The Devil You Know (Heaven & Hell album)

In 2007 the Ronnie James Dio-era Black Sabbath line-up recorded three new tracks, "The Devil Cried", "Shadow of the Wind", and "Ear in the Wall" for an upcoming greatest hits package entitled Black Sabbath: The Dio Years. Guitarist Tony Iommi said that the tracks were created because he felt there was nothing worth releasing in the vaults from the Dio-era studio recordings and so these new songs were written and recorded. The song "The Devil Cried" was released as a promotional single for the release.{{cite news | first=Philip | last=Wickstrand | title=Heaven and Hell | url=http://www.metaleater.com/interviews-heavenandhell022007.php | access-date=20 June 2008 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130421224613/http://www.metaleater.com/interviews-heavenandhell022007.php | archive-date=21 April 2013 | df=dmy-all }}{{cite news | first=J. | last=Bennett | title=Ronnie James Dio: 'The Last Thing On My Mind Is Doing Another Black Sabbath Album' | date=27 June 2007 | url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=75635 | work=blabbermouth.net | access-date=8 March 2009 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090617020717/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=75635 | archive-date=17 June 2009 | df=dmy-all }} Initially Dio commented that after the recording of those songs, he expected to leave the band and return to Dio and that another "Sabbath album" was "the last thing on my mind". Iommi commented that Heaven & Hell agreed on an album whilst the band was in Japan on their 2007 tour.{{cite news | title=Tony Iommi 'Putting Riff Ideas Together' For Heaven and Hell Album | date=28 January 2008 | url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=89439 | work=Blabbermouth.net | access-date=5 June 2008 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423093134/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=89439 | archive-date=23 April 2008 | df=dmy-all }} The band started work on the album before and after the Metal Masters Tour in Dio and Iommi's houses respectively. Each member submitted CDs of material for the project. Iommi described the work as "really good, pretty powerful".{{cite magazine | first=Gary |last=Graff | title=Heaven & Hell 'Six Or Seven' Songs into New CD | date=25 July 2008 | url =http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1044668/heaven-hell-six-or-seven-songs-into-new-cd |magazine=Billboard | access-date = 27 July 2008 }}

The album artwork is adapted from a painting by Per Øyvind Haagensen entitled Satan.{{cite web|url=http://www.artbyper.com/gallery_satan1.htm |title=Art by Per |access-date=30 March 2009 |last=Haagensen |first=Per |work=Per Haagensen's official site |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090617034731/http://www.artbyper.com/gallery_satan1.htm |archive-date=17 June 2009 }} The artwork features the numbers 25 and 41.{{cite web |url=http://www.rockradio.co.uk/rock-news/heaven-and-hell-artwork-revealed/krqpcbn4/ |title=Heaven and Hell artwork revealed |access-date=30 March 2009 |work=Rock Radio |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507045837/http://www.realradioxs.co.uk/ |archive-date=7 May 2012 }} Geezer Butler stated in an interview that the numbers refer to the Bible verse Matthew 25:41, which deals with the Last Judgment where "those who sit at the left side of God are cast down into Hell".{{cite web|url=http://legacy.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=118460|title=Heaven & Hell's Geezer Butler Discusses 'The Devil You Know'|access-date=21 April 2009|work=blabbermouth.net|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240525232955/https://www.webcitation.org/67TJ6C4Fa?url=http://legacy.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx%3Fmode=Article&newsitemID=118460|archive-date=25 May 2024}} He also has explained that the name of the album is a reference to the name of the band, as fans know them as Black Sabbath.{{cite web |url=http://legacy.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=117024 |title=Heaven & Hell: New Audio Interview With Ronnie James Dio, Geezer Butler Available – Mar. 27, 2009 |access-date=30 March 2009 |work=blabbermouth.net |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/67TJ6duZH?url=http://legacy.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=117024 |archive-date=7 May 2012 }} When finalising the cover art, the band narrowed it down to their two favourites but had a difficult time making a final decision. The second of those two favourites prominently features the traditional Black Sabbath devil logo. That alternative cover is available exclusively at Wal-Mart within the United States.{{cite web|url=http://www.black-sabbath.com/news/index.html|title=Black Sabbath news|access-date=20 April 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114173410/http://www.black-sabbath.com/news/index.html|archive-date=14 January 2012}}

{{Album reviews

| MC = 63/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/the-devil-you-know/heaven-hell|title=The Devil You Know – Heaven & Hell|website=Metacritic|access-date=26 April 2012}}

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1538717|title=The Devil You Know – Heaven & Hell|website=Allmusic|first=Phil|last=Freeman|access-date=26 April 2012}}

|rev2 = Blabbermouth.net

|rev2score = 8.5/10{{cite news|url=http://legacy.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.Net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=1682|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201151332/http://legacy.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.Net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=1682|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 February 2013|title=The Devil You Know – Heaven & Hell|work=Blabbermouth.net|first=Keith|last=Bergman|access-date=26 April 2012}}

|rev3 = Sputnikmusic

|rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/30344/Heaven-and-Hell-The-Devil-You-Know/|title=Heaven and Hell – The Devil You Know|website=Sputnikmusic|first=Tyler|last=Munro|date=27 April 2009|access-date=26 April 2012}}

|rev4 = IGN

|rev4score = 7.9/10{{cite web|url=http://uk.music.ign.com/articles/977/977930p1.html|title=Heaven & Hell – The Devil You Know|website=IGN|first=Jim|last=Kaz|date=29 April 2009|access-date=26 April 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100414184911/http://uk.music.ign.com/articles/977/977930p1.html|archive-date=14 April 2010}}

|rev5 = Metal Hammer

|rev5score = 9/10{{cite magazine|first=Dom |last=Lawson|date=June 2009|title=The Devil You Know Review |issue=192|page=87|magazine=Metal Hammer}}

}}

The Devil You Know has received generally positive reviews. The album currently holds a score of 63/100 at the aggregate review site, Metacritic, indicating mixed or positive reviews. Phil Freeman of AllMusic described the album as being like Black Sabbath's Paranoid in catching a band at the peak of its powers. However, Freeman went on to note that Heaven & Hell expresses a "very different side of their musical personalities" than Black Sabbath, and that the differing band name is suitable given the overall darker sound. Metal Hammer described the album as "one of the heavy releases of the year"{{cite web |url=http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/track-by-track-heaven-and-hell-the-devil-you-know/ |title=Track-By-Track: Heaven And Hell – The Devil You Know |access-date=30 March 2009 |date=30 March 2009 |work=Metal Hammer |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218043452/http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/track-by-track-heaven-and-hell-the-devil-you-know/ |archive-date=18 February 2012 }} and honored it with a 2010 Golden Gods Award for Best Album. Martin Popoff rated the album as better than Dehumanizer, but not as good as Heaven and Hell or Mob Rules.{{cite news | first=Martin | last=Popoff | title=Hardwares | url =http://www.bravewords.com/hardwares/1001451 | work =Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles | access-date = 31 March 2009}} He described Dio's vocals being delivered with "thespian enunciation" and "passion".

Heaven & Hell embarked on a second international tour (after their 2007 tour) in support of The Devil You Know. The band's first scheduled date was in Bogotá on 5 May 2009.{{cite web | url = http://heavenandhelllive.com/index.cfm?pk=viewall&cd=MAE&pid=402470 | title = Heave & Hell live tour dates | access-date = 30 August 2013 | publisher = Heaven & Hell Official website | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090312092803/http://heavenandhelllive.com/index.cfm?pk=viewall&cd=MAE&pid=402470 | archive-date = 12 March 2009}} They were supported by progressive rock acts Coheed and Cambria and The Mars Volta on North America for a select number of shows in August 2009.{{cite news|url=http://knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=6966|title=Heaven & Hell Official North American Tour Dates Confirmed|date=4 May 2009|publisher=KNAC|access-date=10 May 2009}}

{{tracklist

| total_length = 54:01

| all_writing = Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, and Geezer Butler, except where noted

| title1 = Atom and Evil

| length1 = 5:15

| title2 = Fear

| length2 = 4:48

| title3 = Bible Black

| length3 = 6:29

| title4 = Double the Pain

| length4 = 5:25

| title5 = Rock and Roll Angel

| length5 = 6:02

| title6 = The Turn of the Screw

| length6 = 5:02

| title7 = Eating the Cannibals

| length7 = 3:37

| title8 = Follow the Tears

| length8 = 6:12

| title9 = Neverwhere

| length9 = 4:35

| title10 = Breaking into Heaven

| length10 = 6:53

}}

{{tracklist

| headline = iTunes exclusive bonus tracks

| title11 = I

| note11 = live

| length11 = 6:30

| title12 = Die Young

| note12 = Live) (Dio, Iommi, Butler, Bill Ward

| length12 = 6:46

| total_length = 67:17

}}

;Heaven & Hell

• Ronnie James Dio – vocals, production
• Tony Iommi – guitar, production
• Geezer Butler – bass guitar, production
• Vinny Appice – drums, percussion{{cite web |publisher=Music Legends| url=http://musiclegends.ca/interviews/vinny-appice-interview-black-sabbath/|title=Vinny Appice Interview| access-date=6 May 2013|date=24 March 2012|last=Saulnier|first=Jason}}

;Additional Personnel

• Mike Exeter – keyboards, additional production, engineering

;Production

• Recorded by Mike Exeter
• Mixing and additional recording by Wyn Davis, assisted by Mike Sutherland and Adam Arnold
• Mastered by Stephen Marcussen
• Art direction and design by Masaki Koike
• Cover illustration by Per Øyvind Haagensen
• Photograph by Chapman Baehler
• Etchings by Johann Koch

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• [http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=99536 Heaven & Hell] at Metal Archives

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