Niji Entertainment and BMG have announced a new five-LP box set featuring Dio’s 1983 and 1987 performances at Castle Donington during the UK Monsters Of Rock festival. The collection, which is titled “The Complete Donington Collection,” will be available on July 19. Ronnie James Dio’s widow and manager Wendy Dio commented: “Fond memories of sitting…
Nandi Bushell recently performed a cover of Dio’s “Holy Diver” after hearing it for the first time. You can see footage of her adding her own drum parts to the song in the below video from Drumeo:
Anthrax’s Joey Belladonna has announced four Ronnie James Dio tribute shows. The concerts will find the frontman performing songs from Dio, Black Sabbath, and Rainbow. Here’s the dates: 08/15 Sebastian, FL – Captain Hiram’s 08/16 Pompano Beach, FL – Piper’s Pub 08/17 Clearwater, FL – OCC Road House 08/18 Winter Park, FL – Conduit
This year’s “Rock For Ronnie” benefit concert is set to take place at the Lou Bredlow Pavilion at Warner Center Park in Woodland Hills, CA on May 18. The show, which honors the late great Ronnie James Dio, will feature Quiet Riot, Lita Ford, Dio Disciples, Jason Charles Miller, and an all-star band. curated by…
The full list of special releases for this year’s Record Store Day has officially been revealed. The event is scheduled to take place on April 20 and you can find a list of rock/metal releases below. The full list is also available HERE. Rock/Metal Releases: Acid King – “Middle Of Nowhere, Center Of Everywhere” (Blues…
The details have been revealed for this year’s “Bowl For Ronnie” event. The celebrity bowling party, which honors the late great Ronnie James Dio, will take place at PINZ Bowling Center in Studio City, CA on November 16 and it will be hosted by SiriusXM’s Eddie Trunk. The event will feature a celebrity bowling tournament…
BMG and Niji Entertainment Group will be releasing a new Dio box set, titled “The Studio Albums: 1996-2004,” on September 22. The collection will be available on CD and vinyl and it will feature the following: “Angry Machines,“ “Magica,“ “Killing The Dragon,” and “Master Of The Moon.“ A cobalt blue 7″ vinyl pressing of “Electra”…
During a recent interview with The Metal Voice, Doug Aldrich confirmed that his unreleased collaborative track with Ronnie James Dio will be included on an upcoming rarities set. The track was written during the “Magica II” sessions. Aldrich said the following: “Well, first of all, ‘Electra’ was part of what was gonna be a next…
Ronnie James Dio’s official documentary, “Dio: Dreamers Never Die,” will be receiving a physical release on September 29. The film will be available on DVD and Blu-Ray+4K. A special deluxe edition featuring the DVD and Blu-Ray along with some exclusive merchandise will also be available. The following was said about the physical copies in a…
During their June 9 show in Hampton, NH, Killswitch Engage were joined onstage by their former singer Howard Jones and Anthrax singer Joey Belladonna. You can see fan-filmed footage of the band performing “The Signal Fire” with Jones and a cover of Dio’s “Holy Diver” with Belladonna below:
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