Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Ronnie James Dio, Vinnie Appice
According to Black-Sabbath.com, the new Black Sabbath track ‘The Devil Cried’ is available for streaming via the Rhino Records web site.
Check it out here.
‘The Devil Cried’ will be released in digital form to the public via all digital retailers on Tuesday, March 13. The song was written and produced by guitarist Tony Iommi and singer Ronnie James Dio and was recorded with bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Vinny Appice in November 2006 in the U.K. The cut was engineered and mixed by Mike Exeter, who worked on Iommi’s ‘Fused’ and ‘The 1996 DEP Sessions’.
‘The Devil Cried’ is the first single off the group’s forthcoming ‘best-of’ collection, ‘Black Sabbath: The Dio Years’. The first comprehensive introduction to the band’s legacy features a dozen classic studio recordings, plus one live track - ‘Children Of The Sea’ from 1982’s underrated ‘Live Evil’. The collection also contains the three brand-new tracks - the aforementioned ‘The Devil Cried’, plus ‘Shadow Of The Wind’, and ‘Ear In The Wall’.
Arranged chronologically, the compilation spotlights singer Ronnie James 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 awesome ‘Dehumanizer’ album and tour.
Ronnie James Dio’s personal assistant, Steve Mignardi, has started a blog on his MySpace page detailing behind-the-scenes events from the HEAVEN AND HELL tour, which is scheduled to launch this Sunday (March 11) in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Not bad most music these days dont have that deep heavy sound that is metal.. but sabath is staying true even at the age.
this is incredible!! Vinnie Appice, lead the beat with Geezer and Tony!! the same formula than Dehumanizer! the ultime awesome album from Sabbath!!
man, they look so dammned old!
They ARE old dude… Dio is well into his sixties(!!!)
The song is good, though. It could slot right into Mob Rules or Heaven and Hell quite comfortablely. If they come to Australia I’ll go see them. Old or not they still have some great music.
eurk……….nothing new nothing
Guys, this line-up could produce only good ROCK music! I adore them, so I cannot be impartial, but I often think they cannot do any bad tune… I am looking forwardd to see them on the tour!
where is the magic? it sound like lock up the wolves . I can’t believe they can’t do better.I hope the next two songs will be good
It’s GREAT to hear these 4 together again!……..Dio/Iommi/Butler/appice are among Rock’N'Roll’s finest units!……………..Cool Song!……….
Appice!………
Awsome as hell. Miss that sound so much and it’s back. Old or not, you can’t deny that song rocks like hell!!! Don’t sell em short, these guys are literally rock legends. Keep it up, I can not wait to hear more.
This is sonic mayhem at its best!………Long live Black Sabbath!
i love the new tunes, n ive seen dio in sd in the 80s all the music is finnally comming back!!!@#$%^&* yah!!!!
the new song is so smooth it brings tears to my eyes and shivers to my spine!the tempo is original to the sect. just brilliant,i have taers for you!
This song ROCKS SO HARD!!!!! Damn…You guys are awsome
You guys Rock!