Heaven and Hell (Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Vinny Appice), "Bible Black" -- Song Premiere

Posted on Mar 24th 2009 12:00PM by Carlos Ramirez Comments


Featuring Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Vinny Appice, Heaven and Hell is essentially the Black Sabbath line-up that was together from 1979-1982 and then again in 1991-1992. After the success of their 2007 and 2008 reunion tours, the quartet decided to use the new moniker and enter the recording studio. Hitting store shelves on April 28, 'The Devil You Know' is Heaven and Hell's official debut album but the crushing results could have only come from master veterans like these.

In our tireless pursuit of providing our readers with the hottest exclusives in metal and hard rock, Noisecreep has gotten its hands on "Bible Black," the first single from 'Heaven and Hell.' The molasses-thick riffs, slow-burning tempo, and Dio's instantly engaging vocal melodies hit hard and will surely silence the naysayers who doubted the band still had the fury to pull off such a heavy statement. If this song is any indication of what lies ahead for us, 'The Devil You Know' is going to be one ugly bastard of an album!



Metal History: When Black Sabbath's original singer's life became completely unmanageable due to a colossal addiction to drugs and alcohol, the British combo were forced to fire him. The only problem was, the guy in question happened to be Ozzy Osbourne. The split would prove to be one of the most significant moments in heavy metal history.

Luckily for the band and ultimately, the listening public, their manager's daughter (ironically Sharon Arden, who famously would go on to marry Ozzy) suggested former Rainbow and Elf frontman Ronnie James Dio and the band wisely took her advice. The change of guard injected fresh energy and vitality to Black Sabbath's new material and gave the future Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees a new lease on life. The combination of Tony Iommi's meaty guitar riffs and Dio's soul-stirring vocals is one of rock's unholiest unions. Sabbath would go on to make three essential studio albums with the American singer spread out over a decade.

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Robert

Cool tune. Love the guitars.

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May 28 2009 at 9:50 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
mmbruce80

This tune rocks! Great stuff and it makes me really happy they are can and are still making music. Cant wait for the full album on the 28th.

April 02 2009 at 12:09 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
whitehorseinmud1

they still really do rock!caught their live gig at the cynthia woods in texas with megadeth back in 07 or 08 cant remember ...lol anyhow they rocked and they out perform a lot of the younger metal bands out there.buy the cd you will not be disappointed.

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rtlures

Ronnie does have great vocal ability, and I always admired him, but I wish his songs dealt in the Christian realm. What a voice he could be singing for Christ, instead of against him.

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