9th
March 2010
Rick
Wakeman Face to Face Interview With Tony
Iommi
Rick Wakeman’s Face to Face
interview with Tony will be aired on Rick
Wakeman’s Planet Rock Radio Show on Saturday
27th March 2010. The show is broadcast
between 10am – 1pm, to listen to the
interview tune in from noon.
You can listen via DAB Digital Radio, Sky
0110, Virgin Media 924, Freesat 730,
planetrock.com and now on iPhone!
For further information please visit:
http://www.planetrock.com/sectional.asp?id=7690
4th
March 2010
Sonisphere Announce More Heaven and Hell
Appearances!!
It has been announced today that
Heaven and Hell will be performing at the
following Sonisphere Festivals:
Bulgaria – June 22nd 2010
http://bg.sonispherefestivals.com/
http://bg.sonispherefestivals.com/buy-tickets/
Turkey – June 27th 2010
http://tr.sonispherefestivals.com/
http://tr.sonispherefestivals.com/buy-tickets
3rd March
2010
Heaven
and Hell to Play Sonisphere Spain!
It has been announced today that
Heaven and Hell will perform at the Madrid
Sonisphere Festival on July 10th 2010! For
further information and ticket sales please
visit:
website: http://es.sonispherefestival.net
Tickets:
http://es.sonispherefestival.net/buy-tickets
24th
February 2010
Heavy
Metal Britannia Documentary– Friday 5th
March 2010, 9pm on BBC4
Tony will be featuring in the BBC4
documentary “Heavy Metal Britannia” that
will be aired on Friday 5th March, 9pm on
BBC4. The documentary traces the origins and
development of British Heavy Metal music,
how hard rock became heavy rock and then
became heavy metal. Includes interviews with
Geezer Butler, Bruce Dickenson, Ian Gillan,
Rob Halford, Lemmy, Bill Ward and Biff
Byford to name a few!
Do check out the BBC4 schedules from
Thursday 4th March thru to Sunday 7th March
as a number of Metal-related films will be
shown as well as “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath” -
The Rock Family Trees episode!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/
23th
February 2010
Tony
Iommi and Ian Gillan Give Musical Gifts to
Armenian Music School
World famous rock musicians Ian
Gillan (Deep Purple) and Tony Iommi (Black
Sabbath, Heaven and Hell) sent musical
instruments as a gift to the N6 musical
school in Gyumri.
Professional musical instruments from Fender
Musical Instruments Corporation were
supplied to Yerevan: 4 acoustic guitars of
the Japanese Takamine Company and a
Blackhawk drum kit of the Gretsch Drums
Company. The musicians also gave Paiste
сcymbals and Vic Firth drumsticks, presented
by John Henrys Ltd.
On October 1, 2009, Ian Gillan and Toni
Iommi visited the N 6 music school in Gyumri
within the framework of Armenia Grateful 2
Rock project, realized by Mediamax and
Australian “Do Something” organization. The
director of the school, Harutyun Asatryan,
spoke with the rock stars informing them
that the pupils would love to have new
musical instruments to practice with. The N
6 music school in Gyumri was destroyed
during 1988 earthquake and is still hosted
in temporary shelters.
“We express huge gratitude to the great
musicians for their attention towards
Armenian children, who study music in
difficult conditions. Almost 5 months have
passed from the time of Gillan and Iommi’s
visit to Armenia, but this present is
evidences that their sincere wish to help
the Armenian school has not become weaker to
any extent. I want to also sincerely thank
the managers of the musicians Ralph Baker
and Phil Banfield, who directly dealt with
acquisition of the instruments”, Mediamax
Director Ara Tadevosyan stated.
22nd
February 2010
Heaven
and Hell Nominated For 4 Revolver Golden
Gods Awards!! VOTE NOW!!
The Revolver Golden Gods Awards have
been announced and Heaven and Hell have been
nominated in 4 categories!
Tony Iommi – Best Guitarist
Ronnie James Dio – Best Vocalist
Heaven and Hell – Album of The Year
Heaven and Hell – Don’t Call It A Comeback
Winners for these awards are determined by
the public so make sure you cast your votes
at:
http://www.goldengodsawards.com/vote.html
12th
February 2010
Message
From Tony!
This is quite
a historic year, Saturday marks the 40th
anniversary of Black Sabbath the album and
this summer Heaven and Hell will have been
making music for 30 years! Thank you for
your support, continued loyalty and we look
forward to seeing you all this summer – Tony
1st
February 2010
* HEAVEN
& HELL TO HEADLINE BLOODSTOCK 2010 *
Heavy Metal Legends
HEAVEN & HELL have been confirmed as
headline act for BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR 2010.
The metal masters have chosen to headline
the 10th anniversary of the festival,
crowning an already incredible line up,
befitting such an important milestone.
Living legend/Guitarist TONY IOMMI
commented:
“Great for Geezer and me
to play somewhere near to home, even better
to headline a legendary festival. Thanks for
the opportunity!”
BLOODSTOCK more than
welcomes their appearance. Says founder Paul
Gregory:
“10 years of bringing the
UK a METAL festival that metalheads can be
proud of has just been made better with the
announcement of Heaven and Hell. As a fan to
say I'm made up with the announcement would
be the understatement of the millennium.
This year Bloodstock has come of age”
BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR is
undoubtedly the UK’s most loyal festival to
the metal genre. A performance featuring
members of BLACK SABBATH - the true pioneers
of the genre - at this special 10 year
anniversary is an occasion for any metal fan
to celebrate, and one the BLOODSTOCK
attendees will welcome with heart, body and
soul. The promise of RONNIE JAMES DIO, TONY
IOMMI, GEEZER BUTLER and VINNY APICE
performing classic SABBATH songs such as
“The Mob Rules”, “Lady Evil”, “Die Young”
and “Neon Knights” will surely be one of the
stand out moments in the 10 year history of
BLOODSTOCK, and is not to be missed.
The BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR
METAL FESTIVAL 2010 will take place at
Catton Hall, Derbyshire from 13th – 15th
August.
Weekend tickets are on
sale now at
www.bloodstock.uk.com
BAND
LINE UP SO FAR
HEAVEN & HELL : CHILDREN OF BODOM : FEAR
FACTORY :
OBITUARY : ROSS THE BOSS : RAGE :
ANDROMEDA : BEHEMOTH : DEVIN TOWNSEND :
DORO : LEAVES EYES : SUFFOCATION : DREAM
EVIL : CANNIBAL CORPSE : KORPIKLAANI : GWAR
: AMORPHIS : GOJIRA : SONATA ARCTICA
www.bloodstock.uk.com
19th
January 2010
Tony Iommi, 'inventor of
Heavy Metal' and
Monitor Audio join forces to
promote superior sound
Tony Iommi, the founding
member of metal gods Black Sabbath and
Monitor Audio, the award winning, quality
audio innovators have united for an
advertising campaign which is sure to strike
a chord with rock fans all over the globe.
Michael Johnson, marketing
manager of Monitor Audio said, ‘we were
looking for a new creative to showcase some
of the technological audio advances we have
made at Monitor Audio since the company was
formed. We were keen to work with a musician
and what better way than to team up with the
inventor of some of the most recognizable
guitar riffs in rock history?’
‘I’m delighted to be
associated with Monitor Audio and I’m a huge
fan of their products’, said Tony Iommi,
‘Monitor Audio have certainly been
responsible for many great audio innovations
over the last 35 years and I’m really
pleased to have helped to make this happen.’
Look out for the new Monitor
Audio advertisement which shows Tony Iommi
standing next to a Monitor Audio Platinum
PL300 speaker beneath the words,
‘In 1971 Tony Iommi took rock
from E to C-sharp and invented the sound of
heavy metal. His de-tuned SG injected every
Sabbath riff with a darker, more penetrating
intensity, inspiring generations to pursue
the perfect tone’.
Tony uses Monitor Audio's
flagship Platinum PL300 speakers in a
2-channel system along with a mix of Radius
HD and GS10 speakers for home cinema and
studio duties respectively.
‘The performance of Monitor
Audio products is outstanding’, adds Iommi,
‘Each part of the range is also incredibly
versatile and they look great too’.
As well as his work with
Black Sabbath, Tony is a successful solo
artist and he was worked with many of rock's
top names lending their talents to his work.
These include Henry Rollins, Dave Grohl,
Billy Corgan, Phil Anselmo and Ozzy Osbourne
Other notable milestones for
Iommi include being voted Number One in
Guitar World's
"100 Greatest Metal Guitarists of All Time"
and seeing Black Sabbath inducted into the
UK and US Rock Hall’s of Fame.
In late 2006, Tony reunited
with Ronnie James Dio, Geezer Butler and
Vinny Appice to form ‘Heaven & Hell’. They
have become an enormously successful
recording and touring band ever since.
About Monitor Audio
Monitor Audio is a wholly
British owned designer and manufacturer of
high quality and award winning range of
loudspeakers.
Since 1972 Monitor Audio has
been world’s leading exponent and innovator
of metal driver technologies. It is
world-renowned for exemplary performance,
construction and finish.
Whatever your taste and
budget, you’ll discover a Monitor Audio
speaker that, with a combination of superior
design and build, answers your desire for
great sound. Since hi-fi was in its infancy,
Monitor Audio has dedicated all their
technical expertise, innovation and
craftsmanship to the creation of world-class
loudspeakers, which says everything about
the brand and the people who own it.
8th January
2010
Message
From Tony!
Wishing you all a very happy 2010
and I’m looking forward to seeing you all
later this year!
5th January
2010
Heaven and
Hell to Appear at the High Voltage Festival
on Saturday 24th July - Victoria Park,
London
Heaven and Hell will appear on the
Main Stage at this years High Voltage
Festival on Saturday 24th July.
For Tickets visit
www.highvoiltagefestival.com or call the
24hour ticket line 0871 230 5582
For further information visit
www.highvoltagefestival.com
and
www.classicrockmagazine.com
17th December
2009
Heave and Hell Announce
Show in Spain!
Heaven and Hell will be playing Sonisphere
Spain on Saturday 10th July 2010. For more
information please visit
www.sonispherefestivals.com
16th December
2009
Heaven
and Hell Announce Switzerland Date!
Heaven and Hell will be playing the
Switzerland Sonisphere Festival on Friday
18th June 2010. For more information please
visit
www.sonispherefestivals.com
11th December
2009
Heaven
and Hell to Play The Czech Republic!
Heaven and Hell have announced that
they will play the Czech Republic Sonisphere
Festival on Saturday 19th June 2010. For
further information please visit
www.sonispherefestivals.com
10th December
2009
Heaven
and Hell to Play The Nova Rock Festival!
Heaven and Hell have been confirmed
to play the Nova Rock Festival in Austria on
Sunday 13th June 2010.
For tickets visit:
www.musicticket.at
For more information visit:
www.novarock.at
10th December
2009
Heaven and
Hell Release 2010 live dates
Heaven and
Hell will be playing the Sweden and Finland
Sonisphere Festivals on Saturday 7th and
Sunday 8th August 2010. Tickets for these
festivals will go on sale at 9am Monday 14th
December. For further information about the
festivals and tickets please go to
www.sonispherefestivals.com – more
announcements to follow!
27th November
Get Well
Soon Ronnie!
Tony would like to express his best
wishes and a speedy recovery to fellow band
mate and friend Ronnie James Dio – “Looking
forward to being back out on the road with
you next year, get well soon my old pal!”
10th November
2009
Tony
Iommi and Eddie Van Halen Grace The Cover of
Guitar World!
Tony and Eddie feature in a special
collectors edition of Guitar World available
on November 17th.
9th November
2009
Itunes Launch
Metal Page – Purchase “The Devil You Know”
and “Black Sabath – The Dio Years”
Heaven & Hell – The Devil You Know - Click
here to visit link
Black Sabbath – The Dio Years - Click here
to visit link
4th November
2009
Listen
to Tony on Radio 1’s Rock Show With Daniel
P. Carter
Daniel P.Carter’s interview with
Tony Iommi will be aired on Monday November
9th at midnight. To listen to the interview
and find out more information you can go to:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/rockshow/
3rd November
2009
Tony
Iommi at The Classic Rock Awards 2009
Tony was thrilled to collect the
award for Best Re-Issue last night at the
Classic Rock Awards. The award for the Black
Sabbath Universal Re-Issues was voted for by
the public and presented to Tony by his
friend and fellow musician Brian May. Tony
then went onto present Biff Byford with the
Metal Guru award.
23rd October
2009
Bruce
Dickenson Interviews Tony Iommi – Listen
Tonight on BBC 6 Music
Listen tonight
to Tony's interview with Iron Maiden's Bruce
Dickinson - 9pm til' midnight on the BBC
6Music Rock Show;
http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/bruce_dickinson/
22nd October
2009
Tony
Iommi on Radcliffe and Maconie
Last nights Radcliffe and Maconie
interview with Tony is now available to
listen to.
go to
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/the-radcliffe-and-maconie-show/
20th October
2009
Rick Wakeman “Face to
Face” Interview with Tony Iommi
Rick Wakeman has filmed a series of “Face
to Face” interviews at Shepperton Studios,
one of these with his longtime friend Tony
Iommi. This in-depth interview will cover
stories of Tony’s school years, friendships,
writing and recording methods, touring,
highs and lows, Black Sabbath and Heaven and
Hell.
This episode will
be aired on November 13th Rock On TV – Sky
Channel 378 (UK)
10.30/12.00/14.00/17.00/19.00
http://www.rock-ontv.co.uk
20th October
2009
TONY
HITS THE PROMO TRAIL!
Tony has been busy on the promo
trail today being interviewed by the great
and the good. Talking about the ongoing
Black Sabbath deluxe re-issues series,
Heaven and Hell and all points in between,
here's a run down of where you can catch all
the interviews...
Tony will be live on BBC Radio2 on Tuesday
20th October, 8-10pm [and for the week
following online with the 'Listen Back'
feature...] with Mark Radcliffe & Stuart
Maconie;
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/the-radcliffe-and-maconie-show/
Two legends in one room, hows that for
value! Tony's interview with Iron Maiden's
Bruce Dickinson will go out on Friday 23rd
October [and for the week following online
with the 'Listen back' feature...] 9pm til'
midnight on the BBC 6Music Rock Show;
http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/bruce_dickinson/
You can hear Ian Camfield's fantastic
interview on The XFM Rock Show this coming
weekend, Saturday 24th October from 10pm til'
2am;
http://www.xfm.co.uk/onair/shows/the-xfm-rock-show-with-ian-camfield
The Radio1 Rock Show interview with Daniel P
Carter is scheduled to air on the show on
the 9th November we'll hopefully confirm
that shortly but keep checking in at the
website, where you'll also be able to listen
back in the week after the show on the
Listen Back feature in the week following;
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/rockshow/
Planet Rock Radio's own Rob Birnie also had
a great chat with Tony, details on when you
can hear the interview will be posted
shortly on their website - Tony of course
has been a presenter on the UKS' number 1
rock station in the past;
http://www.planetrock.com/
14th October
2009
50% Off All
Heaven And Hell Merchandise
http://www.rhino.com/store/merch/blacksabbath/
14th October
2009
Tony Iommi to
Appear on BBC Radio 2’s Radcliffe & Maconie
Show (Tuesday 20th October)
Tony will be
appearing on the Radcliffe and Maconie show
on Tuesday 20th October 2009 between 9pm and
10pm. The show will be available to listen
to for a week after the broadcast date.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/the-radcliffe-and-maconie-show/
30th September
2009
Rock legends
given top ‘Order of Honor’ award by the
President of Armenia
Artistes from Black Sabbath, Deep
Purple, Pink Floyd, Queen, Iron Maiden,
Asia, Yes, Rush and
The Who are receiving formal state awards as
part of Armenia’s 20th anniversary
celebrations of
‘Rock Aid Armenia’ – a UK initiative that
recruited rock’s biggest names to raise
funds for victims of the
1988 Armenian earthquake that killed 25,000
people and made half a million homeless.
As part of these celebrations, some of the
rock legends are travelling to Armenia to
receive the
‘Order of Honor’ – the highest state award
that Armenia can bestow on foreign citizens.
The decree
granting the ‘Order of Honor’ was personally
signed by Armenian President H.E. Serzh
Sargsyan.
Ian Gillan from Deep Purple, Tony Iommi from
Black Sabbath, Geoff Downes from Asia and
Rock Aid Armenia organiser Jon Dee will
receive the major award in person at a
Friday October 2
ceremony in the Armenian capital of Yerevan.
Former
Wimbledon tennis champion Pat Cash, who
played a role in the Rock Aid Armenia
initiative,
will also be in Yerevan to receive an award
from the Armenian Prime Minister.
As part of the events, the artists will
travel to the earthquake zone to visit the
towns of Gyumri and
Spitak that were so devastated in the
earthquake on December 7, 1988. Gillan and
Dee last visited the
area in May 1990, so they’ll be able to see
what has been achieved and what still needs
to be done.
“The 1988 earthquake ripped Armenia apart
and their plight ignited a global response
from people who
broke through the ‘Iron Curtain’ to lend a
hand,” said Jon Dee, the Chairman of Do
Something and
organiser of Rock Aid Armenia.
“Twenty years on, many people in the
earthquake zone are still in much need of
help and support.
As part of this trip we’ll personally be
visiting the affected areas to identify
projects that the artistes can
support as part of the 20th anniversary
celebrations. More details on our plans will
be announced soon.”
The Rock Aid Armenia project was best known
for its top 40 remake of Deep Purple’s
classic
‘Smoke on the Water’. The initiative raised
over $100,000 which was spent on projects
such as
therapy and assistance for children affected
by the disaster.
In addition to Gillan, Iommi, Downes and
Dee, David Gilmour from Pink Floyd and Brian
May from Queen have also been given the
‘Order of Honor’. “It’s a real privilege for
all the Rock Aid Armenia artistes to be
formally acknowledged by Armenia for the
help that they gave,” said Dee.
A venerable line-up of artists is also
receiving ‘The Honorary Medal of the Prime
Minister of Armenia’
for their Rock Aid Armenia contributions.
These include Brian Eno, Bryan Adams, Bruce
Dickinson (Iron
Maiden), Roger Taylor (Queen), Roger Daltrey
(The Who), Alex Lifeson (Rush), Paul Rodgers
(Bad
Company), Keith Emerson (ELP), Chris Squire
(Yes), John McEnroe and Anthea
Norman-Taylor. Ritchie
Blackmore who played his venerable ‘Smoke on
the Water’ riff on the project also receives
the award.
The ‘Armenia Grateful to Rock’ celebrations
have been organised by the Armenian Mediamax
media
company and the Australian ‘Do Something!’
organisation, that was set up by Rock Aid
Armenia’s Jon Dee and Pat Cash.
ArmRusGazprom are the major sponsor of the
events and BMI are the sponsor and official
air carrier.
6th August
2009
The Iommi.com
team is going on holiday, we will be back in
September, please check the message board
for news and updates.
30th July 2009
Win The
Chance To Meet Heaven And Hell And Tickets
To Their USA Shows!!
http://www.samashmusic.com/contest/contest.asp?ContestID=30
20th July 2009
USA Show
Change: San Jose Show Moved to The Warfield
in San Francisco
Heaven &
Hell’s live performance on August 10,
previously scheduled for the San Jose State
Event Center in San Jose, has been moved to
The Warfield in San Francisco. All
previously issued tickets for the San Jose
State Event Center will be valid for the
performance at The Warfield. We apologize
for any inconvenience this may have caused.
Refunds are available at point of purchase.
Please contact Ticketmaster for more
details.
9th July 2009
Heaven and
Hell USA Tour Dates and Ticket Links
AUGUST
7 Vancouver,
BC Thunderbird Arena
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/110042A4AE25AE2E
artistid=1099139&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=200
8 Seattle, WA WaMu Theater
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0F0042A494855396?artistid=1099139&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=200
10 San Jose, CA Event Center Arena
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1C0042A1DE5C6617?artistid=1099139&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=200
11 Los Angeles, CA Greek Theater
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/090042A1D0728206?artistid=1099139&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=200
12 Phoenix, AZ Dodge Theater
http://www.livenation.com/edp/eventId/407855/
14 Albuquerque, NM Journal Pavilion
http://www.livenation.com/edp/eventId/407857/
15 Denver, CO Red Rocks
http://www.livenation.com/edp/eventId/407858/
18 Cincinnati, OH PNC Pavilion
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1600429CB9315A35?artistid=1099139&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=200
19 Chicago, IL Charter One Pavilion
http://www.livenation.com/edp/eventId/407850/
21 Detroit, MI Meadow Brook Pavilion
http://www.ticketmaster.com/Merriweather-Post-Pavilion-tickets-Columbia/venue/172218
22 Cleveland, OH Nautica Pavilion
http://www.livenation.com/edp/eventId/407788/
23 Baltimore, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/150042C2C3CF6871
25 New York, NY WaMu Theater @ MSG
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1D0042A5E1F566DD?artistid=1099139&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=200
27 Wallingford, CT Chevrolet Theatre
http://www.livenation.com/edp/eventId/407762/
28 Boston, MA Bank Of America Pavilion
http://www.livenation.com/edp/eventId/407694/
29 Atlantic City, NJ House of Blues
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/020042BACF5A74F2
7th July 2009
Win Tickets to
See Heaven and Hell Live!!
The Facebook
sweeps for Heaven & Hell tickets is now
live! Visit the Promotions tab on Facebook
at
www.facebook.com/heavenandhell to enter
for a chance to win.
29th June 2009
Heaven & Hell
nomination for Classic Rock Magazine
Heaven & Hell
receive nomination from Classic Rock
Magazine for Best Album.
Be sure to cast your vote at the following
site.
http://awards2009.classicrockmagazine.com/
25th June 2009
Metalway
Festival, Zaragoza - Cancellation Statement
“Sadly Heaven & Hell were unable to
perform at The Metalway Festival in Zaragoza
on Sunday due to acute back problems
suffered by Tony which left him in
considerable pain and unable to stand.
Ronnie, Geezer and Vinny spoke to the
audience to explain the situation. The band
is extremely disappointed that the show
couldn’t take place and hope to make it up
to the ticket holders when they resume
touring in Europe.“
“Tony would like to personally apologize
everyone who came to see the band, had there
been anyway to perform he would have done
so.”
21st May 2009
Heaven
and Hell More European Dates Added!
May 30 Russia, Moscow B-1
May 31 Russia, Moscow B-1
June 1 Russia, St. Petersburg New Arena
June 2 Finland, Helsinki Icehall
June 4 Norway, Oslo Spektrum
June 6 Sweden Sweden Rock Festival,
Solvesborg
June 8 Germany, Giessen Hessenhallen
June 9 Germany, Berlin Zitadelle
June 10 Germany, Bamburg Jakoarena
June 13 Holland Waldrock Festival Bergum
June 14 Germany, Karlsruhe Europahalle
June 16 Germany, Bonn Museumsplatz
June 17 Switzerland, Zurich Volkshaus
June 19 France, Clisson Hellfest
June 21 Spain, Zaragoza Metalway Festival
June 23 France, Paris Le Casino de Paris
June 26 Belgium Graspop Festival, Dessel
June 27 Italy, Milan Gods Of Metal
July 25 Finland, Oulu Q Stock Festival,
July 27 Greece, Athens Olympic Fencing Hall
July 30 Germany, Wacken Open Air, 20th
Anniversary
Aug 1 England, Knebworth Sonisphere
15th May 2009
Engl Powerball
amplifiers
For those of
you interested in the technical side of
things, Tony is currently testing the latest
Engl Powerball amplifiers on tour in South
America, stay tuned for further updates.
More information on these amps is available
at -
www.engl-amps.com
14th May 2009
HEAVEN & HELL
TAKE THE DEVIL ON THE ROAD
Ronnie James
Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny
Appice
Schedule North American Tour Dates For
August
Coheed And Cambria To Be Featured As Support
For Month Long Trek
Tickets For Most Dates On Sale The Weekend
Of May 8
LOS ANGELES — Heaven & Hell, the quartet of
Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler,
and Vinny Appice, will bring their wicked
world tour to North America for a select
number of shows this August. The band will
start their summer headlining music
festivals across Europe before bringing
their macabre stage show of metal classics
to North America starting on August 7 in
Vancouver. Tickets for most shows go on sale
the weekend of May 8. There will also be a
presale for all shows, except Baltimore,
beginning May 6 at 10AM local time. Coheed
And Cambria will provide support on all
shows except the Seattle date on August 8,
which will feature Neurosis in the
supporting slot.
On April 28, Heaven & Hell released their
first album in 17 years THE DEVIL YOU KNOW
and the highly anticipated set did not
disappoint. Revolver Magazine declared it
“an album of ageless metal anthems” and The
Associated Press praised its “bone-crunching
riffs and power chords that can loosen the
phlegm in your chest.” The band plans to mix
in several tracks from THE DEVIL YOU KNOW
into their set of Dio-era Black Sabbath
classics.
Heaven & Hell began writing for THE DEVIL
YOU KNOW last year, first in England at
Iommi’s home studio and later in Los Angeles
at Dio’s studio. “The band had gotten too
good to just walk away,” Dio says. “We
wanted to show people that we were still
capable of giving them new music that
measured up to what we’d done in the past.”
With that goal in mind, the band hit the
Rockfield Studios in Wales last winter and
the result is the 10-song epic THE DEVIL YOU
KNOW.
Coheed And Cambria bring their unique blend
of prog and metal as the supporting act on
the tour. The band just released their
Neverender box set. The 4-CD/5-DVD
collection chronicles a series of 2008 shows
where the band performed all four of their
albums in the same city on consecutive
nights.
HEAVEN & HELL TOUR DATES
All Dates Also Feature Coheed And Cambira
Unless Noted
AUGUST
7 Vancouver, BC Thunderbird Arena, On Sale
5/9
8 Seattle, WA WaMu Theater*, On Sale 5/8
10 San Jose, CA Event Center Arena, On Sale
5/8
11 Los Angeles, CA Greek Theater, On Sale
5/9
12 Phoenix, AZ Dodge Theater, On Sale 5/11
14 Albuquerque, NM Journal Pavilion, On Sale
5/9
15 Denver, CO Red Rocks, On Sale 5/9
18 Cincinnati, OH PNC Pavilion, On Sale 5/8
19 Chicago, IL Charter One Pavilion, On Sale
5/15
21 Detroit, MI Meadow Brook Pavilion, On
Sale 5/8
22 Cleveland, OH Nautica Pavilion, On Sale
5/8
23 Baltimore, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion,
On Sale 6/5
25 New York, NY WaMu Theater @ MSG, On Sale
5/8
27 Wallingford, CT Chevrolet Theatre, On
Sale 5/9
28 Boston, MA Bank Of America Pavilion, On
Sale 5/8
23rd April
2009
Heaven & Hell
In Store Signing!!
Heaven & Hell
will make a rare in-store appearance and
signing at Best Buy in San Bernadino on
Saturday, May 2. Ronnie James Dio, Tony
Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice will
all be on hand to celebrate the release of
their new album The Devil You Know, out
April 28 on Rhino. Best Buy stores will
offer an exclusive version of the album
featuring a bonus DVD with unreleased video
of the band recording the album including
studio performances, interviews, and other
behind-the-scenes content. Fans who buy The
Devil You Know at the San Bernadino Best Buy
beginning on April 28 will get a wristband
which will grant them access to get their
copy signed by the band. Fans can also get
wristbands for the event by purchasing the
album at Best Buy stores in Burbank, Rancho
Cucamonga and Riverside. The event takes
place Saturday, May 2 at 2:00 PM. Please
call the San Bernadino store for more
details at (909) 885-4049.
21st April
2009
“The Devil You
Know” Exclusive Versions
Heaven & Hell
is ramping up for the April 28 release of
THE DEVIL YOU KNOW with a vast array of
physical and digital retail exclusive
versions, listed below. The album will also
be released as double vinyl LP featuring a
laser etched design and exclusive poster on
May 12.
-
Best Buy
will offer an exclusive version featuring
a DVD with unreleased video of the band
recording the album including studio
performances, interviews, and other
behind-the-scenes content.
-
Wal Mart
will offer an exclusive alternate cover
that prominently features the traditional
Black Sabbath devil logo. When finalizing
the cover, the band narrowed it down to
their two favorites but had a difficult
time making a final decision. Now the
alternate cover will also be available as
a Wal Mart exclusive.
-
iTunes will
offer an exclusive version with previously
unreleased live recordings of “Die Young”
and “I” from the band’s 2007 European
tour.
-
Select
independent retail stores will offer
exclusive Heaven & Hell T-shirts and/or
copies of the album signed by the entire
band, while supplies last. See below for a
list of all participating stores and
contact them directly for more details.
Participating Independent Retail Stores
Cactus Music - Houston, TX
The Exchange – Cleveland, OH
Independent Records – Denver, CO
Looney Tunes - Long Island, NY
Newbury Comics – 28 total stores in
Boston, MA area
Record Theatre - Buffalo, NY
Record & Tape Traders - Washington D.C.
Rolling Stone – Chicago, IL
Silver Platters – Seattle, WA
The Omega Order – online only at
www.theomegaorder.com
Vintage Vinyl - Fords, NJ
Zias – Phoenix, AZ, Tucson, AZ & Las
Vegas, NV
17th April
2009
Heaven & Hell
album ‘The Devil You Know’ previews on Metal
Hammer from Monday
Link to view
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.co.uk/page/News?&news_page=&news_id=76029
3rd April 2009
Latest
Album News and Links
The new single "Bible Black" was
made available to download from all digital
retailers. Here are some buy links:
iTunes &
Amazon
In addition, a
limited edition 7" vinyl single of “Bible
Black” will be available exclusively for
this year’s Record Store Day on April 18 for
a suggested list price of $5.98. The
single’s B-side features a live version of
“Neon Knights” recorded at the band’s
heralded Radio City Music Hall performance
in 2007. The 7" is available only at
participating independent music retailers.
For a full list of participating stores,
visit
www.recordstoreday.com
Heaven &Hell have launched a Twitter profile
- sign up to follow them and get inside
information directly from the band at
www.twitter.com/hvnandhelllive
And to hear the new single "Bible Black" and
for the latest updates on Heaven & Hell
check out their MySpace page at
www.MySpace.com/heavenandhelllive
2nd April
2009
FRENCH
DATES ADDED!
Heaven and
Hell Announce South American and European
Tour Dates!!
May 5 Columbia, Bogota - Coliseo el Campin
May 7 Argentina, Buenos Aires, Luna Park
Tickets can be purchased on line at
www.ticketportal.com.ar or calling
+(54-11) 5-353-0606
May 8 Chile, Santiago, Movistar Arena
May 10 Brazil, Belo Horizonte, Chevrolet
Hall
May 13 Brazil, Brasilia, Ginadsio Nilson
Nelson
May 15 Brazil, Sao Paulo, Credicard Hall
May 16 Brazil, Sao Paulo, Credicard Hall
May 17 Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Citibank Hall
Rio
May 30 Russia, Moscow, B-1 -
Click to buy tickets
May 31 Russia, Moscow, B-1 -
Click to buy tickets
June 1 Russia, St. Petersburg, New Arena
June 2 Finland, Helsinki, Icehall
June 4 Norway, Oslo, Spektrum
June 6 Sweden, Solvesborg, Sweden Rock
Festival
June 8 Germany, Giessen, Hessenhallen
June 9 Germany, Berlin, Zitadelle
June 10 Germany, Bamburg, Jakoarena
June 13 Holland, Bergum, Waldrock Festival
June 14 Germany, Karlsruhe, Europahalle
June 16 Germany, Bonn, Museumplatz
June 17 Switzerland, Zurich, Volkshaus
June 19 France, Clisson, Hellfest
June 21 Spain, Zaragoza, Metalway Festival
June 23rd Le Casino de Paris – Paris, France
Ticket link
Phone numbers : France :
0892 392 192 International : +33 1 49 97 51
91
June 26 Belgium, Dessel, Graspop
June 27 Italy, Milan, Gods of Metal
July 25 Finland, Oulu – Q Stock Festival
July 27 Greece, Athens – Rocking Athens
Festival 2009, Olympic Fencing Hall
July 30 Germany, Wacken Open Air
27th March
2009
Pre-Order “The
Devil You Know” and Listen to the track
“Bible Black”
To pre-order
your copy of “The Devil You Know” and listen
to the first new track that has been made
public, visit:
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.co.uk/page/News?&news_page=&news_id=75110
26th March
2009
ROADRUNNER RECORDS WELCOMES HEAVEN & HELL
Roadrunner Records is honoured to
announce the worldwide signing (ex-North
America, Japan, & Asia) of the highly
respected, legendary group Heaven & Hell.
The label is proud to include Heaven & Hell
in their celebrated roster of bands at the
top of their game.
Heavy metal icons Ronnie James Dio, Tony
Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Vinny Appice are
set to release a brand new album - their
first under the moniker Heaven & Hell, with
Black Sabbath's last studio album having
been 17 YEARS AGO – on April 27. Titled The
Devil You Know, this is an event for every
classic rock and metal fan to get excited
about!
After finishing several heralded world tours
as Heaven & Hell last summer, the
influential band were tighter than ever
before, both musically and personally.
Agreeing that it would be a shame to stop
making music together at tour’s end, the
quartet began writing, first in England at
Iommi’s home studio and later in Los Angeles
at Dio’s studio. “The band had gotten too
good to just walk away,” Dio says. “We
wanted to show people that we were still
capable of giving them new music that
measured up to what we’d done in the past.”
With that goal in mind, the band once again
converged on Rockfield Studios in Wales last
winter, the same place they used 17 years
earlier to record their last album,
Dehumanizer. The result is the long awaited
new album The Devil You Know, featuring 10
soon-to-be-classic tracks from the Dio-fronted
version of Black Sabbath.
Bible Black, the epic first single, begins
with Iommi on acoustic guitar behind Dio’s
plaintive wail before the rhythm shifts to a
menacing stomp for the rest of this dark
tale about a book of sinister scriptures.
One of the first songs written for the
album, Dio says it established a tone for
the rest of the album. “When you start off
with a blockbuster like that, it makes the
rest of the album so much easier because it
gives you a benchmark to measure the other
songs against.”
Iommi proves he hasn’t lost the ability to
inspire six-string envy, unleashing riffs
like a pack of rabid hellhounds on Atom And
Evil, Fear, Neverwhere, and Eating The
Cannibals, a tune about doing more than
biting the hand that feeds. Butler and
Appice slow the pace while ramping up the
intensity on Follow The Tears and Double The
Pain and Breaking Into Heaven, the latter
diverging from its glacial procession for
Dio’s majestic chorus about fallen angels
planning an attack on paradise.
Track Listing:
Atom And Evil
Fear
Bible Black
Double The Pain
Rock And Roll Angel
The Turn Of The Screw
Eating The Cannibals
Follow The Tears
Neverwhere
Breaking Into Heaven
When the songs were finished, Dio says he,
Iommi and Butler marveled at their own
brutal efficiency. “We almost felt guilty to
tell you the truth. We looked at each other
at one point and said: ‘Is it really done? I
can’t do it any better. Can you? No. Then I
guess were done’,” he recalls laughing. “At
the end of the day, I think what separates
this band is that we know who we are. We
want to do one thing well and not try to be
something we’re not.”
Click here to read the article on the
Roadrunner records website.
12th March
2009
HEAVEN & HELL
INTRODUCES THE DEVIL YOU KNOW
Highly Anticipated New Album from Dio, Iommi,
Butler, and Appice,
Their First in 17 Years, Features Epic First
Single “Bible Black”
Available from Rhino April 28
LOS ANGELES —
After finishing several heralded world tours
as Heaven & Hell last summer, Ronnie James
Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Vinny
Appice were tighter than ever before, both
musically and personally. Agreeing that it
would be a shame to stop making music
together at tour’s end, the quartet began
writing, first in England at Iommi’s home
studio and later in Los Angeles at Dio’s
studio. “The band had gotten too good to
just walk away,” Dio says. “We wanted to
show people that we were still capable of
giving them new music that measured up to
what we’d done in the past.”
With that goal in mind, the band once again
converged on Rockfield Studios in Wales last
winter, the same place they used 17 years
earlier to record their last album,
Dehumanizer. The result is the long awaited
new album THE DEVIL YOU KNOW, featuring 10
soon-to-be-classic tracks from the Dio-fronted
version of Black Sabbath. The highly
anticipated set arrives on April 28 from
Rhino for a suggested list price of $18.98
(physical) and $9.99 (digital).
It took less than three weeks to finish the
album, with most of the songs only needing a
couple of takes. “It was good to play them
live in the studio. It keeps you on edge,”
Iommi says. “I mean, somewhere along the
line we were gonna have to play them live;
might as well start in the studio.” Butler
adds: “We’ve learned from the past that you
can kill a song doing it over and over. The
first Sabbath albums were done in two or
three days. Technically they weren’t great,
but vibe-wise they were great. If you
capture that feeling, that’s all you need.”
“Bible Black,” the epic first single, begins
with Iommi on acoustic guitar behind Dio’s
plaintive wail before the rhythm shifts to a
menacing stomp for the rest of this dark
tale about a book of sinister scriptures.
One of the first songs written for the
album, Dio says it established a tone for
the rest of the album. “When you start off
with a blockbuster like that, it makes the
rest of the album so much easier because it
gives you a benchmark to measure the other
songs against.”
Iommi proves he hasn’t lost the ability to
inspire six-string envy, unleashing riffs
like a pack of rabid hellhounds on “Atom And
Evil,” “Fear,” “Neverwhere,” and “Eating The
Cannibals,” a tune about doing more than
biting the hand that feeds. Butler and
Appice slow the pace while ramping up the
intensity on “Follow The Tears” and “Double
The Pain” and “Breaking Into Heaven,” the
latter diverging from its glacial procession
for Dio’s majestic chorus about fallen
angels planning an attack on paradise.
11th February
2009
HEAVEN & HELL
SET TO REVEAL THE DEVIL YOU KNOW
Highly
Anticipated New Album From Ronnie James Dio,
Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice
To Be Released April 28 From Rhino.
LOS ANGELES —Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi,
Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice returned to
the stage after 15 years in 2007, launching
a triumphant world tour as Heaven & Hell.
Revitalized and inspired by its time on the
road, the quartet recently returned to the
studio, recording the band’s first album
since 1992’s Dehumanizer. The highly
anticipated album, THE DEVIL YOU KNOW, will
be available from Rhino on April 28.
“Everyone had so much fun playing together
that we didn’t want it to end,” says the
group. “We started writing together and the
songs started flowing like we never stopped.
We wound up writing and recording an album
that stands up to anything we’ve ever done.
We’re really proud of the music and excited
for people to hear it.”
The dark tone heard on THE DEVIL YOU KNOW is
clear from several of the album’s song
titles, such as “Bible Black,” “Rock & Roll
Angel,” “Breaking Into Heaven,” “Atom &
Evil” and “Eating The Cannibals.”
The seeds of the new album were planted in
2006, when Dio, Iommi, Butler and Appice
returned to the studio to record a trio of
new songs for Black Sabbath: The Dio Years,
a recent compilation of essential tracks
taken from the quartet’s four albums
together. Soon after, the band launched a
run of sold-out shows around the world,
electrifying audiences with its malevolent
metal fury.
20th January
2009
See Tony
Iommi’s Personal Black Gibson SG Custom
Guitar (as used on the new Heaven and Hell
album) on February 7th at the Home of Metal
Momorabilia Archive Tour!
After the
successful first two legs of Home of Metal
the team is back in 2009 for the biggest leg
of this unique fans memorabilia archive
tour. With around 1000 visitors attending
the previous Open Day events that took place
at New Art Gallery Walsall and Wolverhampton
Art Gallery, the Birmingham leg looks to be
a very interesting and well attended event.
The event takes place Saturday 7th of
February, Waterhall. Birmingham Museum & Art
Gallery, 11am - 4pm
Fans of Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Judas
Priest, Napalm Death and Godflesh, and are
being encouraged to bring along their
related memorabilia, photos and stories to
the museum to be recorded and archived on
the innovative
www.homeofmetal.com website that
will provide a historical resource for fans,
musicians, educational environments and
journalists alike highlighting the
incredible global impact of this genre of
music, which originated in Birmingham and
The Black Country.
“Heavy Metal was born in the West Midlands
and has developed a global following matched
only in Hip-Hop. Its time to stop sneering
and celebrate this proud cultural heritage…”
Daniel Trilling – New Statesman 30th July
2007
The archive is focused on the innovators of
the genre and those that continued to
develop it: Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin,
Judas Priest, Napalm Death and Godflesh.
Ideally the organisers, Capsule, are looking
for fans to dig out their band T-shirts,
ticket stubs, photos, fanzines, autographs,
tour programmes, flyers etc to help
celebrate the Midlands musical heritage and
help to build a digital archive to tell the
true story of Metal and its unique
birthplace.
Home Of Metal aims to celebrate the bands
that helped put Birmingham & the Black
Country on the musical map, but also had the
imagination and talent to create new genres
and movements, all in their own individual
ways. From Black Sabbath, unquestionably the
founding fathers of heavy metal who
introduced a sense of darkness, the
supernatural, and huge, heavy riffs to an
era still celebrating peace, love and flower
power. Led Zeppelin, arguably one of the
worlds biggest ever bands, who were one of
the first to dirty up RnB and recreate it as
Hard Rock. Judas Priest, defenders of the
faith whose twin guitar attack paved the way
for multitudes of melodic metal acts in
their wake. The 80s and 90s are also
represented by Napalm Death, whose first two
albums introduced Grindcore to an
unsuspecting world, and finally Godflesh,
whose brooding, desolate soundscapes
pioneered industrial metal.
Apart from their postal codes and accents,
all of these bands share a common trait in
that they all were unwilling to conform to
the established rules and guidelines of
their respective musical scenes, and
instead, embraced originality and all
brought something staggeringly new to their
respective musical scenes, and for the most
part, established new genres, sub-cultures
and continue to inspire to this day.
Hosted by Kerrang! Radio presenter - the
legendary Johnny Doom + special guests /
films / a selection of memorabilia. Free
event everyone welcome.
7th January
2009
Heaven And
Hell: Classic Rock Hears Their New Songs
Classic Rock
has heard three unfinished tracks from
Heaven And Hell’s debut album. In a
world-exclusive we visited vocalist Ronnie
James Dio, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist
Geezer Butler and drummer Vinny Appice on
the final day of tracking at Rockfield
Studios in Wales.
Some final touches were still to be added;
for example Iommi wanted to add guitar solos
at his home studio, and the material was in
an unmixed state.
Due to be released in late April, the
album’s 10 tracks were co-produced by the
group and engineer Mike Exeter.
The songs we heard were a moody, thuddingly
malevolent number called Rock ’N’ Roll
Jesus, the pacier and more anthemic
Neverwhere, and a slice of sloth-like
majesty that’s likely to be titled Breaking
Into Heaven.
Other tracks expected to appear include
Bible Black, Double Pain and Atom + Evil.
With the band having recorded three tracks
for the Black Sabbath: The Dio Years
anthology and played around 100 shows as
Heaven And Hell, writing began at Iommi and
Dio’s houses in England and California
respectively, either side of the Metal
Masters tour of America with Motörhead,
Judas Priest and Testament.
“Each of us submitted a CD of our ideas, and
we narrowed it down from there,” explains
Iommi. “In some ways it was like picking up
where we’d left off with Dehumanizer
[Sabbath’s 1992 album], which was also done
at Rockfield.”
“I never thought this band would get back
together, but here we are,” marvels Appice.
“Everyone’s more mature, and when we play
together it’s just a monster.”
Touring plans are currently being finalised.
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