Ronnie James Dio
Noel Vasquez, Getty Images Considering the volatile nature of his past relationship with the late Ronnie James Dio, it’s somewhat surprising to hear that Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell is reuniting with the classic lineup of the Dio band where he found some of his early success as a guitarist.
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Cory Schwartz,Getty Images One of rock and roll's most legendary voices, Ronnie James Dio was silenced nearly two years ago after a very public battle with cancer. To honor the fallen rocker, a new tribute CD is being organized and lending a hand are none other than Metallica.
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MySpace.com/Ryan Adams After Ronnie James Dio died in May 2010, Judas Priest's Rob Halford, Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler and other members of the hard rock/heavy metal community were quick to express their appreciation in public for the powerful, pint-size singer.
A belated Dio tribute came from a rather unlikely source on Feb. 17 when alt-country star Ryan Adams busted out a solo acoustic cover of 'Holy Diver' during his concert at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.
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Frazer Harrison, Getty Images Since early 2011, there's been plenty of talk about a star-studded Ronnie James Dio tribute album.
Well, it looks like 2012 will be the year it finally arrives. And the list of artists lined up to honor the late solo singer and onetime Black Sabbath and Rainbow frontman is quite impressive: Rob Halford (Judas Priest), Ian Gillan (Deep Purple), Lemmy Kilmister (Motorhead) and Dave Grohl (Nirvana and Foo Fighters), among others.
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Paul Kane, Getty Images When it comes to pioneering jam metal bands, few artists can compete with Rainbow and their legendary penchant for stretching out straightforward rock songs into exercises in instrumental abandon.
The 35th anniversary reissue of 'Live in Germany 1976' -- an unsung companion piece to the band's better known 1977 double concert album 'On Stage' -- showcases guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, singer Ronnie James Dio, keyboard player T
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Long before he became a metal master, Ronnie James Dio fronted a blues-based band called the Elves that cranked out traditional rock with a hint of folksy acoustic jams and prog-rock tendencies.
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Official Ronnie James Dio/ via Facebook Dio Disciples, the highly regarded and officially sanctioned tribute to the music of late metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio has announced their first U.S. tour dates, which will begin on Sept. 22 in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
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Paul Kane/Noel Vasquez, Getty Images Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell says that he has no regrets that he didn’t get a chance to put aside his differences with the late Ronnie James Dio prior to Dio’s death in 2010.
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Robert Cianflone, Getty Images A year ago today, the hard-rock universe lost one of its signature voices, as the great Ronnie James Dio passed away. Now, the heavy-metal legend is being remembered with a tribute tour and a deluxe Blu-Ray release.
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