Antonis "Jey Key" Katsaros from Greece's webzine Rock Overdose spoke with former BLACK SABBATH singer Tony Martin recently about a number of projects including his solo projects, future plans and participation on ARRAYAN PATH's latest album Ira Imperium. Here are a few excerpts from the chat:

Rock Overdose: Let's go back to the Sabbath days. Which of those albums that you made with Black Sabbath, is your favorite?

Tony Martin: "Better to ask which one I don't like! That would be Forbidden, the rest are very cool."

Rock Overdose: Which was your best time with Sabbath?

Tony Martin: "I guess the best time was when we seemed to be friends and the band was working well. After Eternal Idol when it was just a session. Headless Cross through Tyr and into Cross Purposes was the better times. But the times when I was not chosen for the job was horrible."

Rock Overdose: Unfortunately Iommi's health problems didn't made the famous Sabbath reunion that they planned. How are your relations with Iommi? Have you been spoken lately?

Tony Martin: "Sabbath haven't spoken to me for over 15 years ... I met Iommi very briefly in Russia once and he said I was doing a great job with my band. But apart from that I haven't heard from them at all."

Rock Overdose: You announced your new band, Tony Martin's Headless Cross! Can you introduce us the members of the band?

Tony Martin: "Ah… yes. Well there is myself of course and Magnus Rosen from the band HAMERFALL. Very nice man and amazing bass player. Dario Mollo on guitar. You may recognize him from the Cage albums that I did. Danny Needham currently works with VENOM, but he has been my drummer for many years and I trust him completely. Also Geoff Nicholls of Black Sabbath who you will know very well."

Rock Overdose: Are you working an album or this band will be only for lives?

Tony Martin: "Right now I need a band for live shows. I am planning a return to the stage if all the conditions are right."

Rock Overdose: A lot of guest appearances lately for you. We heard you in BLACK WIDOW, in WOLFPAKK, but the biggest surprise for me was your participation in Arrayan Path's latest album Ira Imperium.

Tony Martin: "Yes, great fun. I like the guys. I was approached via the internet and was quite taken with the song they sent me. I told them I would want to change it slightly and do it Tony Martin's way and they agreed so i did it! I had fun creating all the voices for the choir, hundreds of vocal takes!"

Rock Overdose: Finally, what should we wait from Tony Martin for now on?

Tony Martin: "I have five projects running and The Cage is the first to be released but I also did record another GUINTINI album and I have a new project running with a band called SILVER HORSES a kind of blues ZEPPELIN-type sound. Very English sound but another Italian project. And there are solo albums and I hope a tour and lots of TM related things happening in the next few years."