heavy metal 48 min 10 tracks I.R.S. Records
Cross Purposes is the seventeenth studio album by the English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, first released through I.R.S. Records on 26 January 1994 in Japan, and on 31 January 1994 in Europe, and on 8 February in North America. The album marked the return of Tony Martin as the band's lead vocalist, after the second departure of Ronnie James Dio.
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Grave, spare, classical in form and earnest.
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- unpretentiousprestige
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- The Rolling Stone Album Guide2/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1I Witness4:59
- 2Cross of Thorns4:34
- 3Psychophobia3:15
- 4Virtual Death5:49
- 5Immaculate Deception4:15
- 6Dying for Love5:54
- 7Back to Eden3:57
- 8The Hand That Rocks the Cradle4:30
- 9Cardinal Sin4:21
- 10Evil Eye5:57
10 tracks, 48 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Black Sabbath
- Label
- I.R.S. Records
- Released
- 1994
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- CA
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