Cross Purposes is the seventeenth studio album by Black Sabbath, released through I.R.S. Records on January 31, 1994. The album marked the return of Tony Martin as the band’s lead vocalist, after the second departure of Ronnie James Dio.
In 2024, a remaster of the album was announced as part of the box set Anno Domini 1989–1995, marking the first time the album has been officially reissued. The CD edition of the album contains the Japanese bonus track “What’s the Use?”.
Tracklist:
- I Witness
- Cross of Thorns
- Psychophobia
- Virtual Death
- Immaculate Deception
- Dying for Love
- Back to Eden
- The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
- Cardinal Sin
- Evil Eye
- What’s the Use? (Japanese Edition / 2024 Remaster Bonus Track)
Black Sabbath
Tony Martin: vocals
Tony Iommi: guitar
Geezer Butler: bass
Geoff Nicholls: keyboards
Bobby Rondinelli: drums
Additional musicians
Eddie Van Halen: guitar on “Evil Eye”
Technical personnel
Leif Mases: producer, engineer, mixing
Darren Galer: assistant engineer
Dave Somers: assistant engineer
Tony Cousins: mastering
