Black Sabbath鈥檚 reunion album has now hit the No 1 spot in fifty countries.
And founder Tony Iommi admitted he was bowled over by the global success.
The 13 album 鈥 Sabbath鈥檚 first chart-topper since their Paranoid album 43 years ago 鈥 reunited Tony with frontman Ozzy Osbourne and bassist Geezer Butler.
Only drummer Bill Ward chose not to rejoin the famous fold.
鈥淚 was pottering about in the garden when I got an e-mail from Geezer to say he鈥檇 heard we were going to No 1,鈥 said the 65-year-old guitar hero, who lives in Lapworth, Warwickshire.
鈥淭hen I got a call from our management to say we鈥檇 done it.
鈥淲e鈥檇 hoped the album would do well, but topping the charts? We hadn鈥檛 managed to do that since 1970.
鈥淚t鈥檚 No.1 in the 海角视频, in the USA, Canada, all over Europe and in the Far East. It鈥檚 fantastic.鈥
The band had not planned to release a single ahead of the album鈥檚 release but the record company released the nine-minute God Is Dead anyway.
鈥淲e never thought there would be a single,鈥 said Tony.
鈥淭he song they put out is far too long for a single. But it made its way into the singles charts. It鈥檚 unbelievable.鈥
Last night, Sabbath picked up Album of the Year and Band of the Year at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards.
And on Sunday, US heavy metal stars Stone Sour played Sabbath鈥檚 Children Of The Grave in tribute at Castle Donnington鈥檚 Download festival.
