It’s shocking to learn that an artist or band didn't like their legendary work, but that's exactly what happened with Ronnie ...

Ronnie James Dio was one of metal’s all-time great singers, appearing on landmark albums by Rainbow, Black Sabbath and his ...

This they did, of course, by enlisting Ronnie James Dio to become the band’s new singer and with that rather smart move the Black Sabbath name was enabled to live and fight another day ...

Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler, presumably having decided that his place in the metal history books isn’t prominent enough, has decided that now he deserves credit for introducing the hand sign ...

Would there be heavy metal without Black Sabbath? Possibly ... singers who followed Osbourne's initial successor Ronnie James Dio) somewhat softened their bite, but there’s no getting around ...

It may be infamous for its dogshit cover, but there’s a gleefully devilish abandon to Ian Gillan’s sole Sabbath album. Side-two opener Disturbing The Priest makes artful use of both loudness ...

We can go round and round about whether to include the late, great Ronnie James Dio era of Black Sabbath on this list. However, it's still a significant part of the band's legacy, and Heaven and ...

A previously unreleased recording of Black Sabbath rehearsing the Dio-era track “Heaven and Hell” surfaced earlier this winter, published by the estate of live band member and frequent collaborator ...

But Dio’s big break arrived in 1975, when he was hired to front Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow for a trio of seminal studio LPs. He then replaced Ozzy Osbourne in Black Sabbath for a pair of ...

Black Sabbath are the undisputed godfathers of heavy ... enjoyed nearly as much success with former Rainbow vocalist Ronnie James Dio, at the helm. But the band’s fortunes took a turn for ...