Heaven & Hell / Black Sabbath Related
Devil You Know
Rare & Collectible Vinyl Records

Heaven & Hell / Black Sabbath Related
This is a heavier album than any of its three predecessors; whether it's due to the bandmembers' advancing age or the influence of anxieties felt throughout the world outside the studio, it's the closest in spirit to the first two Black Sabbath albums, themselves forged in the psychic darkness that was the tail end of the 1960s. It's not until "Eating the Cannibals," track seven of ten, that the band revs into high gear the way it did on "Neon Knights" and "Turn Up the Night" 20-plus years ago. The songs that begin the album, and make up the bulk of its running time, are like slow-motion avalanches, Iommi's riffs and Appice's drumming punishing the listener like medieval monks scourging unbelievers. Dio's lyrics, too, seem to embody an almost Old Testament world-view, positing a universe of darkness, fire, and despair. His voice is as powerful as ever, but he's no longer offering self-esteem lessons the way he once did; he seems consumed by fear and doubt. This gives The Devil You Know a feeling of genuine doom that leaves little opportunity for the catharsis provided by classic heavy metal. 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." All Music Guide - Phil Freeman
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Genre: Heavy Metal
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Type: New - LP
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Label: Warner
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Catalog ID: 519252
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Condition:
Vinyl:Mint (M)Sleeve:Near Mint (NM or M-) -
Country ID: US
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SKU: 66214
Track List
A1 | Atom And Evil | 5:15 |
A2 | Fear | 4:48 |
A3 | Bible Black | 6:29 |
B1 | Double The Pain | 5:25 |
B2 | Rock & Roll Angel | 6:05 |
B3 | The Turn Of The Screw | 5:02 |
B4 | Eating The Cannibals | 3:37 |
C1 | Follow The Tears | 6:12 |
C2 | Neverwhere | 4:35 |
C3 | Breaking Into Heaven | 7:03 |