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20th November 2007

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.

Click here for tickets.

1st October 2007

BBC 1 "Inside Out" interview Tony Iommi

Catch Tony on the program "Inside Out" BBC 1, Wednesday 3rd October at 7.30pm.
The program is a feature on Birmingham Town Hall.

24th September 2007

Exclusive!!!! Headbanger’s Ball Presents Heaven and Hell Podcast!

Click to view!

10th September 2007

Heaven & Hell DVD & CD in the Charts

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

Tickets on sale from www.ticketmaster.com.mx and usual outlets.

13th July 2007

Live From Radio City Music Hall – Cover Revealed

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.

For more information about Heaven and Hell Live, please go to www.heavenandhelllive.com or www.myspace.com/heavenandhelllive

For more information about the Heaven and Hell Live fan presale, please go to heavenandhell.frontgatetickets.com

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

Tickets on sale now via www.ticketmaster.com.au and usual outlets.

12th June 2007

Heaven & Hell win Golden God

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:

MSN - http://music.msn.com/music/ListeningBooth

Quicktime - http://www.apple.com/quicktime/guide/

20th March 2007

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.

For more information about the Heaven and Hell Live fan presale, please go to http://heavenandhell.frontgatetickets.com

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.

Quicktime Windows Media - Real Player

26th February 2007

Heaven & Hell Live in Greece

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.