Accountable Beasts
| Accountable Beasts | ||||
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| Released | 25 April 2015 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, hard rock | |||
| Length | 41:32 | |||
| Label | Aston Cross Music | |||
| Producer | Kevin Keller & Bill Ward | |||
| Bill Ward chronology | ||||
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Accountable Beasts is the third solo album by Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward. It was released as a digital download on 25 April 2015, 18 years after his previous solo album, When the Bough Breaks.[1]
Background
After recording his second solo album, When the Bough Breaks, in 1996, Ward found himself without a record contract or means of publishing the album. During this period, he began work on a third solo album, titled Beyond Aston.[2] When the Bough Breaks was eventually released in 1997, and Ward continued to work on Beyond Aston sporadically for a number of years. In 2008, Ward started work on Accountable Beasts as a means of taking a break from Beyond Aston.[3] He first announced that he was working on the album in September 2013 and it was released on 25 April 2015.[4][1]
The song "Straws" was previously given a limited release as a charity single in 2002.[5]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Classic Rock |   [6] |
| Classic Rock Revisited | A[7] |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Bill Ward.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Leaf Killers" | 4:38 |
| 2. | "Accountable Beasts" | 3:15 |
| 3. | "Katastrophic World" | 4:14 |
| 4. | "D.O.T.H." | 4:12 |
| 5. | "First Day Back" | 3:55 |
| 6. | "As It Is in Heaven" | 2:25 |
| 7. | "Ashes" | 5:32 |
| 8. | "Straws" | 3:02 |
| 9. | "The Wall of Death" | 10:15 |
| Total length: | 41:32 | |
Sources:[8]
Musicians
- Bill Ward – vocals, drums, keyboards
- Keith Lynch – guitar, bass, keyboards, vocals
- Paul Ill – bass
- Ronnie Ciago – drums, percussion
- Walter Earl – percussion
References
- ^ a b "Black Sabbath's Bill Ward Releases First Solo Album In 18 Years, 'Accountable Beasts'". Blabbermouth. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ^ "Beyond Aston". billward.com. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ^ Gausten, Joel (23 April 2015). "Beyond the Beasts: Bill Ward Moves On". joelgausten.com. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ^ "Legendary Drummer Bill Ward of Black Sabbath Talks About His "Absence of Corners" Fine Art Release – And More!". Sick Drummer Magazine. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ^ "Straws". billward.com. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ^ Sharp, Johnny (12 June 2015). "Bill Ward Band: Accountable Beasts". Classic Rock. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ^ Wright, Jeb. "CRR Review – Bill Ward – Accountable Beasts". Classic Rock Revisited. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ^ Accountable Beasts (booklet). Bill Ward. Aston Cross Music. 2015.
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