Accountable Beasts

Accountable Beasts
Studio album by Bill Ward
Released	25 April 2015 (2015-04-25)
Genre	Heavy metal, hard rock
Length	41:32
Label	Aston Cross Music
Producer	Kevin Keller & Bill Ward
Bill Ward chronology
When the Bough Breaks (1997) Accountable Beasts (2015)

Accountable Beasts is the third solo album by 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 a 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] [1]}

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

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Classic Rock	[6]
Classic Rock Revisited	A [7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bill Ward.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Leaf Killers"	4:38
2.	"Accountable Beasts"	3:15
3.	"Katastrophic World"	4:14
4.	"D.O.T.H."	4:12
5.	"First Day Back"	3:55
6.	"As It Is in Heaven"	2:25
7.	"Ashes"	5:32
8.	"Straws"	3:02
9.	"The Wall of Death"	10:15
Total length:		41:32

Sources: ^[8]

Musicians

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

References

1. "Black Sabbath's Bill Ward Releases First Solo Album In 18 Years, 'Accountable Beasts'". Blabbermouth . 26 April 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
2. "Beyond Aston". billward.com. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
3. Gausten, Joel (23 April 2015). "Beyond the Beasts: Bill Ward Moves On". joelgausten.com. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
4. "Legendary Drummer Bill Ward of Black Sabbath Talks About His "Absence of Corners" Fine Art Release – And More!". Sick Drummer Magazine. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
5. "Straws". billward.com. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
6. Sharp, Johnny (12 June 2015). "Bill Ward Band: Accountable Beasts". Classic Rock . Retrieved 30 August 2015.
7. Wright, Jeb. "CRR Review – Bill Ward – Accountable Beasts". Classic Rock Revisited. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
8. Accountable Beasts (booklet). Bill Ward. Aston Cross Music. 2015.