Black Sabbath--Dehumanizer (1992)
Rating--8.0

Time Machine--RealAudio
"Waiting for the revolution..." Dio sings on the opening line of 'Dehumanizer'. Revolution indeed. Ronnie James takes another stab as frontman of the Sabbath brigade after a 10 year hiatus, and does a good job of picking up right where 'Mob Rules' left off. Geezer is steady as ever and Iommi's guitars haven't sounded this good in years. "TV Crimes" is pure Dio adrenaline, while "Time Machine" rips with unforgiving mercy. Sabbath needed this-- they had been stuck in limbo for a few years. Like a cornered snake, the band strikes back full force, and score high with this one.
Other highlights... Iommi ignites "Master Of Insanity" with bull-charging chops and a great sing-song chorus. Skip the disc forward on "Sins Of The Father" to 2:20... oh my!

TRACK LIST: Computer God/After All (The Dead)/T.V. Crimes/Letters From Earth/Masters of Insanity/Time Machine/ Sins of the Father/Too Late/I/Buried Alive/Time Machine (Wayne's World version)

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