- Audio CD (2 Aug 1999)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: EMI
- ASIN: B00002599I
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette | Vinyl
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 8,652 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. Anno Mundi |
| 2. The Law Maker |
| 3. Jerusalem |
| 4. The Sabbth Stones |
| 5. The Battle Of Tyr |
| 6. Odins Court |
| 7. Valhalla |
| 8. Feels Good To Me |
| 9. Heaven In Black |
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This album deserves equally as much praise as Heaven and Hell or any of the other post-Ozzy albums and at least half of the albums with Ozzy. It is a fantastic album to enter the 90's which were generally missing any good Heavy Metal albums because of grunge.
The album has a Norse theme most of the way through and unlike it predecessor, Headless Cross, it hardly ever mentions Satan. Tony Iommi has some excellent riffs on this album, such as on "Anno Mundi", "Jerusalem" and "The Sabbath Stones". The riff from last of those three has got to be one of Iommi's heaviest, most brutal riffs ever, with Cozy Powell on drums adding something extra that only he can.
Tony Martin's vocals are once again excellent. Apart from Ozzy he recorded more albums with Sabbath than any other singer and deservses credit for his work. Personally I think he should be considered the voice of Black Sabbath as much as Ozzy, but due to the bands dip in popularity most people wouldn't even know that he sang for them.
There is no way that I can choose a list of tracks to say "These are the best" because they are all equally as good. Even the short instumental "The Battle of TYR" has its charms.
I honestly believe that TYR is one of the best Black Sabbath albums you could buy (dangerous words indeed) and is a must have for any Sabbath fan. It has everything you could hope for on a Sabbath album. Dark, heavy guitars, thumping drums, excellent bass and magnificent vocals and a gothic theme the whole way through.
The album has a Norse theme most of the way through and unlike it predecessor, Headless Cross, it hardly ever mentions Satan. Tony Iommi has some excellent riffs on this album, such as on "Anno Mundi", "Jerusalem" and "The Sabbath Stones". The riff from last of those three has got to be one of Iommi's heaviest, most brutal riffs ever, with Cozy Powell on drums adding something extra that only he can.
Tony Martin's vocals are once again excellent. Apart from Ozzy he recorded more albums with Sabbath than any other singer and deservses credit for his work. Personally I think he should be considered the voice of Black Sabbath as much as Ozzy, but due to the bands dip in popularity most people wouldn't even know that he sang for them.
There is no way that I can choose a list of tracks to say "These are the best" because they are all equally as good. Even the short instumental "The Battle of TYR" has its charms.
I honestly believe that TYR is one of the best Black Sabbath albums you could buy (dangerous words indeed) and is a must have for any Sabbath fan. It has everything you could hope for on a Sabbath album. Dark, heavy guitars, thumping drums, excellent bass and magnificent vocals and a gothic theme the whole way through.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This album is simply amazing!!! In 2005, when the majority of Heavy Metal "Singers" try to sound like very angry monsters, it's a breath of fresh air to hear the passionate, powerful & soaring vocals of Tony Martin! Black Sabbath excell themselves here with an album of shear unadulteraded majestic POWER! Just listen to the way the track "Odin's Court" leads into "Valhalla!" If that doesn't send goose bumps all over your body & remind you of a time when men were strong & fearless...You must be emotionally dead!
This has to be my fave' album of all time! Fantastic!!!
Dan the Viking.
This has to be my fave' album of all time! Fantastic!!!
Dan the Viking.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The Sabbath crew really went out to create some of the heaviest tunes in metal with this album, while keeping it melodic with some sweet guitar playing in between.
Tony Martin is on top form and while the some songs are not as commercial than Headless Cross, they are certainly some of the most powerful Sabbath track from the riff masters.
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Good Sabbath album this with Tony Martin on the vocals. By no means a classic but worth buying all the same with a Norse theme throughout, if you hadn't noticed by the title. Read more
Published on 13 Aug 2003 by M. J. Barratt
A truly majestic album!
I believe this an underrated sabbath album. The album is very powerful. Opening with anno mundi wherein Tony Martin's voice soars high. Read more
Published on 7 Feb 2002 by eternal_idol87@yahoo.com
Mediocre :-(
This album is a low point for Sabbath. It's full of cheesy 80's rock, this is made worse by the fact that it was recorded in 1990. Read more
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