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The Eternal Idol is the thirteenth studio album by English rock band Black Sabbath, released in November 1987. It is the first Black Sabbath album to feature vocalist Tony Martin. This 2025... more

Digitally remastered. The group originally released Headless Cross in 1989 on I.R.S. Records, the first of five albums Sabbath recorded for the label. Praised by fans and critics alike, the band's... more

Digitally remastered. In 1992, following a successful world tour, this incarnation of Black Sabbath was put on hold when the band reunited temporarily with Ronnie James Dio. Two years later, Martin... more

Digitally remastered. 1990 release. Named for the Norse god of war, the album explores similar mythological themes in songs like "The Battle Of Tyr" and "Valhalla." On "The Sabbath Stones," the band... more

Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward faced a daunting task in replacing Ozzy Osbourne, but they made a wise move in not seeking an Ozzy clone (is there such a thing?). Ronnie James Dio brought... more

Ronnie James Dio was firing on all cylinders (as both a singer and a lyricist), as were the newly reunited Geezer Butler and Tony Iommi (backed here by drummer Vinny Appice), when Sabbath returned to... more

Is "The End" really the end for Black Sabbath? The name of their ongoing tour suggests so, but, clearly the fans—and the band—can't get enough. Those fans, and those who perhaps don't know the full... more

The band experimented with their sound on this 1972 album with textured tunes like "Wheels of Confusion," "Tomorrow's Dream" and "Changes" but still managed to stay true to the Sabbath sound with one... more

Bursting out of the gate with that killer title track (and their most overtly satanic imagery yet), Sabbath upped the songwriting ante on their hit 1974 LP. "Killing Yourself to Live" and "A National... more

Even more influential than "Paranoid," this 1971 LP soared to #8 and found Tony Iommi laying claim to what would become his signature sound. The down-tuned, sludgy guitar greatness drives "Sweet... more

One of the watershed moments in metal (and arguably the birth of Doom), this 1971 smash sent Sabbath to the top and introduced the world to "Iron Man" and "Paranoid." This masterpiece also includes... more

The ideal single-CD comp of Sabbath's early Ozzy years. This monster roared to #48 in '76: "Paranoid," "War Pigs," "Iron Man," "The Wizard," "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath," "Am I Going Insane (Radio),"... more

This thirteenth Black Sabbath album is the intro to vocalist Tony Martin, and featured a variety of other collaborators in addition to the core band members. But despite the changing faces, the music... more