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Forbes
28-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Black Sabbath's 81,000% Sales Spike, Explained
Black Sabbath's The Eternal Idol returns to the Billboard charts decades after its release, boosted ... More by a special Record Store Day reissue on red vinyl. Singer Tony Martin is shown performing on stage during a live concert appearance with Black Sabbath on February 8, 1994. (Photo by) Black Sabbath is inching toward the end of the road. The band, which is slated to perform with frontman Ozzy Osbourne this summer, is preparing for what's being called not just its final concert, but likely his as well. Ahead of that thrilling and bittersweet performance, the heavy metal legends make a somewhat surprising return to a Billboard chart this week. The group's latest showing comes not from a brand new release, but via a classic project that fans have loved for decades — even though Osbourne wasn't actually involved in its production. The Eternal Idol debuts on Billboard's Top Album Sales chart, the ranking that measures the bestselling full-lengths and EPs in the U.S., blending both physical purchases and digital downloads into one tally. The collection just barely makes the 50-spot list, sneaking in at No. 48. According to Luminate, The Eternal Idol sold just under 4,100 copies in the latest tracking frame. To put that figure in perspective, the week before, the album managed only single-digit sales. That increase clocks in at over 81,000% – a staggering growth for any piece of music. The massive sales spike comes thanks to Record Store Day. For the annual celebration, 6,000 copies of The Eternal Idol were reissued on red translucent vinyl. It seems a large portion of those LPs were snapped up by collectors and longtime fans around the event, pushing the decades-old release back onto Billboard's radar. While The Eternal Idol is brand new to the Top Album Sales chart, this isn't its first time appearing on the Billboard rankings. Upon its original release in the late 1980s, the set peaked at No. 168 on the Billboard 200, which at the time focused purely on album purchases. These days, the Billboard 200 blends sales, streams, and track downloads, sometimes making it much tougher for typical catalog titles to compete without a major push. The Eternal Idol was released in 1987, and it was the group's thirteenth full-length effort. The project was the first to feature vocalist Tony Martin, who stepped in after Ozzy Osbourne had been fired. Though it wasn't a major commercial win at the time, the collection is still loved by fans of the band to this day, which is clear based on its ability to become a bestseller decades after it was first made available.
CBS News
04-03-2025
- Sport
- CBS News
Top-ranked Mount Carmel claims first Baltimore Catholic League Tournament championship
Mount Carmel, ranked No. 1 in the country, secured its first-ever Baltimore Catholic League Tournament championship on Monday. The Cougars led from start to finish for their 53-38 win over Mount St. Joseph in the championship game at Reitz Arena at Loyola University. Mount Carmel (34-4) had previously been in the championship game one time in the tournament's 54-year history. "It's been some bumps, getting guys to galvanize to be able to come together," Mount Carmel coach Tony Martin said. "(To) watch them grow over the two years, it means a lot and a lot to the community. God has blessed me." Monday's win capped off a historic season for the Cougars, who also won the BCL regular season. They also won their first MIAA A conference title this season. "It means a lot to put my stamp on it," Mount Carmel guard Rodney Scott said. "I had a rough year. I lost my father in may. I played through him and not giving up, keep playing and striving for greatness."
CBS News
27-02-2025
- Sport
- CBS News
Top-ranked Mount Carmel sets sights on Baltimore Catholic League Tournament title
In just two years, head coach Tony Martin has taken Mount Carmel to its highest peak. At 31-4, the Cougars have their eyes set on the Baltimore Catholic League championship. "They actually trust and they believe and they care about each other and they care about this school and the community," Martin said. Martin is one of Baltimore's winningest high school coaches, having won titles at Archbishop Spalding and John Carroll. Mount Carmel is the top seed entering the league tournament which starts on Thursday at Loyola University. Not only that, the Cougars are ranked No. 1 in the state for the first time in the school's history. Last year, Mount Carmel lost 10 games and ended its season with a loss to Archbishop Spalding. Martin said the program just needed a "culture change." "Last year, we took over, we needed a culture change, and that took a little bit of time," Martin said. This year, Martin has gotten the most out of his players by stressing accountability. "I think really just being affirming and positive while still keeping to your standards and making sure these guys understand that we believe in them and that we love them," Martin said. "They're going to have to be held accountable so we've just preached a collective accountability."
Yahoo
25-02-2025
- Yahoo
Tony Martin and the homeowners' rights debate
For 25 years, Tony Martin has divided opinion. The farmer shot dead a teenage intruder in his home and was jailed in 2000. The 80-year-old died earlier this month and his funeral took place on Tuesday. How did the case end up causing a national debate over homeowners' rights? In the late 1990s, Martin lived on his own at a sprawling, semi-derelict farmhouse in Emneth Hungate near Wisbech on the Norfolk-Cambridgeshire border. On the night of 20 August 1999, 16-year-old Fred Barras and 29-year-old Brendon Fearon travelled from Newark, Nottinghamshire, to raid the house where Martin stored antiques. Once in the house, Martin heard them and came down from an upstairs bedroom before firing a pump-action shotgun. Fred died from his injuries at the farm and Brendon was injured and treated in hospital. Martin was arrested and charged with murder of the boy, and claimed to have been acting in self-defence, but prosecutors argued he had anticipated the pair and lay in wait for them. He was convicted and jailed for life in April 2000 with 10 years to run concurrently for a wounding offence and a further 12 months for possession of an illegal firearm. After his sentence, Fred's family spoke to reporters and said they "cannot and do not condone" the 16-year-old's actions. However, they added he was "fun-loving and always happy" and they urged people to "please remember that he was just 16". Martin's sentence was later downgraded to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility after a diagnosis of paranoid personality disorder and Martin was released in 2003. The case immediately attracted huge public attention. "Was he defending his home from intruders or simply a vigilante taking the law into his own hands?" said Prof David Wilson, emeritus professor of criminology at Birmingham City University, who was speaking in 2019. "I don't think any journalist missed the opportunity to frame that story in the way that suited their readership." Former Daily Mirror reporter Aidan McGurran lived with Martin for two weeks after he was released from his three-year prison sentence. "I never once heard Tony Martin in all the interviews I conducted with him ever, ever express any remorse," he said. Martin himself said several years later he did not "have to excuse myself for anything" and maintained he acted in self-defence. In 2013, the Crime & Courts Act gave people a "householder's defence" if they used "reasonable" force against an intruder that was not "grossly disproportionate" - a change in the law that was influenced by Martin's trial and other similar cases. However, prior to his death, Martin still felt the law fell short. For some time after the shooting, Martin refused to return to Bleak House and instead stayed with friends and within other properties he owned in west Norfolk. His friend Malcolm Starr said Martin became "quite depressed" and also lived in cars, a barn and a rented house before his health declined. He continued to hit the headlines including in 2013 when he said two men attempted to steal a pair of £90 batteries from his barn. In 2017, Martin visited the grave of Fred in Newark and said he "just stood there and looked at it". Martin died on 2 February in hospital in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, and was surrounded by friends. He had suffered a stroke. His funeral was held at Mintlyn Crematorium in King's Lynn, Norfolk, with a teddy bear and framed photo of Martin placed beside the coffin during the service. Reverend Sandra Gardner read a tribute from an older cousin, named only as Tish, who had been close to Martin growing up. In it, she described how he did not enjoy boarding school life, and was "very lonely", despite winning various sports trophies. "Nowadays he would have received help on how to cope and would have had the part of the Asperger's side of his character explained to him," she said. "Unfortunately he never recovered from the horrendous attacks he, his dogs and his property were subjected to over many years. "And because of his somewhat odd behaviour and people not understanding what he was going through. "But he did his best to survive." On the back page of the order of service, Martin's family asked that any donations in his memory be made to the Welney Wildfowl Trust. Follow Norfolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. Martin never remorseful for shooting, says reporter Tony Martin 'knows case still divides opinion' Archive: Tony Martin convicted of killing burglar
BBC News
25-02-2025
- BBC News
Tony Martin: The man behind the homeowners' rights debate
For 25 years, Tony Martin has divided opinion. The farmer shot dead a teenage intruder in his home and was jailed in 2000. The 80-year-old died earlier this month and his funeral took place on Tuesday. How did the case end up causing a national debate over homeowners' rights? Who was he and what happened? In the late 1990s, Martin lived on his own at a sprawling, semi-derelict farmhouse in Emneth Hungate near Wisbech on the Norfolk-Cambridgeshire the night of 20 August 1999, 16-year-old Fred Barras and 29-year-old Brendon Fearon travelled from Newark, Nottinghamshire, to raid the house where Martin stored in the house, Martin heard them and came down from an upstairs bedroom before firing a pump-action died from his injuries at the farm and Brendon was injured and treated in hospital. What happened at court? Martin was arrested and charged with murder of the boy, and claimed to have been acting in self-defence, but prosecutors argued he had anticipated the pair and lay in wait for was convicted and jailed for life in April 2000 with 10 years to run concurrently for a wounding offence and a further 12 months for possession of an illegal his sentence, Fred's family spoke to reporters and said they "cannot and do not condone" the 16-year-old's they added he was "fun-loving and always happy" and they urged people to "please remember that he was just 16".Martin's sentence was later downgraded to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility after a diagnosis of paranoid personality disorder and Martin was released in 2003. What was the impact? The case immediately attracted huge public attention."Was he defending his home from intruders or simply a vigilante taking the law into his own hands?" said Prof David Wilson, emeritus professor of criminology at Birmingham City University, who was speaking in 2019."I don't think any journalist missed the opportunity to frame that story in the way that suited their readership."Former Daily Mirror reporter Aidan McGurran lived with Martin for two weeks after he was released from his three-year prison sentence."I never once heard Tony Martin in all the interviews I conducted with him ever, ever express any remorse," he himself said several years later he did not "have to excuse myself for anything" and maintained he acted in 2013, the Crime & Courts Act gave people a "householder's defence" if they used "reasonable" force against an intruder that was not "grossly disproportionate" - a change in the law that was influenced by Martin's trial and other similar prior to his death, Martin still felt the law fell short. What did Martin do after prison? For some time after the shooting, Martin refused to return to Bleak House and instead stayed with friends and within other properties he owned in west Norfolk. His friend Malcolm Starr said Martin became "quite depressed" and also lived in cars, a barn and a rented house before his health declined. He continued to hit the headlines including in 2013 when he said two men attempted to steal a pair of £90 batteries from his barn. In 2017, Martin visited the grave of Fred in Newark and said he "just stood there and looked at it".Martin died on 2 February in hospital in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, and was surrounded by friends. He had suffered a stroke. The funeral His funeral was held at Mintlyn Crematorium in King's Lynn, Norfolk, with a teddy bear and framed photo of Martin placed beside the coffin during the Sandra Gardner read a tribute from an older cousin, named only as Tish, who had been close to Martin growing it, she described how he did not enjoy boarding school life, and was "very lonely", despite winning various sports trophies."Nowadays he would have received help on how to cope and would have had the part of the Asperger's side of his character explained to him," she said."Unfortunately he never recovered from the horrendous attacks he, his dogs and his property were subjected to over many years."And because of his somewhat odd behaviour and people not understanding what he was going through."But he did his best to survive."On the back page of the order of service, Martin's family asked that any donations in his memory be made to the Welney Wildfowl Trust. Follow Norfolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
