Black Sabbath have announced the reissue of their first two albums to feature Ronnie James Dio as frontman, 1980’s Heaven and Hell and 1981’s Mob Rules. Dio officially joined the group in 1979, ...

The Heaven and Hell reunion of the Dio-era Black Sabbath lineup likely would have continued if not for Ronnie James Dio's death. Drummer Vinny Appice shared as much during a chat with Full Metal ...

Heaven & Hell bassist Geezer Butler has mixed feelings about the band's July 24 performance at the High Voltage Festival. On the one hand, he looked forward to paying a proper tribute to band's late ...

When Black Sabbath arrived at the fateful decision to carry on after replacing original singer Ozzy Osbourne with erstwhile Rainbow frontman Ronnie James Dio, the resulting new album could have been ...

Judas Priest's Rob Halford has fronted Black Sabbath a total of three times — twice in 1992 and once more in 2004. According to drummer Vinny Appice, there was the potential for the 'Metal God' to ...

Dio conhecia por dentro algumas das maiores histórias do rock pesado, mas sua lista de favoritas não ficou restrita às bandas pelas quais passou.

ATLANTIC CITY - Ronnie James Dio vs. Ozzy Osbourne. In the world of Black Sabbath, one of heavy metal's most iconic groups, it's a question that divides its legion of fans. On Saturday night, the Dio ...

In the early 1980s, the combination of Black Sabbath and former Rainbow frontman Ronnie James Dio was so explosive that it blew up after just two unforgettable albums. They tried again in the early ...

Man, seriously fuck cancer. Had stomach cancer not claimed the life of mighty vocalist and short king Ronnie James Dio, the world would have been given a sophomore Heaven & Hell record, according to ...

Ronnie James Dio, whose soaring vocals, poetic lyrics and mythic tales of a never-ending struggle between good and evil broke new ground in heavy metal, died yesterday, according to a statement from ...