What was the name of the 1998 live album by Black Sabbath featuring Ozzy Osbourne? It was Reunion, released on October 19, 1998. The album documented the return of Black Sabbath’s original lineup: Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward.
The live performances were recorded at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham on December 4 and 5, 1997. Those shows followed the original quartet’s appearance at Ozzfest and represented its first full reunion since the 1978 album Never Say Die! The album’s title reflects that long-awaited return rather than simply describing a concert compilation.
Reunion was a double album built around live versions of classics such as “Paranoid,” “Iron Man,” “N.I.B.,” and “Black Sabbath.” It also included two new studio songs, “Psycho Man” and “Selling My Soul,” which can cause confusion when the record is described as a live album.
The live version of “Iron Man” earned Black Sabbath its first Grammy Award, winning Best Metal Performance in 2000. The album later received a worldwide remastered release in 2023.