Cross Purposes

by Black Sabbath

Cross Purposes cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 31 January 1994
  • Label: I.R.S.
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 50:19
  • Community rating: 2.79/5 from 6 ratings

Artists on this release: Geoff Nicholls, Geezer Butler, Bobby Rondinelli, Leif Mases, Tony Martin, Tony Iommi

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Featuring the return of Tony Martin on vocals and the addition of former Rainbow drummer Bobby Rondinelli, this seventeenth studio effort revitalized some of the band's classic doom atmosphere. While often overlooked due to the chaotic lineup changes of the era, the record offers remarkably solid, melodic heavy metal anchored by Tony Iommi's consistently imposing riffage.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, fantasy

Tracklist

  1. I Witness (4:55)
  2. Cross of Thorns (4:33)
  3. Psychophobia (3:12)
  4. Virtual Death (5:48)
  5. Immaculate Deception (4:13)
  6. Dying for Love (5:50)
  7. Back to Eden (3:54)
  8. The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (4:28)
  9. Cardinal Sin (4:18)
  10. Evil Eye (5:59)
  11. What's the Use (3:04)

Credits

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