Ninth Star (a tribute to Black Sabbath) by Emerald Sabbath will be released on 15 February 2019 on Plastic Head
THIS IS THE STORY OF HOW AN IRISH NUCLEAR CONSTRUCTION SAFETY INSPECTOR BROUGHT 10 EX MEMBERS OF BLACK SABBATH TOGETHER TO PRODUCE A TRIBUTE ALBUM TO ONE OF THE GREATEST BANDS EVER!
The ‘Ninth Star’ album is an ambitious epic rock & classical music tribute to BLACK SABBATH.
‘Ninth Star’ by Emerald Sabbath features 10 former members of Black Sabbath and much more, including: Adam Wakeman (Black Sabbath/Ozzy Osbourne), Bev Bevan (Black Sabbath/ELO), Neil Murray (Black Sabbath/Whitesnake), Terry Chimes (Black Sabbath/The Clash), Laurence Cottle (Black Sabbath/The Alan Parsons Project), Ron Keel (Black Sabbath/Ron Keel Band), Vinny Appice (Black Sabbath/Heaven & Hell), DaveWalker (Black Sabbath/Fleetwood Mac), Bobby Rondinelli (Black Sabbath/Rainbow), Tony Martin (Black Sabbath/Headless Cross), Rudy Sarzo (Ozzy Osbourne/Whitesnake) and The English Chamber Choir. Other Emerald Sabbath contributors include WillMalone and Mike Lewis (Sabotage/Technical Ecstasy) Mike Exeter (Black Sabbath/Judas Priest), SkailaKanja (Royal Academy Of Music) PLUS Black Sabbath album graphic designers Richard Manning and Colin Elgie (Technical Ecstasy)and Hugh Gilmour (Born Again).
Emerald Sabbath founder/producer, Michael Suilleabhain, talks about ‘Ninth Star’.
WELCOME ALL BLACK SABBATH AND ROCK FANS WORLDWIDE
“This is a quick note to all of those fans. I have been a Black Sabbath fan since 1983, when I heard them for first time. Like a lot of fans it was Black Sabbath’s debut album I heard first, and as they say, the rest is history. Over the years, I have since seen Black Sabbath a total of 82 times with every line-up [except with Ray Gillen].
I also have a great passion for classical music, and in May 2015 I decided to mix both of them. Adam Wakeman was the first to contribute to the project, with keyboards on ‘Changes’, and then it snowballed into this final product. I decided to re-record Black Sabbath tracks and instrumentals with as many as ex-members of Black Sabbath as possible. A lot of the artists also played on the originals (such as Vinny Appice, who joined Sabbath on drums for the Heaven And Hell tour,and The English Chamber Choir on Supertzar). I then brought in a string quartet along with various classical players.
Never in my wildest dreams did I think that I would be able to do this, but mypersistence paid off. I would like to thank all the ex-Black Sabbath guys for helping me with this, as well as the former Black Sabbath graphic designers,string arrangers and producers. I hope that everyone will enjoy this album.” – Michael Suilleabhain (Emerald Sabbath founder/producer/singer)
The ‘Ninth Star’ album is dedicated to Black Sabbath and their Fans Worldwide.
Released via Plastic Head Distribution on the 15th of February 2019.
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Tracklist and credits:
1. EMBYRO
Adam Wakeman: Keyboards | Bev Bevan: Percussion | Laurence Cottle: Bass | Anneka Sutcliffe: Violin | Sarah Tobias: Flute/Clarinet
2. DIE YOUNG
Ron Keel: Vocals | Vinny Appice: Drums | Rudy Sarzo: Bass | DC Cothern: Guitar | Pete Rinaldi: Guitar | Ellen Morgan: Keyboards
3. FLUFF
Sarah Tobias: Flute/Clarinet | Ardeton String Quartet | Pete Rinaldi: Guitar
4. TRASHED
Ron Keel: Vocals | Vinny Appice: Drums | Bev Bevan: Percussion | Laurence Cottle: Bass | Pete Rinaldi: Guitar
5. STONEHENGE
Adam Wakeman: Keyboards | Laurence Cottle: Bass | Pete Rinaldi: Guitar | Sarah Tobias: Flute
6. SHE’S GONE
Dave Walker: Vocals | Neill Murray: Bass | Bill Dwyer: Drums | Ardeton String Quartet | Lisa Ljungberg: Backing Vocals
7. IN FOR THE KILL
Tony Martin: Vocals | Laurence Cottle: Bass | Bobby Rondinelli: Drums | Pete Rinaldi: Guitars | Adam Wakeman: Keyboards
8. ORCHID
Neil Murray: Bass | Sarah Tobias: Flute/Clarinet | Ardeton String Quartet | Pete Rinaldi: Guitar
9. HOLE IN THE SKY
Ron Keel: Vocals | Bobby Rondinelli: Drums | Laurence Cottle: Bass | Pete Rinaldi: Guitar
10. CHANGES
Michael Suilleabhain: Vocals | Adam Wakeman: Keyboards | Laurence Cottle: Bass | Bev Bevan: Percussion | Queenie May: Backing Vocals | Annela Sutcliffe: Violin | Sarah Tobias: Flute/Clarinet
11. SUPERTZAR
English Chamber Choir | Adam Wakeman: Keyboards | Terry Chimes: Drums | Laurence Cottle: Bass | Pete Rinaldi: Guitar | Skaila Kanja: Harp | Elen Morgan: Glockenspiel
