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Dio was an American heavy metal band formed in 1982 and led by vocalist Ronnie James Dio. Dio left Black Sabbath with intentions to form a new band with fellow former Black Sabbath drummer Vinny Appice. [1] The name Dio was chosen because it made sense from a commercial standpoint, [citation needed] as the name was already well known at that time.
Dio was formed in October 1982 by vocalist Ronnie James Dio and drummer Vinny Appice following their departure from Black Sabbath. [1] For the first lineup, the pair worked with Rough Cutt guitarist Jake E. Lee and former Wild Horses and Rainbow bassist Jimmy Bain for around six weeks, before parting ways with Lee due to stylistic differences. [2]
In 2007, the band recorded three new songs under the Black Sabbath name for the compilation album Black Sabbath: The Dio Years. In 2008, the band completed a 98-date world tour. The band released one album under the Heaven & Hell name, The Devil You Know, to critical and commercial acclaim. They also had planned to release a follow-up in 2010.
Ronnie James Dio left Black Sabbath in November 1982 to start his own band and took drummer Vinny Appice with him. Live Evil was released in January 1983, but was overshadowed by Ozzy Osbourne's Platinum-selling album Speak of the Devil. [44]
Aside from fronting his namesake band Dio from 1982 through 2010, the diminutive singer was known for his piercing vocals and being among the first rockers to flash the famed devil horns hand gesture.
Dio sings backing vocals on "Day Late and a Dollar Short". Queensrÿche: Operation: Mindcrime II (2006), Mindcrime at the Moore (2007) Dio sings "The Chase" in duet with Geoff Tate. Tenacious D: The Pick of Destiny (2006) Dio sings "Kickapoo" alongside Jack Black and Meat Loaf. Various Artists with Steve Lukather, In Session (2008)
(The name is taken from Dio’s first LP with his Sabbath brethren.) Recently, Black Sabbath reissued their first two albums with Dio, Heaven and Hell and Mob Rules; each set contains newly ...
Black Sabbath: The Dio Years is a 2007 compilation CD of material recorded by Black Sabbath during vocalist Ronnie James Dio's tenure in the band. The CD contains remastered tracks taken from the studio albums Heaven and Hell (1980), Mob Rules (1981), and Dehumanizer (1992), as well as a live version of the song "Children of the Sea" taken from the live album Live Evil (1982).
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