Dehumanizer

This article is about the album by Black Sabbath. For the album by Dance or Die, see Dehumanizer (Dance or Die album).

Dehumanizer
Studio album by
Black Sabbath
Released22 June 1992 (1992-06-22)
RecordedLate 1991–Early 1992
StudioRockfield (Rockfield, Wales)
GenreHeavy metal
Length52:17
LabelI.R.S.
ProducerReinhold Mack
Black Sabbath chronology
Tyr
(1990) 		Dehumanizer
(1992) 		Cross Purposes
(1994)
Singles from Dehumanizer
  1. "TV Crimes"
    Released: 1 June 1992[1]
  2. "Master of Insanity"
    Released: September 1992[2]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Classic Rock7/10[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[5]
Piercingmetal.com(3.75/5)[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]

Dehumanizer is the sixteenth studio album by English rock band Black Sabbath. It was first released on 22 June 1992 in the UK by I.R.S. Records and on 30 June 1992 in the US by Reprise Records.[8][9]

It was Sabbath's first studio album in over a decade to feature vocalist Ronnie James Dio and drummer Vinny Appice,[10] and their first in nine years to feature original bassist Geezer Butler. Initial writing and demo sessions at Rich Bitch Studios in Birmingham featured drummer Cozy Powell; bootlegs of these sessions exist. However, when Powell became injured with a broken hip, he was replaced with Appice. With Appice back in the band, this effectively reunited the Mob Rules lineup.[11] The band spent two weeks writing material before spending six weeks rehearsing and recording demos at Monnow Valley Studios in Wales.[12]

The album's lineup – Dio, Appice, Butler and guitarist Tony Iommi – reunited in 2006 for a greatest hits set, Black Sabbath: The Dio Years, and a new studio album in 2009, The Devil You Know (billed as Heaven & Hell).

The album was re-released, with bonus content, on 7 February 2011.[13][14]

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  3. ^ Torreano, Bradley. "Dehumanizer review". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  4. ^ Dome, Malcolm (February 2011). "Black Sabbath - Dehumanizer". Classic Rock. Vol. 154. London, UK: Future plc. p. 88.
  5. ^ "Dehumanizer; Mad Hatter Review". Entertainment Weekly. 14 August 1992. Archived from the original on 3 July 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  6. ^ Pierce, Ken (17 October 2008). ""Dehumanizer" (remaster) by Black Sabbath". PiercingMetal.com. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  7. ^ "Black Sabbath: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 6 March 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
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  9. ^ "Tours: Sabbath; Lemonheads; Miller" (PDF). Billboard: 13. 4 July 1992 – via World Radio History.
  10. ^ Saulnier, Jason (24 March 2012). "Vinny Appice Interview". Music Legends. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  11. ^ Stolz, Nolan (2017). Experiencing Black Sabbath: A Listener's Companion. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 154. ISBN 978-1-4422-5691-0.
  12. ^ Experiencing Black Sabbath: A Listener's Companion - Nolan Stolz - Google Books. Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group. 2017. ISBN 9781442256927. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  13. ^ "Dehumanizer Deluxe Edition Announced". Black Sabbath Online. Archived from the original on 21 December 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  14. ^ "Black Sabbath Announce Dehumanizer Reissue Featuring Dio". RTT News. Retrieved 28 December 2010.[permanent dead link‍]