Watch the restored video for “Get A Grip”

Press release:

The history of BLACK SABBATH with the singers Ozzy Osbourne And Ronnie James Dio it has been extensively documented over the years in various collections and collections. Until now no box set has focused on the period of BLACK SABBATH with Tony Martinthe band’s second longest-serving singer.

BMG explores this prolific period of the godfathers of heavy metal in a new collection featuring the reissue of those glorious four albums. “Anno Domini 1989-1995“ will be available May 31, 2024 in 4-LP and 4-CD configurations. The set contains the remastered versions of “Headless Cross” (1989), “Tyr” (1990) and “Cross Purposes” (1994), as well as a new version of “Forbidden” (1995), specially remixed by the same Tony Iommi.

From today the restored video of “Get A Grip”:

Some of these albums have been remastered for the first time for the vinyl format while the CD version contains three exclusive bonus tracks: the b-side “Cloak & Dagger“, “What’s The Use” And “Loser Gets It All“, the latter two previously published only in Japan. The booklet features previously unpublished photos and liner notes by Hugh Gilmour. Also included is the poster of “Headless Cross” and the tour book replica of “Headless Cross Tour“.

“Anno Domini 1989-1995“ resumes the story of BLACK SABBATH in 1989, two decades and multiple lineup changes since the foundation of heavy metal was created. By that time the band had solidified around the riffmaster and founding member Tony Iommiwith the legendary drummer Cozy Powell (Jeff Beck, Rainbow, Whitesnake), singer Tony Martin and longtime collaborator of the BLACK SABBATH and keyboard player Geoff Nicholls (Quartz, Bandy Legs).

The group originally released “Headless Cross” in 1989 on IRS Records, the first of a five-album deal with the label. Praised by fans and critics, the band’s fourteenth studio release churned out three singles: “Devil And Daughter”, “Call Of The Wild”, and the title track. The bass player Neil Murray (Whitesnake, Gary Moore) joined the Headless Cross Tour and stayed to record the next album, “Tyr” from 1990. Named for the Norse god of war, the album explores mythological themes in songs like “The Battle Of Tyr” And “Valhalla”.
In 1992, after a successful world tour, this incarnation of the BLACK SABBATH was put on hiatus when the band temporarily reunited with Ronnie James Dio. Two years after, Martin And Nicholls they returned to the studio with Iommi to record “Cross Purposes” in 1994. The band was completed with the addition of another founding member of Sabbath, Geezer Butlerand the drummer Bobby Rondinelli of the Rainbow.

The lineup of “Tyr” reunited in 1995 when Powell and Murray returned for the recordings of “Forbidden”. It was the band’s eighteenth studio album and their last for nearly 20 years. (In 2013, Iommi, Osbourne And Butler have released the latest studio album of BLACK SABBATH,”13”). “Forbidden“, produced by Ernie C of the BODY COUNTthe rap-metal band fronted by rapper/actor/Sabbath fan Ice-T, who appears on the song “Illusion Of Power”. Since its release, the album’s audio enhancement has been a pet project of Iommi.

The comment by Iommi:

“I’ve never been happy with the sound of the guitar and Cozy he was definitely never happy with the sound of the drums… So I thought it would be a nice thing to be able to work on it again, without changing any of the songs; there was a chance to go back and bring out some of the sounds and make them more suited to what people would expect from Sabbath.”

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BLACK SABBATH – “Anno Domini 1989-1995”
LP Track Listing

Headless Cross (1989)
Side One
“The Gates Of Hell”
“Headless Cross”
“Devil & Daughter”
“When Death Calls”

Side Two
“Kill In The Spirit World”
“Call Of The Wild”
“Black Moon”
“Nightwing”

Tyr (1990)
Side One
“Anno Mundi”
“The Law Maker”
“Jerusalem”
“The Sabbath Stones”

Side Two
“The Battle Of Tyr”
“Odin’s Court”
“Valhalla”
“Feels Good To Me”
“Heaven In Black”

Cross Purposes (1994)
Side One
“I Witness”
“Cross Of Thorns”
“Psychophobia”
“Virtual Death”
“Immaculate Deception”

Side Two
“Dying For Love”
“Back To Eden”
“The Hand That Rocks The Cradle”
“Cardinal Sin”
“Evil Eye”

Forbidden (1995)
Side One
“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”

Side Two
“Guilty As Hell”
“Sick And Tired”
“Rusty Angels”
“Forbidden”
“Kiss Of Death”

Anno Domini 1989-1995
CD Track Listing

Headless Cross (1989)
“The Gates Of Hell”
“Headless Cross”
“Devil & Daughter”
“When Death Calls”
“Kill In The Spirit World”
“Call Of The Wild”
“Black Moon”
“Nightwing”
Bonus Tracks
“Cloak And Dagger”

Tyr (1990)
“Anno Mundi”
“The Law Maker”
“Jerusalem”
“The Sabbath Stones”
“The Battle Of Tyr”
“Odin’s Court”
“Valhalla”
“Feels Good To Me”
“Heaven In Black”

Cross Purposes (1994)
“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”
Bonus Tracks
“What’s The Use”

Forbidden (1995)
“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”
Bonus Tracks
“Loser Gets It All”