Reunion (Black Sabbath album)

Reunion
Live album by
Black Sabbath
Released19 October 1998[1]
Recorded4–5 December 1997 (live tracks)
April–May 1998 (studio tracks)
VenueNEC (Birmingham)
StudioA&M (Hollywood)
GenreHeavy metal
Length107:36
LabelEpic
ProducerThom Panunzio (live tracks), Bob Marlette (studio tracks)
Black Sabbath live albums chronology
Cross Purposes Live
(1995) 		Reunion
(1998) 		Past Lives
(2002)
Singles from Reunion
  1. "Psycho Man"
    Released: 20 October 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Entertainment Weekly(B+)[3]
NME7/10[4]
Pitchfork2.1/10[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]

Reunion is a live album by English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released on 19 October 1998. As implied by the title, the album features a reunion of the original Black Sabbath lineup of vocalist Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward. The album represents the first new release featuring that version of the group since 1978's Never Say Die! and Osbourne's subsequent firing the following year. Black Sabbath received their first ever Grammy Award in 2000 for the live recording of "Iron Man" taken from Reunion.[7]

On 13 October 2023, the album was released, remastered from the original source tapes and released world-wide with the two studio songs remastered by Danny Saber.[8][9]

  1. ^ "New Releases" (PDF). Music Week. 17 October 1998. p. 28. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  2. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Black Sabbath Reunion review". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  3. ^ Farber, Jim (27 November 1998). "Black Sabbath Reunion review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 3 December 2008. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  4. ^ Udo, Tommy (20 October 1998). "Black Sabbath Reunion review". NME. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  5. ^ Sandlin, Michael. "Black Sabbath Reunion review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 16 August 2000. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  6. ^ "Black Sabbath: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 27 April 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  7. ^ "Reunion". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Reunion Grammy Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  9. ^ Entry at Discogs