Here is some information I can pass on that I was just given about about digital distribution, and other related items regarding the launch of “The Dio Years” in roughly a week and a half: March 26 – Premiere of “Ear in the Wall” [ Link ]Starting Monday, March 26, go to www.mp3.com to hear […]

They’re back! The ultimate heavy metal icons have reunited and want you to design a Black Sabbath – The Dio Years – Heaven and Hell poster to coincide with the release of their new anthology, Black Sabbath: The Dio Years. Grand Prize: 2 tickets to a show on the U.S. tour where you’ll meet and […]

Guitar World Magazine has a new issue out which is of particular interest to Sabbath fans. It’s the May 2007 issue, and has Tony on the cover as one of their three “Living Legends” guitarists (along with Jimmy page & Angus Young). In the email I received the magazine, they included this short text about […]

Finally, after a short delay, the Devil Cried single from the forthcoming “The Dio Years” album is available. I saw it myself (and bought it too) on iTunes, and overnight I got a report from Sabs fan Jeremy Bowers that it is available on the Microsoft Zune service, too. So head out and buy it. […]

Noticed that the cover art for the upcoming “Live at Hammersmith” album from the Sabs was over on the Rhino website this morning. So of course, I’m bringing it to you right now. This will be a limited release print of 5,000 copies sold through the Rhino Handmade website here. They do not appear to […]

I’ve gotten several emails today about the Devil Cried single (not) being available on iTunes (et al) as scheduled. Here’s a news update from the Iommi camp about it: We’ve had confirmation from Rhino that the upload of the new Black Sabbath single ‘The Devil Cried’ to all DSPs (digital service providers) happened a few […]

Not that I think anyone is surprised by this, but I believe this is the first official confirmation I’ve seen of there being a live DVD coming from the Heaven & Hell tour in 2007. Sab fan Sean Beston emailed me this afternoon with his concert report (which is up on the Vancouver tourdate page), […]

Rhino Records has put online a new promotional item for the “Dio Years” album. It’s their “E-Card” for the new album – a relatively common promotional tool these days. Here’s a listing of what you can do at the E-card page: Listen to the full version of “The Devil Cried” View Tour Dates Send the […]

The Rhino Website has a page where you can listen to audio samples of all the songs from the Dio Years. This includes the three new songs, of which Ear in the Wall & Shadow of the Wind are included. Check out the page over at Rhino’s website. Don’t forget, Rhino has a free (legal) […]