Accountable Beasts
| Accountable Beasts | ||||
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| Studio album by Bill Ward | ||||
| Released | April 25, 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 from 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 the next 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
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Classic Rock |   [6] |
| Classic Rock Revisited | A[7] |
Track listing
All tracks 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
- 1 2 "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.