Live from Radio City Music Hall - Black Sabbath

First off, I want to state that I am aware this album is "officially" by the band "Heaven & Hell", and not Black Sabbath. Screw that. It's Black Sabbath. Besides, I didn't want to create another category just for this album, so it's going to be in the "Black Sabbath" category, where it belongs.

Anyway, after recording the new tracks for the Dio Years compilation, Heaven & Hell Black Sabbath go out on the road. The initial leg of the tour was in Canada, and the final date on that leg was in New York City at Radio City Music Hall. This concert was filmed and recorded for this album (and the corresponding concert DVD that is also available).

The music is all the Dio era of Black Sabbath. No Iron Man, Paranoid, or War Pigs here. w00t! As classic as those songs are, I'm grateful to not have to hear them again. We get a mix of the hits (and some obscure tracks) from the Dio era of Sabbath, with a couple of the new songs mixed in, too. These guys still have some serious power, and given their ages (especially Dio's at 65), it's amazing they can still play like they're a lot younger.

If you got to see them on this tour (or even if you didn't), it's a cool disc to pick up. ESPECIALLY if you were at the Radio City show. Below is the official trailer from Warner for the CD/DVD release.