Rhino recently announced a new collection focusing on the final chapter of Ronnie James Dio's celebrated tenure with members of BLACK SABBATH.
Reuniting with Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice under the name HEAVEN & HELL, the band returned to the stage and studio decades after their original run for an unexpected second act.
"Breaking Out Of Heaven 2007-2009" will be available March 27 as 7LP and 4CD/Blu-ray boxed sets.
Both editions include an illustrated book with new liner notes by Hugh Gilmour, along with a replica tour book and poster.
The collection marks the first time the complete "Live From Radio City Music Hall" performance appears on vinyl, and features eight tracks making their vinyl debut, including studio recordings from "The Dio Years" and select live performances.
The Blu-ray expands the set with video from "Live From Radio City Music Hall" and "Neon Nights: 30 Years Of Heaven & Hell - Live At Wacken", plus band interviews.
An HD-upscaled video of "The Mob Rules" (Live From Radio City Music Hall) can be seen below.
Captured during HEAVEN & HELL's historic 2007 reunion, this definitive live version of "The Mob Rules" showcases the relentless power and new vigor of the HEAVEN & HELL lineup.
While the 1981 original signaled a darker turn for the band, this Radio City Music Hall performance elevates the track with a precise and massive sonic weight that only decades of chemistry could produce.
The set follows the band's reunion run, beginning with their triumphant 2007 New York performance, "Live From Radio City Music Hall", followed by the Top 10 studio album "The Devil You Know" in 2009, and the live album "Neon Nights: 30 Years Of Heaven & Hell - Live at Wacken", recorded later that year on tour in Germany.
A new statement from Tony Iommi has been shared discussing Dio's passing: ""It was real sad because we were really on a roll when we'd done [the debut HEAVEN & HELL album] 'The Devil You Know' and we were touring and we were really enjoying it.
And I remember talking to Ronnie when we were in Japan.
We went for dinner one night.
We said, 'Look, we're not gonna say we're gonna go for five years or whatever.
We'll just try it and see where it goes."" The collection focuses on HEAVEN & HELL's reunion run with Dio, which began in 2006.
The band released the studio album "The Devil You Know" in 2009.
Ronnie passed away of stomach cancer on May 16, 2010 at the age of 67.