BLACK SABBATH: UK Tour Edition Of 'The Dio Years' To Include Bonus Disc

October 18, 2007

According to a posting on the BLACK SABBATH fan site Black-Sabbath.com, a "UK Tour Edition" of "Black Sabbath: The Dio Years" CD is being released on November 5 (to coincide with HEAVEN AND HELL's UK tour) featuring a bonus disc containing four live tracks — "Neon Knights", "The Mob Rules", "Children of the Grave" and "Voodoo". The live songs were taken from the limited-edition "Black Sabbath: Live at Hammersmith Odeon" CD that came out in May via Rhino Handmade. This is a UK-only release, and is available for pre-order now from the Amazon UK store at this location.

The first comprehensive introduction to the band's legacy, "Black Sabbath: The Dio Years" features a dozen classic studio recordings, plus one live track — "Children Of The Sea" from 1982's "Live Evil". The collection also contains the three brand-new tracks — "The Devil Cried", "Shadow Of The Wind", and "Ear In The Wall".

Arranged chronologically, the compilation spotlights Dio's time with BLACK SABBATH and draws heavily from the lineup's 1980 debut and 1981 follow-up, "Heaven and Hell" and "Mob Rules" respectively. Recognized as back-to-back metal classics, the albums feature such signature songs as the title tracks, "Neon Knights", "Die Young", "Turn Up The Night" and "Voodoo". "The Dio Years" also features "After All (The Dead)", "TV Crimes" and "I" from the singer's brief reunion with SABBATH for the "Dehumanizer" album and tour.

"Black Sabbath: Live At Hammersmith Odeon" features Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice getting hot one December night in London during SABBATH's 1981 tour for "Mob Rules". Previously unreleased, the concert spotlights SABBATH as they storm through 14 of the Dio-era's best including "Neon Knights", "Heaven And Hell", "Children Of The Sea" and "Country Girl". The band also performs several pre-Dio classics, including "Paranoid", "Children Of The Grave" and a white-hot version of "War Pigs".

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