Formed in 2006 after late-era
Black Sabbath members
Ronnie James Dio,
Tony Iommi,
Geezer Butler, and
Vinny Appice reunited after a 15-year hiatus for three new tracks on the
Dio Years compilation,
Heaven & Hell, named after
Sabbath's first recording with
Dio in 1980, toured under the moniker in 2007 and released the two-disc CD/DVD Live from Radio City Music Hall later that year. The band's first full-length studio recording,
Devil You Know, arrived in 2009. ~ James Christopher Monger, All Music Guide