Cross Purposes

Cross Purposes is the seventeenth studio album by British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released in January 1994. Dehumanizer saw the reunion of Mob Rules-era Black Sabbath but, after the tour, Ronnie James Dio (vocals) and Vinny Appice (drums) departed. They were replaced by former Sabbath vocalist Tony Martin and former Rainbow/Blue Öyster Cult drummer Bobby Rondinelli. Eddie Van Halen is the un-credited co-author of the song "Evil Eye"; cont... more

Cross Purposes is the seventeenth studio album by British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released in January 1994. Dehumanizer saw the reunion of Mob Rules-era Black Sabbath but, after the tour, Ronnie James Dio (vocals) and Vinny Appice (drums) departed. They were replaced by former Sabbath vocalist Tony Martin and former Rainbow/Blue Öyster Cult drummer Bobby Rondinelli. Eddie Van Halen is the un-credited co-author of the song "Evil Eye"; contractual restrictions prevent him from getting credit. Originally he was to play on the song, but scheduling conflicts prevented this. The song "Cardinal Sin" was originally intended to be titled "Sin Cardinal Sin" (or "Sin, Cardinal Sin") but a printing error on the album sleeve caused the first word to be removed. Sabbath simply adopted the title "Cardinal Sin" as the name of the song. A promo video was shot for The Hand That Rocks The Cradle. "What's the Use?" was released only on the Japanese edition of Cross Purposes, which also contained... less