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"Heaven and Hell" is the title track of Black Sabbath's ninth studio album. The music was primarily written by guitarist Tony Iommi, but as with almost all Sabbath albums, credit is given to the entire band. The lyrics were entirely written by newcomer Ronnie James Dio. [1]
In 2020, Kerrang! ranked the song number four on their list of the 20 greatest Black Sabbath songs, [17] and in 2021, Louder Sound ranked the song number one on their list of the 40 greatest Black Sabbath songs. [18] "War Pigs" was ranked the best Black Sabbath song by Rock - Das Gesamtwerk der größten Rock-Acts im Check. [19]
It subsequently attained gold certification (100,000 units sold) in April 1982, the only Black Sabbath studio album to be thus certified. Heaven and Hell was re-released as part of the Black Sabbath box set The Rules of Hell in 2008. [23] In 2017, it was ranked 37th at Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time". [24]
Although it failed to reach the top 40, "Iron Man" remains one of Black Sabbath's most popular songs, as well as the band's highest charting US single. [31] As of 2014, Paranoid is Black Sabbath's best-selling album, having sold 1.6 million copies in the US since the beginning of the SoundScan era. [32] [needs update]
Terence Michael Joseph "Geezer" Butler (born 17 July 1949) [1] is an English musician, best known as the bassist and primary lyricist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath.He has also recorded and performed with Heaven & Hell, GZR, Ozzy Osbourne, and Deadland Ritual.
Mob Rules is the tenth studio album by English rock band Black Sabbath, released in November 1981. It followed 1980's Heaven and Hell, and was the second album to feature lead singer Ronnie James Dio and the first with drummer Vinny Appice. Neither musician would appear on a Black Sabbath studio album again until the 1992 album Dehumanizer. [4]
^ "War Pigs" contains a drum solo from Vinny Appice, and "Heaven and Hell" contains a guitar solo from Tony Iommi. The UK cassette release had, as its first side, sides 1 and 3 of the vinyl release, with side two of the cassette being vinyl sides 2 and 4.
The Clay People for the Black Sabbath tribute album, Tribute To Black Sabbath: Eternal Masters. [20] 3rd Strike on their album Lost Angel. Soviet (later Russian) heavy/thrash-metal band Master(rus. Мастер) on their album Talk of the Devil. Mystic Prophecy as a bonus track on their album Satanic Curses.