Ronnie James Dio
Mick Wall / “The book is exactly how Ronnie James Dio planned it”
Rainbow in the Dark, a collection of memoirs by Ronnie James Dio, begins and ends at precisely the right place, just as Dio headline Madison Square Garden in June 1986 on their...
The Sunday Supplement / The incredible story of the ‘Metal Europe’ magazine and 80’s Metal
What began as a joke amongst friends, 'Zwaartekracht' was a hand made photocopied Dutch Heavy Metal News magazine, which over time changed its name to 'Metal Europe', became professionally printed and at...
Stand Up And Shout / Celebrating Dio’s stellar career
It's only right that on his birthday, this star-studded tribute show is held to raise funds for cancer research in the name of Ronnie James Dio. Put together by Wendy Dio, the...
Review: Rainbow in the Dark / Ronnie James Dio tells his story
In my favourite TV series, White Collar, one of the characters says that if you want a happy ending, it depends on when you end the story.And Rainbow in the Dark, a...
More additions to the Ronnie James Dio virtual party lineup
Rob Halford, Sammy Hagar, Tenacious D, Lzzy Hale and Sebastian Bach have been added to the participants of the Stand Up And Shout For Ronnie James Dio's birthday bash.The star-studded list already...
DIO / Holy Diver Live is a magical memory of a unique night
I was there. But then again, I was at the Astoria every time Dio played there. This time, though, it was a bit special, to mark the twenty-first (ish) anniversary of the...
DIO / Evil Or Divine a very special a thing of magic
With a remastered sound, revamped cover artwork and additional goodies added to the CD and vinyl versions, this is a posthumous re-issue of Dio’s 2002 live album 'Evil or Divine'.Dio - Evil...
Black Sabbath / Heaven and Hell and Mob Rules get Deluxe Release in March
The legendary Ronnie James Dio joined Black Sabbath in 1979 and the resulting first two studio albums 'Heaven And Hell' And 'The Mob Rules' gained classic album status. These two albums will...
MTTV Episode Twenty Two: Doug Aldrich from The Dead Daisies
Episode Twenty Two of MetalTalk TV features the legendary guitar player Doug Aldric, who spoke with Kahmel Farahani about the rather fantastic new Dead Daisies album 'Holy Ground'.Doug tells us that...
MTTV Episode Fifteen: Rudy Sarzo on the importance of mentors, plus Monsters ’90 news
In MTTV Episode Fifteen, MetalTalk spoke with the 'Bass Wizard' Rudy Sarzo, who has played with many of the greats in his time. Rudy talks about Ozzy and Randy Rhoads, touring with Dio,...
Holy (Gram) Diver – Dio Hologram in London
The Dio Hologram has well and truly divided opinion throughout the Metal community with a backlash of negativity prominent from many who condemned before they had even seen a Dio Returns show.Words:...