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Heaven & Hell — The Devil You Know

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By Aaron Brophy (CHARTattack) April 28, 2009 1:26 pm
Heaven & Hell's first official album isn't exactly subtle in narrow-focusing the song material to the band's new name and brand. The Ronnie James Dio-fronted, can't-call-themselves-"Black Sabbath" rockers basically spend The Devil You Know's 10 songs examining Christianity in a sludgy blur of devils and angels. "Bible...
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Metal Masters Dio, Priest Rule

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By Pete Richards (CHARTattack) August 15, 2008 2:01 pm
Mullets were out in full force at the Molson Amphitheatre on Wednesday night as old school metalheads came out of the woodwork for the Metal Masters all-star tour. I did a headcount more than a dozen mullets on both men and women before I got distracted and lost count. That's not to say the crowd wasn't full of young people, too, as metal lovers...
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Black Sabbath — The Rules Of Hell

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By Aaron Brophy (CHARTattack) July 29, 2008 3:30 pm
Hot on the heels of The Dio Years two disc anthology, Rhino has remastered and re-released all four albums Ronnie James Dio recorded with Black Sabbath (Heaven And Hell, Mob Rules, Live Evil and Dehumanizer) into The Rules Of Hell five-disc box set. Listening to Dio wail away reinforces how most contemporary metal acts are lacking in the vocal...
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Black Sabbath — The Dio Years

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By Aaron Brophy (CHARTattack) April 4, 2007 8:55 am
Sharon Osbourne's lawyers have ensured the name "Black Sabbath" is legally tied to her husband Ozzy, but true metalheads know the reality is far less conclusive. Ozzy fell off back around 1976's Technical Ecstasy album. The follow-up, Never Say Die, was worse. And so the Ozzman was replaced by Ronnie James Dio for the seminal, dramatic...
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This Is Metal Compilation

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By Shehzaad Jiwani (CHARTattack) December 13, 2005 2:30 pm
The name really says it all with this one. This bitchin' compilation covers pretty much the entire metal music spectrum, from thrash to sludge and everything in between. Spanning three discs and filled to the brim with double-pedal bass kicks and ripping guitar solos, This Is Metal is almost exhausting in its extensive coverage of metal sub-genres...
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GZR — Ohmwork

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By Keith Carman (CHARTattack) May 10, 2005 11:41 am
Bless Geezer Butler's misguided old brain. One has to give him credit for actually being the one Fab Sab member to actually put out something that's not completely ridiculous — plus, he's staying true to the metallic roots he helped create. However, the actual results miss the mark. Infusing elements of rap metal into his otherwise '80s cock rock...
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Everything Comes & Goes Compilation

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By Brian Wong (CHARTattack) April 26, 2005 12:17 pm
Nine artists — ranging from electronic acts, folkies and experimental rockers — gather on this album to pay tribute to Black Sabbath. Ozzy might be oblivious to his impact on Matmos, who turn in an abstract, minimal "F/X," or the Japanese bass-and-drums noise duo Ruins, who spit out bits and pieces of Sabbath classics through lo-fi...
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Nativity In Black II: A Tribute To Black Sabbath

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By Tim Melton (CHARTattack) June 6, 2000 5:43 pm
The second edition of NIB has modern metal's elite again doing their darndest to recreate Sabbath's wall of sound to varying levels of success. Machine Head's take on "Hole In The Sky" and System Of A Down's smokin' "Snowblind" mix the originals up enough to satisfy and make up for Megadeth's thin live stab at Sabbath's pop...
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Cancer Bats' "Bat Sabbath" Set At Sonisphere Exists And It's Wicked, Bro

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) July 22, 2011 12:43 pm
To most people, Bohemia is usually associated with bohemians. You know, dirty, long-haired hippies who don't shower, shave their armpits (if they're women), are probably vegetarian, wear "peasant" dresses and who smell like patchouli from incense they've been burning in their spare time, but which doesn't quite cover up their B.O. stink. At first...
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I Read The News Today... For April 27, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) April 27, 2011 2:29 pm
Seth from Dengue Fever explains what a Mastadong is. And no, it's not as dirty as it sounds (it actually isn't dirty at all): Tokyo Police Club keyboardist and funnyman Graham Wright will release his Shirts Vs. Skins debut solo album on June 28. Chilly Gonzales is going to release what he's calling the world's "first-ever all-orchestral...
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I Read The News Today... For July 20, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) July 20, 2010 2:57 pm
Ice-T was arrested for driving with a suspended license and not wearing a seatbelt this morning. He apparently had some interesting language for the cop who arrested him. Good thing he didn't tell whoever it was to "eat a hot bowl of dicks"? —TMZAn Andrew W.K. bobblehead doll? Why, yes! Complete with a bloody nose! —...
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Nineteen Reasons Ronnie James Dio Was Cool

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By Sarah Kurchak (CHARTattack) May 17, 2010 11:00 am
Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Elf and Dio singer Ronnie James Dio has gone to heaven (and hell). "Today my heart is broken, Ronnie passed away at 7:45am 16th May," wife and manager Wendy Dio posted on the rocker's website on Sunday. "Many, many friends and family were able to say their private good-byes before he peacefully passed...
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Ronnie James Dio Has Stomach Cancer

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) November 26, 2009 1:06 pm
Former Black Sabbath frontman and current Dio and Heaven & Hell singer Ronnie James Dio has been diagnosed with early-stage stomach cancer, his wife says. Wendy Dio says her husband will immediately begin treatment at the Mayo Clinic, and he expects to beat it. "After he kills this dragon, Ronnie will be back on stage, where he belongs...
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Black Sabbath Guitarist Had Stem Cell Treatment On Hand

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) November 4, 2009 1:24 pm
Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi is recovering from stem cell treatment to fix joint pain in his right hand. Iommi told BBC Radio 2 that he'd sought the treatment six weeks ago because he had worn out the cartilage between his joints and "it was getting a bit painful." He says he's still able to play guitar, but was resting his hand...
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Ozzy Suing For Black Sabbath Name

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By Bianca Marcus (CHARTattack) June 1, 2009 3:18 pm
Ozzy Osbourne is suing Sabbath bandmate Tony Iommi for 50 per cent ownership of the Black Sabbath name. Ozzy's lawyers have filed a suit with the U.S. Patent And Trademark office based on claims that Iommi illegally took sole ownership of the moniker. The Prince Of Darkness is also seeking a portion of the profits Iommi has made by...
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Live Nation: U2 Sells, Iommi Sues

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By CHARTattack Staff December 18, 2008 1:02 pm
It hasn't been the best week for Live Nation, the giant, multi-tiered music industry company. Live Nation will lose about $19 million U.S. ($22.7 million Canadian) because of a deal it signed with U2 in March. The company guaranteed U2 would receive $25 million for 1.6 million shares as part of their 12-year agreement. The Irish band has now...
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Heaven And Hell Releasing Live CD And DVD

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By Lindsay Craig (CHARTattack) July 13, 2007 3:30 pm
The Black Sabbath lineup now calling itself Heaven And Hell will release their first U.S. concert in 15 years on CD and DVD on Aug. 28 via Rhino. The discs feature Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice on stage at New York City's Radio City Music Hall on March 30. Heaven And Hell was the name of the 1980 Sabbath album...
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Heaven And Hell To Cross Canada With At Least Three New Songs

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By CHARTattack Staff February 15, 2007 5:30 pm
Just like The Police, the Ozzy Osbourne-less Black Sabbath reunion known as Heaven And Hell will begin their world tour in Vancouver. Singer Ronnie James Dio, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Vinny Appice will tour together for the first time in 15 years. The diminutive Dio replaced Osbourne as Sabbath's frontman in 1979...
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New Hot Hot Heat Record Is "Black Sabbath Meets Flaming Lips"

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By Aaron Brophy (CHARTattack) April 6, 2006 5:30 pm
West coast dance punks Hot Hot Heat are apparently going to take us on an entirely different kind of trip with their upcoming record. "It's a bit weirder," lead singer Steve Bays told ChartAttack from the Juno Awards red carpet this past weekend. The Victoria, BC band have been in Vancouver rehearsing new material and letting...
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Blondie's Heart Of Glass Seems More Like Heart Of Stone At Hall Of Fame Induction

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By CHARTattack Staff March 14, 2006 6:30 pm
There was a lot of tension in the air at Monday night's Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony at New York's Waldorf-Astoria hotel. Blondie, the most commercially successful band to emerge from New York's punk/new wave scene of the '70s, broke up in 1982 but reformed in 1998. The current incarnation of the group includes singer Deborah...
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