Heaven and Hell (album)

chronology
Heaven and Hell
Black Sabbath studio album
Publication ; (s)	April 25, 1980
Label (s)	Vertigo Records
Format (s)	LP, CD
Genre (s)	Heavy metal
Title (number)	8th
running time	39 min. 30 sec.
occupation	Singing : Ronnie James Dio ; Guitar : Tony Iommi ; Bass : Geezer Butler ; Drums : Bill Ward ;
production	Martin Birch
Studio (s)	October 1, 1979 - January 1, 1980; Criteria Recording Studios ( Miami ); Studio Ferber ( Paris );

Heaven and Hell is the ninth album by the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath . The album was released on April 25, 1980 via Vertigo Records .

Emergence

Heaven and Hell is the first album after separating from Ozzy Osbourne . He was succeeded by the former Rainbow singer Ronnie James Dio . Dio not only brought his very own singing style into the band, but also actively participated in the songwriting . With the new approaches, the band changed their style in a more melodic direction. Dio and Iommi had already written songs for Black Sabbath before the separation from Osbourne was formalized.

Originally, Geoff Nicholls was supposed to replace Geezer Butler on bass. Butler threatened to leave the band several times and was absent during the songwriting. After Butler returned to the band, all the songs were written except for Neon Knights . Nicholls then took over the keyboards and remained a guest musician of the band for the next 20 years without ever becoming a permanent member.

The album was recorded in 1979 at Criteria Recording Studios in Miami and Studio Ferber in Paris . It was produced by Martin Birch , who worked with Deep Purple, among others, and in the eighties also worked on several albums for the band Iron Maiden . Drummer Bill Ward stated that he can't remember the recordings on the album. His alcohol abuse at the time also led to the fact that he left the band during the following tour and was replaced by Vinnie Appice.

In 2009 Dio, Iommi, Butler and Appice were on tour under the name Heaven and Hell .

The cover artwork comes from the painting “Smoking Angels” by artist Lynn Curlee.

reaction

Heaven and Hell is still one of the best-selling Black Sabbath albums to this day. The album reached number nine in the UK and number 28 in the US album charts. For the band these were the highest chart entries since the album Sabotage! (1975). Heaven and Hell is considered a genre classic of Metal and a milestone in the development of Doom Metal . In particular, the album is a pioneering achievement in terms of Epic Doom .

Track list

Neon Knights - 3:49
Children of the Sea - 5:30
Lady Evil - 4:22
Heaven and Hell - 6:56
Wishing Well - 4:02
The Young - 4:41
Walk Away - 4:21
Lonely Is the Word - 5:49

Individual evidence

^ Black Sabbath Timeline. black-sabbath.com, accessed February 26, 2014 .
↑ http://www.everyhit.com/
↑ https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000649895
↑ Fierce: DOOM SHALL RISE: The Epic / Power Doom Special. Vampster, accessed March 29, 2014 .

[1] Black Sabbath Timeline. black-sabbath.com, accessed February 26, 2014 .

[2] ttp://www.everyhit.com/

[3] ttps://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000649895

[4] Fierce: DOOM SHALL RISE: The Epic / Power Doom Special. Vampster, accessed March 29, 2014 .


Studio albums	Black Sabbath (1970) • Paranoid (1970) • Master of Reality (1971) • Volume 4 (1972) • Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (1973) • Sabotage (1975) • Technical Ecstasy (1976) • Never Say Die! (1978) • Heaven and Hell (1980) • Mob Rules (1981) • Born Again (1983) • Seventh Star (1986) • The Eternal Idol (1987) • Headless Cross (1989) • Tyr (1990) • Dehumanizer (1992 ) • Cross Purposes (1994) • Forbidden (1995) • 13 (2013)
Live albums	Live at Last (1980) • Live Evil (1982) • Cross Purposes Live (1995) • Reunion (1998) • Black Sabbath - Live at Hammersmith Odeon (2007)
Compilation albums	We Sold Our Soul For Rock & Roll (1976) • The Best of Black Sabbath (2000) • Greatest Hits 1970–1978 (2007) • Black Sabbath: The Dio Years (2007) •
Singles	Black Sabbath (1970) • Evil Woman (1970) • NIB • Paranoid (1970) • The Wizard (1970) • Iron Man (1971) • War Pigs (1971) • Fairies Wear Boots (1971) • Sweat Leaf (1971) • Children of the Grave (1971) • After Forever (1972) • Snowblind (1972) • Tomorrow's Dream (1972) • Supernaut (1973) • Changes (1973) • Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (1973) • Sabbra Cadabra (1974) • Am I Going Insane (1975) • Hole in the Sky (1975) • Symptom of the Universe (1975) • Rock'Roll Doctor (1976) • Never Say Die (1978) • Hard Road (1978) • Dirty Woman (1979) • Neon Knights (1980) • The Young (1980) • Mob Rules (1981) • Turn Up the Night (1982) • Voodoo (1982) • Trashed (1983) • No Stranger to Love (1986) • The Shining (1987) • Headless Cross (1989) • Devil and Daughter (1989) • Feels Good to Me (1990) • TV Crimes (1992) • The Hand That Rocks The Cradle (1994) • Psycho Man (1998) • Selling My Soul (1999) • The Devil Cried (2007) • God is Dead? (2013) • End of the Beginning (2013) • The Loner (2013)