{"id":22412,"date":"2007-05-09T12:13:00","date_gmt":"2007-05-09T17:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/?p=22412"},"modified":"2023-09-27T13:17:32","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T18:17:32","slug":"i-saw-black-sabbath-w-dio-and-megadeth-opened","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/index.php\/2007\/05\/09\/i-saw-black-sabbath-w-dio-and-megadeth-opened\/","title":{"rendered":"I Saw Black Sabbath w\/Dio!!!  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elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"df74b0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-music\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Date of Concert:  May 8, 2007<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-music\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Location of Concert:  U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, OH<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-music\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Openers:  Megadeth and Machine Head<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfc9d60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cfc9d60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This was quite a treat:\u00a0 My brother and I saw Black Sabbath (or Heaven And Hell as they were calling themselves at this point to distinguish themselves as a different lineup) and Megadeth opened.<\/p><p>Unfortunately, we missed Machine Head but we got there in time for Megadeth.<\/p><p>They&#8217;re always great live and most of their albums I love.<\/p><p>They were about to release their great album United Abominations, which they played a couple of songs from, along with Megadeth classics.<\/p><p>The lineup at this point was Dave Mustaine on Vocals and Guitar as always, along with the Drover brothers (Glen on Guitar and Shawn on Drums) and James Lomenzo on Bass.<\/p><p>Regardless of the lineup, Megadeth are always great and I love Megadeth for all time.<\/p><p>Then the main event happened:\u00a0 I saw Ronnie James Dio sing for Black Sabbath!!!!<\/p><p>This was the 3rd time this lineup happened.\u00a0 Ronnie on Vocals, Tony Iommi on Guitar, Geezer Butler on Bass, and Vinny Appice on Drums.<\/p><p>They played nothing but Dio era Sabbath songs (from the phenomenal Heaven And Hell, Mob Rules, and Dehumanizer albums), plus two out of the three great new songs they had just released on a compilation called Black Sabbath The Dio Years.<\/p><p>I love the original lineup sooooo much, as well as all the other lineups, but this is definitely my second favorite Sabbath lineup.<\/p><p>Everything Ronnie sang was just magical, and he being with these guys was always the best, in my opinion, of what he did.<\/p><p>And the band is sooooo tight and played so great together.<\/p><p>Sadly, Ronnie passed away in 2010 (I&#8217;m typing this in 2023.), but his music will live forever.<\/p><p>I love all of these guys and my brother and I had a great time.<\/p><p>I miss you Ronnie!!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2905d4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2905d4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Black Sabbath (Heaven And Hell) Set 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(New Song)<\/li><li>She-Wolf<\/li><li>Symphony Of Destruction<\/li><li>Tornado Of Souls<\/li><li>Peace Sells&#8230;But Who&#8217;s Buying<\/li><li>Holy Wars&#8230;The Punishment Due<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93a786c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93a786c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Photo Gallery (click on thumbnail to view larger image)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d3389f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d3389f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- default-view.php -->\n<div\n\tclass=\"ngg-galleryoverview default-view\n\t\t\"\n\tid=\"ngg-gallery-3068b07708874775311b4b9ad54b57ca-1\"\n\tdata-nextgen-gallery-id=\"246\"\n\tdata-gallery-id=\"246\"\n\t\tdata-gallery-name=\"Black Sabbath Megadeth 2007\"\n\t>\n\n\t\t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-0\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tngg-3-columns\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-sabbath-megadeth-2007\/379629338_1480183732746396_8234635871008466330_n.jpg?t=1695838568\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-sabbath-megadeth-2007\/379629338_1480183732746396_8234635871008466330_n.jpg?t=1695838568\"\n\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-sabbath-megadeth-2007\/thumbs\/thumbs_379629338_1480183732746396_8234635871008466330_n.jpg?t=1695838568\"\n\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"12983\"\n\t\t\tdata-image-name=\"379629338_1480183732746396_8234635871008466330_n.jpg\"\n\t\t\tdata-title=\"379629338_1480183732746396_8234635871008466330_n\"\n\t\t\tdata-description=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"379629338_1480183732746396_8234635871008466330_n\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"3068b07708874775311b4b9ad54b57ca\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"379629338_1480183732746396_8234635871008466330_n\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"379629338_1480183732746396_8234635871008466330_n\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-sabbath-megadeth-2007\/cache\/379629338_1480183732746396_8234635871008466330_n.jpg-nggid0512983-ngg0dyn-300x300x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg?t=1695838568\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"300\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"300\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\n\t\n\t\t<!-- Pagination -->\n\t\t<div class='ngg-clear'><\/div>\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date of Concert: May 8, 2007 Location of Concert: U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, OH Openers: Megadeth and Machine Head This was quite a treat:\u00a0 My brother and I saw Black Sabbath (or Heaven And Hell as they were calling themselves at this point to distinguish themselves as a different lineup) and Megadeth opened. Unfortunately, we missed Machine Head but we got there in time for Megadeth. They&#8217;re always great live and most of their albums I love. They were about to release their great album United Abominations, which they played a couple of songs from, along with Megadeth classics. The lineup at this point was Dave Mustaine on Vocals and Guitar as always, along with the Drover brothers (Glen on Guitar and Shawn on Drums) and James Lomenzo on Bass. Regardless of the lineup, Megadeth are always great and I love Megadeth for all time. Then the main event happened:\u00a0 I saw Ronnie James Dio sing for Black Sabbath!!!! This was the 3rd time this lineup happened.\u00a0 Ronnie on Vocals, Tony Iommi on Guitar, Geezer Butler on Bass, and Vinny Appice on Drums. They played nothing but Dio era Sabbath songs (from the phenomenal Heaven And Hell, Mob Rules, and Dehumanizer albums), plus two out of the three great new songs they had just released on a compilation called Black Sabbath The Dio Years. 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