Happy anniversary to Black Sabbath's Mob Rules album. Against all odds, Black Sabbath survived the departure of original frontman Ozzy Osbourne and rose from the grave to create the heralded 1980 ...

Sabbath did two studio albums with Dio back then. Heaven in Hell was very successful, selling half a million copies in America (eventually going Platinum in 1986) and launching an international tour.

On April 27, 1979, Black Sabbath kicked Ozzy Osbourne out of the ... and its follow-up, 1981’s Mob Rules, continued the upswing. Now given a deluxe reissue treatment, both albums remain masterful.

Guitarist Tony Iommi said Black Sabbath recorded “The Mob Rules” at the ex-Beatle’s house, though it’s not the version that made the record. The initial recording at Lennon’s place in ...

Black Sabbath: Live At Hammersmith Odeon. ‘Mob Rules’ boasts an expansive selection of rare and unreleased recordings. Along with additional tracks from Live At Hammersmith Odeon, the ...

Black Sabbath The Ultimate Collection (2009... Black Sabbath The Ultimate Collection (2009 ...

Black Sabbath are about as canonical as it gets ... The first two Dio albums, Heaven And Hell and Mob Rules, have since ascended into immortality; they’re not quite as formally groundbreaking ...