Black Sabbath - Born Again

Very underrated album. Gillan is a great vocalist, and the album is jam packed with classic, but unique Tony riffs. Production is odd, but I find that it adds to the darkness of the album. Great release, one of their best.

Probably Sabbath's heavyist release, at least since Paranoid.

Definitely one of the most underrated albums in the history of rock/metal music.
The songs are great, despite the slightly weird production. And just listen to the main riff of Zero The Hero! It's got the same vibe as those classic Sabbath riffs (or Iommi trademark riffs, if you please).
And I like the fact that Gillan doesn't try to sound like Ozzy or Dio here, but sings in his own style, which makes those songs shine all the more.

I love black sabbath but this album is total disaster,I mean it by far the worst album in history of heavy musis,
man I hate it so fkin much!!

I wouldn't go so far as to describe this as the worst album in the history of heavy music but I definitely think it's a major disappointment. Having Gillan on vocals, I had hoped for a lot more. I don't subscribe to the "this album is underrated" theory for this one, that's for sure.

Yes my man but I hate it ,thats why I said its the worst,I mean its not,but again I hate this fkin album!!

But the cover is one of the best I've seen,can you believe that!!Lets say this album is special
in its own way and has some strange place in the history of this Holy Band.

Written by bblitz on 31.12.2012 at 00:33

But the cover is one of the best I've seen.

Wait... what?

Well this album cover has caused a lot of controversy and even revulsion in the mainstream community, so on that basis, perhaps it qualifies as a good metal album cover?

Guys this particular album...and perhaps after....are awesome....i cant see the reason why people dslike this album and all the others without ozzy or dio...Seventh Star/Eternal Idol & Headless Cross are very nice albums...for me are the best sabbath albums
just give a hear and praise sabbath

Written by belphegor666 on 06.02.2013 at 03:01

...Seventh Star/Eternal Idol & Headless Cross are very nice albums...for me are the best sabbath albums

I think you're the lone ranger on that score, buddy.

This album...Born Dead....and later...are awesome....i know a lot of people dislike those albums which for me are masterpieces...all-time classics....even if behind the microphone is not Ozzy Or Dio...Ian Gillan done a awesome work in Born Dead...singing with his own style...without tryin to copy Dio or Ozzy....Hail Black Sabbath.. \m/

I agree with you belphegor666 that these are nice albums but not better than ozzy or dio...
For me Tyr is also very good and Cross purposes.

Even musical this albums was OK, but still agan I will say not BS album, vocal is weird but Ian Gillan vocals seems he alreday get old before he reach 21 , I dont know, but after Deep Purple, his vocals are horible
Trashed and Zero to Hero was best songs into this album , realy Gillan vocals is weird

This is one of my favorite Sabbath albums. It hits some speed bumps here and there, but there's something about the sound of it that resonates pure evil. Plus Disturbing the Priest and Born Again are two of my favorite Sabbath tracks. Ever. Oh, and Ian Gillian's voice is channeling Satan himself.

I will never understand how this album is better appreciated and better rated than Never Say Die and Seventh Star.

Born Again remains one of my least favorite BS albums.

Written by John_Doe on 06.09.2020 at 17:29

I will never understand how this album is better appreciated and better rated than Never Say Die and Seventh Star.

Born Again remains one of my least favorite BS albums, along with Forbidden.

How its gobba he bother, because they are from hero to zero. I agree whit you, but this is better as forbidden

Apart from a stunning opening (Trashed, Disturbing the Priest) i'm not that fond of this album, it's a nice overall listen but definitely among their weakest releases.

Really underrated!

It was always going to be such a huge undertaking to find someone to fill in Dio's shoes after his departure, just as it was to replace Ozzy, and on paper Ian Gillan seemed like a wise choice, just as Dio was, by replacing Ozzy, as after all they are both phenomenal vocalist. I must to admit at first, I didn't really warm to his vocals on this particular album, but the vocals have grown on ne more and more, it's a shame Gillan never stuck with Black Sabbath.

This album was just as the album title would suggest, it was a born again Sabbath, they were back with their heavier doomy sound, only this time even heavier, and with a psychedelic vibe to it at times. The production was unlike any under Dio, it was raw, and possibly their most rough sounding album to date.

Not every song wowed me, but I never found any songs that dissapointed me either, "Zero The Hero" is the one yhat stands out most for me.

Gets better after a couple listenings. Some cool riffs by iommi

The mix of "Purple Sabbath" may be interesting, but the biggest problem is the poor production...

I like this album ...and love the cover too lmao ...... even with terrible production ....... it's better than any album with Tony Martin.....

Written by Samot on 25.03.2025 at 20:15

I like this album ...and love the cover too lmao ...... even with terrible production ....... it's better than any album with Tony Martin.....

Lol no. Headless Cross is light years ahead of this. Tyr also but by a smaller margin.

My personal Top 3 songs from the album:

Trashed
Disturbing The Priest
Zero The Hero

Sorry, but some good riffs and Gillans great voice cant save this one.. Zero the hero is so untight it hurts. Trashed is pretty good, the rest is not 😉

Written by Bad English on 07.09.2020 at 15:40

Written by John_Doe on 06.09.2020 at 17:29

I will never understand how this album is better appreciated and better rated than Never Say Die and Seventh Star.

Born Again remains one of my least favorite BS albums, along with Forbidden.

How its gobba he bother, because they are from hero to zero. I agree whit you, but this is better as forbidden

For me, this one is even worse than Forbidden, the new remix improved it quite a bit. Can they do that for Born Again?!