HEAVEN AND HELL - THE DEVIL YOU KNOW (2LP W/ SIDE 4 ETCHING)

Heaven And Hell The Devil You Know on 2LP Set from Rhino

Long-Awaited 2009 Studio Album from Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Vinny Appice Is First Since 1992

Metal Legend Dio's Last Record Is a Monster

When metal masters Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Vinny Appice reunited for the first time in 15 years to record new bonus tracks for the 2007 compilation Black Sabbath: The Dio Years, an otherworldly force reignited their musical connection. “Everyone had so much fun playing together that we didn’t want it to end,” the band recalls. It didn’t. Electing not to cash in on the Black Sabbath name, the quartet reformed as Heaven & Hell, named for the classic 1980 LP that was the lineup’s debut as Sabbath, and staged a triumphant, sold-out world tour throughout 2007-2008.

Fueled by chemistry on the road, the band returned to the studio in 2008 to record The Devil You Know, its first new set of original material since 1992’s Dehumanizer. “We wound up writing and recording an album that stands up to anything we’ve ever done,” says the legendary band. “We’re really proud of the music  and excited for people to hear it.”

Nobody, of course, could've known that this would mark the late, great Dio's last studio album. But what a way to go out. Don't hesitate: The Devil You Know is one of the highest points in Iommi and Dio's careers, no small feat. The fourth side of this 2LP set features an etching that's nearly as killer as the cover art!

"All of the classic elements are in place, from Geezer Butler’s hulking bass lines to Dio’s dramatic singing. And at 66, the impish frontman remains as mystic as ever, his looming voice a guide through underworld labyrinths in which evil, darkness, and uncertainty constantly lurk. As with every great artistic partnership, he’s got a sympathetic foil. While Dio plays the role of wizard sorcerer, guitarist Tony Iommi acts as a puppet master of riffs, balancing heavy dirges against linear solos and slithering fills. The legend hasn’t yet run out of ideas—or down-tuned, doom-evoking chords."
--Bob Gendron, TONE Audio, April 20, 2009

Heaven & Hell The Devil You Know Track Listing:

1. Atom And Evil
2. Fear
3. Bible Black
4. Double The Pain
5. Rock And Roll Angel
6. The Turn Of The Screw
7. Eating The Cannibals
8. Follow The Tears
9. Neverwhere
10. Breaking Into Heaven