Black Sabbath Interview: 'Heaven and Hell,' 'Mob Rules,' Dio
Rolling Stone Black Sabbath Talk Starting Over With Ronnie James Dio: ‘It Was a New, Daring Thing for Us’ Hear epic live “Heaven and Hell” from new reissue of band’s classic 1980 reboot By Mark Weiss* It wasn’t until Black Sabbath started work on their ninth album, Heaven and Hell, in 1979 that bassist Geezer Butler was able to get an objective perspective on his band’s capabilities. The group had recently split with founding vocalist Ozzy Osbourne and begun working in earnest with a new vocalist, Ronnie James Dio. But Butler soon realized he couldn’t stay co...