Black Sabbath - Dehumanizer (1992) [Japan 1st Press]



EAC | FLAC-IMG+CUE+LOG | 56:34 min | Complete Scans | 544 MB
Hard Rock / Heavy Metal | Label: Toshiba-EMI # TOCP-7255

Dehumanizer is the sixteenth studio album by British heavy metal band
Black Sabbath, released in 1992. It was the first Black Sabbath studio
album in over a decade to feature Ronnie James Dio on vocals and Vinny
Appice on drums, and the first in nine years to feature original bassist
Geezer Butler.

Sabbath and Dio were dealing with a dwindling fan base, unsuccessful albums, and a
longstanding creative rut when they decided to reunite the Mob Rules
lineup. In a perfect world, they would have created a monster of an
album and shot back into the limelight with a vengeance. But with
ten-year-old internal tensions still gnawing away at the band, they
hastily created Dehumanizer, a weird side note in their long history.
Ronnie James Dio delivers his strongest performance since the early
'80s, and hearing Geezer Butler and Tony Iommi play together after nine
years is inspiring. But they cannot seem to overcome the challenge of
crafting classic Sabbath material, and it is this issue that haunts the
recording from moment one. "Sins of the Father" is a good example; they
attempt a "Children of the Sea"-type slow jam with the same ringing
guitar and up-tempo vocals, but the hook is just not there and the band
sounds like its creative wheels are spinning in place. The bandmembers
do craft enough good riffs to make songs like "Time Machine" and "After
All (The Dead)" at least sound interesting, but they don't deliver a
"Heaven and Hell" or "E5150" like they could have. And instead of
Butler's classic doom-laden lyrics making their triumphant return, Dio
takes on the writing duties and manages to pen some true stinkers.
"Computer God," "TV Crimes," and "Master of Insanity" are all decent
songs that are tanked by his cheesy "contempt for humanity" lyrics. At
least he doesn't sing about dragons, but it wouldn't be that much worse
than what is here. Dehumanizer isn't terrible, but it should have been
the sign for the band to call it a career.

-- Review by Bradley Torreano, allmusic.com

Tracklist:

01. Computer God
02. After All (The Dead)
03. TV Crimes
04. Letters From Earth
05. Master Of Insanity
06. Time Machine
07. Sins Of The Father
08. Too Late
09. I
10. Buried Alive
11. Time Machine (Wayne's World Version)

All songs written by Geezer Butler, Ronnie James Dio and Tony Iommi.

Ronnie James Dio – vocals
Tony Iommi – guitars
Geezer Butler – bass
Vinny Appice – drums
Geoff Nicholls – keyboards
Mack – producer, engineer, mixer
Darren Gayler – engineer
Stephen Wissnet – engineer

Original non-remastered Japanese 1st pressed CD.
Made in Japan by Toshiba-EMI Limited Company.
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