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HEAVEN & HELL's BUTLER Says RONNIE JAMES DIO 'Verbalizes The Music And The Riffs'

Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal bassist Geezer Butler (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH). An excerpt from the chat follows below. Classic Rock Revisited: BLACK SABBATH released "The Dio Years" with three new songs in 2007. At what point...

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HEAVEN & HELL's RONNIE JAMES DIO Interviewed On KISW's 'The Men's Room'; Audio Available

HEAVEN & HELL singer Ronnie James Dio was interviewed this past Monday (April 27) by "The Men's Room" on the Seattle station KISW 99.9 FM. Listen to the chat using the audio player below (scroll down and click on "Ronnie James Dio Interview"). According to Hits Daily Double, the companion web si...

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HEAVEN & HELL's DIO, APPICE Interviewed On 'Ethan & Lou Morning Show'; Audio Available

HEAVEN & HELL members Ronnie James Dio (vocals) and Vinny Appice (drums) were interviewed on yesterday's (Tuesday, April 28) edition of the "Ethan & Lou Morning Show" on I95.1 FM (95.1 WRKI),a mainstream rock radio station broadcasting from Brookfield, Connecticut. Listen to the five-minute...

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HEAVEN & HELL: 'The Devil You Know' To Sell 25-30K Copies In U.S. First Week

According to Hits Daily Double, the companion web site of music industry tip sheet HITS, "The Devil You Know", the new album from HEAVEN & HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi (guitar),Ronnie James Dio (vocals),Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums) — is on track t...

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GEEZER BUTLER: Why I'm A Vegan

BLACK SABBATH/HEAVEN & HELL bassist Geezer Butler has teamed up with peta2 — the world's largest youth animal rights organization — to shoot a brand-new pro-vegetarian ad featuring Butler as he picks at his bass next to the tagline "I'm Geezer Butler, and I'm a vegan." (See video below.) "I used...

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The Devil You Know

Crawling out of the gate with a doom dirge blast from the subterranean hollows of 1970, Tony Iommi leads his aging troops into one more battle with a riff and a tone that could level Mordor. It's BLACK SABBATH, the Ronnie James Dio-fronted version of the band, although the new moniker provides both...

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HEAVEN & HELL: Professional Photos Of Van Nuys 'Dress Rehearsal' Posted Online

Professional photographs of HEAVEN & HELL's final "dress rehearsal" for the band's upcoming South American tour, which was held yesterday (Sunday, April 26) at a "secret" location in Van Nuys, California, can be found on the Black-Sabbath.com web site (courtesy of Gene Kirkland). Also available...

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HEAVEN & HELL: 'Bible Black' Video Available

The video for "Bible Black", the first single from HEAVEN & HELL's highly anticipated new album, "The Devil You Know", can be viewed below. (Note: The video stream may not be available to some non-U.S. residents.) The animated clip, produced by 23d Films, aired for the first time on VH1 Ckassic...

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HEAVEN & HELL's 'Dress Rehearsal' In Van Nuys: Report, Photos Available

HEAVEN & HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi (guitar),Ronnie James Dio (vocals),Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums) — played a final "dress rehearsal" for its upcoming South American tour earlier today (Sunday, April 26) at a "secret" location in Van Nuys, Cali...

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HEAVEN & HELL: 'Bible Black' Video To Premiere Tomorrow

The video for "Bible Black", the first single from HEAVEN & HELL's highly anticipated new album, "The Devil You Know", will make its worldwide premiere this Saturday night, April 25, at 11:30 p.m. ET on VH1 Classic. The animated clip, produced by 23d Films, will air following the premiere of the...

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HEAVEN & HELL's TONY IOMMI Interviewed By ITN MUSIC; Video Available

ITN Music recently conducted an interview with legendary guitarist Tony Iommi about the forthcoming HEAVEN & HELL album, "The Devil You Know", which is due on April 28 via Rhino. Watch the chat below. HEAVEN & HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Iommi, Ronnie James Dio (vocals),...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Singer Says METALLICA's ULRICH Was A 'Serial Urinator'

On a recent episode of VH1 Classic's hit weekly series "That Metal Show", QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate spoke about sharing the same management as METALLICA back in the late '80s and opening for the San Francisco heavy metal giants on a U.S. arena tour. Tate said, "We toured with METALLICA during th...

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HEAVEN & HELL Schedules San Bernadino In-Store

HEAVEN & HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi (guitar),Ronnie James Dio (vocals),Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums) — will make a rare in-store appearance at Best Buy in San Bernadino, California on Saturday, May 2. All four members of the group will be on hand...

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HEAVEN & HELL: Entire 'The Devil You Know' Album Available For Streaming

"The Devil You Know", the debut album from HEAVEN & HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi (guitar),Ronnie James Dio (vocals),Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums) — is available for streaming in its entirety on VH1.com's The Leak. BLACK SABBATH fan site Black-Sabba...

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HEAVEN & HELL: 'The Devil You Know' Exclusive Bonus Material Detailed

BLACK SABBATH fan site Black-Sabbath.com has revealed the details of several "exclusive" physical and digital retail versions of HEAVEN & HELL's forthcoming debut album, "The Devil In You", which is scheduled to arrive in North America on April 28 from Rhino for a suggested list price of $18.98...