Bible Black (song)

"Bible Black"
Single by Heaven & Hell
from the album The Devil You Know
Released	March 20, 2009 (Radio) March 31, 2009 (iTunes)
Recorded	2008
Genre	Heavy metal, doom metal
Length	6:29
Label	Rhino Entertainment
Writer(s)	Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler
Producer(s)	Heaven & Hell, Mike Exeter
The Devil You Know track listing "Fear" (2) "Bible Black" (3) "Double the Pain" (4)

"Bible Black" is a song by heavy metal band Heaven & Hell from their 2009 album, The Devil You Know. The song was premiered on 20 March 2009 by Eddie Trunk.^[1]

Details

According to singer Ronnie James Dio, the song is about a man who is addicted to the Bible Black, a darkly twisted version of the Holy Bible, which ultimately corrupts and destroys him.^[2]

Music video

A music video for the song was made and premiered on VH1 Classic as the first video of Metal Mania. It came on right after the season 2 finale of That Metal Show, which Ronnie James Dio and Geezer Butler of Heaven & Hell were guests on. The video is in animation and features the band via shadows. The premise of the video is an angel in Heaven picks up a black book (a'la the song "Bible Black"). When he opens it, it sends him down to Hell.

Tony Iommi spoke his opinions on the video, calling it "bloody awful,"^{[citation needed]} and stating it was the only part of the album he was unhappy with, as well as the fact that the band had no involvement in it.

Track list

1. "Bible Black" (6:29)
2. "Neon Knights" (live from Radio City Music Hall) (4:00)

Response

Classic rock called it "The first too-heavy-even-for-radio 2-single."^{[citation needed]}

References