Geeks Of Doom has issued an interview with former BLACK SABBATH singer, TONY MARTIN. An excerpt follows:

Q: Obviously everyone knows you from your time in Black Sabbath, but take me back to your life before that, what led up to you working with them and what were you working on musically at the time?

A: "Mostly before Sabbath I was in local bands with nothing much to shout about. The band immediately before Sabbath was called the ALLIANCE. We had a deal with Warner Brothers, but nothing happened and the band folded."

Q: Recently you said your least favorite Black Sabbath album is Forbidden – why is that?

A: "Hahaha … Forbidden is just bad! Only 2 or 3 songs really stand up in my opinion and the whole vibe of it is wrong. It’s not Sabbath really, more like an experiment."

Q: Do you feel like there’s unfinished business with Black Sabbath? Do you wish your final album together was better?

A: "Of course I wish it had been a better parting. Don’t think anyone would wish otherwise!"

Read the full interview at this location.

The worldwide live premiere of TONY MARTIN'S HEADLESS CROSS will occur at The Asylum in Birmingham, UK on Friday, July 27th. Tickets are £10 gbp in advance and £12 gbp on the door.

The band line-up is as follows:

Tony Martin (vocals - ex-Black Sabbath)

Danny Needham (drums - VENOM)

Geoff Nicholls (keyboards - ex-Black Sabbath)

Dario Mollo (guitar - VOODOO HILL, THE CAGE)

Magnus Rosén (bass - ex-HAMMERFALL)

Headless Cross was Tony Martin's second album with Black Sabbath, released in April 1989. The album signalled another resurgence for the godfathers of heavy metal with such tracks as 'Headless Cross', 'Devil & Daughter' and the epic 'When Death Calls'.