Born Again, released in 1983, is one of the most bizarre and polarizing albums in Black Sabbath’s storied history. Marking the only studio appearance of former Deep Purple frontman Ian Gillan, the record stands as a sonic and stylistic outlier within the band’s catalogue. It emerged during a period of transition and uncertainty, following Ronnie […]
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The Witch in the Mist: The Haunting Story Behind Black Sabbath’s Debut Album Cover
by John Raptis onPhotographer: Keith “Keef” Macmillan Location: Mapledurham Watermill, Oxfordshire, England When Black Sabbath unleashed their self-titled debut on Friday the 13th, February 1970, it wasn’t just the music that sent chills through an unsuspecting world — it was the imagery. That eerie woman in black, standing still among the autumnal fog outside a centuries-old English mill, […]
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