HEAVEN & HELL's 'The Devil You Know': Final Artwork, First Single Revealed (#2088)

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Band News - HEAVEN & HELL's 'The Devil You Know': Final Artwork, First Single Revealed

Published on Thu Mar 12, 2009 8:59 pm
Source: Blabbermouth

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DevotedWalnut · **Posted:** Thu Mar 12, 2009 11:19 pm

I guess mine wasn't good enough...

Goat · **Posted:** Thu Mar 12, 2009 11:25 pm

Weell, we have to keep things official for the site users who aren't forumites.

Yes, they exist.

DevotedWalnut · **Posted:** Fri Mar 13, 2009 12:15 am

Losers

Lucifer's Son · **Joined:** Mon Jan 05, 2009 9:52 pm **Posts:** 2016

What is the canadian word for rude redneck? :rolleyes:

Esiel · **Posted:** Fri Mar 13, 2009 12:45 am

Lucifer's Son wrote:

What is the canadian word for rude redneck? :rolleyes:

Hick? Hillbilly? :lol:

Kidding... :wink:

DevotedWalnut · **Posted:** Fri Mar 13, 2009 3:21 am

Lucifer's Son wrote:

What is the canadian word for rude redneck? :rolleyes:

Lucifer's Son

I know it's weird, but we are are a weird breed.

SoulSociety · **Posted:** Sun Mar 15, 2009 7:13 pm

That's probably the most brutal artwork for a non-extreme band cover.

hellraiser_xes · **Posted:** Mon Mar 16, 2009 11:41 am

The cover reminds me of Rotting Christ era Genesis. Even the demon looks like the one on the 'In Domine Satanae' cover.

But in other words, looking forward to this. Iommi and Dio never fail.

SoulSociety · **Posted:** Mon Mar 16, 2009 9:18 pm

hellraiser_xes wrote:

The cover reminds me of Rotting Christ era Genesis. Even the demon looks like the one on the 'In Domine Satanae' cover.

But in other words, looking forward to this. Iommi and Dio never fail.

Lately I've been listening to Heaven and Hell (the album) and Mob Rules and I'm inclined to agree.

Kuruus · **Posted:** Sun Mar 22, 2009 7:39 pm

Of all the albums coming out this year, I'm looking forward to this the most. I agree, the artwork is pretty brutal all things considered. I guess their trying to go with the shock value that must of come with Dio's Holy Diver and Black Sabbath's Heaven and Hell, hence a return to their roots :zzz:

SoulSociety · **Posted:** Mon Mar 23, 2009 9:31 am

Kuruus wrote:

Of all the albums coming out this year, I'm looking forward to this the most. I agree, the artwork is pretty brutal all things considered. I guess their trying to go with the shock value that must of come with Dio's Holy Diver and Black Sabbath's Heaven and Hell, hence a return to their roots :zzz:

With Holy Diver, I can understand the shock value thing, but Heaven and Hell? I can't imagine stuck up parents actually getting fussy about that cover.

And can the new artwork even shock these days considering the artwork of bands like Cannibal Corpse or Marduk's Fuck Me Jesus?

Goat · **Posted:** Mon Mar 23, 2009 11:30 am

SoulSociety wrote:

Kuruus wrote:

Of all the albums coming out this year, I'm looking forward to this the most. I agree, the artwork is pretty brutal all things considered. I guess their trying to go with the shock value that must of come with Dio's Holy Diver and Black Sabbath's Heaven and Hell, hence a return to their roots :zzz:

With Holy Diver, I can understand the shock value thing, but Heaven and Hell? I can't imagine stuck up parents actually getting fussy about that cover.

And can the new artwork even shock these days considering the artwork of bands like Cannibal Corpse or Marduk's Fuck Me Jesus?

Maybe. You realise that very few people will have seen FMJ, being a demo and all? I agree that this H&H art isn't so bad, although you can expect certain people of a certain religion getting riled about it.

SoulSociety · **Posted:** Mon Mar 23, 2009 8:16 pm

Goat wrote:

SoulSociety wrote:

Kuruus wrote:

Of all the albums coming out this year, I'm looking forward to this the most. I agree, the artwork is pretty brutal all things considered. I guess their trying to go with the shock value that must of come with Dio's Holy Diver and Black Sabbath's Heaven and Hell, hence a return to their roots :zzz:

With Holy Diver, I can understand the shock value thing, but Heaven and Hell? I can't imagine stuck up parents actually getting fussy about that cover.

And can the new artwork even shock these days considering the artwork of bands like Cannibal Corpse or Marduk's Fuck Me Jesus?

Maybe. You realise that very few people will have seen FMJ, being a demo and all? I agree that this H&H art isn't so bad, although you can expect certain people of a certain religion getting riled about it.

I would agree, except for the fact that Heaven and Hell aren't a mainstream band outside of metal, so I don't think many in the mainstream press would get a hold of this.

traptunderice · **Posted:** Mon Mar 23, 2009 8:37 pm

SoulSociety wrote:

Goat wrote:

SoulSociety wrote:

Kuruus wrote:

Of all the albums coming out this year, I'm looking forward to this the most. I agree, the artwork is pretty brutal all things considered. I guess their trying to go with the shock value that must of come with Dio's Holy Diver and Black Sabbath's Heaven and Hell, hence a return to their roots :zzz:

With Holy Diver, I can understand the shock value thing, but Heaven and Hell? I can't imagine stuck up parents actually getting fussy about that cover.

And can the new artwork even shock these days considering the artwork of bands like Cannibal Corpse or Marduk's Fuck Me Jesus?

Maybe. You realise that very few people will have seen FMJ, being a demo and all? I agree that this H&H art isn't so bad, although you can expect certain people of a certain religion getting riled about it.

I would agree, except for the fact that Heaven and Hell aren't a mainstream band outside of metal, so I don't think many in the mainstream press would get a hold of this.

The return of Sabbath? That is sure as hell how they are going to advertise it in order to sell some copies, which it is true but not to the masses. It'll be in Rolling Stone and in the NY Times, etc.

SoulSociety · **Posted:** Mon Mar 23, 2009 9:00 pm

traptunderice wrote:

SoulSociety wrote:

Goat wrote:

SoulSociety wrote:

Kuruus wrote:

Of all the albums coming out this year, I'm looking forward to this the most. I agree, the artwork is pretty brutal all things considered. I guess their trying to go with the shock value that must of come with Dio's Holy Diver and Black Sabbath's Heaven and Hell, hence a return to their roots :zzz:

With Holy Diver, I can understand the shock value thing, but Heaven and Hell? I can't imagine stuck up parents actually getting fussy about that cover.

And can the new artwork even shock these days considering the artwork of bands like Cannibal Corpse or Marduk's Fuck Me Jesus?

Maybe. You realise that very few people will have seen FMJ, being a demo and all? I agree that this H&H art isn't so bad, although you can expect certain people of a certain religion getting riled about it.

I would agree, except for the fact that Heaven and Hell aren't a mainstream band outside of metal, so I don't think many in the mainstream press would get a hold of this.

The return of Sabbath? That is sure as hell how they are going to advertise it in order to sell some copies, which it is true but not to the masses. It'll be in Rolling Stone and in the NY Times, etc.

Oh yeah, I forgot how different things are in America. I can imagine them getting some flack, but nothing like Dio got for Holy Diver.

Kuruus · **Posted:** Tue Mar 24, 2009 1:07 am

SoulSociety wrote:

Kuruus wrote:

Of all the albums coming out this year, I'm looking forward to this the most. I agree, the artwork is pretty brutal all things considered. I guess their trying to go with the shock value that must of come with Dio's Holy Diver and Black Sabbath's Heaven and Hell, hence a return to their roots :zzz:

With Holy Diver, I can understand the shock value thing, but Heaven and Hell? I can't imagine stuck up parents actually getting fussy about that cover.

And can the new artwork even shock these days considering the artwork of bands like Cannibal Corpse or Marduk's Fuck Me Jesus?

I think, given the time period of 81, even the Heaven and Hell album cover caught people off guard. This is just speculation on my part and judging from what I've seen from a lot of metal covers of that time.

Cú Chulainn · **Posted:** Tue Mar 24, 2009 8:00 am

Isn't the Heaven and Hell cover (Angels smoking and playing cards, right?) a previously existing painting anyway?

SoulSociety · **Posted:** Tue Mar 24, 2009 8:54 am

FrigidSymphony wrote:

Isn't the Heaven and Hell cover (Angels smoking and playing cards, right?) a previously existing painting anyway?

That's what I'm saying. It's not like there was the Slayer demon from Show No Mercy chopping them up.

Cú Chulainn · **Posted:** Tue Mar 24, 2009 8:58 am

I guess that some people might prefer to see a violent, mythologically accurate depiction of a demon killing people than a picture of angelic beings engaging in such mundane, trivial and "unholy" activities such as smoking and playing cards.

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