ALMOST BLACK … Emerald Sabbath featuring Ron Keel, Rudy Sarzo and Vinny Appice release “Die Young”

Blabbermouth — The official music video for the song “Die Young” from EMERALD SABBATH, the ambitious epic rock and classical music tribute to BLACK SABBATH, can be seen below.

Founded and produced by Michael Suilleabhain, an Irish nuclear construction safety inspector, EMERALD SABBATH‘s “Ninth Star” disc features 10 former members of BLACK SABBATH, The English Chamber Choir and much more.

The recording lineup for EMERALD SABBATH‘s “Die Young” consists of Ron Keel on vocals, Vinny Appice on drums, Rudy Sarzo on bass, DC Cothern on guitar, Pete Rinaldi on guitar and

 Ellen Morgan on keyboards.

In a recent interview with Canada’s The Metal Voice, Keel spoke about the time he nearly joined BLACK SABBATH in 1984 while the legendary heavy metal act was looking for a replacement for Ian Gillan. He said: “It was an amazing experience. I was in the studio recording the KEEL demos, at Pasha Studios, where [producer] Spencer Proffer had recorded the QUIET RIOT ‘Metal Health’ album. And Spencer was the hot hand in Hollywood at the time — he was the guy

— and he had signed on to produce the new SABBATH album after Ian Gillan left. Spencer had chosen me for the vocal position in SABBATH, and we cut a demo of some songs, and Tony [Iommi, SABBATH guitarist] and Geezer [Butler, SABBATH bassist] heard it. I signed a contract. I met with their management. I spent days with Tony and Geezer.

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