The Emerald Sabbath project, led by Michael Suilleabhain, will release a Black Sabbath tribute album called “Ninth Star” on February 15, 2019. The album will feature guest appearances from various names linked to the band’s history and their respective members, such as:
- Adam Wakeman (Black Sabbath)
- Bev Bevan (Black Sabbath, ELO)
- Neil Murray (Black Sabbath, Whitesnake)
- Terry Chimes (Black Sabbath, The Clash)
- Laurence Cottle (Black Sabbath, The Alan Parsons Project)
- Ron Keel (Black Sabbath, Keel)
- Vinny Appice (Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell)
- Dave Walker (Black Sabbath, Fleetwood Mac)
- Bobby Rondinelli (Black Sabbath, Rainbow)
- Tony Martin (Black Sabbath, Headless Cross)
- Rudy Sarzo (Black Sabbath, Whitesnake)
- The English Chamber Choir
There will also be collaboration from producers and graphic artists who have worked with Sabbath in the past, such as producers Will Malone and Mike Lewis (“Sabotage”, “Technical Ecstasy”) and graphic designers Richard Manning and Colin Elgie (“Technical Ecstasy “) and Hugh Gilmour (” Born Again “).
The idea of Suilleabhain with the project is to re-record Black Sabbath songs with as many former band members as possible. He also invited a string quartet to complement the recordings.
See below the list of tracks and the list of musicians in “Ninth Star”:
“Embryo”
Adam Wakeman: Keyboards
Bev Bevan: Percussion
Laurence Cottle: Bass
Anneka Sutcliffe: Violin
Sarah Tobias: Flute/Clarinet
“Die Young”
Ron Keel: Vocals
Vinny Appice: Drums
Rudy Sarzo: Bass
DC Cothern: Guitar
Pete Rinaldi: Guitar
Ellen Morgan: Keyboards
“Fluff”
Sarah Tobias: Flute/Clarinet
Ardeton String Quartet
Pete Rinaldi: Guitar
“Trashed”
Ron Keel: Vocals
Vinny Appice: Drums
Bev Bevan: Percussion
Laurence Cottle: Bass
Pete Rinaldi: Guitar
“Stonehenge”
Adam Wakeman: Keyboards
Laurence Cottle: Bass
Pete Rinaldi: Guitar
Sarah Tobias: Flute
“She’s Gone”
Dave Walker: Vocals
Neill Murray: Bass
Bill Dwyer: Drums
Ardeton String Quartet
Lisa Ljungberg: Backing Vocals
“In For The Kill”
Tony Martin: Vocals
Laurence Cottle: Bass
Bobby Rondinelli: Drums
Pete Rinaldi: Guitars
Adam Wakeman: Keyboards
“Orchid”
Neil Murray: Bass
Sarah Tobias: Flute/Clarinet
Ardeton String Quartet
Pete Rinaldi: Guitar
“Hole In The Sky”
Ron Keel: Vocals
Bobby Rondinelli: Drums
Laurence Cottle: Bass
Pete Rinaldi: Guitar
“Changes”
Michael Suilleabhain: Vocals
Adam Wakeman: Keyboards
Laurence Cottle: Bass
Bev Bevan: Percussion
Queenie May: Backing Vocals
Annela Sutcliffe: Violin
Sarah Tobias: Flute/Clarinet
“Supertzar”
English Chamber Choir
Adam Wakeman: Keyboards
Terry Chimes: Drums
Laurence Cottle: Bass
Pete Rinaldi: Guitar
Skaila Kanja: Harp
Elen Morgan: Glockenspiel