CD review -- HEAVEN AND HELL, The Devil You Know

[Denim n Leather]

Nothing to say, really.

Just buy it!

Production is noteworthy in that it's not compressed to death and you can turn it up without your ears bleeding. Iommi solos every chance he gets.

It's terrific!

[MrBump]

Ace.

Amazon here I come!!!

[FernandoDuarte]

It shall be landing in two weeks 8)

[gingataff]

Cool, I might just get it today. It seems the Japanese edition is pressed (?) on Super High Material CD too so it should sound even better p)

[Crazy_Joe]

It's just epic, i'm listening to it for the first time right now, about half way through and i love it. This is how metal should sound.

[Davey]

off to the store in a bit \m/

[blue]

i've had it on in the car the last two days.  hard to believe this is a bunch of men aged about 60!  the production is great, as Ben says, and the guitars are massive!  i already really like a lot of it, and i think it's gonna grow into a favourite.

[Philly Q]

Why is it that whenever I pre-order something, I don't actually receive it until everyone else in the world has already had it for weeks?   :(

[FernandoDuarte]

Why is it that whenever I pre-order something, I don't actually receive it until everyone else in the world has already had it for weeks?   :(

I hate pre-orders too... decided to stop buying them (but you know, I may be not able to hold my finger :lol:)

[Denim n Leather]

i've had it on in the car the last two days.  hard to believe this is a bunch of men aged about 60! 

Try 70!!!!!!!

Dio is Dorian Gray. :)

[Denim n Leather]

This is how metal should sound.

Agreed.

Too bad that this is considered hard rock, at least as far as the "music biz" is concerned -- No double bass, not compressed and brightened until your ears bleed, no growling, nothing tuned down to Z Flat.

[Davey]

dio looks more like gollum these days :P
but man, he can still sing!

[gwEm]

I just finished it! I thought I was going to have disagree at the start of the album - I quite dislike 'Atom And Evil', and I find 'Fear' a bit medicore (for the musicians involved)... but my days it soon warms up!!

Great bass playing from geezer, and Dio can indeed really still sing! I found some of Iommi's riffing slightly overly complex at times (in the same way Tatler has become), but his solo's were all top notch. Very thick tone! Drumming is energtic, some unusual patterns too, though the rhythms don't dominate.

I give it 8 or 9 out of ten... better than 'Mob Rules'

[blue]

i've had it on in the car the last two days.  hard to believe this is a bunch of men aged about 60! 

Try 70!!!!!!!

Dio is Dorian Gray. :)

now that would be an ending to a farewell show;  destroy the painting on stage and watch the singer crumble to dust!  :)

[MrBump]

i've had it on in the car the last two days.  hard to believe this is a bunch of men aged about 60! 

Try 70!!!!!!!

Dio is Dorian Gray. :)

now that would be an ending to a farewell show;  destroy the painting on stage and watch the singer crumble to dust!  :)

Dio is no Dorian Gray...  he's ALWAYS looked that bad...