The Rules Of Hell is a box set that collects all of the Dio era Sabbath material. It includes 1980's Heaven And Hell, 1981's Mob Rules, 1982's Live Evil and 1992's Dehumanizer.
In their 40 plus years of existence, Black Sabbath has had a bunch of vocalists. The two who are most well known and recorded the most material with Sabbath were Ozzy Osbourne and Ronnie James Dio. Many Sabbath fans like all the band's material no matter who the vocalist was, but there are some who love Ozzy and hate Dio and vice versa. This box set is perfect for those who only want the Ronnie James Dio material.
There aren't any bonus tracks or previously unreleased songs on The Rules Of Hell, but all the CDs have been remastered. There are also extensive liner notes and new interviews with the band. If you already have all the Dio era Sabbath albums, there's probably no need to add The Rules Of Hell to your collection unless you're a completist, but for a list price of 55 bucks and availability under 40 dollars it's a convenient and reasonably priced way to get all 5 CDs (Live Evil is a double CD) in one package.
(released July 22, 2008 on Rhino Records)
