Black Sabbath

The Rules of Hell

Black Sabbath - The Rules of Hell

07/22/2008 | Rhino / Wea 

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All Music Guide Review

A sequel to the 2004 set Black Box: The Complete Original Black Sabbath 1970-1978, Rules of Hell rounds up all the Black Sabbath albums with Ronnie James Dio, beginning with 1980's Heaven and Hell and its 1981 follow-up Mob Rules, spending two discs on the 1982 live album Live Evil, then skipping forward a decade for Dehumanizer, Sabbath's reunion with Dio. Some may complain that this skips over a large chunk of Sabbath's latter-day history but 1983-1990 was a time when singers passed through the lineup like grains of sand, and the results were equally transient, leaving these Dio-fronted albums as the last great albums Black Sabbath recorded. Well, at least that's true of Heaven and Hell and Mob Rules; opinion is divided on Live Evil and Dehumanizer but taken altogether, these records form a legacy. Although it is not expanded upon with bonus tracks, that legacy is treated well on Rules of Hell as the four albums are remastered, the set is given good liner notes for each album and it's housed in a slipcase. It's a handsome package but not as deluxe and luxe as Black Box, which truly felt like an indulgence. Instead, it feels like a group of individual reissues gathered together in a simple slipcase -- a nice, affordable away to get all these well-done reissues at once, but some fans may want to wait and see if Heaven and Hell and Mob Rules are eventually released on their own. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

The Rules of Hell Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Neon Knights
  • 3:53
  • Sound Clip for Neon Knights from The Rules of Hell


  • 2
  • Children of the Sea
  • 5:34
  • Sound Clip for Children of the Sea from The Rules of Hell


  • 3
  • Lady Evil
  • 4:26
  • Sound Clip for Lady Evil from The Rules of Hell


  • 4
  • Heaven and Hell
  • 6:59
  • Sound Clip for Heaven and Hell from The Rules of Hell


  • 5
  • Wishing Well
  • 4:07
  • Sound Clip for Wishing Well from The Rules of Hell


  • 6
  • Die Young
  • 4:45
  • Sound Clip for Die Young from The Rules of Hell


  • 7
  • Walk Away
  • 4:25
  • Sound Clip for Walk Away from The Rules of Hell


  • 8
  • Lonely Is the World
  • 5:51
  • Sound Clip for Lonely Is the World from The Rules of Hell


  • 9 (2)
  • Turn Up the Night
  • 3:42
  • Sound Clip for Turn Up the Night from The Rules of Hell


  • 10 (2)
  • Voodoo
  • 4:32
  • Sound Clip for Voodoo from The Rules of Hell


  • 11 (2)
  • The Sign of the Southern Cross
  • 7:47
  • Sound Clip for The Sign of the Southern Cross from The Rules of Hell


  • 12 (2)
  • E5150
  • 2:51
  • Sound Clip for E5150 from The Rules of Hell


  • 13 (2)
  • The Mob Rules
  • 3:15
  • Sound Clip for The Mob Rules from The Rules of Hell


  • 14 (2)
  • Country Girl
  • 4:02
  • Sound Clip for Country Girl from The Rules of Hell


  • 15 (2)
  • Slipping Away
  • 3:46
  • Sound Clip for Slipping Away from The Rules of Hell


  • 16 (2)
  • Falling off the Edge of the World
  • 5:03
  • Sound Clip for Falling off the Edge of the World from The Rules of Hell


  • 17 (2)
  • Over and Over
  • 5:29
  • Sound Clip for Over and Over from The Rules of Hell


  • 18 (3)
  • E5150 (Live)
  • 2:22
  • Sound Clip for E5150 (Live) from The Rules of Hell


  • 19 (3)
  • Neon Knights (Live)
  • 4:36
  • Sound Clip for Neon Knights (Live) from The Rules of Hell


  • 20 (3)
  • N.I.B. (Live)
  • 5:08
  • Sound Clip for N.I.B. (Live) from The Rules of Hell


  • 21 (3)
  • Children of the Sea (Live)
  • 6:08
  • Sound Clip for Children of the Sea (Live) from The Rules of Hell


  • 22 (3)
  • Voodoo (Live)
  • 5:57
  • Sound Clip for Voodoo (Live) from The Rules of Hell


  • 23 (3)
  • Black Sabbath (Live)
  • 8:38
  • Sound Clip for Black Sabbath (Live) from The Rules of Hell


  • 24 (3)
  • War Pigs (Live)
  • 9:19
  • Sound Clip for War Pigs (Live) from The Rules of Hell


  • 25 (3)
  • Iron Man (Live)
  • 7:19
  • Sound Clip for Iron Man (Live) from The Rules of Hell


  • 26 (4)
  • The Mob Rules (Live)
  • 4:12
  • Sound Clip for The Mob Rules (Live) from The Rules of Hell


  • 27 (4)
  • Heaven and Hell (Live)
  • 11:58
  • Sound Clip for Heaven and Hell (Live) from The Rules of Hell


  • 28 (4)
  • The Sign of the Southern Cross/Heaven and Hell (Continued)(Live)
  • 7:15
  • Sound Clip for The Sign of the Southern Cross/Heaven and Hell (Continued)(Live) from The Rules of Hell


  • 29 (4)
  • Paranoid (Live)
  • 3:46
  • Sound Clip for Paranoid (Live) from The Rules of Hell


  • 30 (4)
  • Children of the Grave (Live)
  • 5:25
  • Sound Clip for Children of the Grave (Live) from The Rules of Hell


  • 31 (4)
  • Fluff (Live)
  • 1:11
  • Sound Clip for Fluff (Live) from The Rules of Hell


  • 32 (5)
  • Computer God
  • 6:14
  • Sound Clip for Computer God from The Rules of Hell


  • 33 (5)
  • After All (The Dead)
  • 5:41
  • Sound Clip for After All (The Dead) from The Rules of Hell


  • 34 (5)
  • TV Crimes
  • 4:02
  • Sound Clip for TV Crimes from The Rules of Hell


  • 35 (5)
  • Letters from Earth
  • 4:16
  • Sound Clip for Letters from Earth from The Rules of Hell


  • 36 (5)
  • Master of Insanity
  • 5:55
  • Sound Clip for Master of Insanity from The Rules of Hell


  • 37 (5)
  • Time Machine
  • 4:15
  • Sound Clip for Time Machine from The Rules of Hell


  • 38 (5)
  • Sins of the Father
  • 4:46
  • Sound Clip for Sins of the Father from The Rules of Hell


  • 39 (5)
  • Too Late
  • 6:54
  • Sound Clip for Too Late from The Rules of Hell


  • 40 (5)
  • I
  • 5:13
  • Sound Clip for I from The Rules of Hell


  • 41 (5)
  • Buried Alive
  • 4:53
  • Sound Clip for Buried Alive from The Rules of Hell


  • 42 (5)
  • Time Machine (Wayne's World Version)
  • 4:18
  • Sound Clip for Time Machine (Wayne's World Version) from The Rules of Hell


    • The Rules of Hell Notes

    from Rhino: Get schooled in the most important rules with THE RULES OF HELL, Rhino's new five-disc set presenting Black Sabbath's entire Dio-fronted catalog in one sleek black slipcase box. The collection pulls together all three of the group's studio releases: Heaven And Hell - now also the name under which the Dio-led Sabbath incarnation is once again touring and recording - Mob Rules and Dehumanizer, plus their double-live album, Live Evil. The beyond-heavy box also features extensive liner notes including new interviews with the band members.

    Each album has been remastered for the first time since it was originally released, serving up full throttle sonics on these seminal metal titles:

    # Heaven And Hell, first out in '80, is now regarded as one of Sabbath's all-time best, introducing epic cuts including "Neon Knights," "Die Young" and the title track, which is featured in the game Grand Theft Auto IV.
    # Mob Rules ('81) features classics including the title track, "Falling Off The Edge Of The World," "Turn Up The Night" and "The Sign."
    # Live Evil, the group's 1982 live double album, is a testament to the stage might of Sabbath's Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, "Geezer" Butler and Vinny Appice (who replaced original drummer Bill Ward in '81) line-up on fourteen blistering tracks.
    # Dehumanizer ('92), regarded by many metal fans as a "lost classic," came out after a decade long hiatus and rocks with tracks including "I," "Computer God" and "TV Crimes."

    The incarnation of Black Sabbath featuring Ronnie James Dio was born in 1980 when founding members Tony Iommi (guitar) and Terry “Geezer” Butler (bass) added the former Elf and Rainbow lead vocalist to the group. The line-up's short but influential first stint together added an unforgettable chapter in Sabbath's storied history.

    Credits of The Rules of Hell

    • Tony Iommi
    • Guitar, Producer, Group Member, Lead, Arranger

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