What is Heaven & Hell?
{{Infobox musical artist | name = Heaven & Hell | image = Heavenandhelllive.JPG | caption = Heaven & Hell in 2007 | years_active = 2006-2010 | genre = [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]] | past_members = * [[Tony Iommi]] * [[Geezer Butler]] * [[Ronnie James Dio]] * [[Vinny Appice]] }} '''Heaven & Hell''' was a British-American [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] [[supergroup]]. The band was made by [[Black Sabbath]] members [[Tony Iommi]] and [[Geezer Butler]], as well as [[Ronnie James Dio|Dio]] members [[Ronnie James Dio]] and [[Vinny Appice]]. The band's name is from the first Black Sabbath album with Ronnie James Dio on it, ''[[Heaven and Hell (Black Sabbath album)|Heaven & Hell]]''. The four members of Heaven & Hell had been making music and playing [[Concert|live shows]] as Black Sabbath since 1980. When they went on tour in 2007, they renamed themselves Heaven & Hell. Iommi stated that the fans would probably expect Ozzy Era songs, and he did not want fans to be [[Mental confusion|confused]] and expect songs like Iron Man, War Pigs, Paranoid, etc.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kotz|first=Pete|title=Interview with Toni Iommi, guitarist for Black Sabbath/Heaven and Hell|url=https://www.clevescene.com/music/interview-with-toni-iommi-guitarist-for-black-sabbathheaven-and-hell-1559410|access-date=2022-10-02|website=Cleveland Scene|language=en}}</ref> The band ended after Dio died from [[stomach cancer]] in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Heaven And Hell Is Over, Iommi Confirms|url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/heaven_and_hell_is_over_iommi_confirms.html|access-date=2022-10-02|website=www.ultimate-guitar.com|language=en}}</ref> == References == <references /> [[Category:Heavy metal bands]] [[Category:Musical groups established in 2006]] [[Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2010]]