Forbidden (Black Sabbath album)

Forbidden
Cover art by Paul Sample
Studio album by
Released5 June 1995 (1995-06-05)
Recorded4 December 1994 – March 1995
Studio
GenreHeavy metal
Length44:10
LabelI.R.S.
ProducerErnie C
Black Sabbath chronology
Cross Purposes
(1994)
Forbidden
(1995)
13
(2013)
Singles from Forbidden
  1. "Get a Grip"
    Released: 1995
  2. "Guilty as Hell"
    Released: 1995

Forbidden is the eighteenth studio album by English rock band Black Sabbath, released on 5 June 1995, through I.R.S. Records. This recording saw the reunion of Black Sabbath's Tyr-era line-up from 1990, with the return of Neil Murray and Cozy Powell. It was the last album to feature Tony Martin on vocals and Geoff Nicholls on keyboards, and the last by the band until 2013 when Ozzy Osbourne and Geezer Butler returned for the album 13. The album sold 21,000 copies in the US in its first week and as of 2013, Forbidden has sold 191,000 copies in the US.

The album received a generally negative response from critics and fans alike. After its release, the band underwent several line-up changes and found itself at a career crossroads. However, original Black Sabbath vocalist Ozzy Osbourne would reconcile with guitarist Tony Iommi not long afterwards. It was re-released with a totally new remix in 2024 as part of the Anno Domini 1989–1995 box set, and then later on as an individual release.