After having met in 2006 to record 3 songs to be included in the compilation "Black Sabbath: The Dio Years", this old metal masters decided to return for their old glory and met again to record "The Devil You Know" first studio album that they sign as Heaven & Hell and with wich they break the silence that the band have mantain since 1992 when recorded "Dehumanizer" still like Black Sabbath. There is not much new that can be said about the music of these veterans: the Butler-Appice duo is the solid and strong base on which is mounted the slow, very slow and crushing guitar of Tony Iommi, the unique and original "Lord Of The Riffs, to deliver the crushing chords and nice solos that give the crude and primitive element of the music while, in the other hand, the impeccables performances of Ronnie James Dio, who in his nearly 67 years shows that still have voice for a while, give it the melodic and theatrical touch. Combining the classic Sab sound, slow and dark, of themes such as "Atom and Evil" or "Follow The Tears", with the melodic and energetic sound of songs such as "Bible Black" and "Neverwhere", this venerable quartet deliver an excellent classic metal album demonstrating that the devil knows more because he is old than because he is the devil. -CORANNIEIT-
Heaven & Hell, The Devil You Know
Rhino, 2009
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