Maybe the ultimate proof that great art requires as much perspiration as inspiration, the best metal song of 1973 emerged from a crippling case of writer’s block on the part of Black Sabbath guitarist and chief songwriter, Tony Iommi. By all four band members’ own admission, Black Sabbath ...
Sadly, the onstage chemistry wasn't enough for the band members to overcome their offstage differences. Dio quit Black Sabbath in late 1982 with Appice in tow and went on to form aneponymous bandwhose 1983 debut,Holy Diver, became a career-defining classic and a cornerstone of heavy metal....
I wouldn't know what to do without you. A very special "thank you" to all of Ronnie's real-life friends and band members that I met over the years. Thank you for becoming friends. I know you are and forever will be Ronnie's pride and joy!!! And I am so proud to call you my...
Ronnie James Dio / Heaven and Hell 2009 Chapman Baehler / Courtesy Rhino Entertainment In 1982, Dio and departed Black Sabbath drummer Vinny Appice formed the band Dio and toured extensively and produced numerous hit albums including their debut Holy Diver (Warner Bros., 1983) that included the ...
Dio’s decision to break up his original band, he said, was prompted by his sense that the band members had lost interest. “They just weren’t putting out anymore,” he said. “I’m very intense about what I do, and the guys in the band seemed to be merely going through the moti...
The majority of the members that formed Faith No More in 1983 had been in a band called Faith No Man beforehand. When they rebranded, they recruited Chuck Mosley to be their singer, and he sang on their first two records. Some altercations between Mosley and his bandmates led to his de...
During high school, Dio played in the school band and was one of the youngest members selected to play in the school’s official Dance Band. It was also during high school that Dio formed his first rock-n-roll group, the Vegas Kings (the name would soon change to Ronnie and the ...
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band members got close to the stage edge and of course Mr. Dio loved coming up that far to wave or shake hands with the fans. Anyways, at some points I was just pointing and pressing the button on the camera since the lights flashing and people pushing was making me more focused on ...
Ronnie James Dio Hologram to Tour Alongside Bandmembers This Summer The hologram of heavy metal musician Ronnie James Dio will be joined onstage this summer by the late rocker’s former Dio bandmates. Launching on March 31, the hologram tour Dio Returns will hit stages across the U.S. ...