| Forbidden | ||||
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| Released | 5 June 1995[1][2] | |||
| Recorded | 4 December 1994 – March 1995[3] | |||
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| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 44:10 | |||
| Label | I.R.S. | |||
| Producer | Ernie C | |||
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Forbidden is the eighteenth studio album by English rock band Black Sabbath, released on 5 June 1995. This recording saw the reunion of Black Sabbath's Tyr-era line-up from 1990, with the return of Neil Murray and Cozy Powell. It was the last album to feature Tony Martin on vocals and Geoff Nicholls on keyboards, and the last by the band until 2013 when Ozzy Osbourne and Geezer Butler returned for the album 13. The album sold 21,000 copies in the US in its first week and as of 2013, Forbidden has sold 191,000 copies in the US.[4]
The album received a generally negative response from critics and fans alike. After its release, the band underwent several line-up changes and found itself at a career crossroads. However, original Black Sabbath vocalist Ozzy Osbourne would reconcile with guitarist Tony Iommi not long afterwards.[5]
- ^ "New Releases" (PDF). Music Week. 3 June 1995. p. 34. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ Forbidden (press advertisement). I.R.S. Records. 1995. Archived from the original on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Forbidden at 25 – Black Sabbath Online". Black-sabbath.com.
- ^ "Black Sabbath set for major US debut". Music-News.com. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
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