Heaven and Hell

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studio album
First released:
Apr 1980

Overview Edit

Heaven and Hell is the ninth studio album by Black Sabbath, released in 1980. This is their first album featuring Ronnie James Dio, and first with producer Martin Birch.

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Record label:
unknown
Catalog number:
ESM CD 330
Release dates:
  • Oct 7 2008

Genres

Classic Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal. Vote on Genres

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5 stars WHY DON'T YOU OWN THIS!?!??!?!?!?
I have had this for about a year, and I cannot stress this enough: Heaven and Hell by Black Sabbath is very possibly the best rock album EVER. I cannot put into words how great this album is. Ronnie James Dio's powerful voice was not so much a replacement for Ozzy Osbourne, it was more of a transformation. This "new" Sabbath sounds NOTHING like the old Sabbath. The musical and lyrical themes are magical, mystical kinds of stuff.

The album kicks off with, in my opinion, the best Sabbath song in t…
Written by J. Wesley Townsend "westknife"
3 stars Would I Buy The Remaster Again? It's a Matter of Taste
Would I buy this "remastered" title again?

Well, it sounds like engineers attempted to add punch to the mid-bass 1.0 KHZ range and they succeeded...BUT at the expense of the treble clarity at around the 6.0 KHZ-10 KHZ range. I believe the master tapes must've been so poor that only a total re-record would have made a significant difference.

Bottom line is a matter of taste on what the listener prefers. In my opinion, I would skip repurchasing this title because I personally find the added muddin…
Written by Tekrad

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Credits Edit

  1. producer

Other versions Edit

Heaven and Hell 8 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Warner Bros / Wea
catalog number: 3372
release dates: 1980 in United States, 1996 in United Kingdom
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Heaven and Hell 8 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Warner Bros. Records
catalog number: 3372
release dates: Oct 25 1990
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Heaven and Hell 8 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Castle Music UK
release dates: Feb 7 1996
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Heaven and Hell 8 tracks format: 1 x vinyl
release dates: Mar 17 2009
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Heaven and Hell 15 tracks Deluxe Edition
format: 2 x CD
release dates: Apr 5 2010
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