How Ronnie James Dio Saved Black Sabbath... Again

Black Sabbath just pulled off the impossible with Heaven and Hell, a full reinvention with new singer Ronnie James Dio. So how do you follow that up? In 1981, they had to answer that question while ALSO losing another founding member. This is the story of Mob Rules: how Vinny Appice turned down Ozzy Osbourne's new band and joined Sabbath instead, how the album was written loud and jammed out on cassette tapes in a rented house, the internal battle over "Country Girl," and the nightmare that inspired one of the most iconic album covers in metal history. Part of my ongoing Deep Purple Family Tree series, tracing every branch of the Deep Purple family through Rainbow, Whitesnake, Gillan, and beyond. #BlackSabbath #MobRules #VinnyAppice #RonnieJamesDio #TonyIommi #HeavyMetal #ClassicRock #DeepPurple #MetalHistory #AlbumBreakdown CONTACT INFORMATION [email protected] *FAIR USE* Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.