Dio‘s debut album, Holy Diver, will be reissued this summer to mark what would have been the 80th birthday of the late Ronnie James Dio. The four-CD set, dubbed Holy Diver: Super Deluxe Edition, ...

If Ronnie James Dio hadn’t been kicked out of Black Sabbath due to an ego battle that took place during the mixing sessions for the band’s 1982 album Live Evil, one of the hallmarks of pounding ...

Now, at the ripe age of 41, Ronnie James Dio was finally ready for his close-up with his debut, Holy Diver. Taking everything he’d learned over the years about complex band politics and scouting for ...

The post 40 Years Ago, Ronnie James Dio Cemented His Greatness with Holy Diver appeared first on Consequence. Forty years later, Holy Diver remains one of the genre’s superlative debuts and most ...

The post Ronnie James Dio’s Holy Diver Album Inspires Upcoming Graphic Novel appeared first on Consequence of Sound. The Dio album Holy Diver is one of metal’s most iconic LPs, not just for its music ...

Thanks to Z2 Comics, there's been a plethora of graphic novels based on the works of rock and metal artists. The upcoming story inspired by Dio's debut album Holy Diver was actually a collaboration ...

Dio’s debut single “Holy Diver” was originally intended to be a Black Sabbath song, said Ronnie James Dio’s widow. He had already formed the song when his first stint with Sabbath ended acrimoniously ...

To celebrate the 22nd anniversary of the classic 1983 Dio album 'Holy Diver,' the band performed the disc in its entirety on their 2005 tour. A show at the London Astoria was filmed and turned into ...

The 30th anniversary of Dio's 'Holy Diver' album just passed, but the celebration of the iconic metal classic is not over yet. Artist Series Guitar has revealed that they will offer a limited edition ...

Ronnie James Dio's widow has claimed the late metal legend penned his 1983 hit 'Holy Diver' for Black Sabbath originally. The seminal musician - who died from stomach cancer aged 67 in 2010 - replaced ...

The nicest thing I can say about Pain of Salvation’s new cover of Dio’s “Holy Diver” is this: at least it’s not the worst “Holy Diver” cover ever recorded. On the other hand, at least the worst “Holy ...

Try as I might, I just couldn’t get Dio out of my head as I pedaled into nothing but blue sky. “Holy Diver, you’ve been down too long in the midnight sea…” It was a crystal-clear day at the Keystone ...