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It was supposed to be a Tony Iommi solo album.

It was supposed to be a Tony Iommi solo album.

| UPDATED: 09:00, Sun, Feb 28, 2021 Link copied Sign up for FREE now and never miss the top Royal stories again. SUBSCRIBE Invalid email When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Black Sabbath started out with four main members: guitarist Tony Iommi, drummer Bill Ward, bassist Geezer Butler and vocalist Ozzy Osbourne. While the latter has b...

It was a giant misstep from its inception all the way until its birth. Black Sabbath’s twelfth studio album, Seventh Star, which came out on Jan. 28, 1986, was never supposed to be a Sabbath record. After bassist Geezer Butler left the band in 1984 following the "Born Again" tour, guitarist Tony Iommi decided to write a solo album and then after the dust cleared, put Black Sabbath back together. In fact, Iommi intentionally penned songs that didn’t sound like Black Sabbath in order to expand his horizons. Overall, Seventh Star is a basic, hard rock record with one foot firmly planted in...