Ronnie James Dio

How Ronnie James Dio and Black Sabbath put their differences behind them for the third and final time

By Richard Bienstock Published 5 July 26

Heaven & Hell was Black Sabbath’s classic Mob Rules line-up in all but name

When Ritchie Blackmore met Ronnie James Dio: The story of Rainbow

By Mick Wall Published 28 June 26

Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore recruited a largely unknown vocalist to sing on his new project. The rest, as they say, is history

“I reckon Ritchie Blackmore might have thought we’d made a mistake having them open for Rainbow, as we just couldn’t match them”: When AC/DC blew Rainbow off stage

By Geoff Barton, Malcolm Dome Published 13 June 26

Warning: never, ever let AC/DC open for your band

The story of Ritchie Blackmore's most epic Rainbow song, Stargazer

By Classic Rock Magazine Published 4 June 26

Inspired by a cello riff and launched by one of rock's great drum intros, Stargazer found Ritchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio at their absolute peak

Ronnie James Dio rose from the ashes twice to make one of metal’s greatest ever debut albums

By Mick Wall Published 31 January 26

How Dio made their iconic 1983 debut album

The true story of Hear 'n Aid, the heavy metal Band Aid

By Johnny Black Published 1 January 26

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

By Peter Makowski Published 4 September 25

Ritchie Blackmore and his band reflect on Rainbow Rising, hailed as an instant classic upon its release in 1976