Accountable Beasts Explained

Accountable Beasts
Type:	Studio album
Artist:	Bill Ward
Cover:	AccountableBeasts.JPG
Genre:	Heavy metal, hard rock
Length:	41:32
Label:	Aston Cross Music
Producer:	Kevin Keller & Bill Ward
Prev Title:	When the Bough Breaks
Prev Year:	1997

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]

The song "Straws" was previously given a limited release as a charity single in 2002.^[5]

Track listing

Sources:^[6]

Musicians

• Bill Ward – vocals, drums, keyboards
• Keith Lynch – guitar, bass, keyboards, vocals
• Paul Ill – bass
• Ronnie Ciago – drums, percussion
• Walter Earl – percussion

Notes and References

1. Web site: Black Sabbath's Bill Ward Releases First Solo Album In 18 Years, 'Accountable Beasts'. Blabbermouth. 27 April 2015. 26 April 2015.
2. Web site: Beyond Aston. billward.com. 27 April 2015.
3. Web site: Gausten. Joel. Beyond the Beasts: Bill Ward Moves On. joelgausten.com. 27 April 2015. 23 April 2015.
4. Web site: Legendary Drummer Bill Ward of Black Sabbath Talks About His "Absence of Corners" Fine Art Release – And More!. Sick Drummer Magazine. 30 August 2015. 18 September 2013.
5. Web site: Straws. billward.com. 27 April 2015.
6. Accountable Beasts. Bill Ward. 2015. booklet. Aston Cross Music.