Ronnie James Dio
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"Sabbath was a ghost ship when I joined”: Read an extract from Ronnie James Dio’s brutally honest memoir
By Ronnie James Dio published
In an excerpt taken from his posthumous autobiography, here Ronnie James Dio shares his take on how 1981 album Mob Rules came to be

Rob Halford, Sammy Hagar, Sebastian Bach join Ronnie James Dio cancer fundraiser
By Classic Rock published
Rob Halford, Sammy Hagar and more join Tony Iommi and Glenn Hughes for Stand Up And Shout livestream fundraiser

Tony Iommi and Glenn Hughes to pay tribute to Ronnie James Dio at Stand Up And Shout fundraiser
By Classic Rock published
Stand Up And Shout For Ronnie James Dio’s Birthday will take place in July and feature Tony Iommi and Glenn Hughes

Black Sabbath: The Dio Years to be documented in lavish new book
By Classic Rock published
New coffee table book from Rufus Publications will explore Ronnie James Dio’s tenure in Black Sabbath

Geezer Butler claims to have invented heavy metal horns, then backtracks
By Metal Hammer published
Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler claims Ronnie James Dio got the idea for the ‘horns’ from him: “But Ronnie made it famous”

Has an unheard Dio-era Black Sabbath demo just been unearthed?
By Elizabeth Scarlett published
Geoff Nicholls' estate have uploaded a previously unreleased track which seems to feature Dio and co. jamming in the early Heaven And Hell days

Ronnie James Dio’s autobiography will lay bare bitter fights with Ritchie Blackmore and Tony Iommi
By Classic Rock last updated
Rainbow In The Dark, Dio’s posthumous tell-all autobiography, won’t be pulling any punches

Lute Gone Wild! Listen to medieval minstrels play Rainbow In The Dark by Lord Ronald of The House Dio
By Paul Brannigan last updated
YouTuber Algal the Bard gets medieval on Ronnie James Dio’s majestic ass
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