the rap to the side I would say that Forbidden is alright. It's weaker than pretty much all Black Sabbath albums out there but it's not a complete trainwreck. The Illusion of Power is actually pretty good despite Ice-T appearing on it. The lineup that recorded this album is still pretty damn impressive with Cozy Powell returning to the lineup but unfortunately is Geezer Butler missing.
Forbidden is often bashed as being bad but it's alright.
Rating:
| INFO |
Label: I.R.S. Records Year: 1995 Country: England Duration: 44:10 Tracks: 10 Genre: Heavy Metal Reviewer: Ruthless Rating: 2,5/5 | |||||||
| TRACKS | LINEUP | ||||||
| Tony Martin - Vocals Tony Iommi - Guitar Neil Murray - Bass Geoff Nicholls - Keys Cozy Powell - Drums |
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