
After kicking vocalist Ozzy Osbourne out of the band in 1978, Black Sabbath knew they would have to strike back with a powerful record if they were to retain their credibility. They recruited Elf vocalist Ronnie James Dio, whose melodramatic vibrato shuddered with menace, & in 1980, they released Heaven & Hell, their most potent offering since Master of Reality. Faster & more theatrical than Sabbath's earlier oeuvre, Heaven & Hell features the dynamic seven-minute title track, which buil