Dio planned to return to his eponymous band to produce Magica II and Magica III, sequels to their 2000 album Magica, while Appice would continue with his project 3 Legged Dogg. Initially, the members had stated that their 2007 tour was a one-off and had expressed their intentions to go their separate ways at its conclusion. The Devil You Know (2007–2009) Vinny Appice (left) and Ronnie Dio performing in 2007 This tour was voted "Comeback of the Year" at the Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards by readers of Classic Rock. He also backed the Osbourne-led version of the group briefly in 1998 while Ward was ill.įollowing the recording of three new tracks for Black Sabbath – The Dio Years, the group embarked on a 2007 tour. Appice had replaced Ward midway through the original Heaven and Hell tour in 1980, and he remained the Black Sabbath drummer for two years coinciding with Dio's tenure in the band from 1980 to 1982, and again when Dio reunited with the band in 19. His departure made way for a reunion of the other Dio-fronted Black Sabbath line-up which included journeyman drummer Vinny Appice. Ward, who performed on the 1980 Heaven and Hell album and the first half of the tour, ultimately declined to be the band's drummer before they recorded, citing musical differences. However, for The Dio Years – for which the band would end up recording three new songs rather than two – the band continued to use the Black Sabbath name. At Iommi's behest, the group rebranded themselves Heaven & Hell to differentiate this incarnation from the Osbourne-fronted Black Sabbath which was then only on a hiatus. Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward were initially named as the rhythm section completing the project. He stated that two songs would be penned, and were to feature on a "project" entitled Black Sabbath – The Dio Years. In an October 2005 interview with the programme "Masters of Rock", aired on BBC Radio 2, Ronnie James Dio revealed his plans to work with Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi once again. History Formation and early days (2005–2006) The group released one new studio album in 2009, and disbanded following Dio's death from stomach cancer in 2010. So by calling ourselves Heaven & Hell, it's revisiting that period." it's none of the old stuff, it's none of the Ozzy period. According to Iommi, the name change was made to avoid confusion between the two different line-ups of Black Sabbath, so that fans at concerts "would not expect to hear ' Iron Man' and ' War Pigs' and all that. The name of the group is derived from the 1980 album Heaven and Hell, the first Black Sabbath album to feature Dio as vocalist.Īfter Heaven & Hell reunited to record three new songs for the 2007 compilation album, Black Sabbath: The Dio Years, they embarked on a 2007–2008 tour. The decision to call the group Heaven & Hell was made to differentiate the project from the Osbourne-led Black Sabbath line-up. Dio had replaced founding Black Sabbath vocalist Ozzy Osbourne and Appice had replaced founding drummer Bill Ward. The four members of Heaven & Hell recorded and toured together as Black Sabbath from 1980 to 1982, and 1991 to 1992. Heaven & Hell was a British-American heavy metal supergroup active from 2006 to 2010, featuring guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler, vocalist Ronnie James Dio and drummer Vinny Appice. Heaven & Hell at Sauna Open Air Metal Festival 2007
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