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Dio
After singing for Rainbow and then revitalising Black Sabbath on Heaven and Hell and Mob Rules, Ronnie James Dio started his own band in 1982, and Dio became one of the defining names in metal. His huge, precise voice and taste for fantasy and sword-and-sorcery imagery powered songs like "Holy Diver," "Rainbow in the Dark," and "The Last in Line," and he helped make the devil-horns hand sign part of the language of heavy music. Dio kept the band going with shifting lineups right up until his death in 2010, and singers across metal are still measured against him.
Start here
Holy Diver (1983). The first Dio album, recorded with Vivian Campbell on guitar, Vinny Appice on drums, and Jimmy Bain on bass, and still the one to reach for. It opens with "Stand Up and Shout" and gives you the title track and "Rainbow in the Dark", which is about as strong a first statement as metal gets.
Biography
Dio was an American heavy metal band formed in 1982 and led by vocalist Ronnie James Dio. Dio left Black Sabbath with intentions to form a new band with fellow former Black Sabbath member, drummer Vinny Appice. The band released ten studio albums and had numerous lineup changes over the years, with Dio himself being the only constant member. Guitarists included Vivian Campbell, Craig Goldy, Doug Aldrich, Warren DeMartini, Tracy G, Jake E. Lee and Rowan Robertson.
The band dissolved in 2010 when Ronnie James Dio died of stomach cancer at the age of 67. Ronnie James Dio has sold over 50 million records worldwide.
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Studio albums
Discography
Official studio albums and EPs.
- 2004Master of the MoonAlbum
- 2002Killing the DragonAlbum
- 2000MagicaAlbum
- 1996Angry MachinesAlbum
- 1993Strange HighwaysAlbum
- 1990Lock Up the WolvesAlbum
- 1987Dream EvilAlbum
- 1986The Dio E.P.EP
- 1985Sacred HeartAlbum
- 1984The Last in LineAlbum
- 1983Holy DiverAlbum
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