Dio

The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund's second Awards Gala is set for Halloween night (Oct. 31) at the Avalon nightclub in Hollywood. It will include a live performance by Dio Disciples, which includes former members of the band Dio...

On Oct. 9, The Very Beast of Dio Vol. 2 will be hitting record stores. The 17-track compilation album features latter-day Dio classics as "Killing the Dragon," "Push," and "Fever Dreams," plus several rarities that fans have long requested on a single disc - "Electra" (which previously was only a part of the ultra-rare Tournado box set), "Prisoner of P

We may have lost Ronnie James Dio to stomach cancer in 2010, but his memory and his honor live on. The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund, founded in memory of the world-renowned voice of Dio, Black Sabbath and Heaven and Hell, will host its second Awards Gala on Halloween night, which is Wednesday, October 31...

Congrats are in order for Wendy Dio. Two years after metal icon Ronnie James Dio's death from stomach cancer, his widow and former manager, Wendy, has remarried. The former Mrs. Dio wed boyfriend Omar Gimenez at a private and somewhat low-key ceremony that was held in Montecito, California this past Sunday, September 9...

Former Dio bassist Jimmy Bain was arrested for DUI at around 9:30PM on Tuesday, Aug. 28. Bain, 64, got into a minor accident while toiling around Burbank, Calif. in his 1995 Toyota Camry and that's when his troubles really started. Officers who responded to the scene suspected that Bain, a founding member of Dio, was under the influence...

Ronnie James Dio's childhood home in Cortland, New York is up for sale. It's being auctioned on eBay of all places. The seller says he bought the home from the late singer almost four years ago, but now has to sell it due so he can move into a bigger place to accommodate his growing family...

Kill Devil Hill the new project featuring acclaimed drummer Vinny Appice (Black Sabbath, Heaven and Hell, Dio) and bassist Rex Brown (Pantera, Down) have signed with SPV/Steamhammer. The band is rounded out by guitar slinger Mark Savon and killer vocalist Dew Bragg...

Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell's early music career can be traced all the way back to Ronnie James Dio. Campbell was the late, great Dio's original axeman, appearing on such landmark platters as 'Holy Diver.' Campbell joined Def Leppard in 1992 just in time for 'Adrenalize,' but doesn't think that most Leppard fans know about his connection to Dio...

The first anniversary of Ronnie James Dio's death from stomach cancer was this past Monday, May 16th and we're still licking our wounds over that monumental loss of the little man with the big voice. RJD's family noted on his website that a prayer service was held at his resting place to mark the occasion...

It has been almost a year since Ronnie James Dio succumbed to cancer, but the rocker's memory lives on in many ways. Former Dio members Rudy Sarzo, Craig Goldy, Simon Wright, and Scott Warren will tour Europe to pay tribute to the man with the massive voice under the moniker of DIO Disciples...