Now, at the ripe age of 41, Ronnie James Dio was finally ready for his close-up with his debut, Holy Diver. Taking everything he’d learned over the years about complex band politics and scouting for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. DIO Perform In 1984 At Hammersmith Odeon In London - Credit: Pete Still/Redferns Barresi’s new mix of the title cut sounds crisp — ...

Rhino Records has announced a super deluxe edition of Dio’s 1983 debut album Holy Diver, complete with unreleased outtakes, live tracks and rarities. Previously unheard material includes alternate ...

Between the album cover (which features the demonic Dio band mascot Murray whipping a chain that has snapped off from an entangled drowning priest) and the lyrics held within that sometimes invite ...

If Ronnie James Dio hadn’t been kicked out of Black Sabbath due to an ego battle that took place during the mixing sessions for the band’s 1982 album Live Evil, one of the hallmarks of pounding ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Revered Dio and Black Sabbath drummer Vinny Appice is celebrating what would have been his friend and bandmate Ronnie James Dio's ...

The zenith of Ronnie James Dio’s formidable career, reissued on what would have been his 80th birthday, is a heavy metal holy grail —a beacon of iconic riffs and ecstatic, empowering anthems. There ...

To celebrate the 22nd anniversary of the classic 1983 Dio album 'Holy Diver,' the band performed the disc in its entirety on their 2005 tour. A show at the London Astoria was filmed and turned into ...

Sebastian has been passionate about anime and gaming, he's dedicated to researching and knowing about both mediums. DIO Brando's character in Stardust Crusaders was heavily inspired by Ronnie James ...

Ronnie James Dio's widow has claimed the late metal legend penned his 1983 hit 'Holy Diver' for Black Sabbath originally. The seminal musician - who died from stomach cancer aged 67 in 2010 - replaced ...

Dio‘s debut album, Holy Diver, will be reissued this summer to mark what would have been the 80th birthday of the late Ronnie James Dio. The four-CD set, dubbed Holy Diver: Super Deluxe Edition, ...