TONY MARTIN, former Black Sabbath singer, signs with Battlegod Productions Australia for his upcoming solo album "Thorns". The album is licensed in all of North and South America by Dark Star Records.

 

Talking about the new album Tony had this to say: "This new album is probably the most “Tony Martin” a Tony martin album has ever sounded!! It’s got several surprises that will lift people’s eyebrows I am sure. Largely but not entirely based around the riffs of Scott McClellan, new to the world scene he has proved to be a worthy partner in crime for this release… I was able to make some great songs out of the riffs he was coming up with which is very similar in the writing sense to that which I experienced with Tony Iommi. Different sound and style but the riffing talent that someone like Scott has is very cool.
It is diverse, melodic, powerful, thought provoking and of a standard high as ever i have worked on. I believe there are stories still to tell, songs still to be sung and with this album i feel it’s achieved everything i could have wished for.
Grateful to the people who have given their extra talents in appearances on this recording, it’s been a challenge in COVID lockdown, getting everyone’s performances from across the world, but in another way it was a perfect opportunity to get it done."

 

"Tony Martin is one of the best Metal vocalists of all time and lyrically brilliant and musically fantastic, a True Heavy Metal Legend." - Peter Kotevski / President / Battlegod Productions.

 

"Tony Martin has one of the best Metal voices that I have ever heard and his words and music are timeless." - Jeffrey A. Swanson / President / Dark Star Records

 

The new album will feature Danny Needham (Venom), Magnus Rosen (HammerFall), Scott McClellan (who helped co-write the album) and Greg Smith who performed with Alice Cooper, Rainbow, Blue Öyster Cult, and many more!

 

 

Track Listing:

 

01. As The World Burns
02. Black Widow Angel
03. Book Of Shadows
04. Crying Wolf
05. Damned By You
06. No Shame At All
07. No Where To Fly
08. Passion Killer
09. Run Like The Devil
10. This Is Your Damnation
11. Thorns

 

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https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tony-Martin/311422092205243

https://myspace.com/officialtonymartin

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWjYih8ORL__ayu4nfv9Z4g

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Tony Martin - Vocals, Guitars, Drums, Bass, Violin
Danny Needham - Drums
Magnus Rosén - Bass
Dario Mollo - Guitars
Scott McClellan - Guitars
Eddie George - Keyboards

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Tony Martin (born April 19, 1957) was the seventh and final vocalist for the legendary rock band Black Sabbath before the eventual reunion of their original lineup. He was in the band on and off for a ten-year span between 1987 and 1997, recording five albums: The Eternal Idol (1987), Headless Cross (1989), Tyr (1990), Cross Purposes (1994), Cross Purposes Live and Forbidden (1995). He was dismissed from the band in 1991, to accommodate the reunion of the Mob Rules lineup: Tony Iommi, Vinny Appice, Geezer Butler and Ronnie James Dio. He returned to the band in 1993, and left once again sometime in 1996 or 1997, while the band was on hiatus.

 

Martin has since been involved in many solo projects, yet his most memorable gig remains his time as front man of Black Sabbath.

 

Source: Last.fm

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Back Where I Belong - 1992
Scream - 2005
Thorns - 2020

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Heavy Metal
United Kingdom