BW&BK spoke to DIMMU BORGIR guitarist Silenoz during the official listening session for the Norwegian black metallers' new album, In Sorte Diaboli, at the Holmenkollen Park Hotel Rica in Oslo, Norway recently. A major feature on the band is set to run in BW&BK #103, out in late March.

The release of In Sorte Diaboli (in April - more info here) will coincide with Dimmu Borgir's recently-announced North American tour beginning in late April, with support from KATAKLYSM, DEVILDRIVER and UNEARTH. However, Silenoz is paying attention to a reformed group of legends going under the moniker of HEAVEN AND HELL.

"I'm so stoked about it," he says about the reunion featuring BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi and bassist Geezer Butler, with frontman Ronnie James Dio and drummer Vinny Appice, for the first time in 15 years. "I'm a huge Dio fan and to watch him with Sabbath again is going to be mind-blowing. Ozzy is the icon of Black Sabbath, but vocally and musically, Dio is the best singer. But it depends on who you prefer technically. Ozzy's showmanship is killer - used to be killer. But I like both versions of Sabbath. I even like the Tony Martin version of Sabbath, especially Headless Cross. And you can't forget about Born Again. It's the same way with us, since we've had so many lineup changes. We have fans that just like the Stormblåst (1996) era, or the Spiritual Black Dimensions (1999) era. That's cool and you have to accept it. That's how it is with people. You can't please everyone."