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Rhino Records will issue a Heaven & Hell box set called “Breaking Out Of Heaven” on March 27, as per theprp. When Ronnie James Dio passed away in 2010, that group—a reunion of Black Sabbath‘s Ronnie James Dio-fronted years—came to an end. The band’s recorded works from that era, such as “The Devil You Know,” “Live From The Radio City Music Hall,” and “Neon Nights: 30 Years Of Heaven & Hell,” are included in this new package, which will be offered as a 7-LP vinyl set and a 4 CD/1 Blu-ray set. This collection will also feature three songs from the Black Sabbath compilation album “Black Sabbath: The Dio Years.” You can get yours by clicking here. Below is the video of “Bible Black“.
The group’s name comes from “Heaven and Hell”, the first Black Sabbath album with Dio on vocals, released in 1980. They went on a 2007–2008 tour under the name Heaven & Hell when Black Sabbath and Dio got back together to record three new songs for the 2007 compilation album, “Black Sabbath: The Dio Years”. Iommi claims that this name change was done to prevent confusion between Black Sabbath‘s Ozzy Osbourne and Dio front lineups, the former of which had been back together since 1997. After Dio passed away from stomach cancer in 2010, the band split after releasing one new studio album in 2009.
In an interview with BBC Radio 2’s “Masters of Rock” in October 2005, Ronnie James Dio disclosed his intentions to collaborate with Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi once more. According to him, two songs would be written and included in a “project” called Black Sabbath – The Dio Years. At first, drummer Bill Ward and bassist Geezer Butler of Black Sabbath were identified as the rhythm unit that would finish the project. To set themselves apart from the Osbourne-fronted Black Sabbath, the group changed their name to Heaven & Hell at Iommi‘s request. Nevertheless, the band continued to utilize the Black Sabbath name during The Dio Years, during which they would record three new songs instead of two.
