Despite line up changes over the years, Black Sabbath has continued to dominate the field of hard rock. With band mainstay Tony Iommi universally acknowledged as the world’s leading guitarist in the mem met, each successive Sabbath album has contained work that has excited and intrigued his peers - as well as inspiring millions of air guitar players to snatch up their tennis racquets and post in front of the bedroom mirror!

Having teamed up with awesome vocalist Tony Martin for 1987’s The Eternal Idol album, Iommi recruited powerhouse rhythm section Cozy Powell (drums) and Neil Murray (bass) to record the band’s IRS debut, the majestic, broad sweeping Headless Cross, released in 1989 to much critical acclaim.

In addition to a selection of music from the albums recorded during their deal with I.R.S, The Sabbath Stones also includes four bonus tracks for fans. Disturbing the Priest is taken from Born Again, the 1983 album which saw the world’s legendary rock vocalist - Ian Gillan - and Heart Like a Wheel originally featured on the blues Seventh Star, with Glenn Hughes on vocals.

The Sabbath Stones marks the end of an era in the history of Black Sabbath, while a new chapter is just about to open. Whatever the future brings, one thing is for certain: the works of Black Sabbath will continue to be the benchmark by which hard and heavy music is judged.