Black Sabbath righted their ship when Ronnie James Dio entered the fold on ‘Heaven and Hell.’ Experiencing a rebirth of sorts, the herculean riffs returned from the master, Tony Iommi, and Dio’s fantasy-filled lyrics brought Black Sabbath, maybe not back from the dead, but feverishly scr...
Black Sabbath had already churned out six indomitable albums, but Priest defined what became traditional metal. The twin guitars and complex arrangement came with the first song, the all-time classic “Victim of Changes.” Short and speedy tracks like “...