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Universal acclaim- based on 29 Ratings
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Positive: 27 out of 29
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Mixed: 1 out of 29
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NovemberHAug 4, 2009Ugh. People need to realize that bands constantly evolve. Just because it doesn't sound like the Black Sabbath you know doesn't mean it isn't good. The Devil You Know is excellent. Ronnie James Dio's heaven (and hell)-sent vocals blend together with heavy, face-melting riffs for a new generation, proving to the masses that METAL ISN'T DEAD!
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BobRMay 4, 2009I listened to this release twice through. There is nothing very memorable on this CD. This is coming from a long time Sabbath fan, Dio fan and Ozzy fan. I have all their albums, all the various Sabbath incarnations, and this CD might be the most disappointing of them all. Born Again is a close second. Thumbs down.
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LeeSApr 30, 2009Awsome album. As they did in their last tour, they proved they haven't missed a beat. Listen to Iommi channeling Eddie Van Halen in Follow the Tears. Some of his best work in years.
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BartC.May 5, 2009I never thought I'd see the day where Ronnie James Dio would be fronting Black Sabbath again (yes, they're called Heaven and Hell now, but it's the same band with a different name
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BrianCMay 9, 2009
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AdamMApr 30, 2009Best album since Paranoid, Dio is God!
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DanielHMay 2, 2009Great album, their best since Ozzy's era!
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LeonOct 4, 2009Masterpiece!
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FelipePApr 29, 2009Fantastic return of Dio!
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JamesHMay 5, 2009What's wrong with Rolling Stone Magazine? No wonder I dropped my subscription years ago. This is one of the best Metal albums EVER. The head banging riff in "Follow the Tears" is worth the price of the album by itself. GREAT JOB H&H - Can't wait to see you LIVE!
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mattfMay 6, 2009Overall a great outing for a classic lineup, not perfect but a treat for Sabbath fans and all metal fans.
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EvilJohnMJul 14, 2009
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While the Osbourne-fronted and Dio-fronted versions of Black Sabbath are, again, very different bands, this is an album that matches its moment every bit as perfectly as "Paranoid" did back in 1970.
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There is a small group of Black Sabbath fans who believe the band produced its best work after singer Ronnie James Dio replaced Lord of Darkness/future variety-show host Ozzy Osbourne in the late '70s. Alas, their case will not be aided by their new album.
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Heaven and Hell excel at ye olde power-dungeon plod. Too bad Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler's most churning riffs tend to last mere seconds, before getting buried under attention-deficit arrangements and Dio's theatrical mythopoeia--which gets tiring when so many songs exceed six minutes.