Ronnie James Dio was one of metal’s all-time great singers, appearing on landmark albums by Rainbow, Black Sabbath and his eponymous band Dio.The latter’s career couldn’t have got off to a ...

He then replaced Ozzy Osbourne in Black Sabbath for a pair of equally lauded efforts. Come 1983, Ronnie was finally prepared to strike out on his own with Dio, and the band he recruited ...

Black Sabbath are the undisputed godfathers ... enjoyed nearly as much success with former Rainbow vocalist Ronnie James Dio, at the helm. But the band’s fortunes took a turn for the worse ...

It may be infamous for its dogshit cover, but there’s a gleefully devilish abandon to Ian Gillan’s sole Sabbath album. Side-two opener Disturbing The Priest makes artful use of both loudness ...

The track features Ronnie James Dio on vocals, Tony Iommi on guitar and Bill Ward ... Nicholls is also credited with keyboards on 10 Black Sabbath albums, and was tapped for bass during the writing ...

We can go round and round about whether to include the late, great Ronnie James Dio era of Black Sabbath on this list. However, it's still a significant part of the band's legacy, and Heaven and ...

This they did, of course, by enlisting Ronnie James Dio to become the band’s new singer and with that rather smart move the Black Sabbath name was enabled to live and fight another day ...

Despite this, Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler ... While Butler admits that Dio “made [the horns] famous,” he contends that it was he, and not Ronnie grandma, who showed ’em to RJD in the first ...

Black Sabbath and Dio singer Ronnie James Dio's funeral has taken place in Los Angeles. The service, held at the Hall of Liberty, took place on May 30. It was attended by Glenn Hughes, who ...

Would there be heavy metal without Black Sabbath? Possibly ... singers who followed Osbourne's initial successor Ronnie James Dio) somewhat softened their bite, but there’s no getting around ...

Former Black Sabbath frontman's widow says first doctor simply missed the growing problem.