The release of Black Sabbath’s Headless Cross should have been a cause for celebration, since it coincided with their 20th anniversary.. But guitarist Tony Iommi was all that remained from the ...

Tony Iommi’s songwriting momentum, which sparked 1987's 'The Eternal Idol,' carried over to Black Sabbath's 1989 offering, ‘Headless Cross.’ The relatively stable lineup didn’t hurt either.

Three Black Sabbath albums—Headless Cross, Tyr, and Cross Purposes—all debut on charts in the U.K. this week, and they all manage to land on the same ranking at once.