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Dio is an American heavy metal band led by vocalist Ronnie James Dio, who formed it in 1982 after leaving Black Sabbath. In an interview, available on the special edition re-release of Holy Diver, Dio states that he never intended to begin a solo career. His intention was to form a new band with fellow former Black Sabbath member, drummer Vinny Appice. Naming the band Dio made sense from a commercial standpoint, as the name was already well-known at that time. Dio in Italian means “God”.
The band has released ten studio albums and has had numerous line-up changes over the years with Ronnie James Dio being the only constant member. Guitarists have included Jake E. Lee, Doug Aldrich, Vivian Campbell, Tracy G, Craig Goldy, and Rowan Robertson.
In 1982, disagreements originating over the mixing of Black Sabbath’s Live Evil resulted in the departure of Ronnie James Dio and Vinny Appice from the band. Wanting to continue together as a band, the two formed Dio in October 1982 in the United States. The following May, the band released their debut album, Holy Diver. It featured two hit singles, “Rainbow in the Dark” and “Holy Diver”, which gained popularity from MTV. Ronnie James Dio and Jimmy Bain played keyboards in the studio, but recruited keyboardist Claude Schnell for live shows in 1984. Dio had this to say of the band’s origins:
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Dio is an American heavy metal band led by vocalist Ronnie James Dio, who formed it in 1982 after leaving Black Sabbath. In an interview, available on the special edition re-release of Holy Diver, Dio states that he never intended to begin a solo career. His intention was to form a new band with fellow former Black Sabbath member, drummer Vinny Appice. Naming the band Dio made sense from a commercial standpoint, as the name was already well-known at that time. Dio in Italian means “God”.
The band has released ten studio albums and has had numerous line-up changes over the years with Ronnie James Dio being the only constant member. Guitarists have included Jake E. Lee, Doug Aldrich, Vivian Campbell, Tracy G, Craig Goldy, and Rowan Robertson.
In 1982, disagreements originating over the mixing of Black Sabbath’s Live Evil resulted in the departure of Ronnie James Dio and Vinny Appice from the band. Wanting to continue together as a band, the two formed Dio in October 1982 in the United States. The following May, the band released their debut album, Holy Diver. It featured two hit singles, “Rainbow in the Dark” and “Holy Diver”, which gained popularity from MTV. Ronnie James Dio and Jimmy Bain played keyboards in the studio, but recruited keyboardist Claude Schnell for live shows in 1984. Dio had this to say of the band’s origins:
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Betuan wrote:
Dio is God
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gabrielcavaresi wrote:
Dio's gonna slice cancer's fucking cockles, with a long and shiny blade. [10] Damn combo-breaking bots. btw, Dio is the band, don't mix the tabs pls.
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Noxbi wrote:
Dio's gonna slice cancer's fucking cockles, with a long and shiny blade. [10] xD
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Citrusdr0p wrote:
Dio's gonna slice cancer's fucking cockles, with a long and shiny blade. [9] xD
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KeydTheMighty wrote:
dio is forever
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RaisingHellks wrote:
Ride The Tiger, Ronnie. <3
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lijemo wrote:
Progster666-- Did you create this account just to troll with? Created five days ago, no scrobbles... did your last account get banned? Or do you still have it?
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Progster666 wrote:
Wtf are you saying? Dio died 2 hours ago; Satan killed him.
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DenSvyrydenkov wrote:
Progster666! - shut up, bastard!
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dewholer wrote:
Fuck you, Progster666!
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lijemo wrote:
@Progster666-- go away, troll. RJD-- Get well soon!
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Progster666 wrote:
RIP Ronnie James Dio (1942 - 2009). Thanks for your albums, forever in my heart.
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vermin-terror wrote:
Ronnie, you will find the rainbow in the dark...get well soon!
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tony_514 wrote:
Dio's gonna slice cancer's fucking cockles, with a long and shiny blade. [8] xD
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MigueleMetal wrote:
Dio = God of Metal!
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DenSvyrydenkov wrote:
http://www.last.fm/music/Dio/+images/8914561 - Vote UP the BAND pic!=)
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nihilty wrote:
Get well soon, Ronnie |,,/
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yoodik wrote:
Dio's gonna slice cancer's fucking cockles, with a long and shiny blade. [7] xD
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AzraelDanic wrote:
Get well soon, god :)
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jadedrainbow wrote:
he is my hero <3 get well soon !m!
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