
Many had left Black Sabbath for dead at the dawn of the '80s, & with good reason -- the band's last few albums were not even close to their early classics, & original singer Ozzy Osbourne had just split from the b&. But the Sabs had found a worthy replacement in former Elf & Rainbow singer Ronnie James Dio, & bounced back to issue their finest album since the early '70s, 1980's Heaven & Hell. The band sounds reborn & re-energized throughout. Several tracks easily rank among Sabbath