The ‘Ninth Star’ album by Emerald Sabbath is an ambitious epic rock & classical music tribute to BLACK SABBATH. Founded and produced by Michael Suilleabhain, an Irish Nuclear Construction Safety Inspector, ‘Ninth Star’ features 10 former members of Black Sabbath, The English Chamber Choir and much more.
The first song to be released from the album is ‘She’s Gone’, which originally featured on Sabbath’s 1976 album ‘Technical Ecstasy‘. The new recording features Dave Walker, who replaced Ozzy Osbourne briefly in 1977/1978. He also fronted Idle Race, Savoy Brown, and Fleetwood Mac. ‘She’s Gone’ features former Black Sabbath / Whitesnake member Neil Murray on bass guitar.
Watch ‘She’s Gone’ (official music video):
WELCOME ALL BLACK SABBATH AND ROCK FANS WORLDWIDE
“This is a quick note to all of those fans. My name is Michael Suilleabhain. I am from Castletownbere in West Cork, Ireland and 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 my persistence 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.”
The ‘Ninth Star’ album is dedicated to Black Sabbath and their Fans Worldwide.
Michael Suilleabhain (Emerald Sabbath founder/producer/singer)
Testimonials:
“Emerald Sabbath has been Michael Suilleabhain’s labor of love for years. I’m honored to be part of it.” – Bobby Rondinelli
“In March of 1984, Tony Iommi gave me a list of songs to learn for Black Sabbath. All three of my Emerald Sabbath tracks – ‘Hole In The Sky,’ ‘Trashed’ and ‘Die Young’ – were on there, and now thanks to Michael Suilleabhain I had the opportunity to sing those with some of my friends and heroes. The challenge of cutting an Ozzy song, a Dio song, and a Gillian song was matched only by my pride in the results, I’m really proud to be a part of this project.” – Ron Keel
Connect with Emerald Sabbath:
. Website: https://emeraldsabbath.com
. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Emerald-Sabbath-2543397902552601/
. Twitter: https://twitter.com/Emerald_Sabbath
. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emeraldsabbath/
‘Ninth Star’ is released via Plastic Head Distribution on the 15th of February 2019.
. Pre-Order: https://smarturl.it/emeraldsabbath
‘Ninth Star’ 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
Bill Dwyer: Guitars
Neil Murray: Bass
Chris Cundy: Keyboards
Steve Owers — 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
