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RONNIE JAMES DIO Collaborating With TONY IOMMI On New BLACK SABBATH Material
- Apr. 12, 2006
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Legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio has flown to the U.K. to write a couple of tracks with BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi for a forthcoming box set, tentatively titled "Black Sabbath – The Dio Years". The box set will reportedly contain all the BLACK SABBATH albums with Ronnie in fully remastered form with these couple of tracks added as a special bonus. No further information is currently available.
Dio recorded a total of three studio albums with BLACK SABBATH — 1980's "Heaven and Hell", 1981's "Mob Rules" and 1992's "Dehumanizer" — in addition to appearing on the classic live album "Live Evil" in 1983.
As previously reported, Eagle Rock Entertainment has set an April 18 North American release date for DIO's "Holy Diver Live" CD (one day earlier internationally). Captured live in 2005 in front of a sold-out London crowd, "Holy Diver Live" features the classic "Holy Diver" album in its entirety, from start to finish, recorded live for the very first time. It also includes, among others, "Heaven & Hell", "Sign of the Southern Cross" and "Mob Rules" from vocalist Ronnie James Dio's BLACK SABBATH days, "Tarot Woman", "Man on the Silver Mountain" and "Long Live Rock 'N' Roll" from the RAINBOW era and "We Rock" from his solo career.
DIO's follow-up to 2004's "Master of the Moon" is expected before the end of the year.
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COMMENT | DIO...
posted by : angrychuck
4/12/2006 4:29:19 AM
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The ultimate Sabbath years.
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COMMENT | Wickeeeeeed!!!!!!!!
posted by :
4/12/2006 4:31:06 AM
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Dio is the man! And so is Tony!!! Fuck yeah!
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COMMENT | personally
posted by :
4/12/2006 4:37:13 AM
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dio should tell iommi to go fuck himself.
ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF SHAME
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COMMENT | lol
posted by :
4/12/2006 4:39:10 AM
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sweet freakin new pseudo sabbath
should be good
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COMMENT |
posted by : pigger
4/12/2006 4:50:21 AM
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Dio was 2nd best sabbath singer!
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COMMENT | dio is awesome
posted by :
4/12/2006 4:58:58 AM
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can't wait for this.heaven and hell,mob rules,live evil,and dehumanizer are all great sabbath cd's.
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COMMENT | Dio years ruled!
posted by :
4/12/2006 5:00:53 AM
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Not that I don't like Ozzy with Sabbath but I think the years with Dio were the best Sabbath years!!!! I hope they get back with Dio since Ozzy won't do a new studio CD. A new studio Dio/Sabbath CD and tour to follow would rule!! THe last few Dio CD's weren't that good anyway! Do it guys!
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COMMENT | 2nd best? ^^
posted by : angrychuck
4/12/2006 5:13:01 AM
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I guess you didn't like their heaviest years? Thats too bad.
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COMMENT | heaviest years?
posted by :
4/12/2006 5:42:15 AM
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heaviness means dick all, i prefer the years when the singer actually knew how to sing. those would be dio's years
NEON NIGHTSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
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COMMENT | Nice headline
posted by : Itwalksamongus
4/12/2006 5:49:07 AM
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Nowhere in that release does it say this will be new Black Sabbath material.
""Legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio has flown to the U.K. to write a couple of tracks with BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi for a forthcoming box set, tentatively titled "Black Sabbath – The Dio Years."
Anybody want to point out where it says ANYTHING about it being "new Black Sabbath material"?
Didn't think so.
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COMMENT | I'd love to hear Sharon's opinion of this
posted by :
4/12/2006 6:08:25 AM
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That said, i'm buying this on release day.
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COMMENT | NOOOOOOOOOOOO
posted by :
4/12/2006 6:18:44 AM
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He ruined Sabbath once, he'll do it again!!!!!
OZZY>DIO
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COMMENT | kiss sabbath with ozzy goodbye
posted by : bizmuzik1963
4/12/2006 6:36:58 AM
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sharon will never let that happen again and ya know what? maybe its time for that to end. the same set at ozzfest every year...ho hum....looking forward to ozzy with solo band this sumer on ozzfest AND dio singing with tony and geezer, just like 1981 baby!
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COMMENT | If you listen to fools....
posted by :
4/12/2006 6:38:46 AM
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DA MOB RULES!!!!!!!
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COMMENT | From Ronnie Dio's website
posted by : Itwalksamongus
4/12/2006 6:39:49 AM
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"With respect to the recent rumors of Ronnie's rejoining Black Sabbath, Wendy Dio commented, “Ronnie is not re-joining Black Sabbath. He’s very happy with his own band and will be touring festivals next year with Dio, NOT OZZFEST." She went on to clarify that, "the writing project is just something that may happen between Tony and Ronnie if they have time between their own projects to write one or two songs to be included on the Black Sabbath: The Dio Years box set.”
Tsk, tsk.
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COMMENT |
posted by : Skanna
4/12/2006 6:51:13 AM
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Even though I have the 3 Dio-Sabbath albums, I will buy this first day because Dio-Sabbath is fucking great. 'After All' and underated classic.
But I was a bit disappointed with Dehumaniser overall. Could have done better guys, give it another try. Why the fuck not?
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COMMENT | what a waste
posted by :
4/12/2006 6:59:30 AM
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I love Dio and he was grat in sabbath but why get so wxcited over 2 songs?I'm sure they will be great songs but they have proven that they can't work together for the long haul so I 'd rather they concentrate on their own stuff than be let down by hearing 2 songs knowing that's all they will do. fused was a great cd so iommi should work with hughes again or get tony martin and put out a new sabbath cd, the music he made with him was great and underrated.
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COMMENT | BLACK SABBATH IS SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST OZZY!
posted by :
4/12/2006 7:04:40 AM
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Dio and Iommi together writing songs after 14 years - YEAH!!!
Dio Sabbath days was one of most glorious Sabbath moments ("Dehumanizer" is my favorite but "Mob Rules" and "Heaven And Hell" are fuckin' great also).
Please, can we hear at least another new studio Black Sabbath album with Dio or Tony Martin on vocals?
HAIL TO THE HEAVY METAL ORIGINATORS!!!
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COMMENT |
posted by : Firefly
4/12/2006 7:55:16 AM
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This is great news but how about a full length album. I don't even care if they tour or not, a new Sabbath album would suffice. Just curious but, what about Ward and Butler are they involved on this project?
I think at this point I don't even think Ozzy would sound good on a new Sabbath album sadly, he just doesn't have it anymore. Those two new songs on the Reunion album weren't all that special. That being said, something new with Dio or Tony Martin would be cool. Actually I wonder what Ian Gillan would sound like on a new album that would be interesting. I really don't dig the Glenn Hughes stuff, i've tried but I think he sounds awful over Iommi's riffs. Whatever, I just want a new Sabbath album. Still gonna pick this up since my Dio stuff is not re-mastered.
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COMMENT | Well well well ...
posted by : ANGST -> THE AGITATOR
4/12/2006 8:03:23 AM
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This is good news to my ears , besides Sharon and Ozzy ' ACTUALLY being Impaled
I could not hear better news today.
If this is true I really cant wait.
:]
ANGST -> THE AGITATOR
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COMMENT | ...
posted by : peace
4/12/2006 8:05:42 AM
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"Anybody want to point out where it says ANYTHING about it being "new Black Sabbath material"?"
Read the first line of the story. What do you think Iommi and Dio are going to do with new material they write? I'd say it will be recorded as new Sabbath material.
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COMMENT |
posted by : PL
4/12/2006 8:10:23 AM
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Change the fucking headline!!!
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COMMENT |
posted by :
4/12/2006 8:27:35 AM
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Even if this was true, they will never get it finished because they're lazy
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COMMENT |
posted by : Firefly
4/12/2006 8:29:32 AM
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I am going to catch a lot of heat for saying this. I absolutely love Dio with Sabbath and Rainbow, the albums he recorded with them are true classics. But, I cannot get into any of his solo stuff at all. I think he works and sounds better with Iommi and Blackmore. I can't sit through Holy Diver or Last in Line without turning it off...I know it's fucked up but, I'm just being honest. Does anyone feel the same way? Which one of his solo albums would change my mind?
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COMMENT | Dehumanizer is the heaviest Sabbath album EVER!
posted by : Scream Bloody Gore
4/12/2006 8:56:24 AM
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"Black Sabbath – The Dio Years", will always be theBlack Sabbath that matters to me.
If you don't like/respect DIO, you're not METAL!!!!!!
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COMMENT | Woo!
posted by :
4/12/2006 9:06:17 AM
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Hell yeah!!! Killer! It's not like Ozzy could or would ever be able to do it anymore. DIO rocks!!
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COMMENT |
posted by : DarkMetal
4/12/2006 9:07:02 AM
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BLACK SABBATH REUNION WITH DIO,PLEASE
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COMMENT |
posted by : Viking Christ
4/12/2006 9:08:43 AM
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This box set will be bad ass. Now they gotta get working on the post Dio years.
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COMMENT | ..
posted by : Pod
4/12/2006 9:16:19 AM
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the bashers may as well face the fact, that the only way any new sabbath material will arise will be because of Dios involvement
Iommi needs to drop ozzy and his bloodsucking wife once and for all and give the sabbath fans what they've been asking for
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COMMENT | StratoBOB
posted by : StratoBOB
4/12/2006 9:24:49 AM
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A Real Great News
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COMMENT | Firefly
posted by : Skanna
4/12/2006 9:29:30 AM
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Firefly, You are pretty on the money there. Difference between Ozzy solo and Dio solo = Ozzy finds great guitarist / songwriters, Dio doesn't.
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COMMENT |
posted by : typeodude
4/12/2006 9:45:53 AM
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I just came in my pants!
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COMMENT | Hey 2nd fiddle
posted by :
4/12/2006 10:33:51 AM
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where did you learn to count!!
Dio / Sabbath = some great years!!! Bring it!!!
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COMMENT | what really sucks about this
posted by : Bunghole in the Jungle
4/12/2006 11:36:58 AM
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is that Sharon (who I assume has some say over what happens to the Sabbath name nowadays) probably won't put her marketing behind this box set, and it will be a very low-key release. While us folk that keep up with metal news on the 'net will know about it and buy it, many Dio-Sabbath fans that don't, will miss out on it.
And it's shitty circumstances like that, that will make Sharon point and say "see the low sales? Nobody wants to hear Dio sing with Sabbath, he sucks!"
Just like what happened with Dehumanizer. The record lable did very little to promote it, one of Sabbath's heaviest/finest albums, but very few people even knew it was released. Fucking TYR even outsold it I'm told, and TYR SUCKED! of course, there's other factors that didn't help- TYR had the benefit of being released after Headless Cross, where they picked up some new fans thanks to the heavy rotation of the title track video at the time. These new fans then grabbed TYR when it came out, and said "WTF is this shit?" Thus, when the next new album came out, they weren't willing to even give it a chance.
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COMMENT | NO NO NO!!!!!
posted by : Ken92081
4/12/2006 11:37:07 AM
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Why are we going back down this path? Fucking garbage the put with him the first time around wasnt enough?
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COMMENT | firefly!
posted by :
4/12/2006 11:54:57 AM
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You can't listen to Holy Diver or Last In Line without turning them off? Get a clue! The first two Dio solo Albums are great, personally Holy Diver is Dio's BEST! As for Dio not finding great guitarists, Vivian, though now a total cock lover now, was new and had a great sound when he arrived on the scene, the rest Goldy, Robertson were good, Doug Aldrich was better, but he's another dollars for Guitar riffs, and Tracy G should be buried alive! DIO DIO DIO! long LIVE THE MIGHTY ELF!
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COMMENT |
posted by :
4/12/2006 12:10:51 PM
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cool stuff
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COMMENT | DIO IS OGD
posted by : RiotAct666
4/12/2006 12:16:51 PM
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\m/DIO\m/
Hell fucking yeah i'm getting this on the 1st day it is out. Even though i own Heaven and Hell , Mob Rules , Live Evil , Dehumanizer. And also can't wait for Holy Diver live CD and Dio's new solo album as well!
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COMMENT | uhhh
posted by : RiotAct666
4/12/2006 12:17:43 PM
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God*
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COMMENT | THIS IS WORTH BUYING ALREADY
posted by : Brother Maynard
4/12/2006 12:19:21 PM
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Dio RULES!
These were Sabbath's most lucrative in terms of musical composition and public awareness. They didn't have a drunken fat baffoon stumbling all over the stage.
Next to Halford, Dio is metal's greatest singer.
Having extra tracks and new songs is going to be great.
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COMMENT | need a live version
posted by : BlackBehemoth
4/12/2006 12:28:48 PM
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of Stargazer.
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COMMENT | Too Much To Reply to But Here Goes.. In Short
posted by :
4/12/2006 12:58:25 PM
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Dio/Sabbath kicks ass Ozzy/Sabbath was classic but Ozzy just hasn't had it in years Holy Diver & Last in Line were classics Glenn Hughes has NEVER sounded bad It did say there would be new Dio/Sabbath look here"The box set will reportedly contain all the BLACK SABBATH albums with Ronnie in fully remastered form with these couple of tracks added as a special bonus. " Any new Sabbath would be great. With the state of the music business today why not sit back & enjoy this instead of the Dio vs. Ozzy thing. BOTH Dio/Sabbath & Ozzy Sabbath were GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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COMMENT | i love ozzy but...
posted by :
4/12/2006 1:01:04 PM
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come on, this is fuckin DIO
this guy fucking rules. Sabbath's greatest albums (with the possible exception of Sabbath Bloody Sabbath which is right up there for me) were written with Dio. His solo stuff isnt as good as his Sabbath stuff, and Ozzy's solo career is a hell of a lot better than his is. But only because he cant write music the way Iommi or any of Ozzy's guitarists can.
But this i'm still gonna pick up. And $haron can kiss my ass. She cant stop this and if she tries, she's just put (yet another) nail in her coffin. Bring on the soup!
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COMMENT | Will the REAL Black Sabbath please Stand Up
posted by :
4/12/2006 1:04:16 PM
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I can't believe some of the ridiculous comments I've read from some of you clowns, talking about how the Dio years of Black Sabbath were superior to the Ozzy years. Take away "Never Say Die" and "Technical Ecstasy" and you still have monster classics like "Volume 4", "Sabatoge", "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath", "Paranoid", "Masters of Reality" and "Black Sabbath". To suggest that any of the Dio records (even the best from that phase of the band, "Heaven and Hell") ranks with these records is plain foolish. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, of course, but the real Black Sabbath will always be the Ozzy years. Everyone knows it. Whether or not Ozzy can sing nowadays isn't even worth debating--his contribution to the world of Metal (both with Sabbath and Solo) is a mountain compared to Dio's molehill. Who cares if his wife is a controlling bitch? Why should have have anything to do with Sabbath or the great music they created. Ozzy probably figures that he needs someone to take care of him the rest of his life, and she does just that. Lay off the Godfather of Metal guys...
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COMMENT | THIS WILL OWN
posted by :
4/12/2006 1:13:11 PM
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I CAN'T FUCKING WAIT FOR BOTH THIS CD (and possibly DVD) AND THE NEW DIO IOMMI TRACKS!
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COMMENT | DIOMMI
posted by : Skeleton Of Society
4/12/2006 1:37:06 PM
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That was a good one Thrasher 88! This is great news. Dio is my all-time favorite singer and I can't fucking wait to hear what he and Iommi come up with. I have everything Dio ever recorded (Except pre-Elf recordings) and I'll be buying the box set the day it's released. Fuck and yeah.
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COMMENT | that would be the only thing to get me to attend ozzfest
posted by :
4/12/2006 1:58:19 PM
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Sabbath with dio headlining...
and PanterA
Kungfu grip
if everyone is entitled to their own opinions why rant about how yours is right? ya fucking idiot. news flash...mob rules and heaven and hell both rank in the top 5 sabbath albums. Dio is a far superior singer and songwriter than ozzy. that much is a fact.
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COMMENT |
posted by : TheDeadly1
4/12/2006 2:12:18 PM
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They should make a new Sabbath album. Apparently Ozzy doesn't want to.
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COMMENT |
posted by : En_Gris
4/12/2006 2:20:27 PM
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Do a whole fucking album. Ozzy is finished anyway, Dio is still going strong.
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COMMENT | I will be buying this
posted by :
4/12/2006 2:25:20 PM
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:)
blessed be.
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COMMENT |
posted by : Mordack
4/12/2006 3:19:40 PM
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New Sabbath material + Dio = FUCKING AWESOME
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COMMENT | ???
posted by :
4/12/2006 3:25:12 PM
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And do not forget to include the black and blue vid!
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COMMENT | Somehow
posted by :
4/12/2006 3:28:33 PM
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I feel like I've read all these posts before....
yawn...like deja vu.
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COMMENT | Nice to see all the love for Ronnie
posted by : PHA
4/12/2006 3:47:26 PM
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The Dio years are my favorite era of Sabbath too and that's not taking away anything from the other lineups. I wonder who'll be on bass and drums?
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COMMENT | great!
posted by :
4/12/2006 3:56:01 PM
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earlier up on the thread, some tool thought that iommi ripped of eddie van halen. the whole world should smack a gibson sg upside your head. if anything, iommi was ripped off by eddie
these new tracks might be built around old riffs. iommi has shit loads of riffs on tape. remember that newsong, not psycho man/selling my soul-the song title escapes me now. that song was built on a riff from the 70's.
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COMMENT | Sabbath
posted by :
4/12/2006 4:42:29 PM
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Sharon made Tony sign a thing a while ago stating that he wouldn't use the Sabbath name anymore so i don't know what everyone is all excited about. Even if Tony and Dio made a new album together or toured they couldn't call it Sabbath anyway. Just be glad if the witch let's the two songs go on the box set. Sharon owns Ozzy and Sabbath not to mention Zakk!
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COMMENT | why i loved the Dio years...
posted by : And Then There Were None
4/12/2006 4:51:24 PM
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i felt that with Ozzy Sabbath was very cool, in a slower, sludgier, doomy, more stoned-out way. which is good.
but with Heaven and Hell i felt the songwriting as a whole shifted to more dynamics, more upbeat stuff, more high energy and more melody.
a song like "Turn Up the Night" is a good example. or "The Mob Rules."
obviously this is a generalizion; Ozzy-era Sabbath had a few upbeat songs, and the Dio-era had some slower, darker songs.
but that's my take on the two eras. each great but different.
for my time, i play Heaven and Hell and Mob Rules more than anything else.
cheers.
p.s. for sheer heaviness, Dehumanizer slays.
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COMMENT | Too bad it'll never happen
posted by : Hellfire(~\m/~)
4/12/2006 6:01:36 PM
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COMMENT | God! Thank You
posted by :
4/12/2006 6:07:23 PM
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for allowing these lesser Metal Gods to get together to make these two tracks.
I personally don't give a shit if tis called Sabbath or Sabbath feat. Ronnie James or Sabbath and friends, or the Sabs or 9021Sab etc etc., All I care is that this shit be tasty and heavy and remeniscent of DIO/Sabbath Heaven and Hell or Dehumanizer or The Mobrules days. Tha's all man, its so good to see that Tony Iommi does respect his work with Martin,Hughes and Dio and Guillan cause its smokin material anyway. There fore I respect him. I'm excited over two tracks cause to me its quality over quantity. Personally man I was not impressed with Iommi's last collaboration with Glen Hughes cause I found it too bluesy unlike Seventh Star which is fucking brilliant. So I only hope these two tracks sound at least like stuff from Dehumanizer. Specially sound like fucking 'TIME MACHINE"!!! oh that shit is badass!!!!!!now I'm off to the witch and don't know if I'll ever come back......cherrios..
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COMMENT | Yes
posted by : v.o.r.
4/12/2006 7:19:58 PM
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Do it, do it, do it! Thank God they were serious about this idea. Would be nice to have Geezer and Vinny (or Bill) playing on the songs too.
Ozzy is making his money doing other stupid ass shit, so why doesn't he and stupid Sharon let the rest of the gang continue with the name and keep it hallowed. You know they all would love to.
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COMMENT |
posted by : Al Bundy
4/12/2006 7:57:35 PM
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what dio needs to do is rejoin sabbath cause ozzy doesent want to be in sabbath anymore. dio played the character of mr x on the new queensryche record. heres my review of that record.
http://albundy2.blogspot.com/
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COMMENT | waaa??
posted by :
4/12/2006 8:46:06 PM
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F Dio....F Ozzy ...even F Ian Gillian!! tony martin was the shit so F all y'all!!!
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COMMENT | HAHAHAHAH
posted by :
4/12/2006 8:47:08 PM
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JUST KIDDING!! psyched for this CD!!
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COMMENT | ?
posted by :
4/14/2006 8:42:55 PM
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I can't believe the number of people who say they like Dehumanizer,my friends dad gave it to him he brought it to work and we threw it away after two listens.
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