Putting to bed the longstanding rumors of a reunion tour, HEAVEN AND HELL have announced their first tour dates for 2007. The tour will feature 11 Canadian shows, along with an exciting one-night-only performance at one of the most prestigious venues in the world, New York’s Radio City Music Hall. HEAVEN AND HELL reunites Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice for the first time in 15 years.

Currently there are 12 scheduled stops, starting on March 11 in Vancouver and ending on March 30 in New York City. The world tour will continue until the end of the year with shows in the US, Asia and Europe. Additional dates will be announced shortly.

Multi-platinum recording artist MEGADETH will be joining the tour, and previewing never before heard material from their upcoming release on Roadrunner Records, United Abominations. The tour also brings the return of DOWN, featuring Phil Anselmo and Rex Brown from PANTERA, as well as Pepper Keenan of COC.

The heavy metal icons are also scheduled to release a new anthology entitled BLACK SABBATH: The Dio Years. Anticipated release date is April 3, 2007 on Rhino/Warner Bros. Records.

The HEAVEN AND HELL Tour 2007 will include the following stops: March 11 Vancouver, BC Pacific Coliseum March 13 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place March 14 Calgary, AB Saddledome March 16 Regina, SK Brandt Centre March 18 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre March 20 Sault St. Marie Steelback Centre March 22 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre March 24 London, ON John Labatt Centre March 26 Montreal, PQ Bell Centre March 27 Quebec City, PQ Colisee Pepsi Arena March 28 Ottawa, ON Civic Centre March 30 New York, NY Radio City Music Hall

For more information about HEAVEN AND HELL please go to www.heavenandhelllive.com. Tickets are on sale January 26th/27th .