The Eternal Idol
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The Eternal Idol is a 1987 heavy metal album by Black Sabbath that marked their first studio release with vocalist Tony Martin and a shift toward a more melodic yet still dark sound.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Black Sabbath album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Black Sabbath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology | Black Sabbath studio albums NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtDepicts | adaptation of Auguste Rodin sculpture The Eternal Idol ⓘ |
| deluxeEditionIncludes |
bonus tracks
ⓘ
session recordings with Ray Gillen ⓘ |
| featuresBassist |
Bob Daisley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dave Spitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresDrummer | Eric Singer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresGuitarist | Tony Iommi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresKeyboardist | Geoff Nicholls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresVocalist | Tony Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Headless Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Seventh Star NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
doom metal
ⓘ
hard rock ⓘ heavy metal ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
1990s CD reissue
ⓘ
2010 deluxe expanded edition ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
Ancient Warrior
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Born to Lose NERFINISHED ⓘ Eternal Idol NERFINISHED ⓘ Glory Ride NERFINISHED ⓘ Hard Life to Love NERFINISHED ⓘ Lost Forever NERFINISHED ⓘ Nightmare NERFINISHED ⓘ Scarlet Pimpernel NERFINISHED ⓘ The Shining NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType | full-length album ⓘ |
| length | approximately 43 minutes ⓘ |
| mediaFormat |
audio cassette
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compact disc ⓘ vinyl record ⓘ |
| notableFor | first Black Sabbath studio album with vocalist Tony Martin ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Black Sabbath discography ⓘ |
| performer | Black Sabbath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Chris Tsangarides
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jeff Glixman NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Iommi NERFINISHED ⓘ Vic Coppersmith-Heaven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recorded |
1986
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1987 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Vertigo Records
NERFINISHED
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Warner Bros. Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1987-11-23 ⓘ |
| soundCharacterizedAs | more melodic yet still dark ⓘ |
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