Ronnie James Dio steered Black Sabbath away from the brink of self-destruction when he replaced the ousted Ozzy Osbourne in 1979. But just three years and two beloved albums later, he'd sing his ...

Ronnie James Dio was one of metal’s all-time great singers, appearing on landmark albums by Rainbow, Black Sabbath and his eponymous band Dio. The latter’s career couldn’t have got off to a ...

An excerpt from the late Ronnie James Dio’s memoir reveals that he’d “shied away” from joining Black Sabbath when he was first asked. Rainbow in the Dark: The Autobiography, which was ...

A new book, Sabbath: The Dio Years, will offer a deeper look at singer Ronnie James Dio‘s tenure with Black Sabbath. The coffee table tome will cover the vocalist’s full experience with the ...

These are Ronnie James Dio's five best doom metal songs outside of his two stints in Black Sabbath. Leaving Sabbath in the mix would simply make this too easy of a task and there's some hidden ...

On April 27, 1979, Black Sabbath kicked ... what we what we had with Ronnie at that point.” What do you remember about people’s reactions when they first heard Sabbath with Ronnie at the ...

Lzzy Hale has recalled the first time she crossed paths with Tony Iommi – her “absolute favorite guitar player of all time” – ...

Ronnie James Dio's widow has claimed the late metal legend penned his 1983 hit 'Holy Diver' for Black Sabbath originally. The seminal musician - who died from stomach cancer aged 67 in 2010 ...

We went on and on and on, and always done that.” With the late, great Ronnie James Dio on the mic, Black Sabbath had a new energy, and Iommi had a willing accomplice. When it came to guitar solos, ...

Among them, few loomed larger than Ronnie James Dio, who served time in Rainbow and Black Sabbath before leading his own band under his own banner. One of rock’s greatest vocalists, he was both ...

Ronnie James Dio performing onstage in 1985 In recent ... and things were further shaken up when Ronnie took time out to rejoin Black Sabbath for the 1992 Dehumanizer album and tour.