It’s taken from the bands upcoming album ‘13’ which is due out on the 11th June. (There you go Sam) ‘13’ will be the 1st full studio album from the group since ‘Forbidden’ in 1995 and the 1st to feature Ozzy Osbourne since ‘Never say die’ in 1978!
When I saw early last night that Zane Lowe had got the world
exclusive 1st play of the new Sabbath single I was very very
nervous. I was excited because I’m a huge Sabbath fan and the thought of
hearing the band at the top of their game once more was incredible but in the
back of my mind I honestly thought it was going to be crap. It’s a well-known
equation. Older/established group + new material = crap. Some when I tuned in I
just didn’t want it to be awful. I really shouldn’t have worried.
It’s a classic Sabbath record. 8 minutes and 52 seconds of
brilliance. It builds slowly, Ozzy’s vocals eerily wrapping themselves around
the slow atmospheric heavy chords of Tony Iommi’s guitar. Around the 6 minute
mark the track really picks up and hammers towards the finish with a nice little
guitar solo thrown in for good measure. It’s 2 songs in 1. Think War pigs/Luke’s
wall.
Original drummer Bill Ward has passed up the chance to be
part of the reunion and the new album so the group have recruited Brad Wilk
(Rage Against The Machine) and he doesn’t let the side down. Rick Rubin has
been drafted in for production duties and trust me you can tell. If you know
anything about me you will know that I think Rubin is a genius. He resurrected
the career of Johnny Cash as well as producing for likes of Run D.M.C, Beastie
Boys, Jay Z, Slayer, Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Adele. He takes artists back to
basics, no frills, do what you do best.
This track does all of those things, its back to basics, the
band are back doing what they are good at. But most importantly it sounds
amazing.
So here it is: Is God Dead…
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