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In an October 2005 interview with the programme “Masters of Rock“, aired on BBC Radio 2, Ronnie James Dio revealed his plans to work with Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi once again. He stated that two songs would be penned, and were to feature on a “project“ entitled Black Sabbath - The Dio Years. Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward were initially named as the rhythm section completing the project. At Iommi's behest, the group rebranded themselves Heaven & Hell to differentiate this incarnation from the Osbourne-fronted Black Sabbath which was then only on a hiatus. However, for The Dio Years - for which the band would end up recording three new songs rather than two - the band continued to use the Black Sabbath name. Ward, who performed on the 1980 Heaven and Hell album and the first half of the tour, ultimately declined to be band's drummer before they recorded, citing musical differences. His departure made way for a reunion of the other Di
