Sadly, not the reunion of the original Black Sabbath lineup that fans were praying for, since drummer Bill Ward refused to participate on contractual grounds. Brad Wilk (Rage Against the Machine/Audioslave) is a competent replacement but the questions remain. There are high moments of heavy rock excellence on this collaboration among Ozzy Osbourne, Toni Iommi and Geezer Butler. The conservative-baiting God Is Dead? is one for the diehards. Explored further, the lyrics are deeply ironic, but it contains the requisite dark atmosphere. Elsewhere, on tracks like the acoustic Zeitgeist, the hard rockin’ Loner and the grooving Damaged Soul, there are echoes of Black Sabbath’s best early `70s material, but there is something lacking in Rick Rubin’s production, which robs the songs of their potential power. A pity because it all sounds like an opportunity lost.
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