''Inferno: Last in Live'' (released as ''Dio's Inferno - The Last In Live'' in Europe with a different cover photo) is a live album released by the American
heavy metal band
Dio. It was recorded on their ''Angry Machines'' tour in 1996/97. Released in 1998 on Mayhem Records, it consists of tracks from the Ronnie James Dio eras of
Rainbow
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and
Black Sabbath
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, as well as Dio's own material plus a cover of the
Deep Purple
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track "
Mistreated".
Track listing
Personnel
;Dio
*
Ronnie James Dio
Ronald James Padavona (July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010), known professionally as Ronnie James Dio, was an American heavy metal singer. He fronted and founded numerous bands throughout his career, including Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio and H ...
– vocals, producer, mixing
*
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 ...
– guitars
*
Larry Dennison
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''The Tonight Sho ...
– bass
*
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
Appice ...
– drums
Additional musicians
*
Scott Warren
Scott Warren (born November 3, 1962) is an American musician best known as the keyboardist for the heavy metal band Dio from 1994 until the band's dissolution in 2010.
Scott began playing keyboard instruments at six years old. He first taug ...
– keyboards
;Production
* Moray McMillian, Martin "Ferrit" Rowe – engineers
*Wyn Davies – mixing
*Eddie Schreyer – mastering
*Timothy S. Wright - Guitar Tech
Charts
References
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Dio (band) albums
1998 live albums
SPV/Steamhammer live albums