Neon Nights: 30 Years of Heaven & Hell

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Neon Nights: 30 Years of Heaven & Hell
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Live album by
ReleasedNovember 10, 2010 (Japan)
November 16, 2010
RecordedJuly 30, 2009
Venue Wacken Open Air (Wacken)
Genre Heavy metal
Length74:23
Label Eagle Rock Entertainment
Heaven & Hell chronology
The Devil You Know
(2009)
Neon Nights: 30 Years of Heaven & Hell
(2010)
DVD cover
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Neon Nights: 30 Years of Heaven & Hell ("Live in Europe" for the U.S. market and "Live at Wacken" for the European market) is a live album by Heaven & Hell. Recorded at the Wacken Open Air Festival in Germany on 30 July 2009, it was released in the U.S. on 16 November 2010 and in Japan on October 27, 2010 (Deluxe Website Version) and November 10, 2010 (retail version). It includes songs from the three official Dio-era Black Sabbath albums, as well as songs from The Devil You Know . The album was released in both CD and DVD formats, and the DVD also includes interviews regarding the 30th anniversary of the release of Heaven and Hell and a tribute to Ronnie James Dio, in addition to the concert recording. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Contents

Track listing

CD track list

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Mob Rules" Geezer Butler, Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi 3:46
2."Children of the Sea"Butler, Dio, Iommi, Bill Ward 6:30
3."I"Butler, Dio, Iommi6:16
4."Bible Black"Butler, Dio, Iommi6:29
5."Time Machine"Butler, Dio, Iommi4:39
6."Fear"Butler, Dio, Iommi4:36
7."Falling Off the Edge of the World"Butler, Dio, Iommi5:39
8."Follow the Tears"Butler, Dio, Iommi6:11
9."Die Young"Butler, Dio, Iommi, Ward6:41
10."Heaven and Hell"Butler, Dio, Iommi, Ward17:48
11."Neon Knights"Butler, Dio, Iommi, Ward5:45

DVD track list

No.TitleLength
1."E5150 (not on the CD)" 
2."Mob Rules" 
3."Children of the Sea" 
4."I" 
5."Bible Black" 
6."Time Machine" 
7."Fear" 
8."Falling off the Edge of the World" 
9."Follow the Tears" 
10."Die Young" 
11."Heaven and Hell" 
12."Country Girl (not on the CD)" 
13."Neon Knights" 

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2010)Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [6] 59
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [7] 278
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [8] 28
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [9] 24

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