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| Anno Domini 1989–1995 | ||||
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| Box set by Black Sabbath | ||||
| Released | 31 May 2024 | |||
| Recorded | August 1988 – March 1995 | |||
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| Black Sabbath chronology | ||||
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Anno Domini 1989–1995 is the upcoming box set by British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, to be released on 31 May 2024. It includes four of five of albums from the Tony Martin-era of the band, with Headless Cross (1989), Tyr (1990) and Cross Purposes (1994) all remastered and Forbidden (1995) remixed by guitarist Tony Iommi, making this the first time those albums have been reissued.
One track was added to three of the four discs. "Cloak and Dagger" from the Headless Cross disc was previously available as a B-side to the "Headless Cross" single, and also appeared as a bonus track to the vinyl picture disc edition. "What's the Use?" on Cross Purposes and "Loser Gets It All" on Forbidden were previously available as bonus tracks to the Japanese editions of the respective albums, while the latter also appeared on the 1996 compilation album The Sabbath Stones.
Background
Iommi mentioned re-releases of the Martin-era catalogue as early as March 2016, explaining, "We've held back on the reissues of those albums because of the current Sabbath thing with Ozzy Osbourne, but they will certainly be happening... I'd like to do a couple of new tracks for those releases with Tony Martin... I'll also be looking at working on Cross Purposes and Forbidden." In February 2019, Iommi stated that he was working on a remix of Forbidden "on and off" with Mike Exeter. On 14 May 2020, in an interview with Eddie Trunk, Iommi stated that the remix of Forbidden was complete, but added that he was just waiting for "the right time" to release it.
On 31 December 2023, Iommi announced that a Black Sabbath box set of Martin-era albums was due for release in May 2024. On 21 March 2024, Anno Domini 1989–1995 was revealed as the title of the box set and it was announced that it would be released on 31 May.
Track listing
Headless Cross
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Gates of Hell" (instrumental) | Tony Iommi, Cozy Powell, Geoff Nicholls | 1:06 |
| 2. | "Headless Cross" | Tony Martin, Iommi, Powell | 6:28 |
| 3. | "Devil & Daughter" | Martin, Iommi, Powell | 4:39 |
| 4. | "When Death Calls" | Martin, Iommi, Powell, Nicholls | 6:56 |
| 5. | "Kill in the Spirit World" | Iommi, Powell, Martin | 5:09 |
| 6. | "Call of the Wild" | Iommi, Powell, Martin | 5:18 |
| 7. | "Black Moon" | Martin, Iommi, Powell, Nicholls | 4:05 |
| 8. | "Nightwing" | Martin, Iommi, Powell | 6:32 |
| 9. | "Cloak and Dagger" (CD bonus track) | Martin, Iommi, Powell | 4:37 |
Tyr
All lyrics are written by Tony Martin; all music is composed by Black Sabbath
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Anno Mundi" | 6:12 |
| 2. | "The Law Maker" | 3:53 |
| 3. | "Jerusalem" | 3:59 |
| 4. | "The Sabbath Stones" | 6:46 |
| 5. | "The Battle of Tyr" (instrumental) | 1:08 |
| 6. | "Odin's Court" | 2:42 |
| 7. | "Valhalla" | 4:41 |
| 8. | "Feels Good to Me" | 5:44 |
| 9. | "Heaven in Black" | 4:05 |
Cross Purposes
All tracks are written by Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi and Tony Martin, except "Evil Eye" written by Butler, Iommi, Martin, and Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen was uncredited due to restrictions from his record label, Warner Bros. Records)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Witness" | 4:56 |
| 2. | "Cross of Thorns" | 4:32 |
| 3. | "Psychophobia" | 3:16 |
| 4. | "Virtual Death" | 5:49 |
| 5. | "Immaculate Deception" | 4:15 |
| 6. | "Dying for Love" | 5:53 |
| 7. | "Back to Eden" | 3:57 |
| 8. | "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle" | 4:31 |
| 9. | "Cardinal Sin" | 4:20 |
| 10. | "Evil Eye" | 5:58 |
| 11. | "What's the Use?" (CD bonus track) | 3:03 |
Forbidden
All lyrics are written by Tony Martin, except "The Illusion of Power" by Martin and Ice-T; all music is composed by Black Sabbath
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Illusion of Power" (featuring Ice-T) | 4:51 |
| 2. | "Get a Grip" | 3:58 |
| 3. | "Can't Get Close Enough" | 4:27 |
| 4. | "Shaking Off the Chains" | 4:02 |
| 5. | "I Won't Cry for You" | 4:47 |
| 6. | "Guilty as Hell" | 3:27 |
| 7. | "Sick and Tired" | 3:29 |
| 8. | "Rusty Angels" | 5:00 |
| 9. | "Forbidden" | 3:47 |
| 10. | "Kiss of Death" | 6:06 |
| 11. | "Loser Gets It All" (CD bonus track) | 2:55 |
References
- ^ "BLACK SABBATH: Box Set Of TONY MARTIN-Era Recordings, 'Anno Domini 1989-1995', To Arrive In May". Blabbermouth.net. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "Anno Domini 1989 – 1995 – Black Sabbath Online". black-sabbath.com. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- "Tony Iommi Wants to Write With Tony Martin". Loudwire. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- "TONY IOMMI Says Remixing 'Forbidden' Is 'Opportunity To Make It More What People Would Expect BLACK SABBATH To Sound Like'". Blabbermouth.net. 10 February 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- "TONY IOMMI TALKS ABOUT HIS CURRENT PROJECTS, FORBIDDEN REMASTERED, IAN GILLAN, GLEN HUGHES & MORE". YouTube. BACKSTAGE PASS Rock News. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- "TONY IOMMI Says That Box Set Of TONY MARTIN-Era BLACK SABBATH Albums Will Finally Arrive In May". Blabbermouth.net. 1 January 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
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