Metal playlists from the underground
Dio’s final studio album Master of the Moon will be re-released on picture disc June 5 via Niji Entertainment Group for the first time in the US. The record’s lineup includes Ronnie James Dio on vocals, Craig Goldy on guitar/keyboards, Jeff Pilson on bass, Scott Warren on keyboards, and Simon Wright on drums. Track Listing: “One […]
Metallica is one of many legendary acts to offer a song to the upcoming Ronnie James Dio tribute album. Metallica frontman James Hetfield recently stated to Metal Hammer that his band is definitely down for the killer tribute. Other bands and artists lined up to offer a track include: Anthrax, Lemmy, Rob Halford, Sebastian Bach, […]
Look for Rainbow’s final album featuring Dio in special format…only catch…you must actually visit a REAL record store: Rainbow’s 1978 studio effort, ‘Long Live Rock ‘n’ Roll’ was a very significant album for the band, as it signaled the last Rainbow release to feature the legendary Ronnie James Dio. But despite Dio’s imminent departure from […]
The late Ronnie James Dio is an American heavy metal legend. The New Hampshire native was active in the late 60s with rock band Elf before going on to perform in Rainbow with Ritchie Blackmore and post-Ozzy Black Sabbath. Some of his best stuff came from the early-to-mid 1980s with lead guitarists Vivian Campbell and […]
Have no fear, the greatest Ronnie James Dio live album is finally here. At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987 represents the best material of Dio’s catalog from all the key eras. It is also a presentation of the heavy metal legend in his prime. Not to mention, the track listing of this double-disc set […]
Here is a brand new column on GOR called the Greatest Track of All Time. The purpose of these posts is to list and discuss some thoughts on worthy songs that are just flat-out awesome and will stay flat-out awesome forever and ever. To get things started we should focus on the brilliance of Dio’s […]