Black Sabbath - The Rules of Hell (5CDs) (2008)
Release: 22 July 2008 | Track: 42 (5CDs) | Format: MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | Size: 705 MB Genre: Heavy Metal | Label: Rhino Records
Deluxe 5-CD slipcase boxed set collects Black Sabbath's complete Dio-fronted catalog: Heaven And Hell, Mob Rules, Live Evil (2 CDs), and Dehumanizer. Each title was recently remastered for the first time ever and features extensive liner notes including new band interviews. Heaven And Hell (1980) is regarded as one of Sabbath's all-time best with its anthem tracks 'Neon Knights', 'Die Young' and the epic title track. Mob Rule's ('81) was the first Sabbath LP to feature Appice on drums (replacing Bill Ward), delivering high octane classics like 'Falling Off The Edge Of The World', 'Turn Up The Night' and 'The Sign Of The Southern Cross'. Live Evil, the group's 1982 double-live set, is an in-concert masterpiece and a testament to the raw power of Sabbath's Dio, Iommi, Butler, and Appice lineup on fourteen epic tracks. Dehumanizer ('92).
Black Sabbath - Never Say Die (2004) [DVD 5]
DVD5 | NTSC 720x480 | 29,970 fps | MPEG-2@9000 kbps | AC3@448 kbps | Total 3.27 GB Genre: Heavy Metal | Length: 00:56:50 | Language: English
Black Sabbath - Black Box: The Complete Original Black Sabbath (1970-1978) (Box set, Original Recording Remastered) (2004)
8 CDs | Genre: Metal, Hard Rock | Release: 2004 | MP3 320 kbps | 809 MB
Black Sabbath - The Dio Years (2007)
Release: 2007 | 16 Tracks | 01:19:28 | MP3 CBR 320kbps 44,1khz Stereo | 292 MB (Scans) Genre: Hard Rock, Heavy Domm Metal | Label: Rhino Remasters
Black Sabbath - Black Box: The Complete Original Black Sabbath (1970-1978) [Box set, Original recording remastered]
Audio CD (April 27, 2004) | Number of Discs: 9 | EAC Rip | WavPack(Image - Cue - Log) | Covers | 2.59Gb
Label: Rhino / Wea | ASIN: B0000DII8S | Format: Box set, Original recording remastered Genre: Metal, Hard Rock
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One can make the case that the Beatles, while the most important band of all time, wasn't the most influential. Decades after Black Sabbath laid down the commandments of heavy metal--lyrically, not for the squeamish; musically, dynamic and resolutely heavy--their impact remains improbably undiminished. One needed only to hear the first notes of the eponymous track on their eponymous 1970 debut to know that a new regime had arrived. And while one could (and should!) have mocked them, they would not be stopped. Black Box includes the eight albums recorded between 1970 and 1978 by the founding lineup--Tony Iommi, Bill Ward, Ozzy Osbourne, and Geezer Butler--in one suitably weighty package. Forgoing bonus tracks (aside from an entertaining but brief four-track DVD extra), the box is rounded off with an impressive 80-page booklet. While the foursome was considerably less fearsome by the time they checked out with Never Say Die, more than half of this collection represents heavy metal with a lasting impact. --Steven Stolder
