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BLACK SABBATH Part 7 – The End Of The Story So Far / In Conclusion

The first couple of times I listened to Forbidden (1995), the final Black Sabbath album with vocalist Tony Martin, I didn’t think much of it. Martin’s once impressive vocal range wasn’t the same as it had been on earlier albums … Continue reading

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BLACK SABBATH Part 4 – Dio And Gillan Step Up To The Mic

When Black Sabbath parted ways with Ozzy Osbourne after 1978’s Never Say Die!, they wasted no time in replacing him with Ronnie James Dio, former lead singer of Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow. I was initially introduced to Rainbow via their 1981 … Continue reading

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