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BLACK SABBATH ENFORCES THE RULES OF HELL
Heavy metal pioneers BLACK SABBATH were reborn in 1980
when founding members Tony Iommi and Terry "Geezer"
Butler added vocalist Ronnie James Dio to the lineup.
The band's short but memorable time together added an
unforgettable chapter in SABBATH's storied history.
Rhino relives the demonic fury conjured by the Dio era
with "The Rules Of Hell", a boxed set featuring all
three of the band's studio releases ("Heaven And
Hell", "Mob Rules", "Dehumanizer") and their double
live collection ("Live Evil") — each recently
remastered for the first time. The set comes packaged
in a deluxe slipcase with extensive liner notes
featuring all new interviews with the band. This
five-disc boxed set will be available from Rhino on
July 22 at all physical outlets, as well as
www.rhino.com, for a suggested list price of $54.98.
The set will also be available the same day at all
digital outlets for a suggested list price of $24.99.
Two years ago, Dio, Iommi, Butler and drummer Vinny
Appice reunited to record a trio of new songs for
Rhino's "Black Sabbath: The Dio Years" before
launching a highly anticipated and greatly acclaimed
world tour under their new moniker HEAVEN AND HELL.
Revitalized by the reunion, the lineup is back in the
studio now recording the first ever full-length studio
album from HEAVEN AND HELL, set to be released by
Rhino in early 2009. To whet the fans' appetites for
the new album, HEAVEN AND HELL will return to the road
for a short stint on the Metal Masters Tour, a
month-long North American trek with JUDAS PRIEST,
MOTÖRHEAD, and TESTAMENT. This blistering metal
juggernaut will launch August 6 in Philadelphia.
THE RULES OF HELL
Track Listing
HEAVEN AND HELL
1. “Neon Knights”
2. “Children Of The Sea”
3. “Lady Evil”
4. “Heaven And Hell”
5. “Wishing Well”
6. “Die Young”
7. “Walk Away”
8. “Lonely Is The Word”
MOB RULES
1. “Turn Up The Night”
2. “Voodoo”
3. “The Sign Of The Southern Cross”
4. “E5150”
5. “The Mob Rules”
6. “Country Girl”
7. “Slipping Away”
8. “Falling Off The Edge Of The World”
9. “Over And Over”
LIVE EVIL
Disc 1
1. “E5150”
2. “Neon Knights”
3. “N.I.B.”
4. “Children Of The Sea”
5. “Voodoo”
6. “Black Sabbath”
7. “War Pigs”
8. “Iron Man”
Disc 2
1. “The Mob Rules”
2. “Heaven And Hell”
3. “The Sign Of The Southern Cross/Heaven And Hell”
4. “Paranoid”
5. “Children Of The Grave”
6. “Fluff”
DEHUMANIZER
1. “Computer God”
2. “After All (The Dead)”
3. “TV Crimes”
4. “Letters From Earth”
5. “Master Of Insanity”
6. “Time Machine”
7. “Sins Of The Father”
8. “Too Late”
9. “I”
10. “Buried Alive”
11. “Time Machine” (Wayne’s World Version)
UPCOMING 4 DISC HEAVY METAL SET TO BE RELEASED BY RHINO ENTERTAINMENT
Heavy metal is not for the faint of heart. The songs don't want you to dance, shake, spin, or jump. They insist that you bang your head. Forget nuances or subtlety, heavy metal's main concern is kicking your ass. Rhino dives into the mosh pit with a four-disc collection of musical wickedness that packs more fire and brimstone than an Aleister Crowley barbeque. The set will be offered in limited edition packing that resembles an amplifier. In a nod to Spinal Tap-whose song "Big Bottom" is included in the set-the faux-amp box features an authentic, turn-able Marshall knob allowing you to literally turn it up to 11. Arranged chronologically, the compilation gathers 70 choice selections from various record labels tracing the evolution of metal during its first golden age between 1968 and 1991. The Heavy Metal Box presents more than five hours of blistering fury guaranteed to send devil horn salutes in the air.
The Heavy Metal Box invokes some of metal's biggest names with Alice Cooper's "Billion Dollar Babies"; Black Sabbath's "Neon Knights"; "Highway Star" by "the loudest group in the world," Deep Purple; Iron Maiden's "The Phantom Of The Opera" with singer Paul Di'Anno and "The Number Of The Beast" with singer Bruce Dickinson; Judas Priest's "The Ripper" and "You've Got Another Thing Comin'"; Metallica's "Whiplash" and uber-doom-ballad "One"; Megadeth's searing political statement "Peace Sells"; Slayer's soul crushing "South of Heaven"; and Pantera's marriage of metal and hardcore on "Cowboys From Hell." The boxed set also includes songs by Ted Nugent, Kiss, W.A.S.P., Diamond Head, Venom, Living Colour, and a pair of tracks featuring leather-lunged Lemmy Kilmister who appears on Hawkwind's "Lost Johnny" and Motorhead's "Ace of Spades."
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THE HEAVY METAL BOX
Track Listing
Disc 1
1. "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" -- Iron Butterfly
2. "Summertime Blues" -- Blue Cheer
3. "Easy Livin" -- Uriah Heep
4. "Highway Star" -- Deep Purple
5. "Billion Dollar Babies" -- Alice Cooper
6. "Lost Johnny" -- Hawkwind
7. "Bad Motor Scooter" -- Montrose
8. "Working Man" -- Rush
9. "Man On The Silver Mountain" -- Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
10. "Detroit Rock City" -- Kiss
11. "The Ripper" -- Judas Priest
12. "Cat Scratch Fever" -- Ted Nugent
13. "Lights Out" -- UFO
14. "Godzilla" -- Blue Oyster Cult
15. "Demolition Boys" -- Girlschool
16. "White Witch" -- Angel Witch
17. "The Phantom Of The Opera" -- Iron Maiden
18. "Neon Knights" -- Black Sabbath
Disc 2
1. "Ace Of Spades" -- Motorhead
2. "Am I Evil?" -- Diamond Head
3. "Nice Boys" -- Rose Tattoo
4. "Attack Of The Mad Axeman" -- Michael Schenker Group
5. "Denim And Leather" -- Saxon
6. "Blitzkrieg" -- Blitzkrieg
7. "Gangland" -- Tygers Of Pan Tang
8. "Witching Hour" -- Venom
9. "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" -- Judas Priest
10. "The Number Of The Beast" -- Iron Maiden
11. "Star War" -- Raven
12. "Say What You Will" -- Fastway
13. "Black Funeral" -- Mercyful Fate
14. "Animal (F**k Like A Beast)" -- W.A.S.P.
15. "Mean Streak" -- Y&T
16. "Holy Diver" -- Dio
17. "Queen Of The Reich" -- Queensryche
18. "Whiplash" -- Metallica
Disc 3
1. "Rock You Like A Hurricane" -- Scorpions
2. "Metal Health" -- Quiet Riot
3. "Into The Fire" -- Dokken
4. "Balls To The Wall" -- Accept
5. "Round And Round" -- Ratt
6. "I Wanna Rock" -- Twisted Sister
7. "The Boulevard Of Broken Dreams" -- Hanoi Rocks
8. "Big Bottom" -- Spinal Tap
9. "Midnite Maniac" -- Krokus
10. "I'll See The Light, Tonight" -- Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force
11. "Crazy Nights" -- Loudness
12. "Shake Me" -- Cinderella
13. "Watch The Children Pray" -- Metal Church
14. "To Hell With The Devil" -- Stryper
15. "A Little Time" -- Helloween
16. "Wrecking Crew" -- Overkill
17. "Caught In A Mosh" -- Anthrax
18. "Peace Sells" -- Megadeth
Disc 4
1. "Still Of The Night" -- Whitesnake
2. "Rock Me" -- Great White
3. "Talk Dirty To Me" -- Poison
4. "Bathroom Wall" -- Faster Pussycat
5. "Hall Of The Mountain King" -- Savatage
6. "Kiss Me Deadly" -- Lita Ford
7. "Hail And Kill" -- Manowar
8. "Trial By Fire" -- Testament
9. "Welcome Home" -- King Diamond
10. "South Of Heaven" -- Slayer
11. "One" -- Metallica
12. "Cult Of Personality" -- Living Colour
13. "Youth Gone Wild" -- Skid Row
14. "Cowboys From Hell" -- Pantera
15. "Beg To Differ" -- Prong
16. "Dead Embryonic Cells" -- Sepultura
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HEAVEN AND HELL UK TOUR TO FEATURE ICED EARTH AND LAMB OF GOD
HEAVEN AND HELL – the new band featuring legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (Dio, Black Sabbath, Rainbow) alongside original Black Sabbath members Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler, plus drummer Vinny Appice (Dio, Black Sabbath) – will embark on a major 11-date UK arena tour starting at Newcastle Metro Arena on Sunday 4th November. Lamb of God and Iced Earth are special guests, making this one of the year's hardest-hitting must-see heavy metal triple bills.
Tickets for all eleven concerts are priced £29.50, and are now on sale from livenation.co.uk, ticketrush.co.uk and via credit card hotline 0870 400 0688.
BLACK SABBATH THE DIO YEARS
The long awaited Black Sabbath best of set featuring songs from the dio era is scheduled for release on April 3rd through Rhino Records. The single disc collection will feature songs from all 3 Dio fronted Sabbath albums including Heaven & Hell, The Mob Rules, and 1992's Dehumanizer. Three brand new tracks have been recorded for the upcoming release, Shadow Of The Wind, The Devil Cried, and Ear To The Wall. All three new tracks were written by Ronnie & Tony. Look for it in stores soon.
HEAVEN AND HELL TOUR TO FEATURE DOWN & MEGADETH
The long awaited Dio Sabbath reunion tour will kick off in Canada playing larger venues across the country. Opening acts for the Canadian dates will include Down( featuring ex members of Pantera, Eye Hate God, and Super Joint Ritual) as well as speed metal masters Megadeth. Only one date has been confirmed for the United States, New York cities Legendary theater Radio City Music Hall. The band is expected to play an extra long set due to no opening acts for the sole US date. After the Canadian tour and the New York City date,
Heaven And Hell will play South America before heading
over to Europe for the summer festival run. A full
U.S. tour will take place in August, to be followed by
U.K., Japan and Australia
DIOMMI???
What started out as rumor has been confirmed. Ronnie James Dio will once again fill his spot as captain of the helm. According to Ronnie he and Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath are going to write a couple songs together for an upcoming box set entitled Black Sabbath - The Dio Years. Will these be unrealesed demo tracks that have recently surfaced from the Dehumanizer era or new material? You can hear Ronnie himself commenting on this upcoming effort by clicking hereBLABBERMOUTH.NET A Black Sabbath reunion with Dio is currently not on the agenda, but time will tell? Geezer, Bill, Vinnie?????
TONY IOMMI ISSUES STATEMENT
BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi has issued the
following statement regarding the reports that
vocalist Ronnie James Dio will be collaborating with Iommi on two
tracks for an upcoming project tentatively dubbed
"Black Sabbath: The Dio Years":
"We’d like to thank Wendy Dio [Ronnie's manager] for
talking sense about the rumours concerning Ronnie Dio
and BLACK SABBATH. To reiterate, Warner Bros. Records
have been looking at putting out a SABBATH box set
featuring Ronnie for some time and recently the search
for previously unreleased material began. Amongst
this, there are unfinished demos but they may not be
considered worthwhile, in which case the guys might
write something new. This is a long-term album project
and no release date has been set."