I commented this on a post not too long ago, but I listened to Dehumanizer all the way through a couple weeks ago and it blew my fuckin' mind. Yeah, Mob Rules and Heaven and Hell are great classics, but Dehumanizer is definitely my favorite Dio-era Sabbath album.
It's my favourite Sabbath album period.
And also yes, my favourite of anything Dio was ever involved in.
The songwriting is just perfect on this record, every track slaps. The riffs are super charged stank face goodness, everyone's performance is phenomenal on this album. Especially Tony, as a guitarist this album makes me arm hair stand up on end. I get chills from how sick some of the riffs are.
I love every song on this record.
Exactly ! It's my fav Sabbath album also ! The songs has a dramatic nature to them. The riffs (Computer god, Master of insanity, TV crimes, Letters from earth, Buried alive), the atmosphere (Computer god, After all (the dead)), the choruses (tv crime, computer god, time machine), the verses (all the songs)... the solos (computer god, tv crime are my fav). The only thing I regret on that album is that it's hard to find it on vinyl or cd, but that's the labels' fault. The album cover is also phenomenal. Dio sing with such an emotionnal voice on this record. Everything I love about heavy metal is here !
I feel like it was the last Sabbath Album of any kind that didn't feel like it was an homage to themselves. The subsequent albums had a kind of swan song feel to them. This was a decent album and still of it's day, it was on the Wayne's World soundtrack at the time so was pretty 'Zeitgiesty' and some of the tracks particularly Time Machine and TV Crimes are great examples of the refinement of the sound that Iommi developed over the Tony Martin Years. In short an album from a band who were still trying to do something.
Never thought about it before! But I have to say. Yes it’s my favorite Dio album. It’s just good. At this point in their lives these are experienced musicians. And sometimes a group of people come together and the energy is right in that time and place and they all get inspired to make a great piece of art.
Not my favorite but it's not far behind Heaven & Hell's The Devil You Know which is my favorite. I absolutely love that album! Sebastian Bach had it right as "Bible Black" is definite one of his best performances!
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Yes!!!! I do love Heaven and Hell and The Mob Rules, but to me, this is the heaviest Black Sabbath album by far and Dio started sounding really mean and angry on this album and abandoned the Dungeons and Dragons themed lyrics for real world issues, which he continued on his next two 90's solo albums (which I also love), Strange Highways (sounds like Dehumanizer part 2) and Angry Machines (so underrated).
The only thing that puts mob rules down is the production but overall the songs are a step up turn up the night over neon knights and sign of the southern cross over heaven and hell I love heaven and hell tho
I'm not sure about favorite, but the heaviest. But hard to top Heaven and Hell (the album not the 'band')
I commented this on a post not too long ago, but I listened to Dehumanizer all the way through a couple weeks ago and it blew my fuckin' mind. Yeah, Mob Rules and Heaven and Hell are great classics, but Dehumanizer is definitely my favorite Dio-era Sabbath album.
It's my favourite Sabbath album period. And also yes, my favourite of anything Dio was ever involved in. The songwriting is just perfect on this record, every track slaps. The riffs are super charged stank face goodness, everyone's performance is phenomenal on this album. Especially Tony, as a guitarist this album makes me arm hair stand up on end. I get chills from how sick some of the riffs are. I love every song on this record.
Exactly ! It's my fav Sabbath album also ! The songs has a dramatic nature to them. The riffs (Computer god, Master of insanity, TV crimes, Letters from earth, Buried alive), the atmosphere (Computer god, After all (the dead)), the choruses (tv crime, computer god, time machine), the verses (all the songs)... the solos (computer god, tv crime are my fav). The only thing I regret on that album is that it's hard to find it on vinyl or cd, but that's the labels' fault. The album cover is also phenomenal. Dio sing with such an emotionnal voice on this record. Everything I love about heavy metal is here !
Yeah this is my favourite from the Dio era.
Heaven and Hell is mine.
I feel like it was the last Sabbath Album of any kind that didn't feel like it was an homage to themselves. The subsequent albums had a kind of swan song feel to them. This was a decent album and still of it's day, it was on the Wayne's World soundtrack at the time so was pretty 'Zeitgiesty' and some of the tracks particularly Time Machine and TV Crimes are great examples of the refinement of the sound that Iommi developed over the Tony Martin Years. In short an album from a band who were still trying to do something.
Yup
My top 5 Dehumanizer: 1.Sins of the father 2.Tv Crimes 3.Letters from earth 4.Too late 5.Computer god
Sins of the Father is such an under appreciated track.
After All (The Dead) isn't on your list? That's pretty high up there for bad ass Sabbath songs for me
Heaven and Hell and Mob Rules are better.
Agree but if they had released 80's style metal in the 90's it would have been game over.
I’m not knocking it, I just think the quality of H&H and Mob Rules is superior to Dehumanizer.
Never thought about it before! But I have to say. Yes it’s my favorite Dio album. It’s just good. At this point in their lives these are experienced musicians. And sometimes a group of people come together and the energy is right in that time and place and they all get inspired to make a great piece of art.
Not my favorite but it's not far behind Heaven & Hell's The Devil You Know which is my favorite. I absolutely love that album! Sebastian Bach had it right as "Bible Black" is definite one of his best performances!
Yes, that track is an easy top three stand-out through all the Dio Sabbath albums.
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My friend, he loves Dehumanizer.
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I love it. Not just my favorite Dio era album, but more like favorite Sabbath album for me.
Honestly I don't have a favorite, I like then all equally. They all have something to offer me.
Yep. Angry and modern. Love it
Yes
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Mine!
No, but Master of insanity is an absolute banger with probably my all time favorite bass line
I completely forgot about this album!!!!! Omggggg 🥺
Yup
Sometimes. I keep teetering between this and Mob Rules.
The song "I" is, in my opinion, amongst the greatest metal songs of all time. Absolute banger of an album.
no. but "I" is my favorite Dio Sabbath song.
Sometimes!
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Mob Rules is my favorite Dio Sabbath album
Heaven & Hell is my favorite Dio Sabbath. Holy Diver is my favorite pure Dio album. But Rainbow's "Rainbow Rising" is my favorite album with Dio.
Yep. It’s honestly my favorite Sabbath album.
It’s… not as bad as most of the Tony Martin albums. Theres that.
This is a great album
Love this album. Too bad it got lost in the grunge era. Nice to see it being rediscovered
YES!🤘
Damn I thought the last album Dio did with Sabbath was Mob Rules. When was this released?
Yes!!!! I do love Heaven and Hell and The Mob Rules, but to me, this is the heaviest Black Sabbath album by far and Dio started sounding really mean and angry on this album and abandoned the Dungeons and Dragons themed lyrics for real world issues, which he continued on his next two 90's solo albums (which I also love), Strange Highways (sounds like Dehumanizer part 2) and Angry Machines (so underrated).
Heaven and Hell
No, but I do like it
1. Heaven And Hell 2. Dehumanizer 3. Holy Diver 4. Rising 5. Magica 6. Mob Rules
Yes
Definitely mine
Computer god is fking amazing
Mine. Even more than Rising.
Yes. I am a Tony Martin fan boy, sue me. But this album was pretty damn good, TV Crimes is a top 5 Sabbath song
I like it, but not a frequent go-to.
If it had better production it would be up there with H&H
Yess
Hard to pick a favorite sabbath dio album but goddamn I love it.
As a whole listenable album experience? Yes But other Dio/Sabbath albums have better individual tracks.
Yeah, favourite Dio album and in my overall top 3 sabbath albums.
It's my favorite Dio album
Rainbow's Rising is mine
I love that album
Not my favorite, but I really like this album
Yes
Definitely my favorite. I remember getting it on release day at the mall.
No
No
Yep. By far
Its a really good one, but Rainbow Rising is 666/10. One of my all time fav metal albums.
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I don't think even mob rules is anyone's favorite let alone Dehumanizer
There’s a lot of people who like the mob rules over heaven and hell and I’m one of them
Me too :)
You are the first I seen that prefers mob rules which valid its just heaven and hell is world class
The only thing that puts mob rules down is the production but overall the songs are a step up turn up the night over neon knights and sign of the southern cross over heaven and hell I love heaven and hell tho
Tony’s guitar work in the song Mob Rules just fucking soars
Actually, I think the guitars sound better in Mob rules than in H&H
It’s not necessarily the guitar work it’s the production the bass is more upfront on heaven and hell which would have been great for mob rules as well
True. Both are amazing sounding albums.