Here’s a fun quote from a recent Songfacts interview with Zakk Wylde: “You listen to Black Sabbath with Ronnie James Dio in it, and it’s not Black Sabbath. They should have just called it Heaven & ...

After stepping back into Black Sabbath and right back out following one record, 1994 was a crucial year for Dio. He debuted ...

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

Heavy metal heroes Dio’s classic albums will be packaged together in the massive 7LP box set 'The Complete Albums 1983-1993.' ...

Black Sabbath are the undisputed godfathers of heavy metal. Beginning with their eponymous ... with former Rainbow vocalist Ronnie James Dio, at the helm. But the band’s fortunes took a turn ...

From No. 19 all the way to No. 1, see how we ranked every album by Black Sabbath. Known the world over as the founders of heavy metal ... and Ronnie James Dio eras of the band are the most ...

A previously unreleased recording of Black Sabbath rehearsing the Dio-era track “Heaven and Hell” has surfaced. The recording comes from the estate of live band member and frequent collaborator Geoff ...

The metal world woke up Wednesday to the stunning news that the original Black Sabbath ... together until Dio’s death in 2010. The following year, the original Sabbath lineup announced they ...

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 ...

Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler has revealed he first showed Ronnie James Dio the metal devil horns – with Dio then making the sign famous. From live rarities to super deep cuts, these are some ...