Exploring the Rules of Hell - N.I.B. (Live Evil Version)

"N.I.B." finds the band venturing into the Ozzy Osbourne era. From the get go it is clearly a new band as Vinny Appice's drum work is differentfrom Bill Wards, but overall it works.

Dio makes the song his own though, avoiding any attempt to replicate what Ozzy did. It's almost as if he is playing the character of "Lucifer" from the song's lyrics, and it works incredibly well.

It's a nice live rendition and gives me an idea of how Dio approached the Ozzy era material.

Tomorrow, "Children of the Sea"!