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“Breaking Out Of Heaven 2007-2009”, a career-spanning compilation that highlights the last phase of Ronnie James Dio’s renowned reunion with Black Sabbath members under the Heaven & Hell moniker, is scheduled for release by Rhino Records, as per MetalInjection. The 7LP and 4CD/Blu-ray boxed editions of the collection, which include a poster, a replica tour guide, and an illustrated book with new liner notes by Hugh Gilmour, will be available on March 27. You can do your pre-order right here, and you can watch an unboxing video of the entire set below.
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.
