Top 10 Best Tony Martin Era Black Sabbath Songs (Ft. Chris Alo)

Chris Alo from Sea of Tranquility joins me as we each count down our 10 favorite Black Sabbath Songs from the Tony Martin years!

[@seaoftranquilityprog]

Cool to see Chris on this one! Headless Cross!!!

[@captainbeyond7469]

Nice to see Tony Martin finally getting some props. A very underrated singer. Kudos for getting another of the SOT gang on for a episode. Chris is the master of comic relief for SOT and a real Sabbath authority.

[@zacharyseibert6788]

"Kill In The Spirit World" is underrated af! Tony Martin era Sabbath rules!!

[@jensnilsson1507]

Yes! Probably my favourite Iommi solo ever on that song.

[@chrisalo2989]

I screwed up, I totally forgot that song!

[@bimboliowo]

Every non ozzy and dio sabbath album is extremely underrated

[@integrity101]

What's ur favorite?

[@bimboliowo]

@@integrity101 Born Again is my favorite sabbath album in general

[@dertodesking8379]

“Even though I hate this record I still saw em 3 times on this tour” LOL! Classic Alo. Yeah Chris is definitely THE Sabbath man, THE guy to have on a video like this! So awesome choice on your side Bryce!

[@benedictdonald4338]

strange guy, at times.

[@dertodesking8379]

@@benedictdonald4338 He’s a Sab maniac, an absolute legend!

[@Questformetal]

Tony Martin underrated singer! Loved the collab

[@ahmadsharif1631]

Definitely, Tony Martin Era was the best . Tony"'s Voice and lyrics are mind blowing. Thanks TONY & the Host team.

[@mw6901]

Wow, a topic I never ever expected anyone on this planet to make a video of, but here it is! I love Tony Martin-era Sabbath

[@integrity101]

What is your rank of the 5 albums?

[@alexandercalldemoraes7088]

I love too! So underrated!

[@LuchaLibertaria]

Nice to see Chris Alo on this channel! Imho Tony Martin did a brilliant job in Sabbath. My Top 10: - The Shining - Ancient Warrior - Born To Lose - Headless Cross - When Death Calls - Call Of The Wild - Anno Mundi - Jerusalem - Heaven in Black - Cross of Thorns

[@karlra1]

This was great & very interesting! My Top Ten: 10 - Headless cross 9 - I won't cry for you 8 - The Shining 7 - Devil & Daughter 6 - Nightwing 5 - Anno Mundi 4 - Cross of thorns 3 - Black moon 2 - Eternal Idol 1 - When death calls

[@mr.immortal1614]

I wish tony got more credit. So many great songs. I love devil and daughter.

[@tobyparsons2480]

I'm 51 and just started listening to T Martin era albums ,,good shit!!

[@schwarzwolf8663]

Chris is the coolest guy.

[@SteveMcbrain]

He should have his own youtube

[@JOONBUGFILMS]

Tony Martin is my favorite black sabbath singer

[@RedAce93]

My Top 10 (not in order except the 1st and 2nd placed spots) 10. I Witness 9. Headless Cross 8. Jerusalem 7. Call of The Wild 6. Valhalla 5. Kill In The Spirit World 4. Glory Ride 3. Born To Lose 2. Black Moon 1. Devil And Daughter Very underrated singer and Iommi's guitar work is so overlooked during this era.

[@Trifyllonews]

Black Sabbath = My favourite band, and the Tony Martin Era my favourite.

[@franciskocher200]

The Eternal Idol is my favorite album from the Tony Martin era...

[@kenklein4783]

Welcome Chris Alo to the channel! I can listen to him talk music anytime. Love your channel Bryce.

[@jimmycampbell78]

Fantastic to see Chris Alo on your channel, another SoT regular. He’s very funny and a great person, awesome knowledge on Sabbath too.

[@garyjoyce2160]

CHRIS/ is TREMENDOUS ! Love him !! Great job getting him on your show. Tony MARTIN/ awesome. Also love his stuff with Dario mollo ( the CAGE). Giuntini PROJECT, RONDINELLI ( 2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣2️⃣). So much more. = UNDERRATED! Great 👍 show guys !!💯

[@chrisalo2989]

Gary!! thank you!

[@davek6949]

My favorite of the Martin era is "Glory Ride". I"m always surprised that it doesn't get more love than it does.

[@StephenZimmer]

Thank you for spotlighting the Tony Martin era. So many great songs, and some of Tony Iommi's best riffs. Everyone needs to explore or revisit this era.

[@analiacartelle1115]

When death calls is the best Sabbath song ever!

[@juanjosegutierrezmerchan2669]

Black Sabbath is sacred

[@charleswood123]

Great to see this era kept alive! So many great Sabbath tracks

[@phillipweber6059]

I see Chris Alo discussing Black Sabbath, I click!

[@jacksonjones563]

My favorite Era of Sabbath hands down!!!

[@manuelper]

I'll watch any video with Alo on it.

[@chetgreblowski7811]

Eternal Idol is in my top 5 sabbath albums

[@docvader82]

WE NEED A MARTIN ERA BOX SET!!! I rank him 4th behind Ozz, dio and gillan. But that's 4th place behind 3 GODS, so that is no insult. I have at least two copies of each on vinyl(well, cross purposes only 2 cuz it's bookoo expensive, the rest at least 4), but would love to see them properly dressed up. As well as Born Again.

[@markc.2824]

Great show Bryce, and you have the legend, SOT very own Chris Alo...🤟👍🤘

[@i3ar310]

Awesome, always wanted to get into the Tony Martin era. I’ll definitely try these picks. Thanks Bryce and Chris.

[@chetgreblowski7811]

Always loved a Hard life to love

[@danteruivo]

great theme for a video and great idea to have Chris Alo on it

[@michaelpennacchio712]

Eternal idol and Headless cross have always been among my favorite sabbath albums.

[@franciskocher200]

Yesssss

[@AetoumaatwechJulediggerkenzi]

Tony Martin era Black Sabbath is like Manilla Road and Cirith Ungol . Nobody gave a Rat's ass for the albums in the 1980s , but think it's the greatest thing since sliced bread in recent times

[@donnybrookdetritus]

King Alo!

[@MegaBollog]

Thanks for reminding Sabbath Fans how great Tony Martin Era Black Sabbath was. My first vinyl LP were Tyr and Dehnumanizer and I played them to death.

[@drewrose374]

Great show! Chris Alo is great🤘glad to see some love for the Tony Martin era!

[@DarkVegetaman]

This is great. Chris is always great to hear from about Sabbath stuff, his stories crack me up. It's good for the Tony Martin era to get some more love. Solid picks of songs from that era.

[@peterock4210]

Great vid. More Sabbath vids with Alo!

[@michaelf2160]

Anno mundi from tyr has always been one of my favorites from the Tony Martin era

[@ukrocksounds3419]

I agree top tune.

[@jasonbala7858]

I’ve always loved all the Tony Martin stuff.

[@jensnilsson1507]

Wow! The list I've been waiting for so now I have clicked the subscribe button. Chris Alo is great and always entertaining, as well as knowledgeable. Love the Tony Martin era, but found it hard to make a top 10-list. 'Nightwing' is number one for me, for sure. Top 3 Sabbath song ever and perhaps even number one in my book. 'Kiss of death' is an underrated song from Forbidden and certainly in my top 10. 'Cross purposes' is one of my most played records ever. Loved it when I got it on my 12th birthday 1994 and love it even more nowadays. If you haven't checked out the songs Tony Martin sang on and wrote for Misha Calvin's album 'evolution' (1993), please do. Not as heavy as Sabbath, but still good, especially the song 'Reaper'. Keep up the good work and hope you have Chris back on the show in the near future!

[@docvader82]

Chris is the MAN!! Great guest. I love his Sabbath input. And of course Bryce is the next gen spreading the metal. Lemme settle in for this awesome vid.

[@jasonbala7858]

You put Cozy Powell with Tony Iommi it’s magic.

[@stevecraig5494]

Great show, and info on the era. I always thought the Tony Martin albums were underrated.

[@johnkatsoudas4767]

It is really good to see that the Tony Martin era of Black Sabbath getting the love and recognition that it really deserves. The Headless Cross album is in my top five favorite Black Sabbath albums ever. My top ten in no specific order at this moment would have to be. 10.Born To Lose 9.The Lawmaker 8. Nightwing 7. Jerusalem 6. Devil & Daughter 5.Glory Ride 4. Anno Mundi 3. Ancient Warrior 2. The Headless Cross 1. When Death Calls

[@shaunsmith3538]

GREAT show guys! In no particular order here's my ten picks... Guilty as hell Kiss of death Loser gets it all The sabbath stones When death calls Black moon Nightwing Glory ride Born to lose Anno mundi 👍

[@boris29122000]

Love that the Martin era is finally getting some recognition. In my opinion, he was really not treated right by Sabbath. But his era really was amazing. Even Forbidden has its moments. Especially the last three song of Forbidden really redeem the album somewhat for me. Great vid

[@jensnilsson1507]

I agree. 'Forbidden' is better than what it is given credits (production is weak, though) and the ending is great. I love 'Kiss of Death'. It is one of my favourite TM era songs.

[@boris29122000]

@@jensnilsson1507 Completely agree. Even though production is pretty shit, Kiss of Death, Rusty Angels and Forbidden are top tier Sabbath for me

[@hsmetalhb2036]

So, here are my top Ten: 1. Headless Cross 2. When Death Calls 3. The Shining 4. Anno Mundi 5. The Sabbath Stone 6. Jerusalem 7. The Hand that Rocks the Cradle 8. The Eternal Idol 9. Ancient Warrior 10. The Law-Maker Well Done guys!

[@AetoumaatwechJulediggerkenzi]

The Shining the best song the Dio band never recorded. One of the best songs ever recorded

[@ModernDayWarrior2112]

Chris is right, I feel the Tony Martin era is better received these days. Headless Cross would be my favorite album from that era.

[@xriswolf78]

Love the Martin era... thanks for this videos!

[@hsmetalhb2036]

Great idea for a video....Tony Martin is a terribly overlooked vocalist. My first Sabbath Album was Headless Cross, back in the late 80s!.

[@sandipchakrabarty9656]

What a fabulous album to start with

[@scottnorris8071]

Great Show Guys! 👍🏻

[@rongabrieljr.8784]

Great show Brice, Chris is the Sabbath master.

[@joeallegra556]

Love the props given to the Martin Era. Been a Sabbath fan since 1976. Love every lineup. Martin is my favorite Sabbath singer. Yes Dio is amazing, especially in Rainbow. Ozzy fit the original sound more than either singer, no finer era overall! But Tony Martin just worked for me.

[@smios]

Amazing video! Love rhe Tony Martin era. I think if headless cross and Tyr were not Black Sabbath albums from another band they would Have got more attention

[@hmetaljustin]

Love Tony Martin era! When Death calls rules!

[@dennissweeney6774]

Great show enjoyed

[@sandipchakrabarty9656]

Much respect guys for even doing this episode...... Martin era Sabbath needs the recognition, and its great to see it finally happening. Eternal Idol was my first full Sabbath album and I was hooked immediately, been a huge Martin fan ever since till date, and Eternal Idol is still one of my all time fave albums top to bottom. Totally agree with Chris, any song off that album, even the brief instrumentals could be honorable mentions. I could never understand Martin being written off at the time as a Dio "clone", i mean how shallow was that ???? The guy had his own voice and was really belting it out on all those albums with Sabbath. A special mention also to the drumming on Eternal Idol, I believe it was a combination of Bev Bevan on some tracks and Eric Singer on the others, if that's true they were both awesome on that album. Hard Life To Love and Glory Road are both seriously underrated songs off that album, absolutely brilliant guitars, vocals and drums on both those tracks. Respect

[@darkmarv8045]

Great video, my Top 10 Tony Martin era songs: Ancient Warrior Eternal Idol Headless Cross When Death Calls Nightwing Anno Mundi The Sabbath Stones The Battle of Tyr/Odin's Court/Valhalla Cross of Thorns Kiss of Death

[@mohammed.alfarsi.454]

Great picks, And I love the atmosphere on these records really goes well with the name Black Sabbath 🤘🏼

[@thomasday3294]

GREAT TOPIC! TONY MARTIN SABBATH ERA is COOL 🤘

[@TheStrongBoyz19]

Absolutely love tons of Sabbath with Tony Martin, maybe my favourite Martin era Sabbath track is The Shining.

[@sinbysin666]

10. Forbidden 9. Devil and Daughter 8. Lost Forever 7. Headless Cross 6. Sabbath Stones 5. Glory Ride 4. Call of the Wild 3. Ancient Warrior 2. Lawmaker 1. Kill In the Spirit World.

[@luciusblackwood2640]

I love that era! I still feel like most people still don't know who he is though.

[@integrity101]

Sabbath has been my 2nd favorite band for a couple decades and i didnt get into Martin era til a year or two ago. Glad i did though. Great stuff

[@razormangaming]

Love this

[@jasonthompson3209]

Tony Martin is my favorite Sabbath singer. I LOVE the whole "Headless Cross" album. My picks for top 10: 1. When Death Calls 2. Jerusalem 3. Devil & Daughter 4. Kill in the Spirit World 5. The Shining 6. Anno Mundi 7. Call of the Wild 8. Headless Cross 9. Black Moon 10. Nightwing

[@JIF882]

Someone needs to talk to Iommi and tell him to get that Martin era box set out. Those cds are hard to come by in the U.S and only The Eternal Idol is available on Spotify. Haven't heard any full albums from that era. Nice to see Chris on here. Big fan of Sea Of Tranquility.

[@Redrum1981]

Really cool episode 🤘 Thank you Bryce and Chris 🤘 Also thank you Bryce for all the love for TYR 🤘

[@JuanKMorote]

Thanks for doing this list. A Tony Martin era song that goes unnoticed is Feels Good To Me from TYR. I know its a slow ballad and poor Iommi is spinning around in the video but a cool tune.

[@sebastiankirby5159]

Glory Ride from The Eternal Idol is one of my favourites

[@MyMusicCorner]

One day I'm going to catch up on this era.

[@thiagoreis2301]

About the 1992 tour that TM did with Cozy Powell and Neil Murray, the guitar player was Mario Parga. And Geoff never played in this tour, he was with Sabbath on the Dehumanizer tour at the time. Tony said to me that there were pre recorded keyboards. And the Sabbath tracks they played included Anno Mundi, The Lawmaker and Headless Cross, but no Jerusalem

[@j.j.4150]

Great to see you two in a Sabbath video! And yeah, the Tony Martin era doesn't get enough credit. Admittedly, it isn't on an Ozzy or Dio level era for me, but it's a really solid period that adds up upon Sabbath's great discography.

[@user-ls4gm6cd4v]

The riff in "Can't Get Close Enough" is cool, but I can't shake the feeling that it's just a slower version of riff from "Megalomania".... My top 10: 10. Kiss Of Death 9. Immaculate Deception (this solo!) 8. The Eternal Idol 7. Nightwing 6. The Hand That Rocks The Cradle 5. Devil And Daughter 4. The Shining 3. Anno Mundi 2. Headless Cross 1. When Death Calls Great era, great vocalist.

[@Cavs-gi1fm]

My top three favorite songs from the Tony era. 3. Devil and Daughter 2. Glory Ride 1. The Shining

[@meatjuice9081]

Cool to now see Chris on this channel after doing videos with Pete Pardo and Nick Franco. It'd be cool if you were able to do a video with Butch Jones

[@franciskocher200]

Yes about Thin Lizzy...

[@wernermoritz882]

Bryce, please ask him if he has heard of the guitar player John Sykes. I have a feeling he might like him quite a bit.

[@danielreynolds7458]

id like to do a video with lynn

[@bigdave9269]

In my opinion, this is the best era of Black Sabbath. No disrespect to Ozzy or Dio or anyone else who may have sang with them… Tony Martin is sensational.

[@sandipchakrabarty9656]

Agree man

[@tapanim6576]

I love Tony Martin era of Black Sabbath. Headless Cross and Tyr albums are amazing. Songs like "When Death Calls", "Kill In The Spirit World", "Anno Mundi" and "Valhalla" are brilliant just to mention a few.

[@jacek_poplawski]

I subscribed to your channel because I have seen you have Tony Martin video :)

[@colinrayer6663]

Aw dang Steve Grimmett with Sabbath would have been awesome. One of the best vocalists in metal, similarly to Martin he didn't get the recognition he deserved

[@andrewlaitres9080]

I love TYR and its cover.

[@PontusWittenmark]

Chris is always a great listen 👍 And yeah, The Shining is actually the ONLY track that stood out to me as a fantastic listen the last time I went through the Martin era.

[@metaldams78]

I have to give these Tony Martin albums another listen, but I love THE ETERNAL IDOL with CROSS PURPOSES being second. Bob Daisley writing wise made the difference for me on the former and the latter I was in high school and got into as a new release. Bryce getting Chris Alo on the show. 🤘🏻

[@metaldams78]

….and I still have my VHS/CD combo of CROSS PURPOSES live, which I understand is a collector’s item these days. Too bad I have no more VCR.

[@joedolenza7944]

Tony Martin area is the favorite, plus Seventh Star!

[@sandipchakrabarty9656]

Any love for Loser Gets It All...... it was included on The Sabbath Stones compilation and was a bonus track on the Japanese edition of Forbidden I think ? Love that track too

[@exkillerthraserdavid7032]

Nice

[@timbates6309]

1. Eternal Idol, 2. Glory Ride, 3. When Death Calls, 4. Ancient Warrior, 5. Nightwing, 6. Black Moon, 7. Psychophobia, 8. Kill In The Spirit World, 9. The Shining, 10. Devil & Daughter. Honorable Mentions: Cloak And Dagger (from the Headless Cross 12") and Kiss Of Death.

[@captainbanana2099]

Dude, I can't pick 10 songs from the musically greatest era of the band. The first 3 Martin records are my favorite Sabbath records so I could choose 10 random songs, but that means other great songs would be omitted, and I just can't allow that :) For real, when I listen to Sabbath, it' usually The eternal idol, Headless cross or Tyr, and sometimes a couple of Ozzy records, but that's it. Btw, I haven't heard about that Steve Grimmett scenario, but I would have been a blast.

[@Daveyboy10053]

I love all eras of sabbath.

[@HighBestkillerROBLOX]

How can anyone hate Forbidden? That album is fucking awesome!

[@dwaynestjohn5324]

Law maker love that song.

[@samhouston1979]

cool crossover

[@Trifyllonews]

Ok let's try this... it is too hard.... 1) Headless Cross 2) Black Moon 3) When Death Calls 4) Born to Lose 5) Anno Mundi 6) Jerusalem 7) The Sabbath Stones 8) Devil & Daughter 9) The Shining 10) Cross of Thorns

[@williamgainford9332]

psychphobia /headless cross /get a grip / rusty angels/i witness/virtual death/hard life to love / glory ride/eternal idol/feels good to me

[@invisiblekid3114]

Glad to see you showing some love for can't get close enough from Forbidden, I think that's one of the better songs on that album because it almost doesn't sound like a Black Sabbath song. Especially because of that intro melody and vocal echoes. The song on the album I really like is Get a Grip, it's got a really good riff. The rest of Forbidden is not very good I agree. Some of the songs from the Tony Martin era I really like are The Shining, Headless Cross, When Death Calls, Hard Life to Love and Nightmare. I'm working on a Sabbath album ranking, so watch this space!

[@gyorgymandoki5787]

tony made a demo with candlemass for witches. i highly recommend.