※与Led Zeppelin、Deep Purple被视为重金属乐三大先锋团体※
※原发行于1980年,拿下英国金榜Top9双白金认证+美国Top28冲破百万销售※
※AMG四星半近满分盛誉:「绝对是Black Sabbath最出色的专辑之一!」※
※2010精装盘加值超收Live+B-Side+原音版本等曲目※
来自大英帝国与Led Zeppelin、Deep Purple被视为重金属乐三大先锋团体的Black Sabbath,成功入籍摇滚名人殿堂,滚石音乐杂志选出「百大世纪伟大艺人」第85名,仅次于齐柏林飞船、名列VH1频道「百大优秀硬摇滚乐团」亚军,让后辈们无不臣服于他们的实验理念、不失艺术兼商业的秉持摇滚热血精神,是立下指标性的重要乐团。
原发行于1980年的【Heaven and Hell】专辑,拿下英国金榜Top9的双白金认证+美国Top28冲破百万销售,交付英伦金属界重量级大师Martin Birch(Deep Purple、Iron Maiden、Fleetwood Mac)操盘。由第二任领导人物Ronnie James Dio取代单飞的Ozzy Osbourne,持续发酵出高能量分贝,引爆80-90年代一波波强烈冲击效应,AMG四星半近满分盛誉:「绝对是Black Sabbath最为出色的专辑之一!」首波主攻“Neon Knights”,登上全美主流摇滚榜Top17+英国金榜Top22。加值超收现场+B-Side+原音版本等单曲,绝对是行家必收劲碟!
by Greg Prato
Many had left Black Sabbath for dead at the dawn of the '80s, and with good reason -- the band's last few albums were not even close to their early classics, and original singer Ozzy Osbourne had just split from the band. But the Sabs had found a worthy replacement in former Elf and Rainbow singer Ronnie James Dio, and bounced back to issue their finest album since the early '70s, 1980's Heaven and Hell. The band sounds reborn and re-energized throughout. Several tracks easily rank among Sabbath's all-time best, such as the vicious album opener, "Neon Knights," the moody, mid-paced epic "Children of the Sea," and the title track, which features one of Tony Iommi 's best guitar riffs. With Heaven and Hell, Black Sabbath were obviously back in business. Unfortunately, the Dio-led version of the band would only record one more studio album before splitting up (although Dio would return briefly in the early '90s). One of Sabbath's finest records.