I put something together, we did the song. ‘Could you anything with this?’ I said, sure, give me a few minutes and I’ll see what I can do. Tony said ‘I want to play something for you’ and so they strapped on their instruments and played me the beginning of the song that would become Children of the Sea. Dio said, “I was invited into the studio that they were using. The pair kept in touch via telephone, until Dio arrived at Iommi’s Los Angeles house for a relaxed, getting-to-know-you jam session. “It must have been fate,” Dio recalled, “because we connected so instantly.” Both men were in similar situations: Dio was seeking a new project and Iommi required a vocalist. The pair then met again by chance at The Rainbow on Sunset Strip in Los Angeles later that year. Initially, Dio and Iommi discussed forming a new band rather than a continuation of Black Sabbath, without anything concrete happening. I was introduced to him by Sharon Arden, as she was named then, and one thing led to another.” In speaking with Eddie Trunk about how his tenure in Black Sabbath came about, Ronnie James Dio said: “It all really started with a conversation I had with Tony on the phone at a time when he was about to leave Black Sabbath. Ronnie James Dio was introduced to Iommi in 1979 by Sharon Arden, who later married Osbourne. Iommi revealed in his memoir that he still possesses a recording featuring Osbourne singing an early version of what would become the track Children of the Sea with different lyrics and a totally different vocal melody. He preferred the band’s earlier, more direct and heavier sound. The band convened in Los Angeles for eleven months to record a new album, a process described by guitarist Tony Iommi as a “highly frustrating, never-ending process.” The last few albums Technical Ecstasy and Never Say Die had been less successful, embracing a more experimental style that Osbourne in particular was fed up with. The initial sessions for what became the Heaven and Hell album started after the Never Say Die tour, with Ozzy Osbourne still in the band. Even Ronnie, when he went out on his solo thing, he’d always play Heaven And Hell. “That was on our initial album ”, Iommi said. The lyrics and vocal melodies were written by the newly arrived Ronnie James Dio.Įverybody involved with the song cites it one of the defining songs from the band. The song’s main guitar riff and overall music was written by guitarist Tony Iommi with inspiration and input from Geoff Nicholls, but – as with almost all Sabbath albums – credit is given to the entire main band. It was the first album to feature vocalist Ronnie James Dio, who replaced original vocalist Ozzy Osbourne in 1979. Highlights include stellar performances of ‘Neon Knights’, ‘Heaven And Hell’ and ‘Voodoo’.Heaven And Hell is the title track of Black Sabbath’s ninth studio album, released on 25 April 1980. The cherry on top is an entire concert recorded in 1982 in Portland, OR. Along with additional tracks from ‘Live At Hammersmith Odeon’ , the collection also includes a newly mixed version of ‘The Mob Rules’. ‘Mob Rules:Deluxe Edition’ boasts an expansive selection of rare and unreleased recordings. The set concludes with live rarities like ‘E5150’ and ‘Neon Knights’ that originally appeared in 2007 on the Rhino Handmade’s limited edition collection, ‘Black Sabbath:Live At Hammersmith Odeon’. ‘Heaven And Hell:Deluxe Edition’ adds several bonus tracks that have never been released in North America, including versions of ‘Children Of The Sea’ and ‘Die Young’ recorded Live in 1980 in Hartford, CT. The music will also be available via digital download and streaming services the same day. Due to space constraints, both vinyl editions include a selection of bonus material from the CDs. Rhino Records are set to release Black Sabbath albums ‘Heaven And Hell’ and ‘Mob Rules’ in deluxe edition formats and these will be released separately on March 5th 2021.Įach album will be available on 2-CDs ($19.98), or a 2-LPs ($31.98).
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