Black Sabbath unleash Tony Iommi remix of 'Forbidden' song 'Get A Grip' and its HD video
Fans have praised the remix
Last updated 24th May 2024
Black Sabbath have premiered the new Tony Iommi remix of ‘Forbidden’ song ‘Get A Grip’ and its accompanying official HD video.
‘Get A Grip’ appears on the upcoming Tony Martin-era Black Sabbath boxset ‘Anno Domini 1989 – 1995’, which is unleashed to the world on Friday 31st May 2024. You can pre-order it right here.
Together with ‘Evil Eye’ from the ‘Cross Purposes’ album, ‘Get A Grip’ has been released as a double A-side single today (24th May) as a taster for the eagerly-awaited boxset.
Watch the HD upgrade of the original animated ‘Get A Grip’ video:
And here's the original for comparison:
Fans have been quick to praise Tony Iommi’s new version of ‘Get A Grip’, with one writing: “My god, the difference between the CD version I have and this newly remastered is stunning!!! Thank you Tony for bringing life back to this album. Forbidden is so underrated.”
Another simply wrote: “Thank you Tony for giving the love that this album needed so bad.”
Widely panned by critics and a commercial flop upon its release 29 years ago, ‘Forbidden’ was produced by Body Count’s Ernie C, and Tony Iommi has long expressed his wish to remix the album.
Iommi says: “I was never happy with the guitar sound, and Cozy (Powell) was definitely never happy with the drum sound… So, I thought it would be nice to do it for him in a way.
“I just felt that, without changing any of the songs, there was an opportunity to go back and bring out some of the sounds and make it more what people would expect Sabbath to sound like.
The four studio albums that make up ‘Anno Domini 1989 – 1995’ - ‘Headless Cross’ (1989), ‘Tyr’ (1990), and ‘Cross Purposes’ (1994) and Tommi's remix of 'Forbidden' (1995) - are augmented in the CD boxset by three exclusive tracks: the B-side ‘Cloak & Dagger’ and the Japan-only releases ‘What’s The Use’ and ‘Loser Gets It All.’
The set also features a booklet with photos, artwork, and liner notes by Hugh Gilmour, and there’s a ‘Headless Cross’ poster and a replica concert book from the Headless Cross Tour.