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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Between the album cover (which features the demonic Dio band mascot Murray whipping a chain that has snapped off from an entangled drowning priest) and the lyrics held within that sometimes invite ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ronnie James Dio's widow has claimed the late metal legend penned his 1983 hit 'Holy Diver' for Black Sabbath originally. The ...

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 ...

Ronnie James Dio’s ‘Holy Diver’ was originally written for Black Sabbath, his widow has revealed. In a new interview with Loudwire, Ronnie’s widow, Wendy, said Ronnie had written ‘Holy Diver’ and ‘Don ...