Released in 1986, this record exists in a strange purgatory. Was it a Tony Iommi solo album? Was it the first album of a new band called "Black Sabbath featuring Tony Iommi"? The label and the lawyers forced the Sabbath name on the cover, but the music inside told a different story: one of bluesy swagger, melancholic melody, and a hard rock sheen that owed more to Billion Dollar Babies than Master of Reality .
There are Black Sabbath albums that built arenas. There are Black Sabbath albums that invented genres. And then there is Seventh Star . Black Sabbath Seventh Star Deluxe Edition Rar
The album version is a punchy road anthem. But the outtake on the Deluxe Edition is meaner . Iommi’s guitar is drier and more aggressive, and the drums hit harder. You can hear the band trying to decide if they want to be Whitesnake or Black Flag. The result is a fascinating document of 1986’s identity crisis. Released in 1986, this record exists in a strange purgatory