Ronnie James Dio

On April 1, Rhino will release 'This Is Your Life,' a tribute album to Ronnie James Dio that will raise funds for his Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund. As of today (Feb. 24), the first single from the record, a cover of 'Starstruck' by Motorhead with Biff Byford of Saxon, is now streaming.

A new benefit album pays tribute to Ronnie James Dio with 13 interpretations of his music from Metallica, Motorhead, Scorpions, Anthrax and Judas Priest's Rob Halford, among others.

Do you believe in ghosts? More to the point, do you believe the ghosts of dead rock stars hang around concerts where their songs are being played? If so, then add Ronnie James Dio to the list of possible apparitions -- because according to at least one witness, he popped up (quite literally) at a Last in Line show this weekend.

Vivian Campbell's long-running feud with Ronnie James Dio has left some fans crying foul over Campbell's decision to revisit their work together, but he has strong words for anyone who thinks he doesn't have a right to play those songs.

As this list of Ronnie James Dio songs demonstrates, there's no way to overstate the impact the signer had on hard rock and heavy metal. But we'll be damned if we won't try to anyway, one more time. From his blue-collar efforts behind countless, mostly forgotten rock and doo wop vocal groups during the late '50s and '60s, through his decades as one of metal's preeminent vocalists, bestride, Elf, R

Even though he's been gone for over three years now, the spirit of Ronnie James Dio is still all around us -- even in the parking lot of a hardware store in Akron, Ohio.

Arguably, no heavy metal singer wielded greater influence over the length and breadth of heavy metal’s long history than the sorely missed Ronnie James Dio. Now, now, don't get worked up! Simple math tells us this is so, by reason of Dio's relatively brief but nevertheless momentous associations with heavy metal cornerstones such as Rainbow and Black Sabbath, on top of a long and successful tenure

Fans of the late, great Ronnie James Dio and his band Dio can relive the group's glory years with the upcoming re-release of a 1986 concert in Philadelphia. 'Finding the Sacred Heart -- Live in Philly 1986' will be available on CD, vinyl, DVD and Blu-ray on May 28.

The pitiful scales, rulers and charts of mortal man are no way to measure the true gods that walk among us. Need proof? We present five-foot, four inch tall rock and metal legend Ronnie James Dio.

Earlier this month over 80 guitars from rockers like Eddie Van Halen and Slash were auctioned off to raise money for cancer reseach. The Dio Cancer Fund -- a charity that honors the late Ronnie James Dio -- added $100K to an already impressive total to give to the TJ Martell Foundation. Since 2010 wife Wendy Dio has overseen the donation of over $300K.