As previously reported, the first single release from the new BLACK SABBATH: The DIO Years compilation, will be the track 'The Devil Cried' written and produced by guitarist Tony Iommi and singer Ronnie James Dio and recorded with bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Vinny Appice in November 2006 in the UK. The song was engineered and mixed by Mike Exeter who worked on Fused and The 1996 DEP Sessions (both featuring Iommi and GLENN HUGHES). Rhino has serviced a "Dio Years - Sampler" featuring a snippet of the song and the classic track 'Heaven And Hell'. The "complete" version of 'The Devil Cried' will impact radio on March 5th. According to Black-Sabbath.com, the single will be released in digital form to the public via all digital retailers on Tuesday, March 13th.

The first comprehensive introduction to the band's legacy, Black Sabbath: The Dio Years features a dozen classic studio recordings, plus one live track - 'Children Of The Sea' from 1982's Live Evil. The collection also contains the three brand-new tracks - 'The Devil Cried', 'Shadow Of The Wind' and 'Ear In The Wall'. The disc will be available April 3rd at all physical retail outlets and at www.rhino.com for a suggested list price of $18.98. The album will also be available at all digital retail outlets for a suggested retail price of $11.99.

Arranged chronologically, the compilation spotlights Dio's time with Black Sabbath and draws heavily from the lineup's 1980 debut and 1981 follow-up, Heaven And Hell and Mob Rules respectively. Recognized as back-to-back metal classics, the albums feature such signature songs as the title tracks, 'Neon Knights', 'Die Young', 'Turn Up The Night' and 'Voodoo'. The Dio Years also features 'After All (The Dead)', 'TV Crimes' and 'I' from the singer's brief reunion with Sabbath for the Dehumanizer album and tour.

Black Sabbath: The Dio Years tracklisting: 'Neon Knights', 'Lady Evil', 'Heaven And Hell', 'Die Young', 'Lonely Is The Word', 'The Mob Rules', 'Turn Up The Night', 'Voodoo', 'Falling Off The Edge Of The World', 'After All (The Dead)', 'TV Crimes', 'I', 'Children Of The Sea' - Live, 'The Devil Cried' *, 'Shadow Of The Wind' *, 'Ear In The Wall' *. (* Newly recorded track).