Ronnie James Dio talks out about the new Heaven & Hell album and still having something to prove.

Ronnie James Dio has spoken to Metal Hammer about how vital it was that Dio, Iommi, Butler and Appice recorded together once more.

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“It seems almost as though this album had to be done just to prove one last time that “Yeah, they were that good for all those years, huh?” says Dio. “I’m not saying that this spells the end of the band, because one never knows with this lot anyway and I don’t think that’s going to happen at all. But again, I think it was a necessary album, for the fans and for us. Probably more necessary for us.”

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