BLACK SABBATH/HEAVEN AND HELL's Ronnie James Dio (vocals) and Vinny Appice (drums) spoke to Rhino.com about the new Black Sabbath - The Dio Years collection and the Heaven And Hell tour. Click here (about half-way into the stream) to listen.

As previously reported, the forthcoming collection Black Sabbath - The Dio Years, is due out on April 3rd via Rhino Records in North America. However, the release dates vary around the world. Black-Sabbath.com web guru Joe Siegler has provided the following street dates around the world:

Australia: April 14

Brazil: May 28

France: April 10

Germany: March 30

Italy: April 13

Japan: April 25

Netherlands: March 30

Spain: April 3

UK: April 9

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. 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).