Heaven and Hell "Headbangers Ball Podcast" New York, NY, USA 27.03.2009 (Interview) Interview with Ronnie James Dio and Geezer Butler. "They returned from the grave in 2007 to write and record three new songs for the greatest hits album Black Sabbath the Dio Years. They had such a good time working together again for the first time in 12 years that they scheduled a gig at New York’s Radio City Music Hall, which was filmed for the CD and DVD “Live From Radio City Music Hall.” Then Heaven and Hell started touring and wound up co-headling the Metal Masters with Judas Priest. During that whole cycle, they played their three new songs, but relied more heavily on their three previously released studio albums, Heaven and Hell (1980), Mob Rules (1981) and Dehumanizer(1992) — to the chagrin of no one. After all, these were classic albums which have had substantial influence and impact upon the metal community. But if Heaven and Hell were to continue to grow, everyone knew they’d need to do a new album. (click “more” to listen to our interview with Heaven and Hell vocalist Ronnie James Dio and bassist Geezer Butler.) Initially, Heaven and Hell hadn’t actually planned to stay together after 2007. Guitarist Tony Iommi and Butler, it was said, were to enter the studio with Ozzy Osbourne to record a Black Sabbath album, and Dio was gonna return to his other band, Dio. But neither of those things happened, and in mid-2008 Dio and Iommi were again writing together. The fruit of their labor is the upcoming disc The Devil You Know, a doom-laden lumbering crunchfest that comes out April 28, rivals their best work together. In our insightful interview, Dio and Butler talk about the creation of The Devil You Know, the demons that once haunted the band, the corruption of politicians, the crumbling economy and their general disinterest in today’s metal scene." Length: 25 min Line up: Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Vinnie Appice. | Audio Concerts | Video Concerts |