BLACK SABBATH LP (Vinyl)

“Forbidden”

Limited Edition: BLACK Vinyl

Released

8 June 1995

Recorded

Parr Street Studios, Liverpool and Devonshire Studios, Los Angeles, 1994–1995

Genre

Heavy metal, power metal

Length

44:10

Label

I.R.S.

Producer

Ernie C

Vinyl Version only released in Brazil 1995,

new edition released 2014 on IRS

including lyric sheet with cast

 

 Record has not been played!

Record & Cover: Mint

 

 

Songs Side A:

1. The Illusion Of Power (4:51) (featuring Ice-T)

2. Get A Grip (3:59)

3. Can't Get Close Enough (4:27)


4. Shaking Off The Chains (4:02)

5. I Won't Cry For You (4:47)

 

 Songs Side B:

11.  Guilty As Hell (3:27)

2. Sick And Tired (3:29)

3. Rusty Angels (5:01)

4. Forbidden (3:47)

5. Kiss Of Death (6:06)

6. Loser Gets It All (2:55) (Bonus Track)



Musically, the release draws on traditional heavy metal and power metal styles as well as influences from blues. The album's opening track, "The Illusion of Power", features a rapped verse by hip-hop artist Ice-T of the group Body Count, delivering a spoken word part during the song's bridge.

Body Count member Ernie C also produced, recorded, and mixed the album.

The album received a generally negative response from critics and fans alike. After its release, the band underwent several line-up changes and found itself at a career crossroads. However, original Black Sabbath vocalist Ozzy Osbourne would reconcile with guitarist Tony Iommi not long afterwards.

Band members

Additional musicians

  • Ice-T – additional vocals on "The Illusion of Power"

Production

Forbidden is the eighteenth studio album by British band Black Sabbath, released in June 1995. This recording saw the reunion of Black Sabbath's Tyr-era line-up from 1990, with the return of Neil Murray and Cozy Powell. It was the last album to feature Tony Martin on vocals and the last by the band until 2013 when Ozzy Osbourne and Geezer Butler returned for the album 13. The album sold 21,000 copies in the U.S in its first week and as of 2013, Forbidden has sold 191,000 copies in the US (as Wikipedia says).


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