Hi everyone. I'll start my first reply to a thread ever on 'MB' with an opinion on Black Sabbath and their offshoot Heaven And Hell. I for one think that the 2009 album 'The Devil You Know' should've been released under the Black Sabbath moniker. YES, the original lineup of Butler, Iommi, Osbourne, and Ward is the definitive lineup. However, the Dio era was EVERY bit as artistically strong as the original lineup, something that can RARELY be said about subsequent incarnations of other bands.
To go a little further, I'll go as far to say that lineup of Sabbath (Appice, Butler, Dio, and Iommi) is arguably the GREATEST "Mach II/III" incarnation in the history of popular music! Yes...they're that good! Let's discuss!
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