June 2025 Feature Release - The Guardians Edition

Another month flies by, which means it's time to nominate a new feature release for The Guardians & this time I'm going to blow some dust off an old & reliable friend of mine in Black Sabbath's "Tyr" from 1990.

As much as it would come as quite the surprise for the teenage-myself, who used to gravitate strongly towards the Ozzy-led material, it is this record - featuring some personal career-level highlights ("Anno Mundi", "Valhalla", "The Sabbath Stones") - that I tend to reach for most often nowadays (followed by "Mob Rules" & "Vol. 4"). I think that coming up with such enjoyable music 15 (!) albums in, really is the best testament to the level of Birmingham legends' greatness. Curious to hear what is your opinion on this one, as well as what is your favourite release from the Tony Martin era. Happy listening!

https://metal.academy/releases/15