by Metal Insider | Oct 29, 2018 | News, Photos
This past Thursday (25th), the fourth annual Bowl For Ronnie celebrity bowling party took place at the Pinz Bowling Center in Studio City, CA. All proceeds went to the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund. Wendy Dio presented a $61,000 check to The Regents...
by Anthony Maisano | May 21, 2014 | Today In Metal
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKcuPnkG-mM[/youtube] Metal Insider contributor Anthony Maisano is listening to a different metal album that was released on that day every day this year. 13 years ago today, Dio took us on his second-to-last magical journey...
by Matt Brown | Feb 6, 2014 | News, Releases
We’ve seen a few different tributes to Ronnie James Dio ever since he died of stomach cancer on May 16, 2010, but this is a doozy. A new all-star tribute album titled This Is Your Life is coming via Rhino set to release on April 1, 2014 (and if you think...
by Zach Shaw | May 14, 2013 | Metal Musical Chairs
Since Ronnie James Dio’s death, numerous all-star Dio tribute groups have come to fruition. The two most notable, though, are Dio Disciples (featuring Tim “Ripper” Owens and Dio’s last lineup) and the more recently formed Last In Line (lead by guitarist Vivian...
by Bram Teitelman | Jul 19, 2012 | Interviews
Until this week, the only record that Ozzy Osbourne fans had of the vulnerable time in between the death of guitarist Randy Rhoads and Jake E. Lee’s time in the band that started with 1983’s Bark at the Moon was the now-out-of-print Speak of the Devil. The...