1. A Heavy Metal group… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least two groups with this name.
1. A Heavy Metal group composed of current and former members of Black Sabbath.
2. An electronic group from Contraseña Records who have released the Alive & Kicking (Single).
Heaven and Hell were a music collaboration featuring current Black Sabbath members Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler along with former members Ronnie James Dio (RIP) and Vinny Appice. Founding member Iommi decided to name the group Heaven and Hell as the original lineup of Black Sabbath (featuring Butler, Iommi, Bill Ward and Ozzy Osbourne) is still active but on hiatus. [Please note: Tony Iommi owns all rights to the name "Black Sabbath" and as such can do with it as he sees fit. Heaven & Hell came into existence due to the band not wanting to play songs such as Iron Man and Paranoid, which would be expected of them if they toured as Black Sabbath. It has nothing to do with Ozzy Osbourne saying they couldn't use the Sabbath name.] Ward was originally part of the Heaven and Hell line-up, but it was announced on the fan-run Black Sabbath website that he was standing aside for Appice.
The possibility of a reunion of the lineup which created the Black Sabbath album Heaven and Hell in 1980 was first announced on the Spanish site Rafabasa on September 28, 2006; however with Appice in place of Ward the line-up is now that which recorded the 1981 album Mob Rules. Dio had previously announced that he and Iommi had written a new track for a proposed Black Sabbath box set consisting of music from the two periods in which he was present in the band. This set, Black Sabbath: The Dio Years, is a single-CD release featuring three new tracks, 'Shadow Of The Wind', 'The Devil Cried' and 'Ear In The Wall'.
The reunion was officially confirmed by an announcement on Tony Iommi's official website.
None of the new tracks feature keyboards but Scott Warren of Dio is the project's touring keyboardist.
The group did a world tour in 2007, and released a live CD/DVD recorded in New York called Live From Radio City Music Hall
Heaven & Hell's first full-length studio album is called The Devil You Know and was released by Rhino on April 28, 2009. The band embark on another world tour beginning in May 2009.
The band had several festival dates lined up for 2010 despite singer Ronnie James Dio's diagnosis with stomach cancer in December 2009. All of these dates were cancelled in April 2010 due to Dio's ill health, although it was not apparent whether he was suffering from a setback or just hadn't recovered as quickly as everyone had hoped. However, on 16th May 2010 an official announcement from his wife and manager, Wendy Dio, shocked music fans the world over announcing her husband's death from stomach cancer. He was 67 years old.
Fear
Heaven & Hell Lyrics
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There was once a time when only god had fire
The moon and stars and nothing more
To lead you through the night
It fell to hell and Satan had a daughter
He must have sent her here to hide the flame
Were still afraid, must be he taught us so well
We see the light so whys it all the same
We wear the mark
Fear
Found a corner of the mind
With a door that always opens up at sundown
And whats inside is to remind you
To hide from eyes that shine
We ran until we found we had the power
Illuminate the world and make it burn
Were still afraid must be that door in your brain
You see some light and you pray it will return
Superstition go away
We wear the mark
Fear
It fell to hell and Satan sent his daughter
She must have got lost and can't go home
Were still afraid and he can't find her again
We've seen some light but it will always be the same.
Superstition go away
We still share the mark
Fear
The song "Fear" by Heaven & Hell has a unique and mystical story to tell about the fear that grips people's minds. Through the lyrics, the story of how Satan's daughter was sent to Earth to hide the flame of fire that was once owned by God is told. It is said that before time, God had the only fire and allowed only a few to use it for their benefits, whereas the Moon and stars were used to light up the darkness in the world. Meanwhile, Satan saw an opportunity to steal fire from heaven and sent his daughter to hide this flame on Earth.
The lyrics suggest that Satan's mission was successful, as humans are now afraid of the power they hold. The fear is so ingrained in the human mind that people are willing to wear a mark of fear to show their loyalty to the Satan. The mark of fear is a stigma that is so potent that people are willing to do anything to evade the evil spirits that they believe haunt the night.
The second part of the song suggests that not all hope is lost. There is a door in the corner of the mind that only opens at sundown. Behind this door is a source of light that is powerful enough to burn the world. However, even though people have found a source of light, they are still afraid because the fear has been embedded in their brains for centuries.
Overall, "Fear" is a powerful song that tells us how fear can determine the various aspects of our lives. It also suggests that there is always hope and light at the end of the tunnel, even though it might be hidden in a corner of our minds.
Line by Line Meaning
If you never heard before
There was a time when God alone possessed fire - this may come as news to some
The moon and stars and nothing more, To lead you through the night
In the old days, people had no choice but to rely on moon and stars for light because there was no other source of illumination
It fell to hell and Satan had a daughter, He must have sent her here to hide the flame
Satan's daughter was given the task of hiding the fire in hell - this was done to keep it out of reach of others
Were still afraid, must be he taught us so well, We see the light so whys it all the same
The devil instilled great fear in us, which is why even today, light (which was once only accessible by God) is still perceived as somewhat mysterious and formidable
Superstition go away, We wear the mark, Fear
Despite all our progress, we still carry the burden of superstition, which manifests as fear
Found a corner of the mind, With a door that always opens up at sundown
There's a section of our mind where certain memories or experiences reside - this area can be accessed when the sun sets
And whats inside is to remind you, To hide from eyes that shine
The contents of this section of the mind serve as a warning to stay away from anything that's too bright or shining
We ran until we found we had the power, Illuminate the world and make it burn
After discovering the power of illumination, we became unstoppable and were even able to ignite the world
Were still afraid must be that door in your brain, You see some light and you pray it will return
Despite all our advancement, we still hold onto our fear of bright light, which is stored in a specific part of the brain - even when we see light, we fear the moment it will go away
It fell to hell and Satan sent his daughter, She must have got lost and can't go home
It seems that Satan's daughter got lost while trying to hide the fire in hell and isn't able to return home
Were still afraid and he can't find her again, We've seen some light but it will always be the same.
As we remain fearful of the light, Satan is also unable to locate his daughter and we realize that although we've been exposed to the light, we will always hold onto our fear
Superstition go away, We still share the mark, Fear
We need to shake off the shackles of superstition, but unfortunately, we still carry the mark of fear within us
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