Vinyl LP pressing. 2009 album from this reformed quartet of former Black Sabbath members fronted by Ronnie James Dio. When Metal masters Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Vinny Appice reunited for the first time in 15 years to record new bonus tracks for Rhino's 2007 compilation Black Sabbath: The Dio Years, an otherworldly force reignited their musical connection. ''Everyone had so much fun playing together that we didn't want it to end,'' the band recalls. It didn't: they reformed as Heaven & Hell and staged a triumphant, sold-out world tour throughout 2007-2008. Fueled by their chemistry on the road, the quartet returned to the studio in 2008 to record The Devil You Know, their first new set of original material since 1992's Dehumanizer.
邪悪なジャケット、そして悪魔に支配され、奴隷と化した人間を描いた内ジャケットの世界を前面にサウンドに押し出したような、ダークでへヴィなリフが、スローテンポの曲に乗って不気味に展開する。とにかく邪悪。全面でへヴィな作品だ。その反面、「 Double the Pain」のようなキャッチーなサビを配した曲や、「 Rock and Roll Angel」の、終盤でアコースティックギターを使用した美しいパートもある。「Die Young」を思わせる「Eating The Cannibals」も収録。