BLACK SABBATH – Official Audio Of “Nightmare”, “Scarlet Pimpernel” Streaming

The official Tony Iommi YouTube page has continually been uploading official audio of tracks from Black Sabbath’s 1987 album The Eternal Idol. 

Two more tracks are available for streaming with “Nightmare” and “Scarlet Pimpernel” now uploaded. 

“Nightmare” was originally intended for Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors.

The 2-minute instrumental “Scarlet Pimpernel” has Bev Bevan credited as percussionist on this song however Eric Singer says he played all drums on the album and he never saw Bevan in the studio.

The Eternal Idol featured new singer Tony Martin, Iommi on guitars, Bob Daisley on bass, Eric Singer on drums, and Geoff Nicholls on keyboards. The album was originally recorded with Ray Gillen, but he quit shortly after completion. Bass is credited to Dave Spitz even though Daisley played all the parts – Daisley committed to working with Gary Moore after recording The Eternal Idol and Spitz returned for The Eternal Idol Tour.

The Eternal Idol peak chart positions:
Canada #86
US Billboard #168
Finland #25
UK #26

Opener “The Shining” – which a music video was made for:

Second track “Ancient Warrior”:

Third track “Hard Life To Love”:

Side A closer "Glory Ride":

Side B opener "Born To Lose":