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The Black Sabbath Story, Vol. 2 (2002)

After Ozzy Osbourne's departure for a wildly popular solo career, his bandmates soldiered on, and this second volume of The Black Sabbath Story continues the saga from 1980 to the mid-'90s. And what a saga it was: American belter Ronnie James Dio--direct from Rainbow--replaced Osbourne, followed by a short-lived Ian Gillan, etc. Dio and original guitarist Tony Iommi gobble up the bulk of volume 2's interview footage, with the remainder of this too-brief (45 minutes) chronicle taken up by several videos and performance clips like "Die Young" and "Neon Knights" (from the first record with Dio) and the late-'80s pop-metal of "Feels Good to Me."

Since Black Sabbath never again reached the heights of their mid-'70s glory days, there's a brief sense of letdown during volume 2, especially when the videos venture dangerously close to "hair band" territory. But throughout, the group has kept its perspective, even developing a sense of humor usually buried by its notoriously dark music.


From the Back Cover
Volume 2 of The Black Sabbath Story covers the period subsequent to frontman Ozzy Osbourne's departure, and his radical replacement by new vocalist Ronnie James Dio. After enjoying a renaissance with Dio, Sabbath then saw many changes to their line-up, with new personnel including such luminaries as Cozy Powell and Glenn Hughes. Performance footage and candid interviews (many previously unseen) give us the definitive picture of this somewhat tempestuous period in Sabbath?s history. Extras, amongst others, include an hilarious contribution from Ian Gillan on this short tenure as Sabbath vocalist. 

Includes: 
DIE YOUNG: Promo Video, filmed at the Rainbow Theatre London 1980.
NEON KNIGHTS: Promo Video, filmed at the Rainbow Theatre, London 1980. 
TRASHED: Promo Video, filmed at the Montreal Forum, Canada 1983. 
ZERO THE HERO: Promo Video, filmed at the Montreal Forum, Canada 1983. 
NO STRANGER TO LOVE: Promo Video, filmed in Los Angeles, USA 1986. 
THE SHINING: Promo Video, filmed in London 1987
HEADLESS CROSS: Promo Video, filmed in Battle Abbey, England 1989. 
FEELS GOOD TO ME: Promo Video, filmed in London & Los Angeles 1990. 
TV CRIMES: Footage filmed at Rockfield Studios.

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