''The Rules of Hell'' is a collection of four albums by the
heavy metal band
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath were an English rock music, rock band formed in Birmingham in 1968 by guitarist Tony Iommi, drummer Bill Ward (musician), Bill Ward, bassist Geezer Butler and vocalist Ozzy Osbourne. They are often cited as pioneers of heavy met ...
featuring
Ronnie James Dio
Ronald James Padavona (July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010), known professionally as Ronnie James Dio, was an American heavy metal singer. He fronted and founded numerous bands throughout his career, including Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio and H ...
on vocals in remastered form.
The albums included in the set are:
*1980 ''
Heaven and Hell''
*1981 ''
Mob Rules''
*1982 ''
Live Evil'' (2 CDs)
*1992 ''
Dehumanizer
''Dehumanizer'' is the sixteenth studio album by English rock band Black Sabbath, released on June 22, 1992.
It was Sabbath's first studio album in over a decade to feature vocalist Ronnie James Dio and drummer Vinny Appice, and their first ...
''
The boxed set was released on 22 July 2008 through
Rhino
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.
supported the box set on the
Metal Masters Tour
Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band formed in Birmingham in 1969. They have sold over 50 million albums and are frequently ranked as one of the greatest metal bands of all time. Despite an innovative and pioneering body of work in th ...
, featuring
Judas Priest
Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band formed in Birmingham in 1969. They have sold over 50 million albums and are frequently ranked as one of the greatest metal bands of all time. Despite an innovative and pioneering body of work in th ...
,
Motörhead
Motörhead () were an English rock band formed in London in 1975 by Lemmy (lead vocals, bass), Larry Wallis (guitar) and Lucas Fox (drums). Lemmy was also the primary songwriter and only constant member. The band are often considered a precu ...
and
Testament.
The set does not include the three new recordings from the ''
Black Sabbath: The Dio Years'' compilation, although some Internet stores included the three ''The Dio Years'' tracks as a bonus when downloading the set.
Best Buy exclusive live bonus disc
A version of this box set was sold at
Best Buy
Best Buy Co. Inc. is an American multinational consumer electronics retailer headquartered in Richfield, Minnesota. Originally founded by Richard M. Schulze and James Wheeler in 1966 as an audio specialty store called Sound of Music, it was rebra ...
for a limited time as an exclusive. This edition included an extra CD containing five live tracks from the previously released but very limited and out of print ''
Live at Hammersmith Odeon
''Live at Hammersmith Odeon'' is a live album by Black Sabbath recorded at three concerts between 31 December 1981 and 2 January 1982, during the ''Mob Rules'' tour. It was released by Rhino Handmade on 1 May 2007 in a limited edition of 5000, w ...
''.
The tracks included are:
# "
Neon Knights
"Neon Knights" is a song by English rock band Black Sabbath from 1980's '' Heaven and Hell'', their first album with American vocalist Ronnie James Dio.
Overview
"Neon Knights" was the last song written by the band for the ''Heaven and Hell'' ...
"
# "The Mob Rules"
# "
Children of the Grave"
# "Voodoo"
# "Country Girl"
The first four of these tracks were also released on the UK "tour edition" of ''The Dio Years''.
References
External links
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Black Sabbath compilation albums
2008 compilation albums
Rhino Records compilation albums