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Surviving HEAVEN & HELL Members To Pay Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO At HIGH VOLTAGE Festival
HEAVEN & HELL's 2009 album, "The Devil You Know", was honored in the "Best Album" category at this year's Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards, which was held earlier tonight (Monday, June 14) at the IndigO2 venue in South London, England. While accepting the award on behalf of HEAVEN & HELL, gui...June 14, 2010
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MANOWAR's Cover Of BLACK SABBATH's 'Heaven And Hell'; Audio Sample Available
Metal heavyweights MANOWAR will honor the legacy of Ronnie James Dio with "Magic - A Tribute To Ronnie James Dio". MANOWAR bassist Joey DeMaio said: "Heavy metal has lost a great artist and a true gentleman. I had the privilege of being his friend and I, along with other friends and admirers, wish t...June 14, 2010
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SLAUGHTER Pays Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO; Video Available
Rokken Randy has posted video footage of SLAUGHTER performing a Ronnie James Dio tribute — consisting of BLACK SABBATH's "Heaven And Hell" and a snippet of "Neon Knights", as well as DIO's "The Last In Line" — during the band's June 10, 2010 concert at the Market Block Party in Syracuse, New York. W...June 14, 2010
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HAIL! Performs BLACK SABBATH Classic With NIGHTWISH's HIETALA; Video Available
Video footage of HAIL! — the supergroup featuring vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, BEYOND FEAR),guitarist Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA),drummer Paul Bostaph (TESTAMENT, SLAYER, EXODUS, FORBIDDEN) and bassist James Lomenzo (MEGADETH) — performing a cover version...June 12, 2010
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EXODUS Guitarist Remembers RONNIE JAMES DIO
In a recent interview with Synthesis.net, EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt talked about the European response to the band, the gulf oil spill, and the late, great Ronnie James Dio (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL, RAINBOW, ELF). An excerpt from the chat follows below. "I went up [to Dio] to introduce mys...June 10, 2010
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Ex-DIO Guitarist ROWAN ROBERTSON Interviewed By 'Good Time Metal Oldies'
On June 3, 2010, Jason Saulnier of the "Good Time Metal Oldies" radio show conducted an interview with former DIO and current DC4 guitarist Rowan Robertson. You can now listen to the chat in two parts below. Rowan Robertson recently posted the following message regarding the passing of legendary hea...June 10, 2010
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DIO's 'Holy Diver' Re-Enters BILLBOARD Chart
DIO's classic debut album, "Holy Diver", re-entered The Billboard 200 chart late last month — shortly after the band's frontman, Ronnie James Dio, died of stomach cancer — at No. 149 and bowed at No. 11 on Pop Catalog (4,000; up 322%). A best-of from DIO, "The Very Beast of Dio", also debuted on Cat...June 10, 2010
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HAIL! Joined By NIGHTWISH Bassist At Helsinki Concert
HAIL! — the supergroup featuring vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, BEYOND FEAR),guitarist Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA),drummer Paul Bostaph (TESTAMENT, SLAYER, EXODUS, FORBIDDEN) and bassist James Lomenzo (MEGADETH) — has issued the following update: "Helsinki,...June 10, 2010
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BOB DAISLEY Interviewed By 'Good Time Metal Oldies'
On April 12, 2010, Jason Saulnier of the "Good Time Metal Oldies" radio show conducted an interview with legendary bassist Bob Daisley (OZZY OSBOURNE, RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH, URIAH HEEP). You can now listen to the chat in three parts below. "Good Time Metal Oldies" airs Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. EST on...June 10, 2010
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HAIL! Pays Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO In Kiev; Video Available
Video footage of HAIL! — the supergroup featuring vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, BEYOND FEAR),guitarist Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA),drummer Paul Bostaph (TESTAMENT, SLAYER, EXODUS, FORBIDDEN) and bassist James Lomenzo (MEGADETH) — performing a cover version...June 9, 2010
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RAINBOW Albums To Be Reissued On Vinyl
Back On Black, which specializes in vinyl editions of classic metal albums and is dedicated to providing top-quality releases for record collectors and metal fans worldwide, has announced that 2010 will see the release of the original classic RAINBOW albums on vinyl. All records will be 180-gram hea...June 9, 2010
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JOE LYNN TURNER To Pay Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO During Special 'School Of Rock' Appearances
Students attending the School Of Rock programs in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania will have an opportunity to share a studio and stage with legendary rock singer/guitarist Joe Lynn Turner, when he serves as guest professor and performer with the all-stars at three locations in June: Downington...June 8, 2010
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Footage Of RONNIE JAMES DIO's Last-Ever Concert Posted Online
Joe and Damian from the BLACK SABBATH fan site Black-Sabbath.com have posted footage from Ronnie James Dio's last-ever concert with HEAVEN & HELL, which took place on August 29, 2009 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The clip (see below) is for the song "The Mob Rules", which was taped with permissi...June 7, 2010
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RUDY SARZO, TRACY G, ERIC MARTIN, PAUL SHORTINO Remember RONNIE JAMES DIO
TheRightToRock.com has issued its latest podcast (episode #101),featuring interviews with a number of musicians — including Tracy "G" Grijalva (DIO),Eric Martin (MR. BIG),Paul Shortino (ROUGH CUTT, QUIET RIOT),Donnie Vie (ENUFF Z'NUFF),Richard Christy (CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED, DEATH, ICED E...June 6, 2010
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ROSS THE BOSS Remembers RONNIE JAMES DIO
Former MANOWAR guitarist Ross "The Boss" Friedman has released the following statement regarding the passing of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW): "Sunday, May 16th was a very sad day indeed for the music world. We lost Ronnie Dio, a great...June 6, 2010
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