Ozzy Osbourne, Sabbath’s former lead singer and band co-founder, also appears on the soundtrack with “Believer,” “Diary of a Madman,” and “Mr. Crowley.” In addition, he lent his voice for one of the game’s characters.

Brütal Legend’s soundtrack is a first rate compilation of heavy metal, with all 108 tracks meticulously hand-picked by Tim Schafer, the game’s creator and developer. It is scheduled for release on October 13, 2009, for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Other metal bands appearing on the soundtrack include Skid Row, Marilyn Manson, Dragonforce , Megadeth, Judas Priest, Testament and dozens more.

But when they finally make it to North America, they won’t be alone! Coheed and Cambria will be touring with them throughout the month of August.

Be sure to check out www.GreatSeats.com to get FREE SHIPPING on all online orders over $150 between June 8 and 14. They’re celebrating the company’s 20th anniversary, and you get to reap the rewards!

The box set, “The Rules of Hell,” features versions of the Dio fronted Black Sabbaths albums. It contains a collection of four albums, “Heaven and Hell,” “Mob Rules,” “Live Evil” and “Dehumanizer,” and was released on July 22 through Rhino.

Black Sabbath has an interactive webpage where you can submit concert reviews, as well as send in your scanned in ticket stubs and tour memorabilia.

If you plan on going to one of the shows, make sure to send in your opinions to Black Sabbath. The fan created pages began in 1999, so be sure to do your part to keep them going!

Best Buy is now carrying a version of the forthcoming “Rules of Hell” box set. The majority of the box will be exactly the same as you can get everywhere else; however, there will be an extra CD packed on the outside that will contain five live tracks from 1981. The live tracks are:

* Neon Knights
* The Mob Rules
* Children of the Grave
* Voodoo
* Country Girl

The live tracks came from the “Live at Hammersmith” release from May of 2007. The first four of these tracks already were released on the UK Tour Edition of “The Dio Years” last year.

If you weren’t lucky enough to snag one at Best Buy, try Amazon.com. The only thing you’ll be missing is the bonus CD, but a portion of the proceeds will go to the band (and who can beat free shipping?)

Well then, this is your lucky day, because this August they’re hitting the road for the amazing Metal Masters Tour 2008.

Black Sabbath shares its history with more than 20 band members over the past 40 years since it was formed in 1968. In that time, the notorious Ozzy Ozbourne has been fired and re-hired, but let’s not forget some of the awesome albums that were created sans Ozbourne:

Heaven and Hell and Mob Rules (1979-1982)

Born Again and Seventh Star (1983-1986)

The Eternal Idol, Headless Cross, and Tyr (1986-1990)

Dehumanizer (1990-1993)

Cross Purpose and Forbidden (1993-1996)

And, thanks to black-sabbath.com, some clarification on the current band members:

Ronnie James Dio-Vocals

Tony Iommi-Guitar

Geezer Butler-Bass

Vinny Appice-Drums

Scott Warren-Keyboards

Metal Masters Tour 2008:

August 6, 2008

Camden, NJ

Susquehanna Bank Center

August 7, 2008

Bristol, VA

Nissan Pavillion

August 9, 2008

Holmdel, NJ

PNC Bank Arts Center

August 10, 2008

Wantagh, NY

Nikon at Jones Beach

August 13, 2008

Toronto, ON

Molson Amphitheatre

August 16, 2008

Pittsburgh, PA

Post-Gazette-Pavilion

August 18, 2008

Detroit, MI

DTE Energy Music Theatre

August 19, 2008

Chicago, IL

First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre

August 22, 2008

Dallas, TX

Superpages.com Amphitheatre

August 23, 2008

Houston, TX

Cynthia Woods Pavilion

August 24, 2008

San Antonio, TX

Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

Augsut 27, 2008

Albuquerque, NM

Journal Pavilion

August 28, 2008

Phoenix, AZ

Cricket Wireless Pavilion

August 30, 2008

San Bernadino, CA

Glen Helen Pavilion

August 31, 2008

Mountain View, CA

Shoreline Amphitheatre