Black Sabbath - Dehumanizer
MarkPrindleBot
May 13, 2021
60

Not bad for a reunion album! If it doesn't have the weird early-'80s vibe of the original Dio records (the line-up on here is the same one that did Mob Rules and Live Evil), it's at least a heck of a lot heavier and more memorable (probably) than any of the Iommi+whoever records released during the preceding decade. Dio's voice has calmed down a little without turning to crap like Brian Johnson's, so he comes across more like a hip '90s Soundgarden kinda guy than oh, that guy in Poison or whatever.
Most of these songs seem a little too long, but the riffs are okay. Dark without being stupid, with minimal keyboard use and fantastic production. This may not be vintage Sabbath (almost all of the songs are pretty good, but none are amazing), but it's nice to know that Iommi is still capable of creating a thoroughly listenable product when paired with the right people. Which reminds me - "Master Of Insanity" is a rip-off of Led Zeppelin's "Wanton Song." I know you really didn't need to know that, but I thought I'd let you know. "Buried Alive" seems awfully reminiscent of "Zero The Hero," too, but maybe I'm just projecting.

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