Black Sabbath's 'Heaven & Hell' + 'Mob Rules' Get Massive Reissue
Heaven and Hell and Mob Rules rebooted the Sabbath sound for a new decade and now both records have undergone a remaster as part of an extensive reissue that includes previously unheard recordings. Released in 1980 after the firing of Ozzy Osbourne, Heaven & Hell was a redemptive record where Sabbath drifted away from occultism and political commentary in favor of mystic-minded imagery from Dio, who had just exited Ritchie Blackmore's group, Rainbow. The follow-up, 1981's Mob Rules, notably featured another lineup change in which drummer Vinny Appice replaced an ailing Bill Ward, who, a...
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