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Hey BRÕ, THE PEAK OF METAL WAS IN THE MID TO LATE 80's!?! IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST, EARLY METALLICA, WASP, SKIP TO THE ROW "SLAVE TO THE BRAIN"!?! & MANY MORE JUST CAN'T THINK OF THEM @ 2 am?!? Wanting to Get back to listening TO DIO & SABBATH?!?
@@scottbarker9058 Sabbath had already invented, defined and perfected it by 75. JP released Sad Wings in 76. Priest added the leather looks and image, not the sound. To say that Sabbath were never metal is highly retarded bro. Born Again, Dehumanizer is heavier than anything Priest released
It is what made them so good. The early stuff is so spectacular, not rock or "metal" but like an English Blues/Jazz hybrid that influenced music to this day.
@@scottschreiber7566 It did have a blues component during the solos and some of the riffs, not all. But there was a big Metal part of Sabbath that was heavier than anything ever made. Van Halen, Pantera, and Metallica among just a few, as well as me, were influenced by this heavy metal tone. Not the blues part of it that I am not a fan of. Keep rocking and enjoy it. 🎸
Ронни, мы никогда вас не забудем, никто и никогда так не будет петь, как вы. Покойтесь с миром и услаждайте ангелов своим пением. Long live rock and roll
@@trtr-bc3zl They truly give another sound to metal, the distortion, the bass, it's not like any album, I've been listening many metal bands for years and this was the beginning.
Neon knights is one of the best opening songs in history, everything is great on that song, the master of the moon and the master of vocals ronnie james dio, the best bass player in metal geezer butler, bill ward better than ever on drums, and tony iommi the greatest artist in metal history and the master of the guitar, together consisting the best and greatest metal band in history- black sabbath.
I remember dropping the needle on this album back in the day, and THIS song blared from the speakers - the opener on the album - and I couldn't believe the mountainous sound of thunder. Just floored. This was back in the day when you had NO CLUE what was on the album and hadn't heard any snippets of any songs, and hadn't read any reviews. You bought the album because you knew the gods who forged it - in this case, the mighty Ronnie James Dio from Rainbow had joined Sabbath (which was a great metal band with a douchebag vocalist up to that point) and now their way forward was forged in Olympus.
Whenever I see this video it brings a tear to my eye, it takes me back to when I was 10 years old watching the music video and being mesmerized by it all the video live performance DIO the beautiful vocals Sabbath with the Metal riffs it's just perfect. Rest in Power DIO 🤘
I was able to see DIO at MMF in the late 2000s before he passed away Motorhead also played the same day (RIP Lemmy). Lamentably, I couldn't enjoy Lemmy to the fullest since I was already very spent by DIO
You realize it's not actually a live recording? They transition into the studio track almost immediately after the sings starts. Not trying trying to be a dick.
@@jetjaguar4285 I always thought it was two different tracks but you are right. They've slightly sped up the promo video vs what is on the LP making the it hard to synch the two.
Ronnie James dio in my opinion was the world's most important lead vocals , ever known in heavy metal music history . His death was a great lost . So he lives in heavy metal heaven , in compannion with others ,singing a brand knew song for us. God bless heavy metal music till the world ends , folks, let there be the rock your guiding light !!!! Yeah !!!!!!
@@futureboy40 whatever he has to do in heavy metal heaven or hell , he'll be raissing angels throug heavy metal heaven. And dessending hell's boundries demons making the heads to roll dead as well !! Jajajaja jajajaja !!! Just imagene this with his own weapons , gathering a horse, called heaven&hell, and a sword , singing a brand knew version , of Holly Diver , in both places . It could be !!! Jajajaja yeahhh !!!🤘🎸🎼😉
@@jvidalw have you ever seen Ronnie James dio live ? I did , and i know it . Very well . His voice so stong , just like a record . That's for sure , and i will never forget that day. It was the only day in my lifetime that i saw him singing .... Heaven & Hell. !!!! Heavy metal god blessed me !!!!!
This album & Iron Maiden's first album, are two of the best rock/metal albums ever produced. Other great bands that i believe hold that status (in rock/metal) are Rush & Queen. My opinion 👍🇬🇧
@@Paul-hl8yg Paul REGARDS!!! But first Rock-album is Black Sabbath/Black Sabbath. With storm. And the metal - album is Slayer -Reign'n'Blood. I saw them at 2010 in Warsaw - Sonispher Festival. Fuck, that was a PARADISE!!!!
@@Paul-hl8yg Both those albums were pioneers of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. Two other solid classics from that year are Motorhead's Ace of Spades and Judas Priest's British Steel.
His voice was unbelievably powerful. Effortlessly booming, barely needed a damn mile. Butler ,Ward and Iommi are responsible for the music that opened my eyes and changed my life. Without Sabbath the world would be a darker miserable place.
Your last sentence especially. Exactly. At the height of disco in the 70s, these rockers were holding the line of hard rock and defining the metal yet to come. Brilliant and powerful.
Without a doubt, one the most overlooked rock songs in history, when I talk to people who came of age in the late 70's early 80's and they dont know this song, I just shake my head !
its funny, my parents hate metal and i always saw it as "young people" music, being a teen in the late 2000s. On the other hand, my uncle likes it and my cousin who is 18 now thinks of it as dad music compared to trap music.
By '79, Sabbath were pretty much at the 'end the road' as far as the first ten Ozzy years went. Then, it turns into a "win-win" situation for everyone. Sabbath picks-up Ronnie Dio and Ozzy gets introduced to Rhoads after Sharon cleans Ozzy up a little and creates the Blizzard of Ozz. Both parties bounced-back with a vengeance in 1980. As did AC/DC that same year with Brian Johnson on the phenomenal "Back In Black" right after Bon Scott had just recently passed. I was a junior in high school then. What a year, man. 😎👍🏻
One of the greatest vocal performances in one of the greatest songs on one of the greatest albums by one of the greatest bands of all-time. It really doesn't get any better than this.
This is one of the best album openers and also how you make an opening statement and Dio certainly made one hell of an opening statement on this awesome track
Late 1982. I was just out of NAVY bootcamp in Orlando. Was sent to MCAS El Toro near LA for some schooling. One night at the Enlistedmans Club a "tribute band" played. We arrived early. It was RJD in the time between Sabbath and Holy Diver.. He stepped up off the stage onto our table and sang "Man on the Silver Mountain".
This was my first exposure to RJD and his multidinous bands. Over 40 years later, it hasn't lost anything - none of his tunes have. I'll be a fan until the day I follow him out.
Second song 🎵 on the setlist @ Offenbach Stadthalle in June, 1980 after War Pigs. So many great songs on Heaven and Hell. A Renaissance and musical departure for Black Sabbath.
If it wasn't for Ronnie James Dio, Black Sabbath probably would've broken up. He provided the creative spark this band needed and they created a fresh brand new sound going forward into the 80s. What a set of pipes this guy had! All of his work in Rainbow, Black Sabbath, and Dio is pure gold! It's too bad that him and the band didn't get along too well. Imagine the music they could've continued making to this day.
Yep. RJD was a major shot in the arm for Sabbath, at a time when they were really needing one. Those last 2 albums with Ozzy (Technical Ecstasy and Never Say Die) were pretty forgettable. No dis on Ozzy, it just wasn’t clicking with that lineup anymore. RJD came along and really breathed new life into them. I saw them on this tour and again a year later with Vinnie Appice on drums. Both shows were f’n great. Ronnie’s voice couldn’t be touched. He was a real one of a kind. I couldn’t get into anything Sabbath did after he left.
I've read Dio's autobiography! they'd kicked ozzy out and sabbath was about to break up, but Dio and Tony met by chance at a bar and Dio offered to sing and keep the band together, he really did save it!
@psyxech3408 I haven't read Ronnie’s autobiography but, that's the first time I've EVER heard that story. Back in the late 70's going into the 80's, it was known that Ronnie wanted to go solo after leaving Rainbow but his wife, Wendy, convinced him to hook up with Sabbath. She knew it would be a good stepping stone for the direction Ronnie wanted move in, in the first place. HEAVY! Rainbow was going more Pop with songs like "Long Live Rock 'n Roll". Ronnie saw what was coming with the NWOBHM and wanted to seize on that. But his wife didn't feel he was well established enough on his work with Rainbow alone. Joining Sabbath completely revitalized them AND gave Ronnie much needed exposure to the world. He was contracted for 3 albums. He did 'H&H' and 'TMR' then bailed out after Iommi released "Live Evil" without his approval on the final mix. Apparently Ronnie was unhappy with some of his performances that were used. Regardless, he was done with Black Sabbath and DIO was born, which carried him for nearly the next decade until he rejoined BS for "Dehumanizer". The man definitely has a long, lustrous history that all of us should be thankful for. RIP RJD ✌️💖
I remember hearing this for first time when it came out, and being blown away, I seen Ronnie live on his first tour Holy Diver and Killing the Dragon, Ronnie is the greatest rock metal vocalist of all time, I was fortunate to see him live and be pretty close to the stage, it always amazed he was not a big man but what a set of massive pipes, Sabbath and DIO match made by the Metal Gods,
The second concert I saw was Van Halen opening for SABBATH at M.S.G N.Y.C in 78 BLACK SABBATH being my favorite band it breaks my heart to even think anybody would leave let alone the singer but I loved the three RAINBOW album's so I was really happy to hear how they came out with a great new sound the first two album's are a masterpiece and TONY MARTIN the first two album's are a masterpiece too TONY IOMMI is just one of the great one's so I was lucky to see DIO with SABBATH about six times and by his own but never saw him in RAINBOW . RAINBOW RISING is one of my favorite album's the last time I saw was at RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL the HEAVN AND HELL tour my friend who went to the first SABBATH show with me said he had tickets for the show what a show that must have been about the six time we went to a SABBATH show not counting OZZY solo career. I have ramble enough. ROCK ON my friend LONG LIVE ROCK
@@gslep11 it was 8.50 $ on the floor my first was 3.50 $ in the blue section which was at the top of area but we were right on top of KANSAS WITH FRANK MARINO AND MAHOGANY RUSH OPEN UP .
Ronnie was a serious vocal athlete vs Ozzy. Ozzy just had the vibe on Geezers material. I think Ron was more prolific on his own. Love his Sabbath stuff too don’t get me wrong. :) Rip Ronnie James Dio !!!¿¿¿
Ronnie was MADE for this song! PERIOD! Thank you Black Sabbath for growing up with your music and to this day, I still listen to this masterpiece song!
I was lucky to go to an Ozzy and Dio show and both are ICONS. Hope anyone who reads this gets a chance to see Ozzy, unfortunately Dio has passed, but I got to ride up an elevator with him and a TON of group-pies at his forum concert in LA, what a wild time. He was SUPER nice and humble.
my black sabbath journey ended when i first heard heaven and hell. it was just too different from ozzy. what's funny is power metal is where i ended up and i'm not sure i listened to this one and dio fucking rocks it
@@ggbeb1177 I went the other way as a snotty adolescent. Already a fan of Dio from his time with Rainbow and got into Sabbath when Heaven and Hell was released. Following this, went on a quest to check out Ozzy era Sabbath and was blown away big style.
I remember first listening to this song after sneaking into my older sister's room. Was 10 years old, and was mesmerized by what was playing. Had never heard such a powerful voice up until that point. By the way, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward are incredibly underrated.
I remember seeing this video on HBO Video Jukebox around 1981. Had an amazing impact on me for the rest of my life. Don't even think I knew what Black Sabbath was at the time. Incredible stuff.
Thank You To Black Sabbath For Inventing The Greatest Genre In The History OF Music & Thank You For The Many Fantastic Bands & Sub Genres That Followed On Long Live Heavy Metal & Long Live Black Sabbath 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
Golden era of Heavy metal.. Astonishing..this is one super sonic song.. RIP Dio..the Legend..and a gain abd a gain;guitarist,drummer,and the Basser are marvellous..😮
After two less than stellar albums like "Technical Ecstasy" and "Never Say Die!", "Heaven and Hell" was a much welcome relief to a band like Sabbath looking to reinvent themselves in The New Wave of British Heavy Metal. Times were changing, and the band needed to change with them. It worked out well for Ozzy too, with Blizzard and Diary climbing the charts.
@@williamcarnes6794 I just purchased the Super Deluxe Edition of Technical Ecstasy yesterday. Not bad, with a remixed edition of the album on disc 2, it's like hearing it anew all over again.
@@williamcarnes6794 Yes, they were. And that's a great way of puting it. Different. Not better, not worse. Ronnie had a different style and range that allowed Sabbath to explore new territory. Personally, I like every Black Sabbath album ever recorded, as they were all special in one way or another.
That guitar bit right before the solo has no right being just a short tidbit of a fantastic song. It's so fantastic that it should've been the riff of its own song. But alas, it must instead be part of perfection.
Such a great song. RJD will never be forgotten, and neither will this music. Bill Ward was pretty much about dead here, with his drinking and drugging. He watched Bonham die and thought "well, guess I'm next." So glad he got sober!!!
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Thank 's good music and place 🌍
Why is this 480p? It's 2021 ! wtf'n f
sounds great thanks Rhino,the sound is crisp & not buried on this remaster of heaven and hell
Very good sound near the first vinyls.
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I knew instantly this was the pinnacle of Metal. I felt lucky & honored to buy this record upon release.
That’s killer. I just discovered this in 2024 and also believe it’s the pinnacle of metal
Salute to you Pete i also bought this the day of
Ah meus vinte anos!
Hey BRÕ, THE PEAK OF METAL WAS IN THE MID TO LATE 80's!?! IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST, EARLY METALLICA, WASP, SKIP TO THE ROW "SLAVE TO THE BRAIN"!?! & MANY MORE JUST CAN'T THINK OF THEM @ 2 am?!?
Wanting to Get back to listening TO DIO & SABBATH?!?
@@TerryGChavez you are correct
Little dude walked in and blew the roof off the joint! Powerful presence and vocals.
Crazy for sure!!!!
Ronnie James Dio.
Yes.
B-O-O-M!
One of the best heavy metal songs…ever.
EVER!
they were never heavy metal son.....Judas priest started it in..1975
@@scottbarker9058 Sabbath had already invented, defined and perfected it by 75. JP released Sad Wings in 76. Priest added the leather looks and image, not the sound. To say that Sabbath were never metal is highly retarded bro. Born Again, Dehumanizer is heavier than anything Priest released
@scottbarker9058 This Song is 100x Heavier than Anything Priest Ever Did.....Son !
@@scottbarker9058 Dude! I've read a lot of dumb shit over the years, but yours is the dumbest one yet.
Bill doesn't get enough credit for how well he performed in this new incarnation of Black Sabbath.
Maybe because he was an out of control drinker at the time and undependable.
The departure of Ozzie never sat with him very well and he lost it...
@@onazram1”Lost it?” Bill Ward was absolutely stellar in this!
@@onazram1 Yeah sure
@@onazram1not what dip said about him😮
@@LukSter18998 Read Geezer's book.
Bill Ward and Geezer are criminally overlooked as one of the best rhythm sections ever.
They were perfect
The very best. 💪🎸
Respectfully...only an idiot would overlook them.They are in no way overlooked.
It is what made them so good. The early stuff is so spectacular, not rock or "metal" but like an English Blues/Jazz hybrid that influenced music to this day.
@@scottschreiber7566 It did have a blues component during the solos and some of the riffs, not all. But there was a big Metal part of Sabbath that was heavier than anything ever made. Van Halen, Pantera, and Metallica among just a few, as well as me, were influenced by this heavy metal tone. Not the blues part of it that I am not a fan of. Keep rocking and enjoy it. 🎸
Ронни, мы никогда вас не забудем, никто и никогда так не будет петь, как вы. Покойтесь с миром и услаждайте ангелов своим пением. Long live rock and roll
Beautifully said. We all miss Ronnie
An absolute metal masterpiece.
@ochman videos What..?
@@silly_sleepy_ivy Well, power metal is still metal.
@@metalslayer777 I know..?
yes
No doubt about that🤘🎸🎤🥁
RJD - best pipes in the history of metal. What a voice. R.I.P.
Who'd have thought that Sabbath would release an album as good as this following Ozzie's first departure? Absolutely phenomenal group of musicians.
Helluva comeback for sure!
Brilhante amigo
similar thing with AC-DC , when Bon died and they release Back in Black.
@@mikewarden57 YUP
@@EdyMar77 Bon was the greatest in AC/DC, though.
Speechless. Just pure metal. In my 50s and share this with my college kids daily. They need the foundations of good music.
Tony has such a great sense of melody. Love his guitar solos.
Tony Iommi was already a legend anyway, but when Dio joined he took his playing to another level. Savage and beautiful all at once haha!
I’m just amazed at how he plays left handed and like it’s nothing to him.
@@roberthullett674 Well he is left handed. 🤣 it's the plastic fingers that get me. Tony was, is and shall ever be a metal god of the highest order.
Tony is the creator of The True heavy metal...from Brasil...
NOW THIS IS HEAVY METAL MUSIC.
This album changed everything. This is true HEAVY METAL!!!
Who did it change everything for? Please tell us as it sounds just like every other British metal band of that time .
@@trtr-bc3zl dio changed the game. He made the impossible possible.
@@trtr-bc3zl They truly give another sound to metal, the distortion, the bass, it's not like any album, I've been listening many metal bands for years and this was the beginning.
@@Lvdd Ronnie sang with Rainbow in '76...and they were...HEAVY
this is metal, everything else is pure fable
The single greatest metal vocal performance ever.
Neon knights is one of the best opening songs in history, everything is great on that song, the master of the moon and the master of vocals ronnie james dio, the best bass player in metal geezer butler, bill ward better than ever on drums, and tony iommi the greatest artist in metal history and the master of the guitar, together consisting the best and greatest metal band in history- black sabbath.
I remember dropping the needle on this album back in the day, and THIS song blared from the speakers - the opener on the album - and I couldn't believe the mountainous sound of thunder. Just floored. This was back in the day when you had NO CLUE what was on the album and hadn't heard any snippets of any songs, and hadn't read any reviews. You bought the album because you knew the gods who forged it - in this case, the mighty Ronnie James Dio from Rainbow had joined Sabbath (which was a great metal band with a douchebag vocalist up to that point) and now their way forward was forged in Olympus.
Dio is so much better than Ozzy it is insane. He should have been their first vocalist.
This and highway star and burn
@@DunmoresMovieMania Absolutely fantastic comment!!!
@@biffbutkus8185 this is silly.
Whenever I see this video it brings a tear to my eye, it takes me back to when I was 10 years old watching the music video and being mesmerized by it all the video live performance DIO the beautiful vocals Sabbath with the Metal riffs it's just perfect. Rest in Power DIO 🤘
Me listening to this song: Again and again, again and again, and again
This dio song just stands out to me so much ,from the sound of great vocals to the great lyrics
And agaaaaaaaain!!!!!!
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍💚
And again 🤘
You should hear me sing this song in the car....... EPIC !!
R.J.D. Was a gift. He should be worshipped every day.
We don't have to let the great Ronnie Dio and Black Sabbath be forgotten, we should share these classics with the youngsters!
100% agree! Arguably as important a band as the Beatles (and way better IMO).
Im young and i always brag about Ronnie James Dio, tbh an Anime named JoJo made him popular in gen z culture
They're gonna call it racist and offensive
@@positivepsycho2932 racist
I was able to see DIO at MMF in the late 2000s before he passed away
Motorhead also played the same day (RIP Lemmy). Lamentably, I couldn't enjoy Lemmy to the fullest since I was already very spent by DIO
It’s unbelievably awesome how this sounds live. Dio’s opera like voice is off the hook!!!!
You realize it's not actually a live recording? They transition into the studio track almost immediately after the sings starts. Not trying trying to be a dick.
@@jetjaguar4285 you are though
dick taters. penis shaped potato bites.
@@jetjaguar4285 I always thought it was two different tracks but you are right. They've slightly sped up the promo video vs what is on the LP making the it hard to synch the two.
ths is not live
Ronnie James dio in my opinion was the world's most important lead vocals , ever known in heavy metal music history . His death was a great lost . So he lives in heavy metal heaven , in compannion with others ,singing a brand knew song for us. God bless heavy metal music till the world ends , folks, let there be the rock your guiding light !!!! Yeah !!!!!!
Does he live in heavy metal heaven? Or is he slaying dragons in Hell?!!! 🐲⚔️🤘
@@futureboy40 whatever he has to do in heavy metal heaven or hell , he'll be raissing angels throug heavy metal heaven. And dessending hell's boundries demons making the heads to roll dead as well !! Jajajaja jajajaja !!! Just imagene this with his own weapons , gathering a horse, called heaven&hell, and a sword , singing a brand knew version , of Holly Diver , in both places . It could be !!! Jajajaja yeahhh !!!🤘🎸🎼😉
I'm not sure about "the" best, but one of the best, for sure!
@@jvidalw have you ever seen Ronnie James dio live ? I did , and i know it . Very well . His voice so stong , just like a record . That's for sure , and i will never forget that day. It was the only day in my lifetime that i saw him singing .... Heaven & Hell. !!!! Heavy metal god blessed me !!!!!
@@javiervelasquez7741 yes, I have seen him live.
Whenever I hear this song, I end up listening to the entire album. True classic for sure.
One of the greatest albums of all time. I’m so glad I was in high school growing up when this came out. I miss the pre covidiot world. Ronnie, RIP.
Tim, Same here I was a Senior in HS! I saw the Tour!
what a snowflake. "covidiot"? cant you deal with some simple change?
My freshman year was in 2010 and while everyone else was listening to the usual top 40’s crap, I was blasting this in my headphones 🤘🏻
that album is the essential metal masterpiece
This album & Iron Maiden's first album, are two of the best rock/metal albums ever produced. Other great bands that i believe hold that status (in rock/metal) are Rush & Queen. My opinion 👍🇬🇧
@@Paul-hl8yg Paul REGARDS!!! But first Rock-album is Black Sabbath/Black Sabbath. With storm. And the metal - album is Slayer -Reign'n'Blood. I saw them at 2010 in Warsaw - Sonispher Festival. Fuck, that was a PARADISE!!!!
With "Mob Rules" right behind it.
@@mark_beastpriest5539 including '1992 - Dehumanizer'
@@Paul-hl8yg Both those albums were pioneers of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. Two other solid classics from that year are Motorhead's Ace of Spades and Judas Priest's British Steel.
...and mankind has never again heard such powerful voice ever since...
His voice was unbelievably powerful. Effortlessly booming, barely needed a damn mile. Butler ,Ward and Iommi are responsible for the music that opened my eyes and changed my life. Without Sabbath the world would be a darker miserable place.
That's why Black Sabbath Matters.
Your last sentence especially. Exactly. At the height of disco in the 70s, these rockers were holding the line of hard rock and defining the metal yet to come. Brilliant and powerful.
Vinnie Appice on drums
Jake E Lee said he didn't even use a mic during his tryouts. He just sang over two half stacks.😮
Without a doubt, one the most overlooked rock songs in history, when I talk to people who came of age in the late 70's early 80's and they dont know this song, I just shake my head !
First heard this as a cover made by Iron Saviour.. their version is really good but this i epic!
No I air guitared this one back in the day 100%
Holy green pyramids!
Heaven and Hell 1980 - SUPER ALBUM!!!
When this came out I was 12 and I was instantly hypnotized ,to this day my grandkids tell me to turn it down 🙌🏼
F*ck them down!
Well, when this came out I was banging this gal Andrea and we fucked good...I wish I was young again
Same here but didn't get into metal properly until 6 years later
its funny, my parents hate metal and i always saw it as "young people" music, being a teen in the late 2000s. On the other hand, my uncle likes it and my cousin who is 18 now thinks of it as dad music compared to trap music.
@@gars129 trap aint music lol
Fucking Dio, what a voice! RIP Ronnie.
I’ll drink to that, mate! 🍻
@@jazzman9244 you fucking right brother!
He truly had the gift!!!
Crazy to think he was born in Portsmouth New Hampshire.
Dude had the perfect voice for metal. He never misses. Always top of his game. Great front man.
Ronnie at the peak of his vocal prowess. He was incredible. His backing band wasn't too shabby, either. ;-)
M-A-S-T-E-R-P-I-E-C-E My favourite heavy metal song of all time. Love you Ronnie. R.I.P.
This song, and the way it is performed, contains the pure and clear essence of rock music
Sabbaths high water mark by a country mile.
By '79, Sabbath were pretty much at the 'end the road' as far as the first ten Ozzy years went. Then, it turns into a "win-win" situation for everyone. Sabbath picks-up Ronnie Dio and Ozzy gets introduced to Rhoads after Sharon cleans Ozzy up a little and creates the Blizzard of Ozz. Both parties bounced-back with a vengeance in 1980. As did AC/DC that same year with Brian Johnson on the phenomenal "Back In Black" right after Bon Scott had just recently passed. I was a junior in high school then. What a year, man. 😎👍🏻
Great point m8
I blast this song every morning on the way to work at 4:30 am! 🥰🤘🏻🔥.. gets me hyped!! ..my love for Ronnie is unhinged!! ❤
Ronnie is the greatest rock metal vocalist of all time.
I mean...it's a pretty tough pick between him and others like Ozzy Osbourne, Rob Halford, and Biff Byford who are also highly talented.
@@Gumberoo-1200 Ozzy very bad singer
@@АндрейКливец-з1гyour a crackhead
@@АндрейКливец-з1гyour a crackhead.
@@АндрейКливец-з1г Now he is but when he was in his prime with Black Sabbath he had a good voice.
Best black sabbath album of all
H&H has inexorably morphed into my all time favorite album hands down.
One of the greatest vocal performances in one of the greatest songs on one of the greatest albums by one of the greatest bands of all-time. It really doesn't get any better than this.
Saw them at the Spectrum, Philly USA, 1981. OH GOD.. thank you 🙏
This is one of the best album openers and also how you make an opening statement and Dio certainly made one hell of an opening statement on this awesome track
I wonder who's call was that because they did it again the following album when Turn Up The Night kicked off The Mob Rules
@@ReflectionOfPerfection that's a good point you brought up there you are right on the money thanks for your comment
My first ever gig in 1980, my hearing was never the same but never looked back still rocking at 62
Late 1982. I was just out of NAVY bootcamp in Orlando. Was sent to MCAS El Toro near LA for some schooling. One night at the Enlistedmans Club a "tribute band" played. We arrived early. It was RJD in the time between Sabbath and Holy Diver.. He stepped up off the stage onto our table and sang "Man on the Silver Mountain".
1980 gave us some real bad ass albums. Like this one!!!
I have seen Ronnie several times in concert and he is one of the top 10 vocalist.
He could really belt it out. Awesome.
What a great singer! An inspiration to so many R.I.P. Ronnie
The opening few bars are so powerful, like a rhino stampede, all done as a 3 piece too
Classic ...Jamming out until I cannot anymore !!!
this song defines heavy metal period.
It's July 21st, 2023 and I'm STILL cranking it to max volume. This song and "The Mob Rules" have to be two of his best👍🏼👍🏼
YES
All took was 1mo., And you are a SUPERSTAR!!!!!!
Excellent choice, Same theory here, 👍,
The live evil version of mob rules 🤘
This was my first exposure to RJD and his multidinous bands. Over 40 years later, it hasn't lost anything - none of his tunes have. I'll be a fan until the day I follow him out.
Easily one of the best metal riffs ever
HEAVEN AND HELL IS A MASTERFUL PIECE OF MUSIC HISTORY, EVERY SONG ON THE ALBUM IS EXCELLENT ~
1:10 to 1:50 is the most epic 40 seconds of metal in the history of metal. phenomenal.
Second song 🎵 on the setlist @ Offenbach Stadthalle in June, 1980 after War Pigs. So many great songs on Heaven and Hell. A Renaissance and musical departure for Black Sabbath.
Omgosh RJD had suuuuch a badass voice!! This is one of the baddest songs in history metal!!! ❤️❤️🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽
Long live Ronald James Dio!
Long Live Ronald James Padavona! ❤️❤️❤️
Ronald
Hell yea!!!! D one and motha fuckin only!!!!!
Absolutely!!!!
O melhor vocalista que já existiu no heavy metal
One of THE BEST Albums Ever!
2023 ….. i have just listened this song for the first time today…….Tony Iommi it’s a monster , Dio ….Geezer bassline was just out of this world
If it wasn't for Ronnie James Dio, Black Sabbath probably would've broken up. He provided the creative spark this band needed and they created a fresh brand new sound going forward into the 80s. What a set of pipes this guy had! All of his work in Rainbow, Black Sabbath, and Dio is pure gold! It's too bad that him and the band didn't get along too well. Imagine the music they could've continued making to this day.
Check out the band Heaven and Hell, you might get surprised...
Yep. RJD was a major shot in the arm for Sabbath, at a time when they were really needing one. Those last 2 albums with Ozzy (Technical Ecstasy and Never Say Die) were pretty forgettable. No dis on Ozzy, it just wasn’t clicking with that lineup anymore. RJD came along and really breathed new life into them. I saw them on this tour and again a year later with Vinnie Appice on drums. Both shows were f’n great. Ronnie’s voice couldn’t be touched. He was a real one of a kind. I couldn’t get into anything Sabbath did after he left.
I've read Dio's autobiography! they'd kicked ozzy out and sabbath was about to break up, but Dio and Tony met by chance at a bar and Dio offered to sing and keep the band together, he really did save it!
@@cr-zya5537You could say that Dio has the power to control The World Above Heaven these days.
@psyxech3408
I haven't read Ronnie’s autobiography but, that's the first time I've EVER heard that story. Back in the late 70's going into the 80's, it was known that Ronnie wanted to go solo after leaving Rainbow but his wife, Wendy, convinced him to hook up with Sabbath. She knew it would be a good stepping stone for the direction Ronnie wanted move in, in the first place. HEAVY! Rainbow was going more Pop with songs like "Long Live Rock 'n Roll". Ronnie saw what was coming with the NWOBHM and wanted to seize on that. But his wife didn't feel he was well established enough on his work with Rainbow alone. Joining Sabbath completely revitalized them AND gave Ronnie much needed exposure to the world. He was contracted for 3 albums. He did 'H&H' and 'TMR' then bailed out after Iommi released "Live Evil" without his approval on the final mix. Apparently Ronnie was unhappy with some of his performances that were used. Regardless, he was done with Black Sabbath and DIO was born, which carried him for nearly the next decade until he rejoined BS for "Dehumanizer".
The man definitely has a long, lustrous history that all of us should be thankful for. RIP RJD ✌️💖
Who’s listening to this monster of a classic in 2024?
Me! Unbeatable classic!
ME! IN SAVANNAH, GA
Me, in York, UK!
Me, in Fair Oaks, CA
Jammin on the drums to this - July 2024
This Song Is Great
greater than your ass is sideways'''''''''
Great Song To Hear While Driving On The Freeway !!!
The best front man for Sabbath by far!!!!!!!!!! I wish that I got to see him in concert !
Dio was surpurb on this album this track is timeless a absolute classic
I remember hearing this for first time when it came out, and being blown away, I seen Ronnie live on his first tour Holy Diver and Killing the Dragon, Ronnie is the greatest rock metal vocalist of all time, I was fortunate to see him live and be pretty close to the stage, it always amazed he was not a big man but what a set of massive pipes, Sabbath and DIO match made by the Metal Gods,
The second concert I saw was Van Halen opening for SABBATH at M.S.G N.Y.C in 78 BLACK SABBATH being my favorite band it breaks my heart to even think anybody would leave let alone the singer but I loved the three RAINBOW album's so I was really happy to hear how they came out with a great new sound the first two album's are a masterpiece and TONY MARTIN the first two album's are a masterpiece too TONY IOMMI is just one of the great one's so I was lucky to see DIO with SABBATH about six times and by his own but never saw him in RAINBOW . RAINBOW RISING is one of my favorite album's the last time I saw was at RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL the HEAVN AND HELL tour my friend who went to the first SABBATH show with me said he had tickets for the show what a show that must have been about the six time we went to a SABBATH show not counting OZZY solo career. I have ramble enough. ROCK ON my friend LONG LIVE ROCK
@@dennissweeney6774 Holy sht BS and VH, that's getting your money's worth.
@@gslep11 it was 8.50 $ on the floor my first was 3.50 $ in the blue section which was at the top of area but we were right on top of KANSAS WITH FRANK MARINO AND MAHOGANY RUSH OPEN UP .
@@dennissweeney6774 WHAT DID U THINK OF FRANK MARINO??
Ronnie was a serious vocal athlete vs Ozzy. Ozzy just had the vibe on Geezers material. I think Ron was more prolific on his own. Love his Sabbath stuff too don’t get me wrong. :) Rip Ronnie James Dio !!!¿¿¿
1980 gave us some real gems of albums. Like this one!!!
Greatest rock singer of all time
What a voice. I don't think RJD ever lost his range. Fantastic video... thank you for posting - brings back such good memories.
DAMN!!! This song was the shit when Heaven and Hell came out. Don't get jams like this anymore...
RJD was a game changer. Ritchie Blackmore and Tony Iommi had no idea that life was going to get better after their original singers.
How am I going to explain my kinds in 10 years from now that I'm still listening to music from the 70s and 80s and nothing can match it?!
Show them this with 120 Dezibel... and they do the same
Ronnie was MADE for this song! PERIOD! Thank you Black Sabbath for growing up with your music and to this day, I still listen to this masterpiece song!
I was lucky to go to an Ozzy and Dio show and both are ICONS. Hope anyone who reads this gets a chance to see Ozzy, unfortunately Dio has passed, but I got to ride up an elevator with him and a TON of group-pies at his forum concert in LA, what a wild time. He was SUPER nice and humble.
Best song on the album!!!
This track and the whole album was a pivotal moment in what shaped and defined power metal .
my black sabbath journey ended when i first heard heaven and hell. it was just too different from ozzy. what's funny is power metal is where i ended up and i'm not sure i listened to this one and dio fucking rocks it
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I went the other way as a snotty adolescent. Already a fan of Dio from his time with Rainbow and got into Sabbath when Heaven and Hell was released. Following this, went on a quest to check out Ozzy era Sabbath and was blown away big style.
Absolutely brilliant, song and the whole album. Dio, we missed each other in space and time! ❤️
I remember when you could walk down the street and this wouldn’t be frowned upon...
I remember first listening to this song after sneaking into my older sister's room. Was 10 years old, and was mesmerized by what was playing. Had never heard such a powerful voice up until that point. By the way, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward are incredibly underrated.
Great album and my favoutite track on it.
Most epic band of heavy metal history
I NEVER get tired of listening to this track!
Absolute CLASSIC!
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I remember seeing this video on HBO Video Jukebox around 1981. Had an amazing impact on me for the rest of my life. Don't even think I knew what Black Sabbath was at the time. Incredible stuff.
Rock Gods right there!
Thank You To Black Sabbath For Inventing The Greatest Genre In The History OF Music & Thank You For The Many Fantastic Bands & Sub Genres That Followed On Long Live Heavy Metal & Long Live Black Sabbath 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
Golden era of Heavy metal..
Astonishing..this is one super sonic song..
RIP Dio..the Legend..and a gain abd a gain;guitarist,drummer,and the Basser are marvellous..😮
Dio: pequeno na estatura gigante da voz.
Zeus do Olimpo do Metal. 🇧🇷🤘🇧🇷🤘
ABSOLUTE POWERHOUSE !!!!!....SAW THIS LIVE FROM THE 6th ROW AT HAMMERSMITH ODEON MAY 1980 .......YEAH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
After two less than stellar albums like "Technical Ecstasy" and "Never Say Die!", "Heaven and Hell" was a much welcome relief to a band like Sabbath looking to reinvent themselves in The New Wave of British Heavy Metal. Times were changing, and the band needed to change with them. It worked out well for Ozzy too, with Blizzard and Diary climbing the charts.
This comment is as stupid as you look
I think you need to give them a another try especially NSD…it’s aged very well.
@@williamcarnes6794 I just purchased the Super Deluxe Edition of Technical Ecstasy yesterday. Not bad, with a remixed edition of the album on disc 2, it's like hearing it anew all over again.
@Caped Critique All of the Dio albums were heavily played at my house…They were a different band with Ronnie
@@williamcarnes6794 Yes, they were. And that's a great way of puting it. Different. Not better, not worse. Ronnie had a different style and range that allowed Sabbath to explore new territory. Personally, I like every Black Sabbath album ever recorded, as they were all special in one way or another.
That guitar bit right before the solo has no right being just a short tidbit of a fantastic song. It's so fantastic that it should've been the riff of its own song. But alas, it must instead be part of perfection.
Best voice ever!
His voice as same as his character!
Miss ya Ronnie! 😢🤘
one of my favorite songs of all time, i never knew there was a music video
RjD is my favorite singer ever,I'm 53 and still listen to him faithfully, "if it's too loud your too old"
Such a great song. RJD will never be forgotten, and neither will this music. Bill Ward was pretty much about dead here, with his drinking and drugging. He watched Bonham die and thought "well, guess I'm next." So glad he got sober!!!
but hay Bill ward Still Rocked them Drums he was so good In with Dio Tony and Gezzer
29 yr old kid put this on at work today! Made my Day!!!!
The greatest opening song to ever start an album!
He was an amazing vocalist..raw. No special engineering required.