Latest about Ronnie James Dio
The true story of Hear 'n Aid, the heavy metal Band Aid
Eat your heart out, Bob Geldof – Hear ’n Aid saw the hard-rock community muscling in on the charity single bandwagon. Cue a heavyweight cast, guitar battles and big hair contests
"I look round and there's puke all over the place, and I thought, this is not going well": How Rainbow's classic lineup came together then fell apart
Ritchie Blackmore and his band reflect on Rainbow Rising, hailed as an instant classic upon its release in 1976
"Ozzy would always tell me how he loved Ronnie." Vinny Appice says rumours of beef between Ozzy and Dio were untrue
Ozzy surely hated the man who replaced him in Black Sabbath, right? Nope
All 20 Ronnie James Dio album ranked, from worst to best
Ronnie James Dio's albums with Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell and Dio helped define what a hard rock singer can be
A tribute to Ronnie James Dio: July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010
Ronnie James Dio: July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010
Black Sabbath albums ranked, from worst to best
Some Black Sabbath albums are epoch-defining classics, some are average, some downright embarrassing, and we've ranked them – from woeful worst to brilliant best
The song Ronnie James Dio called one of the "proudest things he'd ever done"
Begun by Dio when he was fronting Black Sabbath, it transformed his career and became one of the classic metal tracks of the 80s
"I insist upon being great": The A-Z of Ronnie James Dio
In his decades fronting Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio and more, the little man with the huge voice made a great many friends – and more than a few enemies
