★与Led Zeppelin、Deep Purple被视为重金属乐三大先锋团体★
★在主唱Ozzy Osbourne离团后，吉他手兼创作主力Tony Iommi著手筹备于1986年发行此辑★
黑暗之子Ozzy Osbourne塑造出摇滚大魔头形象，他极高辨识度的嗓音以及作风狂妄的舞台表演，都成为Black Sabbath明显的注册商标，成功替金属摇滚开创全新纪元。另外第二任领导人物Ronnie James Dio，持续发酵出高能量分贝，引发80-90年代一波波强烈衝击效应，让当时的英国新浪潮重金属点燃全球金属火焰。
吉他手兼创作主力Tony Iommi在Ozzy离团后，著手筹备个人首张专辑，找来鼓手Eric Singer、贝斯手Dave ‘The Beast’ Spitz、昔日Black Sabbath的好伙伴键盘手Geoff Nichols，由David Coverdale领军的Deep Purple乐团时期，齐任主唱职务的Glenn Hughes负责演绎。原本Tony要以自己挂头牌做此张专辑，后来还是改以Black Sabbath featuring Tony Iommi完成大碟【Seventh Star】，写下英国Top27+美国NO.78成绩。
Seventh Star is the twelfth studio album by Black Sabbath, released in January 1986.
It was originally written, recorded, and intended to be the first solo album by guitarist Tony Iommi, but due to label pressures and the prompting of band manager Don Arden, the record was billed as Black Sabbath featuring Tony Iommi. Glenn Hughes, ex-Deep Purple bassist and vocalist, was lead singer but did not play bass on this release.
