
Four figures stand along again... Their endless shadows cover the lives of numerous people living in the strange world of the killer dwarf, the inventors of heavy sound from Birmingham and their unique elixir. So, while racing an era of metal community's strong effort to survive waving the flag of new, modern, extreme or post metal and haunting furiously the new heroes of generations to come, their grandfathers come out of the studio waving the frame "classic" as only THEY have the luxury to do. The four figures, 17 years since "Dehumanizer" fed their faithful followers, share wisely the distance between it and "Mob Rules" and name their piece or art with the allusion phrase "The devil you know"... The killer dwarf racing already his 69th year (!) appears to be stronger than before, translating the inspiration of "all-of-them-being-again-together" to a unique echo of his Rainbow years. His excellent, full, steady voice serves all his favorite cliche' themes in a dreamy world of symbols and myths where the man of controversy and distance is always the devil for religion. The games between good and evil leap on the direct buildings of riff-master of certain results, the unique Mr.Iommi, still teaching to every corner of the world how you can make it simple and great. Some of the most respectful tunes they have created in the last decade race more than the first half of the album proving it is something more than a nostalgic, anniversary meeting with guitars... Everyone brought up with smoking angels, country girls and rainbow bridges will gracefully enjoy this new sanctuary of symbolic tales. The four figures stand along again... and there's still magic in the air.Against the music business and one woman's cheap trick, don't hesitate to name it in the way you should... when you're dealing with the new BLACK SABBATH album...