have announced details of the long-awaited box set celebrating Tony Martin's double stint as their
Singer. Martin joined the band in 1987 and recorded three albums with the band – , and – before returned for 1992's Martin then rejoined Tony Iommi & Co. for a second bite at the Black Sabbath cherry, recording in 1994 and the following year. doesn't include presumably due to licensing issues (it came out on Vertigo, while I.R.S. released the others), and record label BMG tell us, "Management wanted this configuration of the box to be only the ‘missing’ albums. They've not been available on any format since release and never on streaming." [Note: Yes, is available on streaming platforms, but it's never been reissued on vinyl, and both and were reissued on CD in 1999]. All four "missing" albums have been remastered, and which was originally produced by Body Count's Ice-T, is the beneficiary of a new mix from Tony Iommi. “I was never happy with the guitar sound and Cozy [Powell, drummer] was definitely never happy with the drum sound," says Iommi. "So, I thought it would be nice to do it for him in a way. I just felt that, without changing any of the songs, there was an opportunity to go back and bring out some of the sounds and make it more what people would expect Sabbath to sound like." The collection has been a long time coming. As long ago as 2015 , while he revealed that the set had been held up by "paperwork and legal stuff" in posted early this year. “It's unfortunate that over the years Tony Martin has got buried in all this Ozzy and Dio stuff and everything," . "There will be a period now where we'll be able to release the box set with the Tony Martin albums with some good outtakes as well. I've already mixed [it] here at home, so that's all ready to go, but we have to wait until the time is right. We can't put all these things out together – it would cause confusion." The outtakes in question are nowhere to be found in the new set, but there are three bonus tracks included in the CD version: was originally the b-side of the single in 1989, while and were originally released as bonus tracks with the Japanese editions of and . Sign up below to get the latest from Classic Rock, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox! will be released as 4CD and 4LP sets on May 31, and includes photos, artwork and liner notes from archivist Hugh Gilmour, a poster, and a replica concert programme from the tour. Full tracklist below. The Gates Of Hell Headless Cross Devil & Daughter When Death Calls Kill In The Spirit World Call Of The Wild Black
moon Nightwing Anno Mundi The Law Maker
JERUSALEM The Sabbath Stones The Battle Of Tyr Odin’s Court Valhalla Feels Good To Me Heaven In Black I Witness Cross Of Thorns Psychophobia Virtual Death Immaculate Deception Dying For Love Back To Eden The Hand That Rocks The Cradle Cardinal Sin Evil Eye The Illusion Of Power – featuring Ice-T Get A Grip Can’t Get Close Enough Shaking Off The Chains I Won’t Cry For You Guilty As Hell Sick And Tired Rusty Angels Forbidden Kiss Of Death The Gates Of Hell Headless Cross Devil & Daughter When Death Calls Kill In The Spirit World Call Of The Wild Black Moon Nightwing Cloak And Dagger (Bonus Track) Anno Mundi The Law Maker Jerusalem The Sabbath Stones The Battle Of Tyr Odin’s Court Valhalla Feels Good To Me Heaven In Black I Witness Cross Of Thorns Psychophobia| Virtual Death Immaculate Deception Dying For Love Back To Eden The Hand That Rocks The Cradle Cardinal Sin Evil Eye What’s The Use (Bonus Track) The Illusion Of Power – featuring Ice-T Get A Grip Can’t Get Close Enough Shaking Off The Chains I Won’t Cry For You Guilty As Hell Sick And Tired Rusty Angels Forbidden Kiss Of Death Loser Gets It All (Bonus Track) Online Editor at Louder/Classic Rock magazine since 2014. 38 years in
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