The Rules of Hell
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The Rules of Hell is a collection of four albums by the heavy metal
band Black Sabbath
featuring Ronnie James Dio
on vocals in remastered form. The albums included in the set are:
The boxed set was released on 22 July 2008 through Rhino
. Heaven & Hell supported the box set on the Metal Masters Tour
, featuring Judas Priest
, Motörhead 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.
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
.
The tracks included are:
The first four of these tracks were also released on the UK "tour edition" of The Dio Years.
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath are an English heavy metal band, formed in Aston, Birmingham in 1969 by Ozzy Osbourne , Tony Iommi , Geezer Butler , and Bill Ward . The band has since experienced multiple line-up changes, with Tony Iommi the only constant presence in the band through the years. A total of 22...
featuring Ronnie James Dio
Ronnie James Dio
Ronald James Padavona , better known as Ronnie James Dio, was an American heavy metal vocalist and songwriter. He performed with, amongst others, Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell, and his own band Dio, which means God in Italian. Other musical projects include the collective fundraiser...
on vocals in remastered form. The albums included in the set are:
- 1980 Heaven and HellHeaven and Hell (Black Sabbath album)Heaven and Hell is the ninth studio album by British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released in April 1980. This is their first album featuring Ronnie James Dio, and first with producer Martin Birch.-Album information:...
- 1981 Mob Rules
- 1982 Live Evil (2 CDs)
- 1992 DehumanizerDehumanizerDehumanizer is the sixteenth studio album by British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released in June 1992.It was the first Black Sabbath studio album in over a decade to feature Ronnie James Dio on vocals and Vinny Appice on drums. It is also the first in nine years to feature original bassist...
The boxed set was released on 22 July 2008 through Rhino
Rhino Entertainment
Rhino Entertainment Company is an American specialty record label and production company. It is owned by Warner Music Group.-History:Rhino was originally a novelty song and reissue company during the 1970s and 1980s, releasing compilation albums of pop, rock & roll, and rhythm & blues successes...
. Heaven & Hell supported the box set on the Metal Masters Tour
Metal Masters Tour
The Metal Masters Tour was a short 2008 American and Canadian concert tour featuring Judas Priest, Motörhead, Heaven & Hell, and Testament.Heaven & Hell, Motörhead, Judas Priest, and Testament used the three-week arena tour to support their recent albums The Rules of Hell, Motörizer, Nostradamus,...
, featuring Judas Priest
Judas Priest
Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band from Birmingham, England, formed in 1969. The current line-up consists of lead vocalist Rob Halford, guitarists Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner, bassist Ian Hill, and drummer Scott Travis. The band has gone through several drummers over the years,...
, Motörhead and Testament
Testament (band)
Testament is an American metal band from Berkeley, California, formed in 1983. They are often credited as one of the most popular bands of the 1980s thrash metal scene...
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The set does not include the three new recordings from the Black Sabbath: The Dio Years
Black Sabbath: The Dio Years
Black Sabbath: The Dio Years is a 2007 compilation CD of material from recordings made during vocalist Ronnie James Dio's tenure in the band. The CD contains full album length, remastered tracks culled from all three studio albums; Heaven and Hell , Mob Rules , Dehumanizer , and the live album Live...
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 the of this box set was sold at Best BuyBest Buy
Best Buy Co., Inc. is an American specialty retailer of consumer electronics in the United States, accounting for 19% of the market. It also operates in Mexico, Canada & China. The company's subsidiaries include Geek Squad, CinemaNow, Magnolia Audio Video, Pacific Sales, and, in Canada operates...
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
Live at Hammersmith Odeon is a live Black Sabbath album recorded at three concerts between 31 December 1981 and 2 January 1982, during the Mob Rules tour...
.
The tracks included are:
- "Neon KnightsNeon Knights"Neon Knights" is a song by heavy metal band Black Sabbath from their 1980 album, Heaven and Hell. It is the opening track on Heaven and Hell, Black Sabbath's first album with American vocalist Ronnie James Dio.The lyrics were written by Dio...
" - "The Mob RulesThe Mob Rules"The Mob Rules" is a song by British heavy metal band Black Sabbath from their 1981 album, Mob Rules.- Covers :*American heavy metal band Fozzy covered the song on their 2002 album Happenstance....
" - "Children Of The GraveChildren of the Grave"Children of the Grave" is a song by Black Sabbath from their 1971 album Master of Reality. The song lyrically continues with the same anti-war themes brought on by "War Pigs" and "Electric Funeral" from Paranoid, adding in Geezer Butler's pacifist ideals of non-violent civil disobedience...
" - "Voodoo"
- "Country Girl"
The first four of these tracks were also released on the UK "tour edition" of The Dio Years.