12 Things You Didn’t Know About Ex-Black Sabbath Singer Tony Martin
Yes we all know Tony Martin was in Black Sabbath and that Headless Cross is an unsung hero of the Black Sabbath back catalogue but did you know…
Tony Martin’s Headless Cross have just been announced for Hammerfest II
1) Tony Martin was in Black Sabbath for a decade (which is longer than Dio).
2) Tony Martin was on seven Black Sabbath records.
3) Tony Martin plays the drums
4) …and the violin…
5) …and the bagpipes.
6) Tony Martin’s debut solo album featured drums from Zak Starkey, Ringo Starr’s son.
7) According to Tony Martin, the vocals on ‘Nightwing’ (from ‘Headless Cross’) were actually the original guide vocals but for whatever reason were kept in the final recording.
Tony Martin’s favourite Black Sabbath song is, ‘Kill In The Spirit World’.
9) Tony Martin was almost thrown out of his own show when a security guard thought he was just a crowd-surfer who’d come over the rail.
10) Wikipedia says Tony Martin was initially reluctant to join Black Sabbath.
11) Tony Martin says he’s a member of the outer mongolian sheeps bladder football team.
12) Some of Tony Martin’s friends call him Cat.
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He also shot two hoods who broke into his home
furthermore he enjoys both boats and ho’s
13 – He used a lot of playback in his gig in São Paulo, not only in the chorus, but even in the verses.
woah i never heard of a 3rd sabbath singer……
now i know AND KNOWING IS HALF THE BATTLE!
lol
moshtank, i think if i remember correctly he was about the 5th or 6th sabbath vocalist! and the records he sang on were all pretty ace too
Moshtank, he was the 5th who recorded w/the band. And the 7th who joined the group:
Ozzy / Dio / Gillan / Hughes / Martin *
Ozzy / Dave Donato / Dio / Gillan / Hughes / Ray Gillen / Martin **
He’s a great singer. His voice suites the Sabbath songs. Too bad the songs weren’t that great, but his voice was excellent.
Cross Purposes is still the best non-Ozzy/Dio Sabbath album. Great songs and he has got a great voice. Get ready for The Martin Years box set!
14. judging by that, he currently is the singer for disturbed.
15. In the 2009 tour he is singing songs for the first time! … but in playback …