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Geezer on the passing
of Michael Jackson |
Jun 26, 2009 |
Saddened and shocked to hear of the passing of Michael Jackson. He truly
was, and always will be, a true icon. Thriller was one of the greatest pop
masterpieces of all time. a sad day for our world. R.I.P.
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The Metalway Festival |
Jun 24, 2009 |
"Sadly
Heaven & Hell were unable to perform at The Metalway Festival in Zaragoza on
Sunday due to acute back problems suffered by Tony which left him in
considerable pain and unable to stand. Ronnie, Geezer and Vinny spoke to the
audience to explain the situation. The band is extremely disappointed that the
show couldn’t take place and hope to make it up to the ticket holders when they
resume touring in Europe."
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Heaven & Hell August
Pre-Sale Password |
May 5, 2009 |
The
presale for all Heaven & Hell shows in August, except Baltimore, begins
Wednesday May 6 at 10AM local time at
www.ticketmaster.com or
www.livenation.com, depending on the market. The password for all presales
is DEVIL!!!!
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Heaven & Hell Tour
Dates - North America |
May 4, 2009 |
LOS
ANGELES ‹ Heaven & Hell, the quartet of Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer
Butler, and Vinny Appice, will bring their wicked world tour to North America
for a select number of shows this August. The band will start their summer
headlining music festivals across Europe before bringing their macabre stage
show of metal classics to North America starting on August 7 in Vancouver.
Tickets for most shows go on sale the weekend of May 8. There will also be a
presale for all shows, except Baltimore, beginning May 6 at 10AM local time.
Coheed And Cambria will provide support on all shows except the Seattle date on
August 8, which will feature Neurosis in the supporting slot.
On April 28, Heaven & Hell released their first album in 17 years THE DEVIL YOU
KNOW and the highly anticipated set did not disappoint. Revolver Magazine
declared it "an album of ageless metal anthems" and The Associated Press praised
its "bone-crunching riffs and power chords that can loosen the phlegm in your
chest." The band plans to mix in several tracks from THE DEVIL YOU KNOW into
their set of Dio-era Black Sabbath classics.
Coheed And Cambria bring their unique blend of prog and metal as the supporting
act on the tour. The band just released their Neverender box set. The 4-CD/5-DVD
collection chronicles a series of 2008 shows where the band performed all four
of their albums in the same city on consecutive nights.
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HEAVEN & HELL TOUR DATES
All Dates Also Feature Coheed And Cambira Unless Noted
AUGUST
7 Vancouver, BC Thunderbird Arena On Sale 5/9
8 Seattle, WA WaMu Theater* On Sale 5/8
10 San Jose, CA Event Center Arena On Sale 5/8
11 Los Angeles, CA Greek Theater On Sale 5/9
12 Phoenix, AZ Dodge Theater On Sale 5/11
14 Albuquerque, NM Journal Pavilion On Sale 5/9
15 Denver, CO Red Rocks On Sale 5/9
18 Cincinnati, OH PNC Pavilion On Sale 5/8
19 Chicago, IL Charter One Pavilion On Sale 5/15
21 Detroit, MI Meadow Brook Pavilion On Sale 5/8
22 Cleveland, OH Nautica Pavilion On Sale 5/8
23 Baltimore, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion On Sale 6/5
25 New York, NY WaMu Theater @ MSG On Sale 5/8
27 Wallingford, CT Chevrolet Theatre On Sale 5/9
28 Boston, MA Bank Of America Pavilion On Sale 5/8
*With Neurosis (Coheed And Cambria will not appear on this date)
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The Devil You Know
Details |
Apr 24, 2009 |
HEAVEN & HELL INVADE BEST BUY SAN BERNADINO
FOR RARE IN-STORE APPEARANCE AND SIGNING
New Album The Devil You Know Available April 28
Heaven & Hell will make a rare
in-store appearance and signing at Best Buy in San Bernadino on Saturday, May 2.
Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice will all be on hand
to celebrate the release of their new album The Devil You Know, out April
28 on Rhino. Best Buy stores will offer an exclusive version of the album
featuring a bonus DVD with unreleased video of the band recording the album
including studio
performances, interviews, and other behind-the-scenes content. Fans who
buy The Devil You Know at the San Bernadino Best Buy beginning on April
28 will get a wristband which will grant them access to get their copy signed by
the band. Fans can also get wristbands for the event by purchasing the album at
Best Buy stores in Burbank, Rancho Cucamonga and Riverside. The event takes
place Saturday, May 2 at 2:00 PM. Please call the San Bernadino store for more
details at (909) 885-4049.
WHO:
HEAVEN & HELL
(Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Vinny Appice)
WHAT: Signing
Their New Album The Devil
You Know
WHEN: SATURDAY,
MAY 2
2:00 – 4:00 PM
WHERE: BEST BUY –
SAN BERNADINO
888 Harriman Place
San Bernadino, CA 92480
(909) 885-4049
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The Devil You Know
Details |
Apr 20, 2009 |
Heaven & Hell
is ramping up for the April 28 release of THE DEVIL YOU KNOW with a vast array
of physical and digital retail exclusive versions, listed below. The album will
also be released as double vinyl LP featuring a laser etched design and
exclusive poster on May 12.
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Best Buy will
offer an exclusive version featuring a DVD with unreleased video of the band
recording the album including
studio performances, interviews, and other behind-the-scenes content.
-
Wal-Mart will offer an exclusive
alternate cover that prominently features the traditional Black Sabbath
devil logo. When finalizing the cover, the band narrowed it down to their
two favorites but had a difficult time making a final decision. Now the
alternate cover will also be available as a Wal-Mart exclusive.
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iTunes will offer an exclusive
version with previously unreleased live recordings of “Die Young” and
“I” from the band’s 2007 European tour.
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Select independent retail stores
will offer exclusive Heaven & Hell T-shirts and/or copies of the album
signed by the entire band, while supplies last. See below for a list of all
participating stores and contact them directly for more details.
Participating Independent Retail
Stores
Cactus Music
- Houston, TX
The Exchange – Cleveland, OH
Independent Records – Denver, CO
Looney Tunes - Long Island, NY
Newbury Comics – 28 total stores in Boston, MA area
Record Theatre - Buffalo, NY
Record & Tape Traders - Washington D.C.
Rolling Stone – Chicago, IL
Silver Platters – Seattle, WA
The Omega Order – online only at
www.theomegaorder.com
intage Vinyl - Fords, NJ
Zias – Phoenix, AZ, Tucson, AZ & Las Vegas, NV
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The Devil You Know |
Mar 11, 2009 |
HEAVEN & HELL
INTRODUCES THE DEVIL YOU KNOW
Highly Anticipated New Album from Dio, Iommi, Butler, and
Appice,
Their First in 17 Years, Features Epic First Single "Bible Black"
 Available
from Rhino April 28
LOS ANGELES -- After finishing several heralded world tours as Heaven & Hell
last summer, Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Vinny Appice were
tighter than ever before, both musically and personally. Agreeing that it would
be a shame to stop making music together at tour's end, the quartet began
writing, first in England at Iommi's home studio and later in Los Angeles at
Dio's studio. "The band had gotten too good to just walk away," Dio says. "We
wanted to show people that we were still capable of giving them new music that
measured up to what we'd done in the past."
With that goal in mind, the band once again converged on Rockfield Studios in
Wales last winter, the same place they used 17 years earlier to record their
last album, Dehumanizer. The result is the long awaited new album THE DEVIL YOU
KNOW, featuring 10 soon-to-be-classic tracks from the Dio-fronted version of
Black Sabbath. The highly anticipated set arrives on April 28 from Rhino for a
suggested list price of $18.98 (physical) and $9.99 (digital).
It took less than three weeks to finish the album, with most of the songs only
needing a couple of takes. "It was good to play them live in the studio. It
keeps you on edge," Iommi says. "I mean, somewhere along the line we were gonna
have to play them live; might as well start in the studio." Butler adds: "We've
learned from the past that you can kill a song doing it over and over. The first
Sabbath albums were done in two or three days. Technically they weren't great,
but vibe-wise they were great. If you capture that feeling, that's all you
need."
"Bible Black," the epic first single, begins with Iommi on acoustic guitar
behind Dio's plaintive wail before the rhythm shifts to a menacing stomp for the
rest of this dark tale about a book of sinister scriptures. One of the first
songs written for the album, Dio says it established a tone for the rest of the
album. "When you start off with a blockbuster like that, it makes the rest of
the album so much easier because it gives you a benchmark to measure the other
songs against."
Iommi proves he hasn't lost the ability to inspire six-string envy, unleashing
riffs like a pack of rabid hellhounds on "Atom And Evil," "Fear," "Neverwhere,"
and "Eating The Cannibals," a tune about doing more than biting the hand that
feeds. Butler and Appice slow the pace while ramping up the intensity on "Follow
The Tears" and "Double The Pain" and "Breaking Into Heaven," the latter
diverging from its glacial procession for Dio's majestic chorus about fallen
angels planning an attack on paradise.
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"
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Buenos Aires Tickets |
Mar 6, 2009 |
Citibank ticket
presale in Buenos Aires
Gral on sale :
Friday March 20th
Tickets can be
purchased on line at
www.ticketportal.com.ar or calling +(54-11) 5-353-0606
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The Devil You Know
announced |
Feb 10, 2009 |
HEAVEN & HELL SET TO
REVEAL THE DEVIL YOU KNOW
Highly Anticipated New Album From Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler
and Vinny Appice To Be Released April 28 From Rhino
LOS
ANGELES —Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice returned
to the stage after 15 years in 2007, launching a triumphant world tour as Heaven
& Hell. Revitalized and inspired by its time on the road, the quartet recently
returned to the studio, recording the band’s first album since 1992’s
Dehumanizer. The highly anticipated album, THE DEVIL YOU KNOW, will be available
from Rhino on April 28.
“Everyone had so much fun playing together that we didn’t want it to end,” says
the group. “We started writing together and the songs started flowing like we
never stopped. We wound up writing and recording an album that stands up to
anything we’ve ever done. We’re really proud of the music and excited for people
to hear it.”
The dark tone heard on THE DEVIL YOU KNOW is clear from several of the album’s
song titles, such as “Bible Black,” “Rock & Roll Angel,” “Breaking Into Heaven,”
“Atom & Evil” and “Eating The Cannibals.”
The seeds of the new album were planted in 2006, when Dio, Iommi, Butler and
Appice returned to the studio to record a trio of new songs for Black Sabbath:
The Dio Years, a recent compilation of essential tracks taken from the quartet’s
four albums together. Soon after, the band launched a run of sold-out shows
around the world, electrifying audiences with its malevolent metal fury.
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The First 2009 Heaven
& Hell Tour Dates! |
Feb 6, 2009 |
Hello
readers,
Check 'em out! The first dates from the 2009 tour in support of the
new album are finally available. Here they are:
May 5 Colombia, Bogota
May 7 Argentina, Buenos Aires, Luna Park
May 8 Chile, Santiago, Movistar Arena
May 10 Brazil, Belo Horizonte, Chevrolet Hall
May 13 Brazil, Brasilia, Ginadsio Nilson Nelson
May 15 Brazil, Sao Paulo, Credicard Hall
May 16 Brazil, Sao Paulo, Credicard Hall
May 17 Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Citibank Hall Rio
May 30 Russia, Moscow, B-1 (Tickets
available here)
May 31 Russia, Moscow, B-1 (Tickets
available here)
June 1 Russia, St. Petersburg, New Arena
June 2 Finland, Helsinki, Icehall
June 4 Norway, Oslo, Spektrum
June 6 Sweden, Solvesborg, Sweden Rock Festival
June 8 Germany, Giessen, Hessenhallen
June 9 Germany, Berlin, Zitadelle
June 10 Germany, Bamburg, Jakoarena
June 13 Holland, Bergum, Waldrock Festival
June 14 Germany, Karlsruhe, Europahalle
June 16 Germany, Bonn, Museumplatz
June 17 Switzerland, Zurich, Volkshaus
June 19 France, Clisson, Hellfest
June 21 Zaragoza, Spain - Metalway Festival
June 26 Belgium, Dessel, Graspop
June 27 Italy, Milan, Gods of Metal
July 30 Germany, Wacken Open Air
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An Update to the
Journal Update |
Dec 12, 2008 |
Hello
readers,
just to add to
my
previous statement,
and to clarify, the basic tracks for the new Heaven and Hell album have been
laid down, and I can report it has been a pleasurable experience writing and
recording with Ronnie, Tony and Vinny. We hope to have the album finished, mixed
and ready to go in the next couple of months.
Meanwhile, I would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas, Chanukah Sameach,
happy Kwanzaa, Joyeux Noel, Froehliche Weihnachten, happy holidays, and a
heavenly peaceful new year. See you on the road sometime in 2009!
Peace,
Geezer.
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Thanks for coming out
for the tour |
Sep 4, 2008 |
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Hello readers,
Thank you all who came to see the Metal Masters tour. It was a pleasure touring
with such great bands and friends - Judas Priest, Motorhead, and Testament, and
their respective crews. It was great meeting everyone who came to the meet and
greets after the shows.
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More video
with Heaven & Hell |
Aug 28, 2008 |
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Some video interviews
with Heaven & Hell |
Aug 27, 2008 |
HEAVEN & HELL EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW TO PREMIERE
ON
HEADBANGERS BALL THIS WEEKEND
An exclusive interview with Heaven & Hell
will be featured this weekend on Headbangers Ball, which airs on MTV2
from 12AM – 1AM on Saturday night (technically early Sunday morning on
August 31). Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice
will be speaking about their Metal Masters tour with Judas Priest, Motörhead,
and Testament, the new Dio-era Black Sabbath boxed set, The Rules Of
Hell, as well as future plans for Heaven & Hell. Snippets from the
interview are available exclusively at
headbangersblog.com
starting today with more rolling out through the rest of the week. Be
sure to tune in this Saturday night!
If for some reason these videos are not
working for you,
head over to this page on mtv.com, which should allow you to see
them.
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A note from Heaven & Hell
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Aug 11, 2008 |
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The band would like to apologize for not having
played Neon Knights in Jones Beach nor at PNC. Much to their extreme dismay,
they had technical issues both nights that caused them to have to leave the
stage prior to completing their set. They would never intentionally be
discourteous to people that are there to see them and leave the stage without
playing every possible second they could (and of all songs...Neon Knights is one
of their favorites to play).
Again, many apologies for the unfortunate circumstances.
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Black Sabbath In Store
Signing |
Jul 9, 2008 |
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Black Sabbath - Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer
Butler and Vinny Appice - will sign copies of their new box set "Black Sabbath:
The Rules of Hell"* at Vintage Vinyl on Saturday, August 2nd from 3pm-4pm.
Vintage Vinyl's address is 51 Lafayette Road - Fords, NJ 08863 - ph#
732-225-7717. Please contact the store for details.
*due to time constraints, the band will only sign copies of The Rules of Hell
box set or Heaven and Hell: Live from Radio City Music Hall (DVD/CD)
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Black Sabbath Enforces
THE RULES OF HELL |
May 20, 2008 |
Five-CD Boxed
Set Features Newly Remastered Versions Of
Every Dio-Era Sabbath Album, Available July 22 From Rhino
Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Vinny
Appice Are Currently Recording Long Awaited New Heaven &
Hell Studio Album, Set To Be Released By Rhino In Early 2009
Heaven & Hell Will Return to the Road This Summer for the
Metal Masters Tour With Judas Priest, Motörhead, and
Testament
LOS ANGELES – 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 and 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 & Hell. Revitalized by the reunion, the
lineup is back in the studio now recording the first ever
full-length studio album from Heaven & Hell, set to be
released by Rhino in early 2009. To whet the fans’ appetites
for the new album, Heaven & 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 Dio-era’s first effort, HEAVEN AND HELL, hit the racks
on April 25, 1980. Greeted by ecstatic reviews, the album
peaked at #9 in Britain. In the U.S., its Top 30 success
gave the group its first platinum disc in six years. Opening
with the chugging anthem “Neon Knights,” the album also
includes the epic title track, “Wishing Well,” “Die Young”
and “Lonely Is The Word.”
The group’s follow-up, MOB RULES, was the first without
original drummer Bill Ward, who was replaced with Appice.
The album bristles with Iommi’s signature dark riffs,
Butler’s elaborate bass lines, Appice’s hammering behind the
drums and Dio’s inimitable growling. The album includes the
high-octane tracks—“Falling Off The Edge Of The World,”
“Turn Up The Night,” and the title track—plus the mid-tempo
rocker “Voodoo” and the slow-churning epic “The Sign Of The
Southern Cross,” a favorite among band members and fans
alike.
Released in December 1982, LIVE EVIL stands as a modern
metal masterpiece and a testament to the power of the Dio,
Iommi, Butler and Appice lineup. Recorded in Seattle,
Dallas, and San Antonio, the sound is upfront and
aggressive, a virtual front-row seat for epic versions of
their classics including “Neon Knights,” “Children Of The
Sea,” “The Sign Of The Southern Cross” and “Heaven And
Hell.”
DEHUMANIZER (1992) is seen by many metal aficionados as one
of—if not the most—underrated work to ever carry the Sabbath
name. After the lineup fell apart in 1982, the group
reconvened a decade later to release this lost classic. The
album forged something new, pushing its legend to a new
generation of metal heads with incredible tracks like “I,”
“Computer God” and “TV Crimes.”
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)
Heaven & Hell North American Tour Dates
(Except where noted, all shows also feature Judas Priest,
Motörhead, and Testament)
AUGUST
6 Philadelphia, PA Susquehanna Bank Center
7 Washington, DC Nissan Pavilion
9 Holmdel, NJ PNC Arts Center
10 Wantagh, NJ Jones Beach Theater
12 Hamburg, NY Grandstand Stage/America's Fair **
13 Toronto, ONT Molson Amphitheatre
15 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena##
16 Pittsburgh, PA Post-Gazette Pavilion
18 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Center
19 Chicago, IL First Midwest Band Amphitheatre
22 Dallas, TX Superpages.com Center
23 Houston, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
24 San Antonio, TX Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
27 Albuquerque, NM Journal Pavilion
28 Phoenix, AZ Cricket Wireless Pavilion
30 San Bernadino, CA Hyundai Pavilion At Glen Helen
31 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
**Featuring Motörhead and Testament ONLY
## Featuring Judas Priest and Testament ONLY
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Metal Masters Tour Announced! |
Apr 21, 2008 |
METAL LEGENDS JUDAS PRIEST, HEAVEN & HELL, MOTORHEAD, AND TESTAMENT UNITE FOR ‘METAL MASTERS TOUR’
WORLD PREMIERE OF JUDAS PRIEST ‘NOSTRADAMUS’ COVER ART AND FREE MP3 DOWNLOAD OF TITLE TRACK AT LIVENATION.COM
After weeks of speculation, Live Nation has put together a killer package that is bound to go down as the heavy metal event of 2008 - Judas Priest, Heaven and Hell, Motorhead, and Testament will be touring together for the first time.
Dubbed ‘The Metal Masters Tour,’ the sixteen date U.S. trek kicks off August 6th at the Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden, New Jersey.
Judas Priest will be supporting their epic concept album, ‘Nostradamus,’ which will arrive on June 17th via Epic Records, and tells the tale of the renowned 16th century prophet. A few tracks from ‘Nostradamus’ will make their in-concert debut on ‘The Metal Masters Tour,’ but the majority of Priest’s set list will include some of metal’s all-time classics, as well as fan favorites that span the quintet’s entire career. Without a doubt, this will be one of Priest’s most powerful sets ever. As a ‘sneak peak treat’ to fans starved for a musical taster, the first cut off the new album will make its world premiere debut as exclusive free MP3 download starting today exclusively at www.livenation.com/judaspriest.
Heaven & Hell will be supporting the release of ‘The Rules Of Hell’ a five-CD boxed set available on July 22nd from Rhino Records which features re-mastered versions of all four Dio-era Black Sabbath albums (‘Heaven and Hell,’ ‘Mob Rules,’ ‘Live Evil,’ and ‘Dehumanizer’) in a deluxe package with new liner notes.
Perennial road rats Motorhead will be touring strictly for the love of it, offering a fan favorites set spanning more than three decades worth of molar-rattling metal. Motorhead’s last album was 2006’s ‘Kiss of Death’ (released via Sanctuary Records), their 19th studio set of their long and highly influential career. A new album is currently in the works as well, which is currently being recorded at their old pal Dave Grohl’s studio with a August release date targeted. Lemmy blairs out, "Here it comes everybody, the test of your Metalness in 2008 and the years to come! Come one come all and be abused!"
Rounding out the line-up will be legendary thrash metal titans Testament, whose new album, ‘The Formation of Damnation,’ (April 29th,) displays Testament as the quintessential modern heavy metal band, whose experience and accumulated skill allows them to attack with reserves of anger, energy and finesse that make them more powerful than ever. Lead singer Chuck Billy says, “Uniting these bands is the heavy metal event of generations. We are so proud to be a part of it.”
Although all four bands may represent different subgenres of heavy metal, all four have one thing in common – they have stuck to their stylistic guns through thick and thin, and have remained true to the metal form.
And soon, band and fan will be united as one on ‘The Metal Masters Tour.’
“As ever, we look forward to screaming out loud with our metal maniac fans when we hit the road,” enthuses Priest singer, Rob Halford. “Thank you once again for your devotion and support. The Priest is back!”
This tour will be limited to fifteen very special engagements, and Citi cardmembers will have pre-sale access to tickets through Citi's Private Pass® Program, available to all Citi cardmembers at www.privatepass.citi.com.
Metal maniacs seeking the ultimate concert experience can access unique VIP ticket and fan experience packages that offer premium seats, meet & greets, pre-concert parties and more brought to you by the band's official websites, www.judaspriest.com and www.heavenandhelllive.com. VIP packages for the first events will be on sale by 10 a.m eastern time on Friday, April 25th. Also, not all VIP packages are the same, so be sure to pick the right one that suits you best.
Tickets go on sale to the public beginning this weekend at www.livenation.com.
See the official web sites for continually updated tour information and on-sale dates.
The dates are as follows:
Wed 06-Aug-08 Susquehanna Bank Center, Camden, NJ – PUBLIC ON SALE APRIL 26, 10 am
Thu 07-Aug-08 Nissan Pavilion, Bristow, VA – PUBLIC ON SALE SOON
Sat 09-Aug-08 PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ – PUBLIC ON SALE APRIL 26, 10 am
Sun 10-Aug-08 Nikon at Jones Beach, Wantagh, NY – PUBLIC ON SALE APRIL 26, 10 am
Wed 13-Aug-08 Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, ON – PUBLIC ON SALE APRIL 25, 10 am
Sat 16-Aug-08 Post Gazette Pavilion, Pittsburgh, PA – PUBLIC ON SALE APRIL 25, 10 am
Mon 18-Aug-08 DTE Energy Music Theatre, Detroit, MI – PUBLIC ON SALE SOON
Tue 19-Aug-08 First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre, Chicago, IL – PUBLIC ON SALE APRIL 25, 5 pm
Fri 22-Aug-08 Superpages.com Amphitheatre, Dallas, TX – PUBLIC ON SALE SOON
Sat 23-Aug-08 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Houston, TX – PUBLIC ON SALE SOON
Sun 24-Aug-08 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, San Antonio, TX – PUBLIC ON SALE SOON
Wed 27-Aug-08 Journal Pavilion, Albuquerque, NM – PUBLIC ON SALE SOON
Thu 28-Aug-08 Cricket Wireless Pavilion, Phoenix, AZ – PUBLIC ON SALE SOON
Sat 30-Aug-08 Glen Helen Pavilion, San Bernardino, CA – PUBLIC ON SALE SOON
Sun 31-Aug-08 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA – PUBLIC ON SALE APRIL 27, 10 am
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Geezer Butler Interview |
Apr 5, 2008 |
We just ran across an interview done with Geezer Butler by the "Riverfront Blogs" Website. They entitled it "Geezer Butler Rules". It covers a wide range of topics, and talks about a lot of things personal to Geezer, it's not all music industry stuff. - here are a few samples...
About sixteen years ago, I sold you a bag of popcorn in a strip mall in Chesterfield. What were you doing in Chesterfield?
GB: (Laughs). Yeah, we had a house there, ´cause me wife’s family is all from there. Me kids were born in St. John’s Hospital there. We had a house in England and in St. Louis, so we used to spend a lot of time in both places.
In your section of the album’s liner notes, you say this stuff is pretty challenging to play again after not playing them for years. On this leg of the tour, are you having fun doing these songs again?
GB: Oh, absolutely. Now, you know them backwards, so you start throwing in different things every night, which is another great thing about this band: There’s no two shows the same now. We do quite a lot of jamming in a couple of the songs. Like “Voodoo” and “Heaven and Hell,” they’re different every night.
You'll want to check this out, it's a good interview. Sorry to the RFT folks for not getting this up sooner.
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NEW RELEASE: Black Sabbath: The Dio Years MVI Version! |
Mar 11, 2008 |
Black Sabbath - The Dio Years is now available as an MVI release. The 2-disc set includes the original Dio Years CD release, along with an enhanced Music Video Interactive (MVI) disc that features high resolution PCM stereo mixes, digital files, videos for "Neon Knights," "Die Young" and "TV Crimes," a photo gallery, create your own ringtones, buddy icons, wallpapers & much more. Go to www.rhino.com/blacksabbath for more info.
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Yes We Can! |
Feb 8, 2008 |
“Wondering who did the incredible editing on the Will I. Am video ‘Yes We Can’? Well… it was non-other than my son, Terence ‘Biff’ Butler, who was also the singer with now defunct band Apartment 26. Well done Biff!”
http://www.yeswecansong.com
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Vote for The Mob Rules |
Nov 21, 2007 |
MTV2's Headbangers Ball will have an end of the year countdown of the best videos they've shown in the past year on the episode airing 12/29. The videos they show will be comprised entirely of those that receive the most votes on the website. To participate in the contest you go to hbb.mtv2.com and then click "vote" - then you will see all of the eligible videos including Heaven and Hell's "The Mob Rules" from Live at Radio City Music Hall (if you check the box next to the band name/video it will register your vote.)
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The Dio Years Tour Edition E-Card |
Oct 25, 2007 |
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Singapore Ticket Information |
Oct 10, 2007 |
Just a quick note for those fans living in Singapore.
There's ticket availability information online now here.
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Heaven and Hell Podcast Online |
Sep 21, 2007 |
The MTV show "Headbangers Ball" is running a cool item you will want to check out. It's their exclusive audio podcast interview with Heaven and Hell. Here's a little bit about it from MTV's own description.
During the conversation, the guys joke around about renaming “Heaven and Hell” “Heaven and Sausages,” Dio insists he’s taking on a second career as a boxing promoter and the musicians share their shoe sizes. There’s also a great story about a show-halting fire alarm in New Zealand, some conjecture about when the upcoming Van Halen tour will self-destruct and some revealing information about what Ronnie, Tony, Geezer and Vinnie have planned when the Heaven and Hell tour finally ends.
This is going to be a weekly series by them, so you will definitely want to check it out today!
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Live at Radio City Music Hall Online |
Aug 29, 2007 |
Clear Channel has some previews of the Radio City Music Hall releases online. You can listen to the album via audio via their "Music on Demand" preview.
You can also watch four songs from the concert DVD, too! The four songs available are: Falling off the Edge of the World, Shadow of the Wind, Die Young, and Heaven and Hell. You can check out the video (these are full songs, not 30 second clips), at the Clear Channel on Demand Site.
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Live at Radio City Music Hall Deluxe Edition Pre-Order |
Aug 28, 2007 |
We've been asked about this many times, and we're finally able to bring you pre-order information on the Radio City Music Hall Deluxe Edition. The pre-order starts at 9AM Pacific time on the 28th of August (this morning). Here is the link you will need. This is a limited run of 5,000 copies (similar to the Live at Hammersmith release earlier this year), so if you're interested, you should get in now with your order.
http://www.rhino.com/blacksabbath
From there, you can click on the Deluxe Edition Link to get to the ordering page for the product. Please see the technical note at the bottom of this story before clicking, however. There are 30 second streaming audio files of each of the tracks from the album at the Rhino pre-order page, too!
Rhino.com's exclusive limited edition box also includes: glossy band photos, a Heaven And Hell tour program, ticket replica, laminated pass and collector's postcards. It all comes housed in a sleek black display box emblazoned with official Heaven And Hell artwork.
A small technical problem exists with the site, though. The ordering page on the Rhino site does not appear to currently be working with the Mozilla Firefox or Opera web browsers. You likely will have to use Internet Explorer to get it work right correctly.
Also, we've had a few queries about the "pass" that is in the set. It is NOT a legitimate backstage pass like some have asked. Sorry. :)
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Live at Radio City Music Hall Full Album available for Streaming |
Aug 22, 2007 |
Rhino and Rhapsody are now giving you a chance to listen to the full version of "Heaven & Hell: Live from Radio City Music Hall" right now. All you need to do is head to the link below, and you will get a full album stream which you can listen to.
http://www.rhapsody.com/heavenandhell/livefromradiocitymusichall
If you want to pre-order the album, click on the Heaven & Hell banner above to be taken to the Rhino website where you can order yours!
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Live at Radio City Music Hall E-Card Now Available |
Aug 21, 2007 |
The electronic card from Rhino records for the Live at Radio City Music Hall release next week is now available. If you go to the following link at Rhino's website, you can view the link you need on the right hand column of the page:
http://www.rhino.com/flashcards/heavenandhell/
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Live at Radio City Music Hall Screening Party |
Aug 17, 2007 |
There is a DVD screening party coming up at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. It is on Wednesday August 29th from 6:30 to 9:00 PM. Admission is free, and there will be free merchandise, too! For further details, check out this link over at the R&R HOF website.
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Autograph Session for Live at Radio City Music Hall |
Aug 15, 2007 |
Ronnie James Dio - Tony Iommi - Geezer Butler - Vinny Appice
Will be signing copies of the new DVD and CD
Live From Radio City Music Hall at HOT TOPIC
Hollywood & Highland
6801 Hollywood Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90028
323-462-2590
TUESDAY, AUGUST 28th AT 6PM
Beginning Friday, August 17th, pre-order the new Heaven and Hell CD or DVD, Live at Radio City Music Hall, and receive a wristband that guarantees a place in line to meet Heaven and Hell!
NOTE: This particular wristband pre-order only available at the Hollywood & Highland Hot Topic Store.
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Heaven & Hell live CD/DVD Trailer Released |
Aug 6, 2007 |
The trailer for the release later this month of the "Heaven & Hell Live at Radio City Music Hall" on CD and DVD has been officially released. You can view it below.
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A couple
more Heaven & Hell Dates |
July 23, 2007 |
08/30---MEXICO CITY
VENUE:AUDITORIO NACIONAL
08/31---GUADALAJARA
VENUE:
ARENA VFG
09/01---MONTERREY
VENUE:
ARENA MONTERREY
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Final
Artwork for Radio City Music Hall available |
July 12, 2007 |
News flash! The
final artwork for the Heaven & Hell: Live at Radio City
Music Hall 2 CD & DVD have been released. The
scheduled release date for these is August 28, 2007, and you
can read the press release for them below.
Fans lucky enough to score
tickets to Heaven And Hell's Radio City Music Hall
performance on March 30 -- the concert sold out in a matter
of minutes -- were fortunate witnesses to the glorious
return of Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and
Vinny Appice. Onstage in the U.S. for the first time in 15
years, the group let loose an onslaught of iconic metal
spotlighting Dio's memorable tenure with Black Sabbath.
LIVE FROM RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL captures the band bashing
its way through some of the Dio era's best including "Mob
Rules," "Die Young," "Neon Knights," "Children Of The Sea"
and an epic 15-minute-plus version of "Heaven And Hell." The
quartet also performed a pair of new songs-the hit single
"The Devil Cried" and "Shadow Of The Wind." Both songs
debuted earlier this year on Black Sabbath: The Dio Years
(Rhino/Warner Bros. Records), the first comprehensive
introduction to the Dio era's legacy.
Following this spring's successful U.S. tour, Heaven And
Hell is scheduled to spend the summer playing concerts and
festivals around the world. In early September, the group
will return to the U.S. for another round of shows. Look for
dates and a full lineup to be announced soon.
Together for a short but memorable time-a trio of studio
albums, a classic live album and a couple of tours-the
second coming of Black Sabbath began in 1979 when founding
members Iommi and Butler were joined by Dio. The former
singer of Elf (and later Rainbow and Dio) added his fiery,
demonic howl to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group's
unmistakable sound. The Dio-led lineup disbanded in 1983 and
reunited in 1992 to record Dehumanizer and tour before again
going on hiatus.
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RIP John
Roden |
Jul 4, 2007 |
 Hello
All,I learned this
week of the death of our past Ozzfest monitor mixer, John
Roden. He will be sadly missed by all, as he was a top man
at his very tough job, and a great person, too. Farewell,
John, rest in peace in your heaven,
love,
Geezer.
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Final
List of US Dates Announced |
Jul 2, 2007 |
NEW DATES!
The final list of Heaven And Hell Fall U.S. Tour dates is
now available, and is shown below. The openers for
these dates are Alice Cooper & Queensryche.
SEPTEMBER
5 - Binghampton, NY - Broom County Arena
7 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
8 - Wantagh, NY - Jones Beach Amphitheatre
9 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center
11 - Reading PA - Sovereign Center
14 - Tampa, FL - St. Petersburg Times Forum
15 - Sunrise, FL - Bank Atlantic Center
16 - Orlando, FL - Amway Arena
19 - Darien NY - Darien Center
20 - Hamilton, ON - Copps Coliseum
22 - Chicago, IL - Sears Center
23 - St Louis, MO - Family Arena
25 - Denver, CO - Coors Amphitheatre
28 - Reno, NV - Reno Events Center
29 - Kelseyville, CA - Konocti Harbor
30 - Concord, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheatre
OCTOBER
2 - Fresno, CA - Selland Arena
4 - Tucson, AZ - Anselmo Amphitheatre
5 - Las Vegas, NV - The Pearl (Queensryche only)
6 - Irvine, CA - Verizon Amphitheatre
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Geezer
Butler Contest now on! |
Jul 2, 2007 |
Would you like to win an autographed bass guitar?
Well, now's your chance. Head on over to
Sam Ash
Music to enter the "Geezer Butler promo to die for!".
Check out the details here:
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More
Tour Dates Announced |
Jun 12, 2007 |
Some more Heaven & Hell live
dates have been announced:
August
2nd Perth, Challenge Arena
August 5th Adelaide, Thebarton Theatre
August 7th Wollongong, WIN Entertainment Centre
August 8th Newcastle, Entertainment Centre
August 10th Melbourne, Rod Laver Arena
August 11th Sydney, Entertainment Centre
August 14th Brisbane, Entertainment Centre
August 16th Auckland, Logan Campbell Centre
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Heaven &
Hell Live at Radio City Music Hall |
Jun 5, 2007 |
Epic NYC
Performance by Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler
and Vinny Appice Captured for a Trio of Releases Including
Double CD, DVD and Deluxe CD/DVD Collection - All Three Are
Available August 28th.
Available exclusively from www.rhino.com, the concert will
also be released as a deluxe three-disc set (2CD/DVD) for a
suggested list price of $49.98. The special set features
tour memorabilia including a tour program, backstage
laminate, glossy photos of the band and other tour items.
HEAVEN AND HELL LIVE FROM
RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL
CD and DVD
Track Listing
1. “E5150/After All (The Dead)”
2. “The Mob Rules”
3. “Children Of The Sea”
4. “Lady Evil”
5. “I”
6. “The Sign Of The Southern Cross”
7. “Voodoo”
8. “The Devil Cried”
9. “Computer God”
10. “Falling Off The Edge Of The World”
11. “Shadow Of The Wind”
12. “Die Young”
13. “Heaven And Hell”
14. “Lonely Is The Word”
15. “Neon Knights”
Additionally, a small word
about merchandise... "If you didn't get Heaven and
Hell Merch while the band was on tour, check out
http://www.rhino.com/store/merch/blacksabbath which
includes several rhino.com exclusives".
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Black
Sabbath: Live at Hammersmith |
Apr 9, 2007 |
Rhino
Handmade records are now pre-selling copies of a VERY
limited edition Black Sabbath album, "Live at Hammersmith".
This was recorded on the Mob Rules tour around the turn of
the year from 1981 to 1982. They're only selling 5,000
copies, and when they're gone, THEY'RE GONE.
There will be no further pressing, so if you were thinking
about it, go order one right away. You can get to it
by clicking on the cover art shown below.
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Heaven &
Hell Tour Dates |
Apr 9, 2007 |
Here's an
updated list of Heaven & Hell tour dates for you.
APRIL
22 Phoenix, AZ Dodge Theatre
24 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion
25 Los Angeles, CA Forum
26 San Diego, CA Coors Amphitheatre
28 Albuquerque, NM Journal Pavilion
29 Denver, CO Broomfield Events Center
MAY
1 San Antonio, TX Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
2 Houston, TX Cynthia Woods Pavillion
3 Dallas, TX Nokia Theater
5 Chicago, IL All State Arena
6 Minneapolis, MN Theatre @ Target Center
8 Cincinnati, OH US Bank Arena
10 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Arena
11 Cleveland, OH Tower City Amphitheatre
12 Detroit, MI Cobo Hall
14 Albany, NY Times Union Center
15 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
17 Lowell, MA Tsongas Arena
18 Baltimore, MD Merriweather Pavilion
19 Holmdell, NJ PNC Arts Center
June 2 Zurich
June 3 Milan
June 6 Copenhagen
June 7 Sweden Rock
June 9 Tampere
June 10 Helsinki
June 16 Holland
June 17 Offenbach
June 19 Warsaw
June 20 Katowice
June 22 Bang Your Head
June 23 Graspop
June 28 Bulgaria
July 1 Athens
July 5 Vienna
November 4 Newcastle
November 6 Glasgow
November 7 Sheffield
November 9 Manchester
November 10 London
November 11 Brighton
November 13 Birmingham
November 14 Cardiff
November 15 Nottingham
November 17 Plymouth
November 18 Bournemouth
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Thank
You! |
Apr 5, 2007 |
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.......
to all of you who came to see Heaven and Hell, Megadeth, and
Down on our tour of Canada; to all our fans who made the
Radio City show such a special night ; and to all the fans,
staff, and NYPD who made the Best Buy c.d. signing in New
York city such a success. YOU ARE THE BEST FANS EVER!!!!
Geezer.
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Upcoming
Dio Years items |
Mar 22, 2007 |
We're now
less than two weeks away from the release of "Black Sabbath:
The Dio Years". We now have some more information we
can pass on to you about digital distribution, and other
related items. Here goes:
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March 26 - Premiere of "Ear in the Wall" [
Link ]
Starting Monday, March 26, go to www.mp3.com to hear
a Premiere Exclusive of the brand-new track, "Ear In The
Wall" from the upcoming CD, Black Sabbath: The Dio
Years. MP3.com will also be featuring an interview
with Ronnie James Dio, and Black Sabbath will be
highlighted in their newsletter, so sign up by going to
the site now!
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March 27 - Premiere of "Shadow of the Wind" [
Link
]
Yahoo! Music Unlimited exclusive early digital
single of "Shadow of the Wind" from Black Sabbath: The
Dio Years. Get "Shadow of the Wind" as a Yahoo!
Music Unlimited exclusive digital single starting on
March 27 (a week before release date!) Make sure
you're signed up as a subscriber to YMU!
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April 3 -
Launch of "The Dio Years"
All digital retail outlets will offer the radio edit
of "The Devil Cried" bundled as a bonus track with
purchase of the entire Black Sabbath: The Dio Years CD
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April 3 -
Real/Rhapsody "Dio Years Bonus Track" Offer [
Link
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Real/Rhapsody will be offering "Neon Knights Live"
bundled as an additional bonus track with purchase of
the entire Black Sabbath: The Dio Years CD. This
will be the only place "Neon Knights Live" will be
available outside of the very limited Rhino Handmade
release of "Black Sabbath - Live At Hammersmith Odeon."
When it goes live on the release date, we will have a
direct link available to this specific promotion.
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April 3 -
Walmart Exclusive Disc [
Link ]
WalMart stores nationwide will be offering a limited
edition 2-pack of Black Sabbath: The Dio Years CD along
with a DVD of the VH1 Classic "Hangin' With Heaven and
Hell" interview at a special low price.
That should bring you up to date on all the events and
launch options for "The Dio Years". Don't forget you
can check out a streaming version of "The Devil Cried" now
by visiting the Dio Years
E-Card page over at Rhino's website.
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Win free
tickets to a Heaven & Hell show! |
Mar 22, 2007 |
Hey...good news. Here's your chance to win 2 tickets and the
chance to say hi to the Heaven and Hell guys. As you
probably know, Radio City Music Hall sold out in minutes!!
If you're nearby, this could be your chance to come to
Heaven and Hell's first U.S. show.
All you have to do is this.....sounds hard, but will,
surely, be a breeze when you get on a roll.... go to as many
websites as you can think of (like other bands message
boards, myspace pages...wherever your heart desires) and
post as many great things about Heaven and Hell, letting
people know who they are and whatever cool things you want
to say about them or about the single or about the upcoming
album or about the live show or about the upcoming tour
dates (which can be found on this site).
You can mention that there will be a Black Sabbath - Dio
Years album WITH THREE NEW SONGS coming out on April 3. The
first single, "The Devil Cried" is also, doing really well
at rock radio. You can start calling or emailing your local
radio stations and ask to hear it!!
Then (for the easy part), send the links to your postings
to
contest@gbmgt.com. Whoever sends in the most awesome
links will win 2 concert tickets to whichever show you can
get to. You will, also, be able to say hello to the guys.
2nd Prize will be a goodie package which will include an
autographed CD.
3rd Prize will be a goodie package, including Tour T-shirt.
We look forward to your emails. Only send in your links.
Emails will not be answered.
***Please note that should there be a "press" event after
the show; which will likely depend on the show you would
attend), not all band members may be available.
***If
you do not live near a city where the band will be
performing, you will get the 2nd prize....with added
goodies!!
DEADLINE: CONTEST CLOSES AT 3 PM EASTERN TIME ON
MARCH 28TH.
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Black
Sabbath - The Dio Years - Heaven And Hell Poster Contest
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Mar 22, 2007 |
They're back! The ultimate
heavy metal icons have reunited and want you to design a Black
Sabbath - The Dio Years - Heaven and Hell poster to coincide
with the release of their new anthology, Black Sabbath: The Dio
Years.
Grand Prize: 2 tickets to a show on the U.S. tour where you'll
meet and greet with the band. Plus, an official t-shirt, a
signed poster and, a signed catalogue of Dio-era Black Sabbath
CDs, including the new release, The Dio Years.
The Contest Ends - April 17,
2007 11:30 PM (PST)
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In Store
Record Signing |
Mar 19, 2007 |
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Ronnie, Geezer, Tony, & Vinny
will be signing copies of the new Black Sabbath CD ‘The Dio
Years’ on Tuesday 3rd April 2007 between 6 & 7pm at Best Buy
Midtown, 44th & 5th Avenue, New York City. Contact the store for
further details: 212 808 0309.
Thanks!
ONLY
COPIES OF THE DIO YEARS WILL BE SIGNED AT THIS EVENT! |
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Geezer,
Eddie Trunk, & VH1 |
Mar 16, 2007 |
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As some of you might
remember, Geezer Butler and Tony Iommi did an episode of Eddie
Trunk's VH1 Classic show "Hangin with..." back in 2005 as part
of the promotion for that year's tour.
Well, we're glad to announce
that they'll be back doing this again. Starting on March
31st, Geezer and the rest of the lads (Vinny, Tony, Ronnie) from
Heaven & Hell will be doing an episode of "Hangin With: Heaven
and Hell" that will again be hosted by Eddie Trunk.
Here are some premiere dates for the episode taken from the VH1
Website:
- Sat Mar 31 - 3PM EST
- Sat Mar 31 - 11PM EST
Here are some other times
we were told the episode will air:
- Sun Apr 1 - 9PM EST
- Mon Apr 2 - 1PM EST
- Fri Apr 6 - 8PM EST
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The Dio
Years Release Dates |
Mar 15, 2007 |
As we inch closer to the
release of the new Sabbath disc "The Dio Years", we have some
information that will be of use to Sabbath fans around the
globe. Here's some release dates for the disc in various
countries:
- United States: Apr 3
- Australia: Apr 14
- Brazil: May 28
- Canada: Apr 3
- France: Apr 10
- Germany: Mar 30
- Italy: Apr 13
- Japan: Apr 25
- Mexico: Apr 3
- Netherlands: Mar 30
- Spain: Apr 3
- UK: Apr 9
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Pictures
from Vancouver |
Mar 13, 2007 |
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Well, the Heaven & Hell tour
got underway on Sunday evening. Here's a couple of
pictures from the gig. Enjoy!
Thanks to Gene Kirkland
for the stage pictures, and to "Lord of the Wasteland" for the
picture just of Geezer.
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Geezer
Journal Update |
Mar 9, 2007 |
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Two updates in one day!
Must be start of tour time. :) There's a new
update from Geezer available on the journal page. In it,
he talks about the start of the tour, the forthcoming Dio Years
CD, and the status of the GZR band.
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The Dio
Years E-Card Now Online |
Mar 9, 2007 |
Rhino Records has just sent
over notice that their E-Card for the Dio Years package is now
available online. If you head to the Rhino website, you
can view the card (Flash player required). Here's what you
can do with the E-Card:
- Listen to the full
version of "The Devil Cried"
- View Tour Dates
- Send the E-Card to a
friend
- Get info on Black
Sabbath ring tones
- Check out the
merchandise page
The E-Card is available
here:
http://www.rhino.com/flashcards/blacksabbath/
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Heaven &
Hell Descends on the States |
Mar 5, 2007 |
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The slate of spring US Tour
Dates has just been announced, and we're glad to bring you the
information here! Below is the full press release, as well
as the list of dates. Check it out!
Ronnie James Dio, Tony
Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice Reunite For U.S. Tour
Spotlighting Black Sabbath’s Dio Years
The Newly Recorded Single “The Devil Cried” Takes Radio By Storm
Tickets For All Dates Go On Sale The Weekend Of March 9
LOS ANGELES — Ronnie
James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice will
reunite for the first time in 15 years as Heaven and Hell Live
to cast a dark spell over spring as the quartet tours the U.S.
Tickets will go on sale the weekend of March 9 for all 20 stops
of the American leg (except Houston, on sale March 17), which is
set to launch in Phoenix on April 22. There will also be a
special fan presale for all dates beginning Wednesday, March 7
at 12 Noon EST. The tour will follow in the wake of the band’s
highly anticipated Radio City Music Hall concert in New York
City on March 30, which sold out in a matter of minutes.
Last year, the hard-rocking quartet convened to record three new
songs for Rhino Records’ era-spanning collection, Black Sabbath:
The Dio Years, due out April 3 on Rhino/Warner Bros. Records.
One of the newly recorded tracks – “The Devil Cried” – is the
first single. Bristling with the trademark Sabbath sound, the
song is being well received by fans and critics alike.
The sessions for Black Sabbath: The Dio Years went so well that
the band agreed to satisfy longstanding demands for a reunion
tour. Set to launch in Canada on March 11, the Heaven And Hell
World Tour will spotlight Dio’s tenure with Sabbath and will
feature selections from all three of the group’s the studio
albums, Heaven And Hell (1980), Mob Rules (1981) and Dehumanizer
(1992), as well as the newly recorded tracks.
Multi-platinum recording artist Megadeth will join the tour and
preview never before heard material from the group’s new CD,
United Abominations, due out May 8 on Roadrunner Records. All
dates will also feature Roadrunner labelmates Machine Head who
are supporting their latest album, The Blackening, set for
release on March 27.
The Heaven and Hell Tour
2007 U.S. Tour will include the following stops:
APRIL
22 Phoenix, AZ Dodge Theatre
24 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion
25 Los Angeles, CA Forum
26 San Diego, CA Coors Amphitheatre
28 Albuquerque, NM Journal Pavilion
29 Denver, CO Broomfield Events Center
MAY
1 San Antonio, TX Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
2 Houston, TX Cynthia Woods Pavillion
3 Dallas, TX Nokia Theater
5 Chicago, IL All State Arena
6 Minneapolis, MN Theatre @ Target Center
8 Cincinnati, OH US Bank Arena
10 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Arena
11 Cleveland, OH Tower City Amphitheatre
12 Detroit, MI Cobo Hall
14 Albany, NY Times Union Center
15 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
17 Lowell, MA Tsongas Arena
18 Baltimore, MD Merriweather Pavilion
19 Holmdell, NJ PNC Arts Center
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Listen
to "The Devil Cried" right now! |
Feb 26, 2007 |
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As our feedback has been
telling us, folks are pretty excited about the new Sabbath tracks
coming out on the "Black Sabbath: The Dio Years" CD on April 3rd.
This past Friday night the first of the three new tracks to be
revealed, "The Devil Cries" premiered on places like Sirius
satellite radio, and on Eddie Trunk's NY radio show.
The song will be released on services like iTunes and the like on
March 13th. If you can't wait, all hope is not lost
Available right now from the
folks at Rhino are some streaming media versions of the song in
several different flavors. Click the one that you will find
the most useful.
This is the full version of
the song in streaming media format, go check it out now!
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Heaven &
Hell Updates |
Feb 23 2007 |
More has happened since just
a couple of days ago. Here's a quick summary of the
latest:
- Rehearsals have started
- One of the three new
studio tracks ("The Devil Cried") was announced as being a
single. This will be available on the radio starting next
week. We will have an update as to what radio stations are
playing the track shortly.
- Devil Cried will also be
available digitally at places like iTunes too.
- More European Tour Dates
are out. See below.
June 02 Zurich,
Switzerland Eishalle Deutweg
June 03 Milan Italy - Gods of Metal Festival
June 07 Solvesborg, Sweden - Sweden Rock Festival
June 09 Tampere, Finland - Sauna Open Air Festival
June 10 Helsinki, Finland - Jaahalli (Icehall)
June 16 Biddinghuizen, Holland - Fields of Rock Festival
June 19 Warszawa, Poland - Torwar
June 20 Katowice, Poland - Spodek Hall
June 22 Balingen, Germany - Bang Your Head Festival
June 23 Dessel, Belgium - Graspop
July 01 Athens, Greece - Rockwave Festival
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Heaven &
Hell Updates |
Feb 19, 2007 |
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Lots has happened since our
last update to the website. Here's some details that have
happened regarding the Heaven & Hell project.
The album cover art was
released. You can view it here (click on thumbnail for a
larger version)
The track listing for the
CD, which is being released on April 3rd on Rhino is shown
below:
- Neon Knights
- Lady Evil
- Heaven And Hell
- Die Young
- Lonely Is The Word
- The Mob Rules
- Turn Up The Night
- Voodoo
- Falling Off The Edge Of
The World
- After All (The Dead)
- TV Crimes
- I
- Children Of The Sea -
Live
- The Devil Cried *
- Shadow of the Wind *
- Ear in the Wall *
Tracks 14-16 are the
newly recorded studio tracks. You'll love 'em. :)
Here's a few new tidbits, though:
Tour rehearsals started
TODAY in Los Angeles. In other tour news, Heaven & Hell
are looking at touring the States sooner than the original late
summer plans (August) they had originally made. No dates
or other confirmation is available at this time, but we thought
you'd enjoy this short tidbit about the tour.
Here is the press release
for "Black Sabbath: The Dio Years" and the "Live at Hammersmith"
disc that will come out the following month.
Tony Iommi, Ronnie
James Dio and Geezer Butler Reunite to Record Three New
Songs for a Collection of Essential Recordings from
Sabbath’s Dio Years, Plus an Unreleased Live Album.
Together for a short but memorable time — a trio of studio
albums, a classic live album, and a couple of tours — the
second coming of Black Sabbath began in 1979 when founding
members Tony Iommi and Terry "Geezer" Butler were joined by
Ronnie James Dio. The former singer of Elf (and later
Rainbow and Dio) added his fiery, demonic howl to the Rock
and Roll Hall of Fame group's crushing mix of iconic riffs,
gloomy grooves and doom-soaked imagery.
In late 2006 Dio, Iommi and Butler, joined by drummer Vinny
Appice, reunited to record three new songs for Rhino
Records' era-spanning collection, "Black Sabbath: The Dio
Years". These recording sessions went so well that the
quartet — billed as Heaven & Hell — will launch a highly
anticipated world tour this spring. The group will play
eleven dates in Canada in March before taking the stage of
the famed Radio City Music Hall in New York City on March 30
to play their only U.S. date until the band launches a full
tour of the States later this year.
The first comprehensive introduction to the band's legacy,
"Black Sabbath: The Dio Years" features a dozen classic
studio recordings, plus one live track — "Children Of The
Sea" from 1982's "Live Evil". The collection also contains
the three brand-new tracks — "The Devil Cried", "Shadow Of
The Wind", and "Ear In The Wall". The disc will be available
on 3rd April 2007 at all physical retail outlets and at
www.rhino.com for a suggested list price of $18.98. The
album will also be available at all digital retail outlets
for a suggested retail price of $11.99.
Arranged chronologically, the compilation spotlights Dio's
time with Black Sabbath and draws heavily from the lineup's
1980 debut and 1981 follow-up, "Heaven and Hell" and "Mob
Rules" respectively. Recognized as back-to-back metal
classics, the albums feature such signature songs as the
title tracks, "Neon Knights", "Die Young", "Turn Up The
Night" and "Voodoo". "The Dio Years" also features "After
All (The Dead)", "TV Crimes" and "I" from the singer's brief
reunion with Sabbath for the "Dehumanizer" album and tour.
On May 1st 2007, Rhino Handmade will release "Black Sabbath:
Live At Hammersmith Odeon", which features Dio, Iommi,
Butler and Appice getting hot one December night in London
during Sabbath's 1981 tour for "Mob Rules". Previously
unreleased, the concert spotlights Sabbath as they storm
through 14 of the Dio-era's best including "Neon Knights",
"Heaven And Hell", "Children Of The Sea" and "Country Girl".
The band also performs several pre-Dio classics, including
"Paranoid", "Children Of The Grave" and a white-hot version
of "War Pigs". The album will be available from Rhino
Handmade as an individually numbered limited edition of
5,000 copies, available only at www.rhinohandmade.com for a
suggested retail price of $19.98.
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Heaven &
Hell Ticket Giveaway |
Jan 31, 2007 |
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As was announced a couple of
weeks ago, the first US date on the 2007 Heaven & Hell tour was
in New York City. It sold out in about two seconds after
tickets went on sale. That's cool, but it's not cool if
you weren't able to get a ticket.
Hope is not lost, though.
You'll want to keep checking back here, as the band will be
offering some sort of ticket giveaway for the upcoming tour.
No further specifics at this time, but you will want to keep
checking back for your chance to win free Heaven & Hell concert
tickets!
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Heaven &
Hell Information |
Jan 23, 2007 |
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As you probably know, the
initial tour dates for the Canadian leg of the Heaven & Hell
tour 2007 have been released. As such, a ticket pre-sale
will start tomorrow the 24th of January (at 11AM US Central
Time). Regular ticket
sales will start on January 26th/27th. Here is the link
you will need for the ticket pre-sale:
http://heavenandhell.frontgatetickets.com/
Additionally, here is the
press release for the Canadian leg of the 2007 tour.
Putting to bed the
longstanding rumors of a reunion tour, Heaven and Hell have
announced their first tour dates for 2007. The tour will feature
11 Canadian shows, along with an exciting one-night-only
performance at one of the most prestigious venues in the world,
New York's Radio City Music Hall. Heaven and Hell reunites
Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice for
the first time in 15 years.
Currently there are 12 scheduled stops, starting on March 11 in
Vancouver and ending on March 30 in New York City. The Heaven
And Hell world tour will continue until the end of the year with
shows in the US, Asia and Europe. Additional dates will be
announced shortly.
Multi-platinum recording artist Megadeth will be joining the
tour, previewing never before heard material from their upcoming
release on Roadrunner Records, United Abominations. The tour
also brings the return of Down, featuring Philip Anselmo and Rex
Brown from Pantera, as well as Pepper Keenan of COC.
The heavy metal icons are also scheduled to release a new
anthology entitled Black Sabbath: The Dio Years. Anticipated
release date is 4/3/07 on Rhino/Warner Bros. Records.
The Heaven and Hell Tour 2007 will include the following stops:
- Mar 11, 2007,
Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia
- Mar 13, 2007, Rexall
Place, Edmonton, Alberta
- Mar 14, 2007,
Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta
- Mar 16, 2007, Brandt
Centre, Regina, Saskatchewan
- Mar 18, 2007, MTS
Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Mar 20, 2007,
Steelback Centre, Sault Ste Marie, Ontario
- Mar 22, 2007, Air
Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario
- Mar 24, 2007, John
Labatt Centre, London, Ontario
- Mar 26, 2007, Bell
Centre, Montreal, Quebec
- Mar 27, 2007,
Colisee Pepsi Arena, Quebec City, Quebec
- Mar 28, 2007, Civic
Centre, Ottawa, Ontario
- Mar 30, 2007, Radio
City Music Hall, New York, New York (No Down)
Tickets are on sale
January 26th/27th. For more information, visit
www.heavenandhelllive.com.
And finally, with all
this Heaven & Hell news coming out, we thought we'd get you
excited by playing a song by the lads which came out just about
15 years ago now - it's the music video for TV Crimes from Black
Sabbath's 1992 Dehumanizer album:
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GZR
Videos |
Jan 22, 2007 |
Something we get asked about
from time to time are conceptual music videos for the GZR band.
To date there has been just one, from 1995's "Plastic
Planet" album. The song is Drive Boy Shooting.
The video for this has been uploaded to Youtube, and you can
view it here:
Someone also took the
music from Drive Boy shooting and set it to some footage from a
Clone Wars video, you can view that video on Youtube
here.
Additionally, there is a
clip up with Pedro Howse playing some of the guitar riffs from
the Ohmwork album - that video is shown below:
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Geezer &
U2 |
Jan 18, 2007 |
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There has been a lot of
speculation as to who the bass player is on the U2 video for
Window in the Skies, as you don't actually see their face. Well
its none other than Geezer, taken from an old Sabbath video. It
can be seen around the 2:14 mark.
If you haven't seen the
video before, it's been included below, hit play to view it:
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Congratulations to Van Halen |
Jan 17, 2007 |
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Geezer would like to
congratulate old friends Van Halen on their induction to the
Hall of Fame.
Here's an old school photo
of Geezer and the Sabs with Van Halen from 1978 during the Black
Sabbath "Never Say Die" tour:
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Happy
New Year! |
Jan 15, 2007 |
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Geezer would like to wish
everyone a happy, healthy New Year as we roll in 2007.
Looking forward to seeing
you all out on the road this year! |
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