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Ronnie James Dio got spat on by Black Sabbath fans when he replaced Ozzy Osbourne

By Paul Brannigan Published

Wendy Dio says her late husband Ronnie James Dio received a rough reception from some hardcore Black Sabbath fans after replacing Ozzy Osborne as frontman

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Ronnie James Dio’s wife reveals that Holy Diver was written for Black Sabbath

By Classic Rock Published

The course of heavy metal could have been very different

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Eddie Munson and Dio
Ronnie James Dio’s estate gifted Stranger Things' Eddie Munson the Dio patch featured on his jacket

By Liz Scarlett Published

Ronnie James Dio's estate contributed an authentic Dio patch to Stranger Things' metalhead Eddie Munson

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Dio's classic Holy Diver album to get 'super deluxe edition' reissue

By Paul Brannigan Published

Dio's 1983 classic Holy Diver is to get a deluxe re-release this summer, ahead of what would have been the singer's 80th birthday

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The cover of Dio’s Holy Diver album
The epic inside story of Dio’s Holy Diver album: “We smoked some pot and said, ‘F**k, man, this sounds f**king good!’” 

By Dave Everley Published

How Dio made Holy Diver – the album that sealed his immortality

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14 songs that defined the career of Ronnie James Dio

By Malcolm Dome Last updated

From playing bass with The Vegas Kings, a rockabilly outfit formed in 1957, to his time with Rainbow, Black Sabbath, solo and beyond, Ronnie James Dio had a career like no other

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Yes, Ronnie James Dio really did sing War Pigs years before he joined Black Sabbath

By Fraser Lewry Published

Listen to Ronnie James Dio cover Black Sabbath's classic War Pigs at a New Hampshire club in 1972

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‘Emotional’ Ronnie James Dio documentary set for release this year

By Paul Brannigan Published

Rob Halford, Geezer Butler and Jack Black among stars celebrating Ronnie James Dio’s life and legacy in a new documentary Wendy Dio calls “very emotional”

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Andy Sneap and the Black Sabbath artwork
Why I ❤️ Black Sabbath's Mob Rules, by producer Andy Sneap

By Andy Sneap Published

Record producer/engineer/mixer and Sabbat/Hell/Judas Priest guitarist Andy Sneap praises Black Sabbath's Mob Rules, the album where Tony Iommi "raised his game"

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Wendy Dio explains why the Ronnie James Dio hologram may not be used again

By Elizabeth Scarlett Published

Dio's widow Wendy opens up about the financial and technical difficulties of running a hologram of her late husband on tour

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