Many had left Black Sabbath for dead at the dawn of the '80s, and with good reason -- the band's last few albums were not even close to their early classics, and original singer Ozzy Osbourne had just split from the band.
But the Sabs had found a worthy replacement in former Elf and Rainbow singer Ronnie James Dio, and bounced back to issue their finest album since the early '70s, 1980's Heaven and Hell.
The band sounds reborn and re-energized throughout.
Several tracks easily rank among Sabbath's all-time best, such as the vicious album opener, "Neon Knights," the moody, mid-paced epic "Children of the Sea," and the title track, which features one of Tony Iommi 's best guitar riffs.
With Heaven and Hell, Black Sabbath were obviously back in business.
Unfortunately, the Dio-led version of the band would only record one more studio album before splitting up (although Dio would return briefly in the early '90s).
One of Sabbath's finest records.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neon KnightsGeezer Butler, Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward | Black Sabbath | Play | 03:46 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 2 | Children of the SeaGeezer Butler, Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward | Black Sabbath | Play | 05:35 | 12 MB | 34 MB |
| 3 | Lady EvilGeezer Butler, Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward | Black Sabbath | Play | 04:25 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 4 | Heaven and HellGeezer Butler, Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward | Black Sabbath | Play | 06:55 | 15 MB | 41 MB |
| 5 | Wishing WellGeezer Butler, Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward | Black Sabbath | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 6 | Die YoungGeezer Butler, Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Black Sabbath | Black Sabbath | Play | 04:37 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 7 | Walk AwayGeezer Butler, Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward | Black Sabbath | Play | 04:20 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 8 | Lonely Is the WordGeezer Butler, Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward | Black Sabbath | Play | 05:47 | 13 MB | 35 MB |
| 39 mins | 90 MB | |||||
| 39 mins | 250 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kris Ahrend | Project Assistant |
| 2 | Martin Birch | Engineer, Producer |
| 3 | Black Sabbath | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 4 | Geezer Butler | Arranger, Bass, Composer |
| 5 | Lynn Curlee | Artwork, Cover Illustration |
| 6 | Dio | Arranger |
| 7 | Ronnie James Dio | Composer, Vocals |
| 8 | Sheryl Farber | Editorial Supervision |
| 9 | Hugh Gilmour | Liner Notes, Original Sleeve Design, Reissue Design |
| 10 | Joe Halbardier | Project Assistant |
| 11 | Ross Halfin | Photography |
| 12 | Daniel Hersch | Remastering |
| 13 | Tony Iommi | Arranger, Composer, Guitar |
| 14 | Masaki Koike | Art Direction |
| 15 | Dave Ling | Liner Notes |
| 16 | Geoff Nicholls | Keyboards |
| 17 | Geoff Nicholls | Keyboards |
| 18 | Richard Seireeni | Art Direction |
| 19 | Chris Walter | Photography |
| 20 | Bill Ward | Arranger, Composer, Drums, Vocals |
| 21 | Billy Ward | Arranger, Drums |
| 22 | Mason Williams | A&R |
| 23 | Steve Woolard | Project Assistant |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |