Ozzy Osbourne "Necromandus", who had supported Black Sabbath in Birmingham when they were called "Earth", did backup for Osbourne in the studio and briefly became the first incarnation of his solo band. At the request of the other members, Osbourne rejoined Sabbath. The band spent five months at Sounds Interchange Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, writing and recording what would become "Never Say Die!" "It took quite a long time", Iommi said. "We were getting really drugged out, doing a lot of dope. We'd go down to the sessions, and have to pack up because we were too stoned, we'd have to
Born Again (Black Sabbath album) drummer of Black Flag, stated the band was listening to the album around the time of "My War", defining songs like "Trashed" and "Disturbing the Priest" as "ideal". In 1984, Ozzy Osbourne stated that the album was the "best thing I've heard from Sabbath since the original group broke up". In 1992 Iommi confessed to "Guitar World", "To be honest, I didn't like some of the songs on that album—and the production was awful. We never had time to test the pressings after it was recorded, and something happened to it by the time it got released." A re-mastered 'Deluxe