I’m pleased they finally got around to remastering and re-releasing the Tony Martin albums because there are some great tunes hidden away here and they have been overlooked for way too long.
This was album unlucky 13 for Iommi and co and it appeared back in ‘87, it was the first of the TM albums. This a very cool groovin’ hard rock album with a great swing to the songs and gone are those evil sounding riffs (well almost) from days of old. There was a lot of derision and hate towards this line up at the time as the die hards questioned whether it should be called Black Sabbath. I’m on the fence, but you can’t deny that this is a great album with an awesome set of songs.
There is no doubt Iommi is having a blast playing a more wide ranging groove and vibe. I love Ancient Warrior and Hard Life To Love but it’s Nightmare with its changing tempo and groove that I love the most. Tony Martin is as good as Dio to my ears and this is well worth picking up.
9/10 from The Grooveman,
