The Rules Of Hell [Box] by Black Sabbath (CD, Jul-2008, 5 Discs, Rhino Records USA)

Black Sabbath’s Rules Of Hell Box-set is a single package portraying Ronnie James Dio’s time in the line-up changing band Black Sabbath. After Ozzy left/was fired, Dio joined the band. The band changed a lot, and the biggest change was the voice, and the lyrical talent of Dio. (Geezer Butler, bass player, used to be in charge of most lyrics)

When they released Heaven & Hell in 1980 it was an amazing comeback for Black Sabbath after their two previous releases with Ozzy. Black Sabbath with Dio is not to be taken lightly!

This package features their 3 studio albums and their 1 live album.
The audio quality is superb, so there is nothing more to say about that.
The package itself is a slipcase with black on black so to enjoy the décor thoroughly you can tilt it in good light and it will shine A beautiful black box theme to it.
The individual albums inside have new booklets compared to previous releases and instead have instead an article concerning the album inside them. And the disc’s themselves have a new theme like the box itself

Pros:
Superb sound quality.
Visually stunning packaging.
Cool new theme on all the CD’s so everything matches in this release.

Cons:
No new material, no bonus dvd with clips from Live Evil or anything of the sort. (not that I thought that would happen anyway)
Lack of lyrics inside the booklets

Over all, it's a must for fans and it is a more than awesome way for people to get into the Dio side of Sabbath.

This set is amazing especially if you are just starting to get into Black Sabbath. It is a bit pricey, however, it's still less than buying all the albums separately. In addition to the great packaging and extensive linear notes, all the CD's have been remastered/enhanced and each one sounds phenominal. I highly recommend this set.

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