HEAVEN AND HELL Apologizes For Abbreviated Set In Wantagh, Holmdel

August 11, 2008

Joe Siegler, the webmaster of the unofficial BLACK SABBATH web site Black-Sabbath.com, has received the following note from a spokesperson for SABBATH/HEAVEN AND HELL:

"The band [HEAVEN AND HELL] would like to apologize for not having played 'Neon Knights' in Jones Beach [in Wantagh, New York] nor at PNC [in Holmdel, New Jersey] [on 'The Metal Masters Tour']. Much to their extreme dismay, they had technical issues both nights that caused them to have to leave the stage prior to completing their set. They would never intentionally be discourteous to people that are there to see them and leave the stage without playing every possible second they could (and, of all songs, 'Neon Knights' is one of their favorites to play). Again, many apologies for the unfortunate circumstances."

HEAVEN AND HELL's setlist for the opening show on "The Metal Masters Tour" on August 6 at the Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden, New Jersey was as follows:

01. E5150
02. The Mob Rules
03. Children of the Sea
04. I
05. Sign of the Southern Cross
06. Ear in the Wall
07. Vinny Appice Solo
08. Time Machine
09. Falling off the Edge of the World
10. Tony Iommi Solo
11. Die Young
12. Heaven and Hell (extended)

In addition to HEAVEN AND HELL, "The Metal Masters Tour" features JUDAS PRIEST, MOTÖRHEAD and TESTAMENT.

Fan-filmed video footage of HEAVEN AND HELL's August 9, 2008 performance at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey can be viewed below (clips uploaded by YouTube user "RockJunkieVideo").

BLACK SABBATH/HEAVEN AND HELL members Ronnie James Dio (vocals),Tony Iommi (guitar),Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums) signed copies of "Black Sabbath: The Rules Of Hell" on August 2 at Vintage Vinyl in Ford, New Jersey. Check out photos at the Brooklyn Rocks music blog and photo journal.

BLACK SABBATH's "The Rules Of Hell" box set sold around 2,650 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

"The Rules Of Hell" is a box set featuring all three of BLACK SABBATH's Dio-era studio releases ("Heaven And Hell", "Mob Rules", "Dehumanizer") and its double live collection ("Live Evil"),each recently remastered for the first time. "The Rules Of Hell" comes packaged in a deluxe slipcase with extensive liner notes featuring all new interviews with the band.

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