Heaven and Hell, the band comprised of members of the Dio-era Black Sabbath incarnation (Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice), have confirmed tour dates for Europe for late spring 2009.
The list of dates is as follows:
May 30 - Moscow, Russia, B1
May 31 - Moscow, Russia - B1
June 1 - St. Petersburg, Russia - New Arena
June 2 - Helsinki, Finland, Icehall
June 4 - Oslo, Norway, Spektrum
June 6 - Solvesborg, Sweden, Sweden Rock Festival
June 8 - Giessen, Germany, Hessenhallen
June 9 - Berlin, Germany, Zitadelle
June 10 – Bamburg, Germany, Jakoarena
June 13 – Bergum, Holland, Waldrock Festival
June 14 – Karlsruhe, Germany, Europahalle
June 16 – Bonn, Germany, Museumsplatz
June 17 – Zurich, Switzerland, Volkshaus
June 19 – Clisson, France, Hellfest
June 26 – Dessel, Belgium, Graspop Festival
June 27 – Milan, Italy, Gods Of Metal
More shows will be announced soon.
The band has just finished recording their new studio album at Rockfield Studios in Wales, with a tentative release date in April 2009. This is the first original music from the quartet, who reunited in late 2006 to write three new tracks for the CD Black Sabbath: The Dio Years, which was followed by a year long trek around the world.
The band took off most of 2008 to write, rehearse and record the new material, stopping only for a brief tour of North America on the “Metal Masters” tour with Judas Priest, Motorhead and Testament.
For more information, visit www.heavenandhelllive.com.
