![]() With SABBATH, Dio sang and wrote on one my favorite SABBATH albums – “Heaven And Hell”, as well as the excellent follow-up “Mob Rules”, and then departing amongst feuds and controversy following the double live set “Live Evil” in ’82. ![]() I will highly recommend the Jorn Lande Dio tribute album that he did – far superior to the This Is Your Life release!įrom ’96 : Dio came to fame as original frontman for Ritchie Blackmore’s RAINBOW in the mid-70s, singing on 3 classic studio LPs, and 1 excellent double live set, before leaving and replacing Ozzy Osbourne in BLACK SABBATH in 1980. ![]() I also have NO interest in the Dio hologram show! I could ramble on about this, nor the numerous cash-in releases that have been put out since Ronnie’s passing. *I also got to see Last In Line last year – a great show, and it was nice to attend the meet n greet - a shame Vivian and Ronnie hadn’t patched things up years back – neither was ever as good without the other IMO! I think he ended up on the run for some kid crime! some time later some religious wacko opted to use parts of this interview to support his usual crap railing Satanism in heavy metal. RIP.Īn edited version of this interview originally appeared in Extreme magazine at the time. when I asked if Vinny was signing anything – he stepped back and called him to come sign my stuff. He was very polite and accommodating to all those waiting. I did get in line to try and meet him and get a few things signed. a few months later he performed at a club in Buffalo. Angry Machines was a very heavy album, with Dio sounding up to date in the metal scene unfortunately in retrospect, I don’t think it was one of the better ones ĭio was a great conversation. With the release of the ‘Angry Machines’ album I had the opportunity to do a phone interview with the legendary Ronnie James Dio. ![]()
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