The Trench Reynolds Report

  • Ronnie James Dio’s last performance

    The guys over at black-sabbath.com have posted their tribute to the late Ronnie James Dio including footage from his last performance. The show was in my old stomping grounds of Atlantic City, NJ with Heaven and Hell. Of course, no one knew at the time that it would be his last performance. Personally, I had…

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  • The Devil You Know by Heaven and Hell

    If Black Sabbath had written Stairway to Heaven it would be Bible Black. This song is an instant classic that should be in the pantheon of Dio-Era Sabbath songs like the song Heaven and Hell. Unfortunately the rest of the album doesn’t rock as hard. Oh it rocks all right and it’s a great album.…

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  • Details on new Heaven and Hell album

    Black Sabbath alumni recording new album: Heaven And Hell, the band featuring the post-Ozzy Osbourne members of Black Sabbath, will release its first album under that name on April 28. “The Devil You Know” (Rhino), featuring singer Ronnie James Dio, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Vinny Appice, was preceded by three new…

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  • New Heaven and Hell album scheduled for spring

    New Heaven and Hell album in March or April: “It sounds great,” Ronnie said of the self-produced set which he co-wrote with Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler during sessions in Los Angeles and England. “It’s a real cross-section of everything we’ve done, from Heaven and Hell through Mob Rules and Dehumanizer. I think there’s a…

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  • New Dio/Sabbath album

    Heaven And Hell To Record Album: There’s been much speculation of a forthcoming Black Sabbath reunion with the original line-up with Ozzy Osbourne at the helm, but founding member Geezer Butler has adamantly denied such rumors. Heaven and Hell are currently in discussions with various record labels about recording a brand new studio album in…

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  • New Sabbath Material

    Lo did the heavens open and send a messenger issuing a proclamation marking the second coming of the metal gods’ chosen ones. On this day it was announced that the reunion of Tony Iommi and Ronnie James Dio.

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