Heaven and Hell completed
the 98th gig of their 2007 tour!
Last night Heaven and
Hell completed the 98th gig of
their 2007 tour! The band would like to
thank you all, wherever you may be in the
world for your continued support. Heaven
and Hell will see you all again soon so
watch this space!
15th
November 2007
Vote For
“The Mob Rules” as Best Video on MTV2’s
Headbangers Ball
MTV2’s
Headbangers Ball are having an end of year
countdown of the best videos of 2007.
To vote for “The Mob Rules” Live at Radio
City Music Hall simply click on
www.hbb.mtv2.com
23rd
October 2007
VIP tickets
on the upcoming UK Heaven and Hell tour.
Grab your
chance to win VIP tickets on the upcoming UK
Heaven and Hell tour and the opportunity to
meet the band at a show of your choice.
8th
October 2007
Tickets for
the Heaven and Hell Singapore show, October
27th at Fort Canning Park.
HEAVEN AND
HELL "Live From Radio City Music Hall" DVD
and CD have charted extremely well in the
first week across Europe:
Country
Chart
#
Sweden
Music
DVD Chart
1
Finland
Music
DVD Chart
1
Greece
Music
DVD Charts
1
Germany
Music
DVD Charts
2
England
Music
DVD Charts
2
Norway
Music
DVD Charts
4
Holland
Music
DVD Charts
12
Germany
Media
Control Charts
18
England
Rock &
Metal Album Charts
22
Greece
Album
Charts
27
Switzerland
Media
Control Charts
77
6th
September 2007
"Shadow Of
the Wind" premiere
MTV2's Headbanger's Ball
will premiere "Shadow Of the Wind" from the
Radio City Music Hall DVD this coming
Saturday 9/8 and "The Mob Rules" also from
the DVD the following Saturday on 9/15.
Headbanger's Ball airs at 10pm EST/7pm PST
on Saturdays and 4am EST/1am PST on Tuesdays
- check your local listings.
5th
September 2007
Radio City Music Hall previews
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.
5th
September 2007
Deluxe
Edition Box set heaven and Hell now
available
Pre-orders of
the Deluxe Edition box set Heaven and Hell
Live from Radio City Music Hall are now
available at www.rhino.com/blacksabbath
The set includes a twin CD presentation,
live DVD, laminated pass, glossy photos and
more!
Numbers are limited to 5,000 so be quick!
23rd
August 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!
One wristband
per person. Space is Limited. No Cameras
Allowed &
One autograph per person. Due to time
constraints band will only sign
copies of Live From Radio City Music Hall
DVD/CD
23rd
August 2007
Official
Rhino Records Heaven and Hell DVD Screening
At the Rock
and Roll Hall of Fame
Weds. August 29th - 6:30pm-9:00pm
Free Admission! Free Merch!
For details
www.rockhall.com/calendar/
17th
July 2007
Heaven & Hell Live In Mexico
We can officially confirm the following
dates for Heaven & Hell in Mexico:
Thursday 30th August, Mexico City, Auditorio
Nacional
Friday 31st August, Guadalajara, Arena VFG
Saturday 1st September, Monterrey, Arena
Monterrey
Check out
the preview of the front cover of the Heaven
& Hell DVD and CD ‘Live From Radio City
Music Hall’ below.
9th July 2007
Additional Heaven & Hell North American Dates
Confirmed!
In addition to the twelve dates announced last
month, we can now confirm the additional 8
dates that will make up the full run of North
American dates for Heaven & Hell. Tickets for
most of the eight newly added dates will go on
sale the weekend of July 13. There will also
be a special fan presale beginning Wednesday,
July 11 at 12noon EDT at
http://heavenandhell.frontgatetickets.com.
The shows will be opened by Queensr˙che, will
feature special guest star Alice Cooper on all
but one date.
The Heaven And Hell North American Fall Tour
will include the following stops (newly added
dates in bold)
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 Lake, NY Darien Lake Performing
Arts Center
20 Hamilton, ONT Copps Coliseum
22 Chicago, IL Sears Centre
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 Valencia Amphitheatre
5 Las Vegas, NV The Pearl Concert Theater At
The Palms Casino##
6 Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
## featuring Heaven And Hell and Queensr˙che
only
19th June 2007
Exclusive News: Heaven & Hell – New USA
Tour Dates Confirmed
Here’s the official press release:
THE RETURN OF HEAVEN AND HELL
Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler
and Vinny Appice Continue Their Heralded
Reunion With Fall Tour Of The States.
Alice Cooper and Queensr˙che Round Out The
Legendary Bill Of Rock Royalty Set To Begin
September 5.
Tickets For First Dates Go On Sale The Weekend
Of June 22 With More Dates To Be Announced
Soon.
Following the group’s successful spring tour,
Heaven And Hell will again wow American
audiences with its bewitching stage set and
truly timeless, classic metal as Ronnie James
Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny
Appice return for the second U.S. leg of the
quartet’s continuing world tour. Set to launch
on September 5, Heaven and Hell’s tour will
stop in many cities not included on the
previous leg and will feature opening sets
from Alice Cooper and Queensr˙che. Tickets for
the first 12 dates will go on sale the weekend
of June 22 with more dates to be announced
soon. There will also be a special fan presale
for the first dates beginning Wednesday, June
20 at 12 Noon EST at
http://heavenandhell.frontgatetickets.com.
Last year, the iconic quartet reconvened to
record a trio of songs for Black Sabbath: The
Dio Years, a compilation that features
essential songs by the short-lived, but
beloved incarnation of Black Sabbath fronted
by Dio. Dubbing the group Heaven And Hell
after one of its signature hits, the band
launched a much-anticipated world tour earlier
this year. The group celebrated its first U.S.
concert in 15 years with a sold-out
performance at Radio City Music Hall. Recorded
and filmed in its entirety, Rhino captured the
historic concert for a CD and DVD release,
Heaven and Hell Live From Radio City Music
Hall, set for an August 28 release.
Alice Cooper and Queensr˙che will join Heaven
And Hell on the road this fall creating one of
the year’s hardest-hitting triple bills. In
addition to his duties as a rock ’n’ roll
icon, Cooper is the host of the syndicated
Nights With Alice Cooper radio show. Cooper’s
autobiography, Alice Cooper, Golf Monster, was
released last month. Queensr˙che is riding
high on the success of last year’s Operation:
Mindcrime II album and tour, which brought the
group’s complete Mindcrime saga to the stage
in its entirety. On July 3, Rhino will release
CD and DVD versions Mindcrime At The Moore,
which feature Queensr˙che’s performance in
front of its hometown crowd at Moore Theatre
in Seattle.
The Heaven and Hell Fall U.S. Tour will
include the following stops with more dates to
be announced soon.
SEPTEMBER
5 Binghampton, NY Broom County Arena
7 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
8 Long Island, NY Jones Beach Amphitheatre
9 Mansfield, CT Tweeter Center
14 Tampa, FL St. Petersburg Times Forum
15 Sunrise, FL Bank Atlantic Center
16 Orlando, FL Amway 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
19th June 2007
Tony to guest on Bruce Dickinson’s BBC 6
Music show
Tony, Ronnie & Vinny will be guests on Iron
Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson’s radio show
for BBC 6 Music on Friday 6th July. Listeners
in the UK can tune in via DAB; the show is
broadcast live worldwide via the internet, and
is also available on demand online for one
week after broadcast.
Click here for more information.
12th June 2007
Heaven & Hell – Australasia Dates
Confirmed!
We can now officially confirm the following
Australasian dates for Heaven & Hell, with
support from Down:
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
Tony, Ronnie, Geezer and Vinny were in London
last night for Metal Hammer magazine’s ‘Golden
Gods’ awards. The band were presented with the
‘Resurrection Award’ by Twisted Sister’s Dee
Snider at the ceremony at Koko in Camden.
Other winners on the night included Machine
Head, who supported H&H on their recent USA
dates, Lamb Of God who will be supporting the
band on their UK tour in November, and Bullet
For My Valentine who are on the bill with
Heaven & Hell in Vienna.
6th June 2007
Reminder – Tony on BBC TV this coming
Saturday
A reminder for UK fans that Tony’s interview
for the BBC series ‘Seven Ages Of Rock’ goes
out next Saturday, 9th June at 9.10pm on BBC2.
The episode, entitled ‘Never Say Die: Heavy
Metal’ is the fourth in the series of seven
shows. The programme will be repeated on
Sunday 10th June at 11pm on BBC1. For more
information
click here to visit the BBC website.
6th June 2007
Tony On Myspace
Tony now has an official presence on MySpace.
Visit
www.myspace.com/iommiofficial to add
yourself as a friend and leave comments.
However, please note that the MySpace page
will not be regularly updated with news – all
news, tour dates, competitions etc will
continue to be announced via iommi.com.
6th June 2007
Heaven & Hell Live From Radio City Music
Hall – Full Details & Release Dates
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. Every bone-crushing riff and
thunderous howl from the evening is relived
with a trio of releases available in August
2007.
‘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. The DVD will include the entire show
shot in breathtaking HD as well as a tour
documentary and other bonus footage.
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.
Heaven And Hell ‘Live From Radio City Music
Hall’ will be available in the following
formats:
- Double Live CD
- DVD
- Deluxe 3-disc set (Double CD plus DVD)
The release dates are:
Friday August 24th – Germany (SPV)
Monday August 27th – Europe (SPV)
Tuesday August 28th – USA (Rhino)
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
15th May 2007
BBC’s Seven Ages Of Rock – Tony Interviewed
A film crew from the BBC headed up to the UK’s
West Midlands before Tony went off on tour
with Heaven & Hell to interview him for the
brand new series ‘Seven Ages Of Rock’ which
starts on BBC2 this coming Saturday. Tony took
part in episode 4, entitled ‘Never Say Die:
Heavy Metal’, which goes out on Saturday 9th
June at 9.10pm on BBC2, and will be repeated
the following day at 11pm on BBC1. The new
issue of Radio Times has a special preview
feature on the whole series which includes an
interview with Tony.
4th May 2007
More Heaven & Hell/Dio Years Merch Now
Available!
Rhino have just made some exclusive Heaven &
Hell / The Dio Years merchandise available via
their website – check out their collection
here.
4th May 2007
More Heaven & Hell Front Covers
As the tour continues, the band continue to
grace the front covers of magazines and
newspapers around the world – here’s a few
more just in from our press office:
Click on covers
to enlarge image.
2nd May 2007
Live At Hammersmith Odeon – SOLD OUT
We have had official confirmation from Rhino
that the limited edition Black Sabbath release
‘Live At Hammersmith Odeon’ has completely
sold out on the day of release. In the 9 years
of Rhino Handmade, this is the quickest a
title has ever sold out.
2nd May 2007
Heaven & Hell ‘Live From Radio City Music
Hall’ – DVD Release Date Confirmed!
We can confirm that the release date for the
Heaven & Hell DVD ‘Live From Radio City Music
Hall’ has been confirmed for Tuesday 28th
August 2007. The DVD was filmed at the band’s
New York show on 30th March which sold out
within less than an hour of going on sale.
More details as soon as we have them.
2nd May 2007
Classic Rock Black Sabbath Special Edition
The new issue of Classic Rock magazine is a
Black Sabbath special. The magazine hits the
newsstands today, we’ll be bringing you info
on some of the articles as soon as we can get
our hands on a copy, but in the meantime you
can check out the cover artwork
here.
27th April 2007
Heaven & Hell at Montreux, plus more
European dates confirmed…
We can confirm that Heaven & Hell will play at
the 41st Montreux Jazz Festival on Saturday
7th July in Switzerland. More information,
including tickets, is available from
www.montreuxjazz.com. Due to some
technical problems at Iommi.com HQ last week,
we are slightly late confirming the Copenhagen
date at the
KB Halle on 6th June and the Offenbach
show at the city’s
Stadthalle on 17th June which you may have
read about elsewhere on the web. A full list
of all of the Heaven & Hell dates confirmed so
far is available from the
Live page.
27th April 2007
USA Tour – Reviews just in…
The Heaven & Hell USA Tour kicked off earlier
this week with the expected hype (hanging out
at the LA show were Metallica’s Lars Ulrich
and James Hetfield, as well as Dave Grohl,
Taylor Hawkins and Chris Shiflett of the Foo
Fighters amongst others). And we’ve just
picked up a few reviews:
Guitar riffmaster Tony Iommi and bass wrangler
Geezer Butler virtually invented arena rock
nearly 40 years ago as half of Black Sabbath.
And they continue to deliver the quintessence
of clobber with Heaven & Hell….Iommi’s
shuddering riff, like a shoulder thrust
against a rusty sepulchre door, set the tone
for what functions best in an echoing concrete
vault: deliberate battery…By the time the four
crashed to the conclusion of the dynamic
‘Falling Off The Edge Of The World’, the crowd
was like a mass of asylum inmates clamouring
for the coup de grace. It arrived with the
dizzying extended build of the signature song
‘Heaven and Hell’, Iommi flaying demonic
inspirations while Dio joined his virtuosic
howls with those of the rabble. – LA Times
Iommi is still the one metal icon with taste
and a sense of dynamics in a solo. He takes
his position at stage left – just in front of
the wrought iron and brick fence that
surrounds the drums – and rarely moves; there
is no posturing in this band, and as metal
goes, the music is strong enough to speak for
itself….nearly 15,000 people came to the Forum
to pump their fists and celebrate this music
as living and breathing. – Variety
While guitarist Tony Iommi and bassist Geezer
Butler were customarily low-key, their play
spoke volumes, the left-handed guitar god
demonstrating the fleet fingers that mark the
band’s recordings…On a brick-backdrop-adorned
stage flanked by two massive castle doors that
were left ajar, gothic fencing, lanterns and
three stained-glass window video screens,
Iommi looked at home in his long black jacket
and customary cross necklace, his solos on
‘Computer God’ and introducing ‘Dio Young’
eliciting an uproar from the crowd. –
Livedaily.com
Iommi and Butler delivered inspired
performances throughout the evening…Dio was
everything you’d expect him to be….The fans
knew all the words to all the band’s songs,
including the new tunes recorded for the
recently released compilation disc ‘Black
Sabbath: The Dio Years’. That’s impressive.
But what’s even more so is that the
performances of those new songs – especially
‘The Devil Cried’ – ranked as true highlights
of the show. – Contra Costa Times
25th April 2007
Black Sabbath: The Dio Years – Uncasville
Signing
We can confirm that Tony, Ronnie, Geezer &
Vinny will be signing copies of the new CD
‘The Dio Years’ at the Spin Street Stage
located in the Shops at Mohegan Sun Concourse
immediately following the sold-out show at the
Mohegan Sun Arena on 15th May in Uncasville,
CT. Please note that due to the short time
frame of both events and the huge numbers of
fans expected, the band will only be signing
copies of their new CD. No memorabilia of any
kind will be signed and no personalised photos
can be allowed so as to allow the most fans
possible to meet the band. This rule will be
strictly enforced with no exceptions. The
first 500 fans to purchase ‘The Dio Years’ at
Spin Street in the Shops at Mohegan Sun will
receive a limited edition collectors item
laminated ‘After Show’ pass with lanyard which
will guarantee a place in line to meet the
band. For more details, contact Chris Hunt,
general manager of Spin Street on 860 862
7664.
25th April 2007
The Dio Years – Competition Closed
We’ve picked a winner from the correct entries
for The Dio Years competition – the correct
answers in full are now available on the
messageboard.
25th April 2007
Heaven & Hell on Rock Hard Cover
Tony graces the cover of the current issue of
Spain’s Rock Hard magazine alongside Ronnie,
Geezer & Vinny. For those of you not in Spain,
check out the cover below:
13th April 2007
Iommi Nominated For Golden God Award
The nominations for Metal Hammer magazine’s
‘Golden God’ awards are just out and we are
delighted to announce that Tony has been
nominated in the category of Riff Lord. Voting
is open to the public, so
click here to visit the Metal Hammer site
and cast your vote. The awards ceremony will
take place on 11th June at Koko in London.
13th April 2007
Iommi.competition – Win a limited edition
lithograph & a signed copy of Black Sabbath:
The Dio Years!
We’ve just launched a new competition on the
messageboard. Click here for full details
of how you can be in with a chance to win a
limited edition lithograph the artwork from
the CD booklet for ‘The Dio Years’ by Wes
Benscoter of and a copy of the album signed by
Tony.
13th April 2007
Black Sabbath: The Dio Years – more reviews
just in
…the three new songs included here are classic
Sabbath: monolithic and doom-laden. Just like
the bad old days. – Mojo ****
Little needs to be said about the stupendous
quality of the tracks from Heaven & Hell and
Mob Rules; any self-respecting metal fan will
salivate at the mere mention of Neon Knights,
Heaven And Hell, The Mob Rules, Turn Up The
Night and Falling Off The Edge Of The
World…The real excitement will be generated by
the three new songs included. Of these, The
Devil Cried is suitably surly and doom laden,
Shadow Of The Wind pounds a mid paced temp,
and Ear In The Wall picks up some real
velocity. None of these would have disgraced
the classic Mob Rules. – Classic Rock 7/10
11th April 2007
Confirmation of Vienna show
We can officially confirm that Heaven & Hell
will perform alongside Metallica & Bullet For
My Valentine in Vienna on Thursday 5th July
2007. Tickets for the show at the city’s
Rotundenplatz are available now from usual
outlets.
11th April 2007
The Dio Years – Kerrang! and Rolling Stone
verdicts
With Black Sabbath: The Dio Years being
released in the UK this week, we thought we’d
bring you a couple of reviews of the CD –
More anthemic than the bluesy grind of their
early records, tracks like ‘Mob Rules’, ‘Neon
Knights’ and ‘Turn Up The Night’ are top-notch
metal stunners, harnessing the enormity of
Dio’s jaw-dropping vocal chords. And the three
new tracks included here are an absolute must
for Dio devotees. – Kerrang! KKKK
Dio’s banshee vocals and Tony Iommi’s
brilliant, creepy guitar make it all work,
most spectacularly on [Heaven and Hell], a
nearly-seven-minute, time-signature-shifting
epic about good and evil. – Rolling Stone ****
11th April 2007
Heaven & Hell Live – A selection of reviews
Heaven and Hell made neon girls scream, a
fairly huge crowd swell like an infection and
Paul Coutts from the Twin Fangs gush over Tony
Iommi – Edmonton Sun
Iommi was the night's hero, his riffs
monolithic and his solos blistering. – Calgary
Herald
Iommi crept on stage and, with a single pick
of his guitar, the loud reverberation reminded
me that all the intensity in the world doesn't
compare to the mere presence of a true heavy
metal god… The man invented the heavy metal
riff and, despite all the guitar heroes who
followed his path, you know he's still the man
when all he needs is to strike a single
down-tuned chord to affirm his greatness. –
Chart Attack, Toronto
With the band all in black, and the fans
pretty much the same, Iommi -- bespectacled,
cross-wearing and showing off a friendly,
serious smile -- was excellent and deserved
his own spotlight in the early going. The
guitarist was a riff king on the opener After
All (The Dead), a solo star on Mob Rules and
then all sweetness and prettiness on Children
of the Sea. – London Free Press
The crowd was not disappointed as Baphomet
himself would have brayed in approval at the
gothic heaviness on display. – Village Voice
[Heaven & Hell]’s crystal clear sound tonight
is as bombastic as it is tight….the Dio years
material stands up surprisingly well: ‘The Mob
Rules’, ‘Evil Woman’, ‘Voodoo’ and more are
aggressively chunky slices of thundering
riff-packed metal. – Kerrang!
3rd April 2007
Black Sabbath: Live At Hammersmith Odeon –
PRESALE INFO!
We have just had confirmation from Rhino that
they will be offering a fan presale facility
for the forthcoming limited edition CD release
of Black Sabbath ‘Live at Hammersmith Odeon’.
The CD is due for release on 1st May 2007 on
Rhino Handmade and will be strictly limited to
just 5,000 copies. To reserve yourself a copy
in advance,
click here to pre-order. PLEASE NOTE THAT
THIS LINK DOES NOT GO LIVE UNTIL APPROX 10AM
PST, you may not be able to see anything on
the page before then but the link is correct.
Given the limited number of copies being
released we are expecting huge demand so
please reserve your copy early to avoid
disappointment.
2nd April 2007
Best Buy Signing – Security Information
Update
To confirm the updated security information
for tomorrow’s signing at Best Buy in New
York:
Only copies of Black Sabbath: The Dio Years
will be signed. Everyone attending the signing
will be searched before entry to the store and
any other CDs, Sabbath-related merchandise,
guitar parts etc will have to be left outside
the store at the owners’ own risk. Security
will be extremely tight at the event and
anyone who fails to comply with security will
not be allowed enter the store for the
signing. The signing will take place from 6pm
to 7pm at Best Buy Midtown, 529 Fifth Avenue
(at 44th Street). As the band will only be at
the store for such a short time it is
requested that fans co-operate with all store
staff and security to ensure that as many
people as possible get their CDs signed. The
store will not be allowing any queuing before
2pm tomorrow, Tuesday 3rd April. However,
copies of Black Sabbath ‘The Dio Years’ can be
purchased from first thing tomorrow morning
for the signing. For any further queries,
please call the store on 212 808 0309.
28th March 2007
Heaven & Hell Live In The UK!
We can officially confirm that Heaven & Hell
are embarking on a major tour of UK Arenas in
November. Tickets for the unique opportunity
to see this classic lineup reunited for the
first time in 15 years go on sale on Friday
30th March 2007. The band will play the
following shows:-
November 4th Newcastle Metro Arena
November 6th Glasgow SECC Hall 4
November 7th Sheffield Hallam FM Arena
November 9th Manchester Evening News Arena
November 10th London Wembley Arena
November 11th Brighton Centre
November 13th Birmingham NEC
November 14th Cardiff International Arena
November 15th Nottingham Arena
November 17th Plymouth Pavilions
November 18th Bournemouth BIC
Special guest acts on the tour are Lamb Of God
and Iced Earth. Tickets, priced Ŗ29.50, will
be on sale on from
livenation.co.uk,
ticketrush.co.uk and via credit card
hotline 0870 400 0688.
27th March 2007
Best Buy Signing – Some More Info
Some info worth noting for any fans intending
to go to the Best Buy signing next Tuesday 2nd
April 2007 in New York:
The signing will take place from 6pm at Best
Buy Midtown, 529 Fifth Avenue (at 44th
Street). The store will not be allowing any
queuing before 2pm on Tuesday. However, copies
of Black Sabbath ‘The Dio Years’ can be
purchased from first thing on Tuesday morning
for the signing. ONLY COPIES OF ‘THE DIO
YEARS’ CD WILL BE SIGNED. Please do not bring
any other CDs or items of memorabilia as they
will not be signed by the band. For any
further queries, please call the store on 212
808 0309.
27th March 2007
Tony on Nights With Alice Cooper
Tony is a guest of Alice Cooper on his radio
show ‘Nights With Alice Cooper’ tonight. Visit
www.nightswithalicecooper.com for air
times.
27th March 2007
The Devil Cried – UK single release info
The Devil Cried will be released as a digital
single in the UK on 16th April 2007.
27th March 2007
Photos from the Regina show
We’ve got some photos of the Heaven & Hell
show in Regina on 16th March – thanks to Dan
Savoie who was the in-house photographer at
the Brandt Centre.
23rd March 2007
Black Sabbath Exclusives
Rhino have arranged a huge array of exclusives
relating to the release of Black Sabbath: The
Dio Years – here’s what’s in store over the
coming weeks, starting next Monday:
Monday March 26th - MP3.com Premiere
Exclusive of "Ear In The Wall"
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! (Available worldwide)
Tuesday March 27th –
Yahoo! Music Unlimited Exclusive Early
Digital Single of “Shadow Of The Wind”
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!
(USA residents only)
Saturday March 31st –
VH1 Classic Premiere of “Hangin’ With
Heaven & Hell”
First broadcast at 3pm EST, see our news story
from 2nd March for full details of the rest of
the air times and dates. (USA residents only)
Tuesday April 3rd – Bonus track of the
radio edit of ‘The Devil Cried’
All digital retail outlets will offer the
radio edit of ‘The Devil Cried’ bundled as a
bonus track with the purchase of the entire
Black Sabbath: The Dio Years CD. (USA only)
Tuesday April 3rd – Bonus track of ‘Neon
Knights’ Live
Real/Rhapsody
will be offering ‘Neon Knights’ Live bundled
as an additional bonus track with the purchase
of the entire Black Sabbath: The Dio Years CD.
This will be the only place that ‘Neon
Knights’ Live will be available outside of the
limited edition Live At Hammersmith Odeon
release. (USA only)
Tuesday April 3rd – Walmart Special Limited
Edition 2-pack
WalMart stores nationwide across the USA 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. (USA only).
And don’t forget about the Best Buy signing in
New York on Tuesday April 3rd!
23rd March 2007
New Competition – Win Tickets & Meet The
Band!
Geezer Butler’s website are running a
competition to spread the word about Heaven &
Hell and Black Sabbath: The Dio Years – first
prize is 2 tickets to one of the USA shows,
and a chance to meet the band. For full
details visit
www.geezerbutler.com.
23rd March 2007
The Devil Cried To Get UK Digital Release
Following the enquiries of many Iommi fans, we
can confirm that The Devil Cried will
be released as a digital single in the UK.
More details as soon as we have them.
23rd March 2007
Mike’s Diary – More Instalments Now Online
The latest instalment of Mike’s Diary from
Sault Ste Marie is now available on the
messageboard.
22nd March 2007
Radio City Music Hall Tickets – Limited
Amount Still Available
A very limited amount of tickets for the
Heaven & Hell show at Radio City Music Hall on
Friday 30th March that had previously been
held by the promoter have just been released.
Check out
www.ticketmaster.com or your usual outlets
for details of what’s available. But be quick!
22nd March 2007
Black Sabbath: The Dio Years – Listening
Parties
Rhino have just informed us of two listening
parties that they are running online – check
out the links below to listen to the album in
full:
Cover artwork for Black Sabbath: Live at
Hammersmith Odeon
We’ve
got a preview of the cover artwork for the
Rhino Handmade limited edition release of
Black Sabbath ‘Live at Hammersmith Odeon’. The
CD will be released on 1st May and is strictly
limited to 5,000 copies.
20th March 2007
Black Sabbath: The Dio Years – Key
Territory Release Dates
The full list of release dates for The Dio
Years CD in the various key territories is as
follows:
Germany, Netherlands – Friday 30th March 2007
USA, Canada, Mexico, Spain – Tuesday 3rd April
2007
UK – Monday 9th April 2007
France – Tuesday 10th April 2007
Italy – Friday 13th April 2007
Australia – Saturday 14th April 2007
Japan – Tuesday 25th April 2007
Brazil – Monday 28th May 2007
20th March 2007
New Black Sabbath Single Now Available!
The new Black Sabbath single ‘The Devil Cried’
is now available from iTunes and all other
Digital Service Providers.
20th March 2007
Iommi & Dio Talk To Metal Hammer
Tony & Ronnie recently spoke to journalist Jon
Wiederhorn about the current touring and the
upcoming release of ‘The Dio Years’ for UK
magazine Metal Hammer. Tony talks about what
he was looking forward to most about the tour
– “I can’t wait to do ‘Neon Knights’ and
‘Heaven & Hell’ – as well as the recording of
the new tracks, and the original recording of
the albums ‘Heaven & Hell’ The full interview
appears in the current issue (April 2007)
along with a pull-out poster of the band.
19th March 2007
Uncasville Officially Sold Out
We can exclusively confirm that the Heaven &
Hell show in Uncasville, Connecticut on
Tuesday 15th May is now sold out. All of the
other dates on the band’s USA tour are selling
extremely quickly – check out the
live page for the full
list of remaining shows.
14th March 2007
New York In-Store Signing – Tony, Ronnie,
Geezer & Vinny!
Tony, Ronnie, Geezer & 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.
14th March 2007
The Devil Cried – Digital Single Update
We’ve had confirmation from Rhino that the
upload of the new Black Sabbath single ‘The
Devil Cried’ to all DSPs (digital service
providers) happened a few days later due to
technical problems. The single was still
planned for release yesterday (13th March) but
may not have made the deadlines of some
services including iTunes. We’ve been told
that it will be up sometime between now and
20th March on all DSPs.
14th March 2007
Official Photos from Vancouver
We’ve got some photos of the show in Vancouver
last Sunday night courtesy of Gene Kirkland.
The band are in Calgary today, playing at the
Saddledome,
click here for tickets.
14th March 2007
Tony featured in ‘Ian Gillan: Highway Star’
DVD
The DVD ‘Highway Star: A Journey In Rock’
which traces Ian Gillan’s career is due for
release next month and includes a significant
section on Gillan’s time with Black Sabbath.
Tony talks at length about the period around
the Born Again album and tour and talks about
the nightracing and explosions at Richard
Branson’s manor during the album recording,
and the infamous Stonehenge stage set made for
the tour. The documentary features
contributions from the likes of Roniie James
Dio, Pavarotti, George Best and Joe Elliott.
The UK release date for the DVD is 2nd April
2007, more information available from Ian
Gillan’s website –
www.gillan.com.
12th March 2007
Heaven & Hell Live – It’s All Started!
Tony, Ronnie, Geezer & Vinny kicked off their
2007 tour in Vancouver last night at the
city’s Pacific Coliseum. As the guys had been
saying in some of their pre-tour interviews,
the set consisted of material from the albums
‘Heaven & Hell’, ‘Mob Rules’ and ‘Dehumanizer’,
as well as all three of the new songs that are
being included on ‘The Dio Years’ compilation
due out next month. Here’s the set list in
full from last night’s show:
E5150
After All
Mob Rules
Children Of The Sea
Lady Evil
Ear In The Wall
I
Sign Of The Southern Cross
Voodoo
The Devil Cried
Computer God
Falling Off The Edge Of The World
Shadow Of The Wind
Die Young
Heaven And Hell
Neon Nights
The band are currently en route to Edmonton
where they play at Rexall Place tomorrow
night, followed by Calgary on Wednesday,
Regina on Friday and Winnipeg on Sunday.
Tickets are still available for all shows. For
the rest of the Heaven & Hell tour dates,
check out the Live
page.
12th March 2007
Heaven & Hell Tour Merchandise Available
Online Now!
The Heaven & Hell tour kicked off in Vancouver
last night with a huge array of tour
merchandise. We're now giving you the
opportunity to get your hands on this online
as well as at the shows -
click here to visit the store.
12th March 2007
Black Sabbath: The Dio Years E-Card
Available
Rhino have just released a special e-card for
the new Black Sabbath 'The Dio Years' CD
release.
Click here to view.
9th March 2007
Tour kicks off this weekend, more tickets
on sale today
The first leg of the Heaven & Hell live tour
kicks off this coming Sunday, 11th March 2007,
in Vancouver in Canada. Mike C has posted the
latest entry in his tour diary from Vancouver
on the
messageboard today. Tickets are still
available for most of the dates in Canada as
we write, but a number of dates are close to
capacity.
For those of you hoping to attend the US
shows, tickets go on sale today for Phoenix,
Los Angeles, San Diego, Albuquerque, Denver,
Dallas, Chicago, Minneapolis, Cincinnati,
Philadelphia, Cleveland, Detroit, Uncasville,
Lowell, Baltimore and Holmdell. San Antonio
and Albany go on sale tomorrow at 10am local
time, the San Jose show will be on sale on
Sunday 11th at 10am local time and the Houston
date goes on sale next Saturday, 17th March at
10am local time.
9th March 2007
Iommi on Guitar World Cover
Tony features on the cover of the latest issue
of Guitar World magazine (May 2007). He spoke
at length to Richard Bienstock from the
magazine recently for their indepth feature
which traces the history of the current
line-up for the Heaven & Hell tour. Tony also
talks about the equipment used during the
recording of the Heaven & Hell album, and
about what they’ll be playing on the road this
year - “we’ve ignored a lot of this material
for a long time, and it’ll be great fun to
play again”. The issue, which also includes
contributions from Ronnie & Geezer, is
available now.
Click here to check out the
cover.
9th March 2007
Tony talks to Edmonton’s Vue Weekly
Before he left for rehearsals, Tony spoke to
Eden Munro from Edmonton’s ‘Vue Weekly’ from
his home in England ahead of the Heaven & Hell
date at Rexall Place this coming Tuesday.
Click here to read the piece in full.
7th March 2007
Heaven & Hell – Confirmed for Bulgaria
We can officially confirm that in addition to
the other live European dates confirmed
recently, Heaven & Hell will be playing at the
Kaliakra Rock Fest in Kavarna, Bulgaria. The
event, which takes place at the Kaliakra
stadium, runs from 28th to 30th June. Heaven &
Hell will perform on Thursday 28th June. The
festival’s website -
www.kaliakrarockfest.com – will be live
with more information soon.
7th March 2007
Archive Iommi / Hetfield Interview in
Classic Rock
The April issue of Classic Rock magazine, out
this week, features their choice of the
wildest guitarists ever. As part of this, they
have managed to dig out an archive piece from
back in 1992 where Brad Tolinski interviews
Tony and James Hetfield together at what the
magazine have dubbed the first ever meeting of
the ‘Master of Reality’ and the ‘Master of
Puppets’.
7th March 2007
Tony on the radio
Tony is doing some radio interviews over the
coming days and weeks, too many to mention in
detail, but listen in to your local rock
station to see if you can catch him!
5th March 2007
Exclusive News: Heaven & Hell Descends On
The States – US Tour Dates Confirmed!
Here’s the full official press release:
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
2nd March 2007
Heaven & Hell – Another Big Announcement
Coming Soon!
Eddie Trunk will be making a special
announcement to do with Heaven & Hell tonight
on his radio show ‘Friday Night Rocks’ which
airs live from New York on Q104.3 tonight from
11pm to 2am (EST). Listeners around the world
can tune in live via the station’s website
www.q1043.com. We’ll have more Heaven & Hell
news for you on iommi.com next week.
2nd March 2007
Hangin’ With Heaven & Hell on VH1 Classic
Soon
A team from VH1 Classic came to the UK at the
end of last year to meet with Tony, Ronnie &
Geezer while they were recording the three new
tracks for ‘The Dio Years’ release. The guys
also spoke at length about plans for the
Heaven & Hell tour. We’ve just got
confirmation of the initial airdates for the
show in the USA which will be as follows (all
times EST):
Saturday 31st March 2007 at 3pm
Saturday 31st March 2007 at 11pm
Sunday 1st April 2007 at 9pm
Monday 2nd April 2007 at 1pm
Friday 6th April 2007 at 8pm
1st March 2007
More clips of new Sabbath tracks
In addition to the streaming of the new Black
Sabbath single ‘The Devil Cried’ below, you
can also check out 30 second clips of the
other two new Sabbath tracks - ‘Shadow Of The
Wind’ and ‘Ear In The Wall’ - from ‘The Dio
Years’ at
Rhino’s website.
27th February 2007
Check out 'The Devil Cried'!
The new Black Sabbath track 'The Devil Cried'
has gone to radio and many of you will have
heard it on Eddie Trunk's show last Friday.
For those of you that didn't, we're streaming
it below - just click on the link for your
player of choice.
We can confirm that in addition to the Heaven
& Hell dates announced last week, the band
will be playing at the Rockwave festival in
Athens, Greece on Sunday 1st July 2007.
Tickets will go on sale this coming Thursday,
1st March 2007. Tony last played in Greece two
years ago when Black Sabbath headlined the
event on Saturday 25th June 2005. For more
information, visit the festival site at
www.rockwavefestival.gr.
26th February 2007
First Instalment Of The Tour Diary Now Online
The first instalment of the tour diary by
Tony’s technician, Mike Clement, has just been
posted in the news section on the messageboard.
Mike first started keeping a diary for
iommi.com back in 2005 and his bits of
backstage gossip and humorous tales from the
road kept everyone entertained. Expect more of
the same this time round, he’ll also be
keeping a photo diary as things progress.
26th February 2007
No Demos Please!
We’ve had quite a number of demos sent to us
in the past week for Tony’s radio show. Tony
is currently preparing for the Canadian tour,
we’ve just announced European dates for the
summer and will be confirming more dates soon.
So at the moment, there are no plans for a new
series of Black Sunday. Please don’t waste
your time and money sending us CDs
22nd February 2007
Official Confirmation Of Heaven & Hell Live In
Europe
We can officially confirm that Heaven & Hell
will play the following dates in Europe this
summer:
2nd June 2007 Zurich, Switzerland – Eishalle
Deutweg
3rd June 2007 Milan, Italy – Gods Of Metal
Festival
7th June 2007 Solvesborg, Sweden – Sweden Rock
Festival
9th June 2007 Tampere, Finland – Sauna Open
Air Metal Festival
10th June 2007 Helsinki, Finland – Helsinki
Icehall
16th June 2007 Biddinghuizen, Holland – Fields
Of Rock Festival
19th June 2007 Warsaw, Poland – Torwar
20th June 2007 Katowice, Poland – Spodek
22nd June 2007 Balingen, Germany – Bang Your
Head Festival
23rd June 2007 Dessel, Belgium – Graspop
Tickets for some dates are already on sale so
check with your local venue or festival site,
we’ll give you updated info on this as soon as
we can.
We will be bringing you news of more European
dates next week.
22nd February 2007
Exclusive News: ‘The Devil Cried’ – Release
Date Confirmed
Further to our recent news story regarding the
new single 'The Devil Cried' from the Black
Sabbath: The Dio Years CD being serviced to
radio next week, we can exclusively confirm
that this single will be released in digital
form to the public via all digital retailers
on Tuesday 13th March 2007.
22nd February 2007
Black Sabbath: The Dio Years – New Single
Release
The first single release from the new CD
'Black Sabbath: The Dio Years' will be the
track 'The Devil Cried' written & produced by
Tony and Ronnie and recorded with Geezer &
Vinny in November 2006 in the UK. The song was
engineered and mixed by Mike Exeter who worked
on 'Fused' and 'The 1996 DEP Sessions'. We've
just had confirmation from Rhino that the
single will be serviced to radio next week so
keep your ears peeled!
Here's what Tony has said about the track:
"quite a powerful song" (to Bravewords.com)
"a mid-tempo track...riff-based...great
vocals....really good" (to Metaleater.com)
More news on this as further details are
confirmed....
22nd February 2007
Win Tickets To See Heaven & Hell in Canada
BW&BK/ bravewords.com along with Gillett
Entertainment Group/geg.ca are giving away 5
pairs of tickets to Heaven & Hell at Le
Colisee Pepsi in Quebec City on March 25th and
5 pairs for the show at The Bell Center in
Montreal on March 26th. Here's how to enter:
For Quebec City - send an email to
MitchMinute@aol.com with the subject H&H
in Quebec City with your name and city by noon
(EST) March 15th. For Montreal - send an email
to
MitchMinute@aol.com with the subject H&H
in Montreal with your name and city by noon (EST)
March 16th. Winners will be chosen at random.
A note about the prize:
Winners will only receive a pair (two) tickets
to one of the above mentioned shows. The prize
has no cash value and no substitutions are
allowed. No backstage passes, after show
passes, meet & greet passes or photo passes
are included. Transportation (to and from the
show/venue/city), accomodation(s) and
food/beverages are the sole responsibility of
the winner and are not part of the prize.
20th
February 2007
Tour Preparations Underway
Preparations for the Heaven & Hell tour have
begun and Tony’s tech Mike C is poised to get
his road diary started. He’ll be posting news
and photos from the road on the messageboard
in the coming weeks. We’ll let you know when
the first diary of the tour is up and running.
20th
February 2007
Heaven & Hell get Heavy
Heaven & Hell are on the cover of the February
2007 issue of the German magazine ‘Heavy’.
Journalist Jörg Schulz describes the band as a
“mysterious sensation” and says that “for
Black Sabbath fans across the world the news
hit like a bomb” when the details of the
reunion surfaced. He spoke to Tony at length
recently for the piece – more soundbites when
we have a chance to piece together our school
level German and the results of Google
Translate! For fans in Germany, issue 98 of
the magazine is available now.
19th
February 2007
Heaven & Hell on Brave Words Bloody
Knuckles cover
Heaven & Hell are the cover stars of the
current issue of ‘Brave Words Bloody Knuckles’
magazine. Tony spoke to Martin Popoff a few
months back to discuss how the reunion with
Ronnie came about, why they are touring as
Heaven & Hell and what the new tracks on the
CD are like. The magazine is currently
shipping across Canada now and will be in the
USA and across the rest of the world by the
end of the month. In the meantime, we’ve got a
copy of the cover for you.
Click here for more information on BWBK.
19th
February 2007
Jarvis Cocker gets Paranoid
Jarvis Cocker ended his show at the London
Astoria last Saturday night with a cover of
the Black Sabbath track ‘Paranoid’. The Pulp
frontman was performing songs from his new
album ‘Jarvis’ at the sell-out show, and said
including a cover at the end was his way of
saying “thank you for listening” to his new
songs.
16th
February 2007
Mob Rules: Every Home Should Have One
The Black Sabbath album ‘Mob Rules’ is
featured in the “Every Home Should Have One:
Albums You Should Own” section of this month’s
Classic Rock magazine. Record producer
Andy Sneap says “you have to give a lot of
credit to Tony Iommi’s guitar playing on this
record…Listen to the double-tracking and the
lead guitar parts – he’s really going for
it…There are certainly more riffs on Mob Rules
compared to what happened on Heaven & Hell.
Check out the riff at the start of Falling Off
The Edge Of The World – that’s brilliant”. In
terms of the production, he comments that “the
feel of the album is raw, live and direct,
which was exactly right for the time. If you
consider that we were on the very of a major
breakthrough in the way heavy metal was to be
defined, with bands like Iron Maiden making
their impact and Metallica about to get going,
then Mob Rules is exactly what Sabbath should
have been doing at this point. Listen to it
now: it stands up really well against anything
you hear today. The vibe of the record was so
well-balanced”. Read the full piece in the
March 2007 issue of Classic Rock, available
now.
15th
February 2007
Black Sabbath: The Dio Years – Cover Artwork
Here’s a sneak preview at the cover artwork
for the forthcoming Black Sabbath: The Dio
Years CD, due for release on 3rd April. We’ll
have more bits and pieces of info for you
about this compilation, as well as the limited
edition ‘Live at Hammersmith’ CD, in the run
up to the release.
15th
February 2007
Iommi on the voting list for Classic Rock’s
Wildest Guitarists Ever
Classic Rock magazine have launched a poll via
their website to find readers’ choices for the
title of ‘Wildest Guitarist Ever’. Tony is on
the list!
Click here to check out the full details
and cast your vote.
15th February 2007
Celtic Frost frontman pays tribute to
Tony’s style
The current issue of
Guitar World magazine includes an indepth
feature on Thomas Gabriel Fischer, frontman of
Celtic Frost who talks about how he started
writing music: “I used to sit there and
dissect Black Sabbath’s music. I was
interested in knowing why Sabbath sounded so
dark compared to other bands. I tried to
follow Tony Iommi’s riffs to figure it out,
and what I realized is that other bands play
their riffs logically. Their tones are in
harmony, and it sounds nice because the tones
follow each other logically. And then I
realised that Tony always plays the tone that
you don’t expect, and that’s what makes it so
dark harmonically. I was fascinated by that”.
14th
February 2007
Tony talks to Metaleater.com
Tony spoke to Philip Wickstrand of the website
Metaleater.com last week about the upcoming
Heaven & Hell tour and the release of Black
Sabbath: The Dio Years. He sets the record
straight about choosing to use the name
‘Heaven & Hell’ for the tour, what the setlist
is likely to include (“we’ve certainly got a
great selection and I’m sure people will be
pleased with it”), getting out and playing,
and recording the new tracks for ‘The Dio
Years’ (“it was a great vibe”).
Click here to read the interview
transcript in full.
8th
February 2007
Black Sabbath: The Dio Years – New CD
Collection, Plus Limited Edition Previously
Unreleased Live Album – the full details…
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.
BLACK SABBATH: THE DIO YEARS
Track listing
1. Neon Knights
2. Lady Evil
3. Heaven And Hell
4. Die Young
5. Lonely Is The Word
6. The Mob Rules
7. Turn Up The Night
8. Voodoo
9. Falling Off The Edge Of The World
10. After All (The Dead)
11. TV Crimes
12. I
13. Children Of The Sea - Live
14. The Devil Cried*
15. Shadow Of The Wind*
16. Ear In The Wall*
* Newly recorded tracks
BLACK SABBATH: LIVE AT HAMMERSMITH ODEON
Track listing
1. E5150
2. Neon Knights
3. N.I.B.
4. Children Of The Sea
5. Country Girl
6. Black Sabbath
7. War Pigs
8. Slipping Away
9. Iron Man
10. The Mob Rules
11. Heaven And Hell
12. Paranoid
13. Voodoo
14. Children Of The Grave
All selections previously unissued
7th
February 2007
Heaven & Hell Top Pollstar.com’s Top 50
Heaven & Hell have taken
the top spot in Pollstar.com’s Top 50 printed
in this week’s issue of the magazine (cover
date 12th February 2007). The
chart is compiled according to the number of
times the artist’s tour itinerary is requested
by fans visiting the
Pollstar.com website. The band take the
first place slot ahead of Gwen Stefani at 2,
Tool at 3, Red Hot Chili Peppers at 4 and Bob
Seger & The Silver Bullet Band at 5, who were
last week’s number 1.
1st February
2007
Tony’s Guitar on Display in London
A Gibson Guitar owned by Tony is going on
display at Harrods’ central London store today
in an exhibition called ‘Born To Rock’ as part
of the month long ‘Harrods Rocks’ series of
events. The guitar in question is one of his
black Limited Edition Gibson Custom Shop SGs, as
played on Black Sabbath recordings and tours
since 2001. The exhibition in London follows the
extremely successful Dublin show ‘Rock Chic’
which had record-breaking attendances at the
National Museum Of Ireland and featured more
than 100 legendary, vintage, rare and customised
guitars, including instruments played by Jimi
Hendrix, Rory Gallagher, Phil Lynnott, Keith
Richards, Bo Diddley and Mark Bolan. More
information on the event which runs until March
3rd 2007 is available from the
Born To Rock website and at
Harrods site.
30th January
2007
Heaven & Hell in Sweden Rock Magazine
The latest issue of Sweden Rock magazine sees
the four Heaven & Hell band members on the cover
in an exclusive shot by photographer Mick Hutson.
Tony Balogh at the magazine spoke to Tony early
in the New Year for his thoughts on the upcoming
tour. The feature also includes interviews with
Geezer and Ronnie. The issue is due out on 6th
February 2007, once we get the press cuttings in
the office (and can get someone to translate
Swedish!) we will try and bring you a few
snippets. In the meantime, check out the front
cover
here.
26th January
2007
Radio City New York Sold Out
We’ve just had confirmation that tickets for the
Heaven & Hell show at Radio City in New York on
Friday 30th March have sold out in less than an
hour of going on sale to the public today. At
the time of writing, there are still some
tickets left for all of the Canadian dates that
have gone on sale today. Tickets for the shows
in Montreal on 26th March and Quebec City on
27th March will be going on sale tomorrow,
Saturday 27th January. See our earlier news item
below for further on-sale details.
24th January
2007
Ticket Information for Heaven & Hell
Live
Check out the
messageboard for full details on how you can
get hold of tickets now via our special presale
before they go on general sale this coming
Friday. Otherwise, the general on-sale times and
dates are below:
March 11: Vancouver, BC - Pacific Coliseum –
public onsale Friday 26th Jan, 10am EST
March 13: Edmonton, AB - Rexall Place – public
onsale Friday 26th Jan, 10am EST
March 14: Calgary, AB - Saddledome – public
onsale Friday 26th Jan, 10am EST
March 16: Regina, SK - Brandt Centre – public
onsale Friday 26th Jan, 10am EST
March 18: Winnipeg, MB - MTS Centre – public
onsale Friday 26th Jan, 10am EST
March 20: Sault St. Marie - Steelback Centre –
public onsale Friday 26th Jan, 10am EST
March 22: Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre –
public onsale Friday 26th Jan, 10am EST
March 24: London, ON - John Labatt Centre –
public onsale Friday 26th Jan, 12 noon EST
March 26: Montreal, PQ - Bell Centre – public
onsale Saturday 27th Jan, 12 noon EST
March 27: Quebec City, PQ - Colisee Pepsi Arena
– public onsale Saturday 27th Jan, 10am EST
March 28: Ottawa, ON - Civic Centre – public
onsale Friday 26th Jan, 10am EST
March 30: New York, NY - Radio City Music Hall –
public onsale Friday 26th Jan, 10am EST
24th
January 2007
Some Nice Fan Feedback
We’ve just had a nice note from a fan forwarded
it to us about the Heaven & Hell tour. Since the
bulk of what we normally get from fans is
complaining about something or other, we thought
we’d share this one! Thanks to Jesse Pickett for
his kind words: “I think aside from this being
the most anticipated rock tour of 2007, it is
also the most Honest tour to come about in the
past few years. I've shelled out a lot of cash
for concerts, over a hundred per ticket for
David Bowie, Queen + Paul Rodgers, The Who,
Cream, Eric Clapton, Ozzfest. And then close to
100 bucks a ticket for the RHCP, Motley Crue,
The Guess Who. What I’m really trying to say is,
this band could easily charge 40 dollars more a
seat, and people would pay it, but they didn’t
go about it that way. I paid close to the same
price I will be paying tomorrow to pick up my
Heaven and Hell tickets with Megadeth, as I did
to see just Megadeth. They could have said screw
Canada, let’s play Toronto, Vancouver and make
everyone else drive for 7-12 hours. Which I
would have done, it wouldn’t have been as easy
as a 15 minute drive. Thanks Heaven and Hell,
for an honest tour.
23rd January
2007
Tony & Ronnie interviewed in Revolver
Magazine
Jon Wiederhorn of Revolver magazine spoke to
both Tony & Ronnie recently for a feature that
has just hit the newsstands in the March 2007
issue of the magazine. Check out Tony discussing
how the reunion came about and what the new
tunes sound like, as well as brand new photos of
Tony and Ronnie with Geezer and Vinny on page 79
of the issue.
22nd January
2007
HEAVEN & HELL – OFFICIAL TOUR
ANNOUNCEMENT
Putting to bed the longstanding rumours 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 Tony Iommi with
Ronnie James Dio,
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, and
previewing never before heard material from
their upcoming release on Roadrunner Records,
United Abominations. The tour also brings the
return of
Down, featuring Phil Anselmo and Rex Brown
from Pantera, as well as Pepper Keenan of COC.
This will undisputedly be the most anticipated
rock tour of 2007.
The heavy metal icons are also scheduled to
release a new anthology entitled Black Sabbath:
The Dio Years. Anticipated release date is 3rd
April 2007 on
Rhino/Warner Bros. Records.
The Heaven and Hell Tour 2007 will include the
following stops:
March 11 Vancouver, BC Pacific Coliseum
March 13 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
March 14 Calgary, AB Saddledome
March 16 Regina, SK Brandt Centre
March 18 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre
March 20 Sault St. Marie Steelback Centre
March 22 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
March 24 London, ON John Labatt Centre
March 26 Montreal, PQ Bell Centre
March 27 Quebec City, PQ Colisee Pepsi Arena
March 28 Ottawa, ON Civic Centre
March 30 New York, NY Radio City Music Hall
Tickets go on sale on 26th/27th January.
19th January 2007
Heaven & Hell Live – Official Announcement
Coming Very Soon!
The wait is very nearly over! The final pieces
of the jigsaw are being put in place ahead of an
official tour announcement early next week with
full details of all confirmed tour dates and
support acts. However, for those keen to get a
preview of what’s happening, you can tune into
Eddie Trunk’s radio show ‘Friday Night Rocks’
which airs live from New York on Q104.3 tonight,
Friday 19th January 2007, from 11pm to 2am (EST)
for a special announcement. Listeners around the
world can tune in live via the station’s website
www.q1043.com.
9th January
2007
Heaven & Hell Live on MySpace
The official MySpace page for the Heaven & Hell
Live tour is up and running at
www.myspace.com/heavenandhelllive - check it
out and become a friend! We’re also in the
process of developing the official website for
the project, which will go live in the coming
weeks with details of confirmed tour dates.
We’ll be keeping you informed of all
developments on iommi.com too, of course!
3rd January
2007
Free Iommi Guitar Pick – Special Offer
Continues!
Iommi.com is extending its special offer – get a
free Iommi guitar pick with every t-shirt
ordered. And as we’ve said before, these picks
cannot be bought anywhere. Don’t forget there’s
free postage on all orders in the UK and Europe.
We’ve also got a discount if you buy both
t-shirt designs. Check out the
merchandise page
for more details.