Heaven and Hell is a musical collaboration featuring Black Sabbath members Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler along with former members Ronnie James Dio and Vinny Appice. The four members of Heaven and Hell recorded and toured together as Black Sabbath from 1980-1982 and again from 1991-1992. In 2006, while the foursome reunited to record three new songs for the compilation album, Black Sabbath: The Dio Years, they decided to embark on a 2007 - 2008 tour. This was facilitated by the fact that current/founding Black Sabbath vocalist Ozzy Osbourne was slated to perform a solo tour during that time frame. Sauna Open Air Metal Festival, shortly Sauna Open Air or just Sauna, has become one of the largest music festivals dedicated only to metal and related styles of music in the Nordic countries. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Heavy metal redirects here. ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Rhino Entertainment is a specialty record label originally known for releasing retrospectives of famous comedy performers, including Stan Freberg, Tom Lehrer, and Spike Jones. ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... SPV GmbH is an independant German record label founded in 1984 as a german distributor of Roadrunner Records. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Black Sabbath (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Dio (disambiguation). ... Rainbow were a hard rock and heavy metal band formed by former Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore in 1975. ... Ronnie James Dio (born Ronald James Padavona on July 10, 1942 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA), is an American heavy metal vocalist who has performed with Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, and his own band Dio. ... Frank Anthony Tony Iommi (born February 19, 1948, in Aston, Birmingham, England) is a guitarist best known for his tenure in the heavy metal band Black Sabbath. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Vinny Appice (born September 13, 1957 in Brooklyn, New York) is a rock drummer, best known for his work with the bands Dio and Black Sabbath. ... For other uses, see Black Sabbath (disambiguation). ... Frank Anthony Tony Iommi (born February 19, 1948, in Aston, Birmingham, England) is a guitarist best known for his tenure in the heavy metal band Black Sabbath. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Ronnie James Dio (born Ronald James Padavona on July 10, 1942 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA), is an American heavy metal vocalist who has performed with Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, and his own band Dio. ... Vinny Appice (born September 13, 1957 in Brooklyn, New York) is a rock drummer, best known for his work with the bands Dio and Black Sabbath. ... For other uses, see Black Sabbath (disambiguation). ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ozzy redirects here. ...

Because of the projected continuation of the band's original lineup (Iommi, Butler, Osbourne and Bill Ward) and the 2006 induction of the said lineup into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Iommi (owner of the Black Sabbath name) decided to call the touring group Heaven and Hell.^[1][2] The moniker was taken from the first Dio-fronted Black Sabbath recording, Heaven and Hell. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at sunset. ... Heaven and Hell is an album by Black Sabbath, released in May 1980 (see 1980 in music). ...

History

Formation

In an October 2005 interview with the program "Masters of Rock", aired on BBC Radio 2, Ronnie James Dio revealed the fact that he would be writing with Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi once again. Dio mentioned that two songs would be penned, and were to feature on a "project" entitled Black Sabbath - The Dio Years.^[3]

Ward's departure

Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward (who performed on the 1980 Heaven and Hell album and the first half of the tour) was originally slated to be band's drummer, but dropped out before they recorded three new tracks.^[4] Ward's departure made way for a reunion of the classic Dio-fronted Black Sabbath line up featuring drummer Vinny Appice. It was Appice who replaced Ward midway through the original Heaven and Hell tour in 1980 and remained the Black Sabbath drummer for two years coinciding with Dio's tenure in the band from 1980-1982 and again when Dio reunited with the band in 1991 and 1992. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Additionally, while Black Sabbath has historically included Geoff Nicholls on "behind the scenes" keyboards, those off stage duties were performed by Scott Warren of Dio during the tour. Geoff Nicholls is a musician and keyboardist, who is best known as the longtime sideman for the heavy metal band Black Sabbath. ... For other uses, see Dio (disambiguation). ...

Future Plans

Even before the beginning of the tour, the members had said that the Heaven and Hell 2007 tour was a one-off and had expressed their plans to go their separate ways. Dio would return to his band (Dio), having stated his desire to produce Magica II and Magica III, sequels to Dio's 2000 album Magica. Meanwhile Iommi and Butler looked forward to a continuation with the original line up of Black Sabbath. However, in a March 2007 interview, Dio and Iommi expressed that while they were both tied to separate contractual commitments in 2008, neither would discount the possibility of future collaborations^[5]. Appice had yet to disclose his definitive plans regarding his post Heaven and Hell activity - but appears he will continue working with his latest band, 3 Legged Dogg. For other uses, see Dio (disambiguation). ... Magica is Dios eight studio album. ...

In October 2007 www.blabbermouth.net reported that the band members had decided to continue their collaboration and record and release a new album in 2008. This information was confirmed by Ronnie James Dio during an interview with the website Komodo Rock published on November 1, 2007. ^[6]

Recently it has been announced Heaven and Hell will be taking part in the Metal Masters Tour alongside Judas Priest, Motorhead and Testament. ^[7] For other uses, see Judas priest (curse). ... Motorhead is a video game published in 1998 by Gremlin Interactive (Europa) and Fox Interactive (USA). ... Look up testament in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Personnel

• Ronnie James Dio - vocals
• Tony Iommi - guitar
• Geezer Butler - bass
• Vinny Appice - drums

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• Scott Warren - keyboards (tour, offstage) (2007-present)

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Discography

• Live from Radio City Music Hall (CD & DVD) (2007)

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References

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External links

• Heaven And Hell official website