Dehumanizer (from the English - “Dehumanizing”) - the sixteenth studio album of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath , was released in 1992 . The disc was recorded with Ronnie James Dio , Vinnie Apiski and Geezer Butler returning to the band. Tony Iommi described the design of the album as follows: “We decided to make a very heavy Black Sabbath album with unpolished sound and a ton of riffs . Something between things in the old style and Heaven and Hell ” [1] .
| Dehumanizer | |||||||
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| Studio album Black Sabbath | |||||||
| Date of issue | June 22, 1992  June 30, 1992  | ||||||
| Recorded by | late 1991 - early 1992 | ||||||
| Genre | heavy metal doom metal Hard rock | ||||||
| Duration | 55:53 | ||||||
| Producer | Reinhold mack | ||||||
| Label | IRS Reprise ( US / Canada ) | ||||||
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Content
- 1 About the album
- 2 List of Songs
- 2.1 Original Edition of 1992
- 2.2 Additional 2011 edition of the Deluxe Edition
- 3 Members
- 4 Interesting Facts
- 5 Release History
- 6 places on the charts
- 7 notes
- 8 References
About the album
In December 1990, Butler returned to Black Sabbath following the tour’s finale in support of the Tyr album. After that, the idea arose to record an album with Dio, since Butler had a joint performance with him. [2] After the meeting between Iommi and Dio, there was talk of a joint project. Dio wanted to bring drummer Simon Wright to the record, but Iommi proposed Cozy Powell . Later, Iommi himself recalled: “It was strange, because Ronnie and Cozy played Rainbow together and then did not get along. In the end, we settled on Cozy, and began to write material for the future Dehumanizer'a " [2] As a result, friction began between Dio and Cozy. After another scandal, Ronnie returned to Los Angeles , and Tony Martin was invited during his absence. [2] Then Dio returned again and, by chance, Cozy's horse had a heart attack, she fell on him and broke his hip. Due to the impossibility of Cozie's work, Vinnie Appici was invited in his place, who had already played in the group in 1980 - 1982 .
Even after this, according to Iommi’s recollections, the work went hard and he felt discomfort, and tense moments occurred in the work. [2] Nevertheless, the material for the album was selected and Reynold Mack, known for his work with Queen and ELO, was invited to record on the initiative of Dio [2] . The recording process took about six weeks. [2]
In support of the album, the single "TV Crimes" was released [3] .
In 2011, the album was reissued, and the edition of “Deluxe Edition” was also released, containing an additional disc.
List of Songs
All songwriters are Geezer Butler , Ronnie James Dio and Tony Iommi .
1992 Original Edition
- Computer God - 6:10
- “After All (The Dead)” - 5:37
- TV Crimes - 3:58
- “Letters From Earth” - 4:12
- Master Of Insanity - 5:54
- Time Machine - 4:10
- Sins Of The Father 4:43
- "Too Late" - 6:54
- "I" - 5:10
- Buried Alive 4:47
- “Time Machine (Wayne's World Version)” - 4:18 [4]
2011 Deluxe Edition Secondary Disc
- "Master Of Insanity" (revised from the single)
- “Letters From Earth” (B side of the single “ TV Crimes ”)
- Time Machine (an alternative version recorded as the soundtrack to Wayne ’s World )
- "Children Of The Sea"
- "Die Young"
- "TV Crimes"
- "Master Of Insanity"
- Neon Knights
Tracks 4-8 were recorded during a performance on July 25, 1992 at The Sundome in Tampa , Florida .
Record Members
- Ronnie James Dio - vocals
- Tony Iommi - Guitar
- Geezer Butler - Bass
- Winnie Inscriptions - Percussion
- Nichols, Jeff - keyboards
- Reynold Mack - Producer, Engineer, Mixer
- Darren Gailer - Engineer
- Stephen Wissnet - Engineer
Interesting Facts
During the concert tour, another conflict arose between Ronnie James Dio and Tony Iommi . Ronnie James Dio refused to perform at the same concert with Ozzy Osbourne and left the group, so at the concerts in the USA on November 14 and 15, 1992, Rob Halford performed as a vocalist [5]
Release History
| A country | date of | Label |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | June 30, 1992 | IRS Records |
| Argentina, Japan | June 30, 1992 | Emi |
| USA | June 30, 1992 | Reprise records |
| Canada | June 30, 1992 | Reprise records |
Chart places
| Year | A country | Position |
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| 1992 | Austria | 7 |
| Sweden | 12 | |
| Switzerland | 13 | |
| Germany | fourteen | |
| Finland | 31 | |
| Netherlands | 63 |
Notes
- ↑ Prime Cuts: Tony Iommi Recalls the Best and Worst of Black Sabbath, the Heaviest Band South of Heaven - Page 6 (link not available) . Guitar World . Date accessed August 24, 2015. Archived September 24, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 Tony Iommi . Chapter 69. It's Heaven and Hell again // Iron Man: My Journey through Heaven and Hell with Black Sabbath . - Perseus Books / DeCapo Press, 2011 .-- 416 p. - ISBN 0-306819-55-4 .
- ↑ Dehumanizer on Discogs
- ↑ Bonus track in the American edition
- ↑ Tony Iommi . Chapter 70. Bound & Shackled // Iron Man: My Journey through Heaven and Hell with Black Sabbath . - Perseus Books / DeCapo Press, 2011 .-- 416 p. - ISBN 0-306819-55-4 .