Instead he recorded it with his new band – defiantly named Dio. Using his own name was a statement of personal and professional intent. Ronnie had co-created Rainbow with Ritchie Blackmore but ...

The future for the rejuvenated Sabbath appeared rosy early in 1982, but after tour fatigue and squabbles over the mixing of Live Evil opened up a rift in the band, Dio and Appice quit to form ...

Ronnie James Dio Ronnie James Dio is one of heavy metal’s most legendary lead vocalists, and undoubtedly its most well-traveled, having fronted no less than three classic bands, including the ...