Dio was an American heavy metal band formed in 1982 and led by vocalist Ronnie James Dio. Dio left

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with intentions to form a new band with fellow former Black Sabbath drummer

Vinny Appice Vincent Samson Appice (born September 13, 1957) is an American rock drummer best known for his work with the bands Dio, Black Sabbath, and Heaven & Hell. Of Italian descent, he is the younger brother of drummer Carmine Appice. Career Appic ...

. The name Dio was chosen because it made sense from a commercial standpoint, as the name was already well known at that time. The band released 10 studio albums and had numerous lineup changes over the years, with Dio himself being the only constant member. Guitarists included

Vivian Campbell Vivian Patrick Campbell (born 25 August 1962) is a Northern Irish guitarist. He came to prominence in the early 1980s as a member of Dio, and has been a member of Def Leppard since 1992 (replacing Steve Clark after his death). Campbell has al ...

Craig Goldy Thomas "Craig" Goldy (born November 6, 1961) is an American musician, best known as the guitarist of the rock bands Dio and Giuffria. Early musical life Goldy was born in San Diego, California. Before Dio, he played in the bands Vengeance, R ...

Doug Aldrich Doug Aldrich (born February 19, 1964) is an American hard rock guitarist. He founded the band Burning Rain with Keith St. John in 1998 and has played with Whitesnake, Dio, Lion, Hurricane, House of Lords, Bad Moon Rising and Revolution Saints. ...

Warren DeMartini Warren Justin DeMartini (born April 10, 1963) is an American musician best known as the lead guitarist for glam metal band Ratt, which achieved international stardom in the 1980s. Early life DeMartini was born on April 10, 1963, in Chicago, ...

Tracy G Tracy Grijalva (born January 3, 1959), known as Tracy G, is an American heavy metal guitarist best known for his time with Dio from 1993 to 1999. Early life Tracy's first band experience was in band called the Grijalva Brothers with his ...

Jake E. Lee Jake E. Lee (born Jakey Lou Williams, February 15, 1957) is an American musician best known as lead guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne between 1982 and 1987 and later as a member of the band Badlands with Ray Gillen. He formed the band Red Dragon Car ...

and

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. The band dissolved in 2010 when Ronnie James Dio died of stomach cancer at the age of 67. Dio has sold more than 20 million albums worldwide.

Biography

Origins and ''Holy Diver'' (1982–1983)

In 1982, disagreements originating over the mixing of Black Sabbath's '' Live Evil'' album resulted in the departure of Ronnie James Dio and

from the band. Wanting to continue together as a band, the two formed Dio in October 1982 in the United States with guitarist

and bassist

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. About a month after the band’s formation, Lee was replaced by

. The following May, the band released their debut album, ''

Holy Diver ''Holy Diver'' is the debut studio album by the American heavy metal band Dio, released in 1983. Vocalist Ronnie James Dio had just finished his first tenure in Black Sabbath, whose drummer, Vinny Appice, he took with him to put together his ...

'', which featured two hit singles – " Rainbow in the Dark" and "

" – that gained popularity from MTV. Dio and

played

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in the studio, but recruited keyboardist

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for live shows in 1983 prior to the Holy Diver tour. Schnell played to the side of the stage on the first two tours before coming out front in 1985. Dio had this to say of the band's origins:

''The Last in Line'' to ''Dream Evil'' (1984–1989)

Now a quintet with Schnell on keyboards, the band released their second studio album, '' The Last in Line'', on July 2, 1984. It was followed by their third album, '' Sacred Heart'', which was released on August 13, 1985. In 1985, Dio, Campbell and Bain also wrote the song "Stars" for the

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project, with many other heavy metal luminaries of the time contributing. Campbell became unhappy working with Dio, and the rift between them culminated in Campbell being fired from Dio's band. Campbell was subsequently invited to join

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in 1987. Several songs were recorded live during the ''Sacred Heart'' tour for the 1986 ''

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'' EP with Campbell still on guitar, however the EP also contained the studio track "Time To Burn", which served to introduce fans to

as the new guitarist. On July 21, 1987, their fourth album ''

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'' was released. After ''Dream Evil'', Goldy, wanting to pursue solo projects, left the band. In June 1989, 18-year-old

was announced as Goldy's successor but further changes were to follow, with Schnell, Bain and Appice leaving the band.

Changes (1990–1999)

Schnell, Bain, and Appice were replaced, respectively, with

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, Teddy Cook, and former AC/DC drummer Simon Wright. The new band released the album ''

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'' in the spring of 1990. During the tour, Dio had a chance meeting with former

bandmate

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which led to that band's short-lived reunion, producing one album, ''

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''. After this, Dio reassembled Dio once again, retaining only Appice on the drums. By early 1993, guitarist

, keyboardist

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of Warrant and bassist Jeff Pilson of Dokken had all joined. During this era, the band abandoned fantasy themed songs and focused on modern issues. As a result, some fans regard the albums made during this period—1993's '' Strange Highways'', 1996's '' Angry Machines'' and the live album '' Inferno: Last in Live''—as the worst in Dio's catalogue, while others view them positively as a step away from the outdated sound of the 1980s. With disappointing record sales for ''Angry Machines'', management wanted the band to go back to their earlier style prompting the departure of Tracy G to be replaced by the returning Craig Goldy. In addition, Appice left Dio once again.

Comeback (2000–2004)

280px, Dio performing in Paris, 2002 Craig Goldy's return facilitated the release of Dio's eighth studio album in 2000, '' Magica'', which was regarded by many as the band's "comeback album" and reached No. 13 on the '' Billboard'' independent charts. It featured not only the return of Goldy but also of Simon Wright and Jimmy Bain, although on the European leg of the tour

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played bass. Scott Warren remained in the band and performed live, although Dio and Bain handled all of the keyboard and synth on ''Magica''. A concept album, '' Magica'' featured a return to the band's older, more successful sound, while increased use of keyboards gave it a more modern feel. During the following tour, however, tensions rose between Goldy on the one hand and Bain and Dio on the other, as Goldy was dealing with family obligations. Goldy left the band in January 2002 and was replaced with

, who Bain had met while recording a tribute album for Metallica. Because of his late arrival, Aldrich did not contribute much to Dio's ninth work, '' Killing the Dragon'', which was written primarily by Dio and Bain. ''Killing The Dragon'' was released in 2002 through

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and was well received in the metal community, making the

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. Aldrich would stay in the band until April of the following year, when he, like Campbell before him, joined

, prompting Goldy's return. Soon afterward, Bain left the band.

''Master of the Moon'' and Split (2004–2010)

Dio released their tenth studio album, '' Master of the Moon'' on August 30, 2004 in Europe through SPV Records and on September 7, 2004 in the United States through

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. The album features multi-instrumentalist Jeff Pilson (formerly of

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) on bass duties; however, because of prior obligations with Foreigner, he was only available for the recording sessions, and so was replaced by

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(formerly of

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among others) on the tour. 2005 saw the release of the Dio live album ''

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'', which featured the same show that was released on DVD in 2003. Dio toured

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, and

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in 2005. Their autumn tour was titled "An Evening With Dio" and featured a regular set, and then a second set of the band playing ''Holy Diver'' in its entirety. A DVD of the tour was filmed in London. The audio of this performance, a double CD named '' Holy Diver – Live'' was released in April 2006. In 2007, it was announced that

would reunite with Dio and go under the name Heaven & Hell. The band released '' The Devil You Know'' in 2009. Dio's involvement with Heaven & Hell delayed the recording of what was to be the follow-up to ''Master of the Moon'', ''Magica II''. The three-year hiatus was briefly interrupted for a 10 concert European mini-tour in May/June 2008, and was scheduled to be interrupted again in November/December 2009 with 22 concerts starting in the UK and ending in Germany. Doug Aldrich was to have filled in for Craig Goldy on guitar on these dates, who had other obligations. Dio intended to release a new single, entitled "Electra", to coincide with the tour. This would have been their first studio material in 5 years. The band also intended to record an album or two in 2010. On November 18, 2009, the European tour was cancelled due to Dio's hospitalization. He had been diagnosed with stomach cancer, and was undergoing treatment. His manager and wife Wendy Dio thanked well-wishers and said "After he kills this dragon, Ronnie will be back on stage, where he belongs, doing what he loves best, performing for his fans." On February 19, 2010, it was announced on Dio's official website that he would release a box set, entitled the ''Tournado Box Set'', for limited purchase. The set includes the ''Killing the Dragon'' CD, ''Evil or Divine'' DVD (

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format only), DVD bonus material, interviews, photo gallery, never-before-seen behind the scenes footage, promo video for the ''Killing the Dragon'' track "Push", exclusive Dio cards, and the bonus CD single " Electra" (which is the last song the band recorded), from the unfinished albums ''Magica II & Magica III''.

Death of Ronnie James Dio

Dio died on May 16, 2010, of stomach cancer at the

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, Texas, at the age of 67. On November 9, 2010, a posthumous live album was released. Titled '' Dio at Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987'', it features Dio's 1983 and 1987 appearances at the

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festival and showcases several songs from the Dio era of both

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and

, in addition to songs from Dio's own catalogue. When being interviewed Classic Rock Magazine from the UK, Dio guitarist Craig Goldy stated "We were working on tracks for a new Dio album just before Ronnie died in May. And we did almost finish one song. Wendy io, Ronnie's widow/managerhas been talking about reissuing IO's'Magica' album (originally released in 2000) with bonus tracks, including this one." Goldy goes on to say of the lyrics, that they were written by Dio when he was fighting cancer, and are "very emotional" and "hard to listen to without a lump at the back of your throat". On March 18, it was announced that the surviving members of the final line-up of Dio would embark on a project with former Judas Priest front man

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under the moniker DIO Disciples. The project has been touring extensively since 2011. In May 2012, former Dio guitarist

, despite his long established feud with Dio, announced his intent to reunite the original Dio band for a potential series of shows. This would include himself, drummer Vinny Appice, bassist Jimmy Bain, and keyboardist Claude Schnell. This announced line-up would feature former Lynch Mob vocalist and

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touring member Andrew Freeman stepping in for Dio. and would perform under the name

Last in Line Last in Line is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 2012 by former members of the original lineup of Dio. The band's name comes from the 1984 Dio album '' The Last in Line''. Following the death of frontman Ronnie James Dio in 2010 ...

Murray

Murray is the demonic-looking

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of Dio who appears on several of Dio's

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s, including ''

'', '' The Last in Line'' and ''

'', as well as on some of their

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and

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s. He was also featured in the sets for live shows.

''The Last in Line''

Murray is also featured on Dio's second studio album, '' The Last in Line''. On this cover, resurrected souls emerge from their graves on Judgment Day to find a gigantic Murray staring at them from the far horizon.

''Dream Evil''

Murray is not featured on Dio's third studio album, '' Sacred Heart'', but is, for the last time in his original form, featured on the cover of ''

''. He is shown in the window of a bedroom with a child sleeping in a bed, while being haunted by several different spooky creatures. Murray's story is printed in the ''Dream Evil Tour'' book. The cover art of ''

'' is a reference to one of the tracks on the album, "Faces in the Window" (the entire album's concept is fears and

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s about the

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and

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Merchandise

The official Dio webstore had created and sold a

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featuring a red

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of Murray on the front of the hat, and the DIO logo, in the same red embroidering, on the back side.

Legacy

Comedy/rock duo

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released a song on their first album entitled "Dio", a song written as a tribute to Dio, which mocked him somewhat for being too old and saying that Tenacious D were going to take over his position as the masters of heavy metal. Before playing the song live,

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would typically speak about how Dio's tenure in

served as his inspiration to get into heavy metal. The duo appeared in the music video for his song, "Push". Dio also appeared in and sang on Tenacious D's comedy movie ''The Pick of Destiny''. The Dio patch on the denim jacket worn by Eddie Munson (played by Joe Quinn) in the latest season of the Netflix show Stranger Things is actually made using a t-shirt from Ronnie James Dio‘s personal estate. The show’s costume designer, Amy Parris in a Q&A posted on the Netflix website said, “He’s (Eddie Munson) a fan of wizard metal, he’s a fan of Dio. He’s a fan of Metallica. Actually, Dio was a popular band in the ’80s, and we reached out to the estate f the late Ronnie James Dio to source a band shirt His wife is in charge of his estate and offered to send us vintage T-shirts, which was such a dream.” The character

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from the manga series ''

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'' is named after the band. This has two meanings, as both a reference to the band and to the Italian for "God," referencing the character's high self-esteem.

Band members

Final lineup * Ronnie James Dio – vocals, keyboards (1982–2010; his death) *

– guitar, keyboards (1986–1989, 1999–2001, 2004–2005, 2006–2010) *

– bass (2004–2010) * Simon Wright – drums, percussion (1989–1991, 1998–2010) *

– keyboards (1993–2010)

Succeeding bands

Two groups of former members of Dio, DIO Disciples and Last in Line, have reunited independently to perform Dio songs.

Dio Disciples

Current members *

– guitar (2011–present) * Simon Wright – drums (2011–present) *

– keyboards (2011–present) *

– vocals (2011–2014, 2016–present) *

Bjorn Englen Bjorn Englen (born Björn Erik Englén in Växjö, Sweden) is the bass player for Soul Sign and Dio Returns / Dio Disciples. Bjorn has also played bass for Yngwie Malmsteen, Quiet Riot, MSG/Survivor vocalist Robin McAuley, Scorpions guitarist ...

– bass (2012–present) *

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– vocals (2012–present) *

Mark Boals Mark Robert Boals (born December 5, 1958) is an American heavy metal vocalist and occasional bassist, best known for his vocals with Yngwie Malmsteen. He is currently a member of the band Foundry. Boals' first album with Malmsteen, 1986's '' ...

– vocals (2013–present) Former members *

– bass (2011) *

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– vocals (2011–2012) *

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– bass (2011–2012) Touring members *

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- vocals (2011) *

– drums (2013/2014) *

– guitar (2013) *Gonzo Sandoval – drums (2014) *John Retta - vocals (2016)

Last in Line

Current members *

– drums (2012–present) *

– guitar (2012–present) * Andrew Freeman – lead vocals (2012–present) *

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– bass guitar (2016–present) Former members *

– bass guitar (2012–2016; his death) *

– keyboards (2012–2015) *

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– keyboards (2016–2018)

Discography

;Studio albums * ''

'' (1983) * '' The Last in Line'' (1984) * '' Sacred Heart'' (1985) * ''

'' (1987) * ''

'' (1990) * '' Strange Highways'' (1993) * '' Angry Machines'' (1996) * '' Magica'' (2000) * '' Killing the Dragon'' (2002) * '' Master of the Moon'' (2004) ;Live albums * ''

'' (1986) * '' Inferno: Last in Live'' (1998) * ''

'' (2003) * '' Holy Diver – Live'' (2006) * '' At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987'' (2010) * '' Finding The Sacred Heart: Live In Philly 1986'' (2013) * ''

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'' (2014)

Videography

* ''Live in Concert'' (VHS & Laserdisc, 1984) * '' A Special from the Spectrum'' (VHS & Laserdisc, 1984) * '' Sacred Heart "The Video"'' (VHS, 1986 – DVD, 2004) * ''

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'' (VHS, 1990) * '' Evil or Divine: Live in New York City'' (DVD, 2003) * '' We Rock (DVD)'' (DVD, 2005) * '' Holy Diver: Live'' (DVD, 2006) * ''Finding the Sacred Heart: Live in Philly 1986'' (DVD & BD, 2013) * '' Live in London: Hammersmith Apollo 1993'' (DVD & BD, 2014)

References

External links

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