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RONNIE JAMES DIO: 'A Photographic Memoir' Due In November

Rufus Stone Limited Editions has set a November 30 release date for "Ronnie James Dio - A Photographic Memoir". Ronnie James Dio was one of rock's most respected and talented frontmen, renowned for his instantly recognizable vocals, lyrics and stagecraft. On May 16, 2010, Ronnie succumbed to cancer...

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NIGHTMARE Pays Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO At France's MOTOCULTOR FESTIVAL

Fan-filmed video footage of French power metallers NIGHTMARE performing a cover version of the DIO classic "Holy Diver" as a tribute to Ronnie James Dio at the Motocultor Festival on August 29, 2010 in Séné, France can be viewed below. "Insurrection", the seventh album from NIGHTMARE, was released o...

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'Learn To Play Dio' Guitar-Tuition DVD Now Available

Lick Library has announced the release of "Learn To Play Dio", a guitar tuition DVD that celebrates five of some of the finest pure metal tracks of the 1980s written and sung by the legend Ronnie James Dio. This double DVD set has over three hours of guitar lessons with Danny Gill taking you through...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO's Encino Home On The Market

According to Curbed Los Angeles, Ronnie James Dio's Encino, California home was put on the market this week. The house has five bedrooms and five bathrooms, has over 5,000 square feet of living space, and was built in the style of an English manor. Features include 200-year old wood floors from Fran...

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DIO's 'Holy Diver Live' To Receive Blu-Ray Release

Revered as one of the greatest hard rock/metal singers of all time, Ronnie James Dio brought a stylized, sophisticated, and powerful nature to heavy music, both as a frontman for BLACK SABBATH and RAINBOW, and his own band DIO. Eagle Rock will commemorate his legacy with the high-definition release...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO With DAVID 'ROCK' FEINSTEIN: Photo From 'Bitten' Sessions Released

David "Rock" Feinstein — a former member of RONNIE DIO & THE PROPHETS, THE ELECTRIC ELVES, ELF, and the leader of the legendary New York band THE RODS — is readying a new solo effort via the Niji Entertainment Group, "Bitten By The Beast". Released on November 23, 2010, the nine-track disc will...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO: 'Best Of' Guitar Tab Book Available

Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation has just released "Best Of Ronnie James Dio", featuring note-for-note transcriptions of 12 tunes from the electrifying frontman of RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH and DIO: * Don't Talk to Strangers * Heaven and Hell * Holy Diver * King of Rock & Roll * The Last in Line...

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MIKE TRAMP Records RONNIE JAMES DIO Tribute Song

WHITE LION frontman Mike Tramp and his ROCK'N'ROLL CIRCUZ band have recorded a tribute song to the legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio — best known for his work with BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW and his own band DIO. According to a press release, the track, "clocking in at almost nine minutes,...

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EVILE Guitarist, METAL HAMMER Editor To Bungee Jump For Charity

In March 2010, guitarist Ol Drake of British thrashers EVILE issued the following statement upon learning his band had been nominated for a Metal Hammer Golden Gods award: "If we win, I promise we will do a bungee jump, dressed as cowboys. I'm writing that without checking if anyone else will do it,...

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LEMMY On His Nazi Collection: 'I Only Collect The Stuff, I Didn't Collect The Ideas'

Michael Deeds of IdahoStatesman.com recently conducted an interview with MOTÖRHEAD's Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On the major profile Rolling Stone magazine did on him in late 2009: Lemmy: "It was quite funny, because I brought (the journalist) around to m...

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DAVID 'ROCK' FEINSTEIN: Solo Album Featuring RONNIE JAMES DIO Detailed

David "Rock" Feinstein — a former member of RONNIE DIO & THE PROPHETS, THE ELECTRIC ELVES, ELF, and the leader of the legendary New York band THE RODS — is readying a new solo effort via the Niji Entertainment Group, "Bitten By The Beast". Released on November 23, 2010, the nine-track disc will...

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HOLY RAGE: Debut Album Pushed Back To October; Artwork Unveiled

HOLY RAGE, the U.K.-based band led by original JUDAS PRIEST frontman Al Atkins, will release its self-titled debut album on October 25 via Z Records. A track from the CD, "Kingdom Of Hell", is available for streaming on the Z Records MySpace page. HOLY RAGE recently announced the addition of guitari...

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PAUL SHORTINO Pays Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO At STOCKHOLM ROCK OUT (Video)

Veteran hard rock vocalist Paul Shortino (QUIET RIOT, ROUGH CUTT and the recently reunited KING KOBRA) paid tribute to Ronnie James Dio by singing a part of BLACK SABBATH's classic song "Heaven And Hell" during an appearance this past Saturday (September 11) at the Stockholm Rock Out festival in Sto...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Hit By Flying Cup Of Beer In Norway; Video Available

Powerhouse vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) was hit by what appears to have been a plastic cup filled with beer during his September 10, 2010 headlining performance at Byscenen in Haugesund, Norway. Owens had just started playing his cover vers...

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DIO: 'Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987' Artwork Unveiled

The first official release from Niji Entertainment Group, the label formed by the late Ronnie James Dio and his wife/manager Wendy Dio, will be the double-disc set "Dio At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987". The first disc was recorded at the first-ever U.K. performance by Dio's solo group, while o...