| The Rules of Hell | ||||
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| Released | 22 July 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 1980–1982, 1992 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 3:40:08 | |||
| Label | Rhino | |||
| Black Sabbath compilations chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| PiercingMetal |  [1] |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
The Rules of Hell is a collection of four albums by the heavy metal band Black Sabbath featuring Ronnie James Dio on vocals in remastered form.[3] The albums included in the set are:
- 1980 Heaven and Hell[3]
- 1981 Mob Rules[3]
- 1982 Live Evil (2 CDs)[3]
- 1992 Dehumanizer[3]
The boxed set was released on 22 July 2008 through Rhino.[4] Heaven & Hell supported the box set on the Metal Masters Tour, featuring Judas Priest, Motörhead and Testament.[4]
The set does not include the three new recordings from the Black Sabbath: The Dio Years compilation, although some Internet stores included the three The Dio Years tracks as a bonus when downloading the set.
- ^ PiercingMetal review
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ a b c d e Welte, Jim (22 April 2008). "Legends align for Metal Masters Tour". MP3.com. Archived from the original on 24 April 2008. Retrieved 23 April 2008.
- ^ a b Prato, Greg (22 April 2008). "Judas Priest leads summer "Metal Masters" tour". Reuters. Retrieved 23 April 2008.