New Black Sabbath - "The Devil Cried"
 

Listen to "The Devil Cried" (legally) & New tour date

I just got word from Gloria Butler that Rhino records has made available some streaming audio versions of the new Sabbath track "The Devil Cried". Taken from the forthcoming album "Black Sabbath: The Dio Years", the Devil Cried premiered on various radio outlets last Friday.

If you missed it, don't worry, you can check it out legally right now! You will be able to purchase the single via iTunes and the like come March 13th, and the full album on April 3rd, but for right now, you can check out the tune via streaming audio via these links:
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Being a huge fan of Dio, I am looking forward to the new singles.This one sounds much like Magica but has that Sabbath influence for sure.Maybe some will say Dehumanizer?

Im really hoping they come to my area or at least L.A.
Seen Dio so many times I cant even count but never had a chance to see him with Sabbath

I heard this before, kinda so so the first time but it really grew on me. I wish Black Sabbath would tour. I am seeing some band called Heaven and Hell at the end of March ... I'm sure they will be just as good.

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Sabbath should FIRE Ozzy again and bring back DIO for a full new album so that Black Sabbath isn't just a nostalgia act - and a bit of a joke (as they are with the addled, broken down old version of Ozzy).

Dio may be older than Ozzy, but he's firing on all cylinders and he's got legitimate musical talent.

One last full album with Dio and a tour to follow would be a great way for Sabbath to call it a day.

Holy Diver!!!

Ozzy's last album was pretty damn good, and the one before that was awesome. His problem with Sabbath is they tour the same old shit. An Ozzy/Sabs tour would be fine if they would put out a new album and mix up the setlist a good deal.

Would love to have another Dio-Sabbath, release. The new track is pretty darn good.

No, an Ozzy/Sabbath tour would be a train wreck.

Remember Ozzfest when Iron Maiden was blowing them off the stage every night?

Same thing happened in '78 when Van Halen opened for Sabbath - blew them off the stage every night - and Ozzy was shown the door.

The only difference is that Ozzy is now addled, physically handicapped, and headed downhill fast.

I will NEVER pay to see Ozzy live again. In the studio he's always had the band members & songwriters there to carry him. He had as many takes as needed to get a decent vocal performance, and even now under those carefully controlled circumstances he can still pull off a studio album - but not a tour. He was always a bit of a joke live, but he was also goofy fun. Now he's just a total joke, and it's not fun to watch that train wreck anymore.

Dio, on the other hand, is still in top form vocally, and on stage he still has total command - and his mind is just as sharp as it was in 1977, 1987, or 1997. He is a true musician (he can play guitar, bass, keyboards, trumpet, etc), and is one of the most talented songwriters ever in Rock and Roll. He is also arguably the best Hard Rock singer EVER.

So, Sabbath can choose to go back to Ozzy when the Heaven and Hell tour is over, or they can reconsider and ask DIO back for one final Sabbath album and tour.

Kind of a no-brainer from a quality standpoint. Unfortunately, from a media hype standpoint Ozzy is king.

I actually thought Dehumanizer was decent album.

B5Erik ,
I couldn't agree more or said it better than that.
Ozzy is a commodity to Sharon and a marketing tool for his label.
I personally never liked Ozzy/Sabbath stuff.There were a few titles, but my opinions of them at those times paled in comparison to the Dio eras.

I wish we could have an answer as to why the name change though.
Iommi owns the Sabbath name so it hasn't a thing to do with Ozzy/Sharon.
We have seen the absence of Bill Ward before and Vinny on drums and still were called Black Sabbath.
I have this feeling it is a 'creative Dio' thing for some reason.

In any event I hope to see them on this tour and it would really be nice to see another tour stemming from another Dio/Sabbath album.I don't think the latter will happen though as after this little gig Dio is back in the studio to complete Magica 1 and 2

Huge Black Sabbath fan here, I have to agree with everyone else, Dio is so much better then Ozzy. I'd love to see another Sabbath album with Dio.

and for the record the best non-Ozzy/Dio Sabbath album is the classic "Headless Cross", one of the greatest Metal albums of all time that nobody has heard.

Yeah, I've always had a soft spot for "Headless Cross" as well.

It sounds nothing like classic Black Sabbath -- probably more in the vein of Dianno era Maiden or early Queensryche -- but it's a great overlooked metal album.

Wow! Nice to see some love for Headless Cross, one of my faves as well. I actually think there was a lot of good material that came from the Martin era.

And I'll just echo what everyone else seems to say regarding Dio vs. Ozzy. Not even a contest. Personally Ozzy-era Sabbath is my least favorite lineup. Doubt I'll ever see Ozzy live again, but meanwhile, I just got 4th row tickets for Heaven and Hell this morning. :)

I consider Dio and Ozzy equals when it comes to singing with Sabbath. Both have their positives and negatives.

Dio has no negatives.

Ozzy IS a negative.

I'm another big Tony Martin fan.

My favorite Martin/Sabbath album was The Eternal Idol - a true return to the Heaven & Hell/Mob Rules style (almost). Headless Cross was good, Tyr was good, Cross Purposes was really good, but Forbidden was disappointing (unfortunately).

I saw them on the Cross Purposes tour, and it was a great show. Tony Martin was solid, Tony and Geezer were Tony and Geezer, and Bobby Rondinelli was an absolute monster on the drums.

Ozzy is a legend because of Tony, Geezer, and Bill. Ozzy wrote almost nothing when in Sabbath (Geezer wrote almost all of the lyrics and vocal melodies), and he was always a bit goofy on stage. He rode on the backs of the other guys in Sabbath, and then on the backs of Randy Rhoads, Bob Daisley, and Lee Kerslake when establishing his solo career.

Ozzy was in the right place at the right time throughout his career. If he didn't know the guys in Sabbath since they were kids (thus getting in the band) he probably would have been dead by now like one or two of his siblings. If he hadn't stumbled across Randy Rhoads (and Daisley & Kerslake) his solo career would have ended in the early 80's (possibly without ever getting a record contract) - and he probably wouldn't be alive today.

He is a legend based on the work of others.

Dio became a legend based on his talent. His voice and his songwriting ability is what got him in Rainbow, and that work got him in Sabbath, which led to a brilliant solo career. He was helped along the way by some great musicians, but he wrote all his own lyrics and vocal melodies - and he wrote many guitar & keyboard parts himself!

I love Ozzy, but I agree that he is given way too much credit.

No, it isn't a stretch to say that at all. Ozzy has no musical ability - he was utterly and completely dependent on Tony and Geezer to provide him material to sing. He later became just as dependent on Randy Rhoads, Bob Daisley, Jake E. Lee, and Zakk Wylde to get him through musically.

Sabbath actually got MORE successful after Ozzy got the boot and they brought in a real musician to be their singer. Heaven and Hell & Mob Rules outsold the previous 4 albums from Sabbath, and for good reason.

You're right in saying that they show a more polished musical maturity - and that's something that NEVER could have happened with Ozzy in the band. Ozzy had next to nothing to contribute as a songwriter - but that's also where you are totally wrong in one of your assessments. Singers DO write a lot of material. Ronnie James Dio, Rob Halford, Bruce Dickinson, hell, even David Lee Roth could play a little guitar and wrote his own lyrics and vocal melodies!

Sabbath was dying with Ozzy - Van Halen made them look like rank amateurs in a way that only KISS had done opening for Sabbath previously. Ozzy had to go.

And do you think if Ozzy hadn't stumbled across the best new guitar player since Eddie Van Halen that his solo career would have amounted to anything? EVERY record company passed on him as a solo artist. All of them. It wasn't until Don Arden and Jet Records did his daughter a favor and signed Ozzy to a no money contract (no money unless his album sold well) that he got a chance at all. Without Randy's guitar playing and songwriting, and Bob Daisley's song arrangements and lyric/vocal melody writing, Ozzy would have done NOTHING as a solo artist. They made his career, and Sharon sold him as a "legend."

I was actually thinking about this driving home today - could Sabbath have hit it big with another singer instead of Ozzy in the beginning? I think they could have. The songs were the stars, not the guys in the band - and Tony & Geezer wrote all of the songs. Any good singer with a little personality could have done the job. Ozzy got the gig because he had a decent voice and they guys knew him from school. Pure and simple. Right place, right time.

As far as the Dio and Martin eras not being as "innovative" early Sabbath - maybe, maybe not. Very few bands have been that innovative. But the Dio/Martin eras have GREAT music. Tighter arrangements, better musical performances, and stronger melodies. And you can't tell me that songs like "Heaven and Hell," "Neon Knights," and "Mob Rules," aren't groundbreaking and innovative. No one else sounded like that before them. Several bands sounded similar afterwards, though.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not bashing early Sabbath - I'm just saying that Ozzy has been sold by Sharon as a "legend" for the last 27 years, but it is is a legend based on hype and personality, not talent.

I'm glad that Sabbath (Heaven & Hell) is touring with Dio - and I'm glad that they have at least written and recorded 3 new songs with him. And I'm damn sure that Tony & Geezer felt a lot better working on new songs with Dio than they did with Ozzy a few years back. Having Dio there to help with writing and arranging songs takes some of the pressure off of them - and helps make for stronger songs besides.

And from what I hear (from very reliable sources... i.e. someone that wrote a couple songs for him) he doesn't write any music now either! Other people write the songs & he puts his name on them.

any Dio fan should check out Rainbow : Rising one of the best hard rock albums of the 70's