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"It was the most scary thing any of us had ever been through." Ronnie James Dio on the "evil spirit" that apparently sabotaged Rainbow and ended up pushing his wife down the stairs
While recording in a haunted château, Ronnie James Dio believed he'd accidentally summoned a "really evil spirit" that caused chaos during their sessions
The 10 greatest solo albums in heavy metal history
Bruce Dickinson, Rob Halford and Ozzy Osbourne have all proven you don’t need to be in a band to make top-notch heavy metal
The 11 greatest final shows in heavy metal history
From Black Sabbath to Metallica’s Cliff Burton, these excellent gigs also proved to be bittersweet goodbyes
The 10 greatest guest spots in heavy metal history
From Bruce Dickinson teaming with Rob Halford to Dave Grohl’s Probot album, here are the times big names made great metal songs even greater
"SHEPHERD'S P-I-EEEE!": that time Uriah Heep's singer was the voice of Ronnie James Dio in a TV advert promoting the UK's favourite minced meat and mashed potato classic
"Shepherd's pie will go down a treat / Give me a portion of your mash and meat!"
The 10 best heavy metal mascots of all time
What’s a great band without a great mascot? Iron Maiden, Megadeth and Ghost all prove that a made-up character can carry you far!
American Idol judges shocked by exuberant version of Dio's Holy Diver
Also in American Idol news: Lionel Richie reveals that Rob Zombie is one of his dearest friends
Paul Gilbert has turned Dio's Holy Diver into an instrumental and it's kinda freaky
Holy Diver comes from shredder Paul Gilbert's upcoming tribute collection The Dio Album, with RJD's vocals replicated on guitar
