| The Rules of Hell | |
| Type: | box |
| Artist: | Black Sabbath |
| Cover: | The Rules of Hell.jpg |
| Released: | 22 July 2008 |
| Recorded: | 1980–1982, 1992 |
| Genre: | Heavy metal |
| Length: | 3:40:08 |
| Label: | Rhino |
| Chronology: | Black Sabbath compilations |
| Prev Year: | 2007 |
| Next Title: | Greatest Hits |
| Next Year: | 2009 |
The Rules of Hell is a collection of four albums by the heavy metal band Black Sabbath featuring Ronnie James Dio on vocals in remastered form.[1] The albums included in the set are:
The boxed set was released on 22 July 2008 through Rhino.[2] Heaven & Hell supported the box set on the Metal Masters Tour, featuring Judas Priest, Motörhead and Testament.
The set does not include the three new recordings from the compilation, although some Internet stores included the three The Dio Years tracks as a bonus when downloading the set.
A version of this box set was sold at Best Buy for a limited time as an exclusive. This edition included an extra CD containing five live tracks from the previously released but very limited and out of print Live at Hammersmith Odeon.The tracks included are:
The first four of these tracks were also released on the UK "tour edition" of The Dio Years.