The wet and windy Sunday night seemed the perfect backdrop for the 1979 Black Sabbath line up to grace the stage at the BIC. Going under the name of the first album recorded with former Rainbow vocalist Ronnie James Dio, Heaven and Hell must have felt right at home on the last night of their European tour.
Openers Iced Earth kicked off proceedings with their upbeat Power Metal stylings and received a good crowd response.
Next up Lamb of God and the Thrash Metal they dished out had the younger generation starting up a mosh pit and hoping to see them play in a smaller venue for a longer period of time.
But tonight was all about Heaven and Hell, these Rock legends proved that they still have what it takes! Opening with the crowd favourite that is Mob Rules, Dio immediately had the audience eating out of the palm of his hand. Tony Iommi’s guitar belted out one classic rock riff after another, behind him Geezer Butler’s bass was as solid as… well… as a rock!
The highlight of the set was Vinny Appice’s thundering drum solo, which will no doubt have new converts running to their nearest drum shop.
Back on the 1979 Sabbath tour of the Heaven and Hell album, Dio was accredited with coming up with one of the most recognizable hand symbols in Heavy Metal today, the Mano Cornuta or Devil Horns to you and me, which he liberally flashed as he prowled around the stage.
Closing the show with a blistering rendition of title track Heaven and Hell, they duly came on for encore song Neon Knights leaving everyone to go home with a massive smile on their faces.
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