Black Sabbath
Heaven And Hell
Play Heaven And Hell
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MOG Editorial Review
When a rock band loses a singer, there's rarely a second act, but most band aren't Black Sabbath, either. After replacing Ozzy Osbourne with the soon-to-be legend Ronnie James Dio, the metal pioneers were reinvigorated enough to create one more classic in the form of Heaven and Hell. Dio's voice is at its best on Heaven and Hell, shifting between falsetto and massive shrieks over Sabbath's powerful riffs, which even showed hints of prog-rock on songs like "Children of the Sea." Luckily, though, the band had plenty of songs showcasing the reason we fell in love with Black Sabbath in the first place, and you don't need to look further than the adrenaline rush known as opener "Neon Knights" to be reminded of that. Raise your horns in Dio's honor, listen, and enjoy.
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AMG Review of Heaven and Hell
Greg Prato
All Music GuideMany had left Black Sabbath for dead at the dawn of the '80s, and with good reason -- the band's last few albums were not even close to their early classics, and original singer Ozzy Osbourne had just split from the band. But the Sabs had found a worthy replacement in former Elf and Rainbow singer Ronnie James Dio, and bounced back to issue their finest album since the early '70s, 1980's Heaven and Hell. The band sounds reborn and re-energized throughout. Several tracks easily rank among Sabbath's all-time best, such as the vicious album opener, "Neon Knights," the moody, mid-paced epic "Children of the Sea," and the title track, which features one of Tony Iommi 's best guitar riffs. With Heaven and Hell, Black Sabbath were obviously back in business. Unfortunately, the Dio-led version of the band would only record one more studio album before splitting up (although Dio would return briefly in the early '90s). One of Sabbath's finest records.
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- Release Date 2008
- Label Rhino/Warner Bros.
- Genre Rock
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