Dio
Dio
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- The Basics
The words Dio and metal are as inextricably linked as, well, rock and roll. Journeyman singer Ronnie James Dio made hard-rock history with a one-of-a-kind voice that combined operatic range with a fierce, metallic edge. Dio's star first rose when guitar god Ritchie Blackmore handpicked him as the frontman for his post-Deep Purple project Rainbow, and when you hear Dio's mighty wail on "Man On the Silver Mountain," you instantly understand why. The fearsome intensity he brings to Black Sabbath's "Heaven and Hell" makes it clear why the original monsters of metal sought him out as a replacement for Ozzy. But Ronnie's days with Blackmore must've stuck with him, judging from the imagery of power-metal milestone "Rainbow In the Dark," the first big hit for his own band, Dio.
In Next Steps, Dio walks a mile in Ozzy's sinister shoes and descends into a darkness all his own.$26.55 The Basics
Name Artist Time Price 1 Holy Diver Dio 5:53 $1.29 View In iTunes 2 Heaven and Hell Black Sabbath 6:59 $1.29 View In iTunes 3 Rainbow In the Dark Dio 4:13 $1.29 View In iTunes 4 Neon Knights Black Sabbath 3:53 $0.99 View In iTunes 5 The Last In Line Dio 5:47 $1.29 View In iTunes 6 Don't Talk to Strangers Dio 4:54 $0.99 View In iTunes 7 The Mob Rules Black Sabbath 3:15 $0.99 View In iTunes 8 Man On the Silver Mountain Rainbow 4:41 $1.29 View In iTunes 9 The Sign of the Southern Cross Black Sabbath 7:47 $0.99 View In iTunes 10 We Rock Dio 4:35 $0.99 View In iTunes 11 Follow the Tears Heaven & Hell 6:09 $0.99 View In iTunes 12 Sunset Superman Dio 5:47 $0.99 View In iTunes 13 Stargazer Rainbow 8:30 $1.29 View In iTunes 14 Turn Up the Night Black Sabbath 3:42 $0.99 View In iTunes 15 Mystery Dio 3:58 $0.99 View In iTunes 16 Die Young Black Sabbath 4:45 $0.99 View In iTunes 17 All the Fools Sailed Away Dio 7:12 $0.99 View In iTunes 18 Iron Man (Live) Black Sabbath 7:30 $0.99 View In iTunes 19 Stand Up and Shout Dio 3:18 $0.99 View In iTunes 20 Bible Black Heaven & Hell 6:26 $0.99 View In iTunes 21 Rock 'n' Roll Children Dio 4:33 $0.99 View In iTunes 22 Lady Evil Black Sabbath 4:26 $0.99 View In iTunes 23 I Could Have Been a Dreamer Dio 4:44 $0.99 View In iTunes 24 A Light in the Black Rainbow 8:11 $0.99 View In iTunes 25 Master of the Moon Dio 4:18 $0.99 View In iTunes Total: 25 Songs - Next Steps
You've got to bring some serious demonic vibes to the table if you're gonna walk in Ozzy Osbourne's shoes, and when Dio roars out the classic "War Pigs" in concert with Black Sabbath, it's enough to make you believe there's more than one Prince of Darkness in the heavy metal monarchy. The epic sword-and-sorcery metal motif became integral to Dio's own band — when he sings "don't think about the darkness" on "Dream Evil," you know he's dealing out a devilish dose of irony. But he could dig down into more personal depths, too — he's got a more intimate target in mind when he unleashes his haunted howl on "Straight Through the Heart."
In Deep Cuts, Dio delivers the goods on demand for the gods of rock.$25.05 Next Steps
Name Artist Time Price 1 Paranoid (Live) Black Sabbath 3:46 $0.99 View In iTunes 2 Wild One Dio 4:05 $0.99 View In iTunes 3 Children of the Sea Black Sabbath 5:34 $0.99 View In iTunes 4 Invisible Dio 5:26 $0.99 View In iTunes 5 Breaking Into Heaven Heaven & Hell 6:53 $0.99 View In iTunes 6 One More for the Road Dio 3:17 $0.99 View In iTunes 7 The Temple of the King Rainbow 4:39 $0.99 View In iTunes 8 The Devil Cried Black Sabbath 6:01 $0.99 View In iTunes 9 Eat Your Heart Out Dio 3:50 $0.99 View In iTunes 10 Long Live Rock 'n Roll Rainbow 4:24 $1.29 View In iTunes 11 Jesus, Mary & The Holy Ghost Dio 4:13 $0.99 View In iTunes 12 Eating the Cannibals Heaven & Hell 3:35 $0.99 View In iTunes 13 Dream Evil Dio 4:25 $0.99 View In iTunes 14 Voodoo Black Sabbath 4:32 $0.99 View In iTunes 15 Hey Angel Dio 5:00 $0.99 View In iTunes 16 Falling Off the Edge of the World Black Sabbath 5:03 $0.99 View In iTunes 17 Shame On the Night Dio 5:18 $0.99 View In iTunes 18 One Night In the City Dio 5:16 $0.99 View In iTunes 19 Rock and Roll Angel Heaven & Hell 6:02 $0.99 View In iTunes 20 Straight Through the Heart Dio 4:36 $0.99 View In iTunes 21 War Pigs (Live) Black Sabbath 9:19 $0.99 View In iTunes 22 Strange Highways Dio 6:52 $0.99 View In iTunes 23 I (Live) Heaven & Hell 6:27 $0.99 View In iTunes 24 Snake Charmer Rainbow 4:32 $0.99 View In iTunes 25 Pain Dio 4:13 $0.99 View In iTunes Total: 25 Songs - Deep Cuts
When you've got a voice for the ages, as did Dio, legendary rockers ring your phone off the hook with requests for your powerful pipes. Prog-metal pioneers Queensryche dialed 1-800-DIO for "The Chase" in which they needed a singer who could soar to the heavens while keeping one foot firmly planted in a hotter place. When Kansas guitarist Kerry Livgren cut his first solo album, he knew exactly who he needed behind the microphone for the regal art-rock epic "To Live for the King." And when the axemeisters from KISS and Toto put together an Alice Cooper tribute track, there was no doubt that the demonic Dio was born to tell the world "Welcome To My Nightmare."
$25.05 Deep Cuts
Name Artist Time Price 1 Holy Diver (Live) Dio 4:46 $0.99 View In iTunes 2 Kickapoo Tenacious D 4:14 $1.29 View In iTunes 3 Run with the Wolf Rainbow 3:49 $0.99 View In iTunes 4 King of Rock and Roll Dio 3:51 $0.99 View In iTunes 5 Gates of Babylon Rainbow 6:51 $0.99 View In iTunes 6 Rainbow In the Dark (Live) Dio 5:04 $0.99 View In iTunes 7 Hoochie Koochie Lady Elf 5:32 $0.99 View In iTunes 8 Born On the Sun Dio 5:36 $0.99 View In iTunes 9 Kill the King Rainbow 4:30 $0.99 View In iTunes 10 After All (The Dead) Black Sabbath 5:41 $0.99 View In iTunes 11 Intro: Over the Rainbow / Kill the King (Live) Rainbow 5:31 $0.99 View In iTunes 12 Voodoo (Live) Black Sabbath 5:30 $0.99 View In iTunes 13 Letter from Earth Black Sabbath 4:16 $0.99 View In iTunes 14 Neon Knights (Live) Heaven & Hell 7:58 $0.99 View In iTunes 15 The Man Who Would Be King Dio 4:58 $0.99 View In iTunes 16 Children of the Sea (Live) Black Sabbath 6:12 $0.99 View In iTunes 17 The Sign of the Southern Cross (Live) Heaven & Hell 9:06 $0.99 View In iTunes 18 Never More Elf 3:49 $0.99 View In iTunes 19 Sixteenth Century Greensleeves (Live) Rainbow 8:21 $0.99 View In iTunes 20 Dream On Gregg Bissonette, Paul Taylor, Ronnie James Dio, Stu Hamm & Yngwie Malmsteen 4:28 $0.99 View In iTunes 21 The Chase Queensrÿche 3:08 $0.99 View In iTunes 22 Fever Dreams (Live) Deep Purple 4:24 $0.99 View In iTunes 23 Welcome To My Nightmare B. Kulick, P. Soussan, P. Taylor, R.J. Dio, Randy Castillo & S. Lukather 5:10 $0.99 View In iTunes 24 To Live for the King Kerry Livgren 6:10 $0.99 View In iTunes 25 Give Me Kindness (Studio recording.) David Coverdale 4:34 $0.99 View In iTunes Total: 25 Songs - Complete Set
You know that two-fingered devil sign that's become synonymous with heavy metal? Well, it was none other than Ronnie James Dio who brought the ancient symbol into rock 'n' roll. That alone assures him a place in the hard-rock pantheon, but he also happened to sing with a little band called Black Sabbath, not to mention Rainbow, Deep Purple, and Sabbath spin-off Heaven & Hell, in addition to pioneering the power-metal sound of the '80s with the band that bore his surname. Stalking the stage and studio like a sonic sorcerer caught halfway between the Divine and the demonic, Dio was the definitive metal frontman. He was taken from us way ahead of schedule, but the constantly in-demand artist left a long legacy in his wake, and we've waded through the Holy Diver's history to bring you the monumental metal moments that will keep his legend alive forever.
$76.65 Complete Set
Name Artist Time Price 1 Holy Diver Dio 5:53 $1.29 View In iTunes 2 Heaven and Hell Black Sabbath 6:59 $1.29 View In iTunes 3 Rainbow In the Dark Dio 4:13 $1.29 View In iTunes 4 Neon Knights Black Sabbath 3:53 $0.99 View In iTunes 5 The Last In Line Dio 5:47 $1.29 View In iTunes 6 Don't Talk to Strangers Dio 4:54 $0.99 View In iTunes 7 The Mob Rules Black Sabbath 3:15 $0.99 View In iTunes 8 Man On the Silver Mountain Rainbow 4:41 $1.29 View In iTunes 9 The Sign of the Southern Cross Black Sabbath 7:47 $0.99 View In iTunes 10 We Rock Dio 4:35 $0.99 View In iTunes 11 Follow the Tears Heaven & Hell 6:09 $0.99 View In iTunes 12 Sunset Superman Dio 5:47 $0.99 View In iTunes 13 Stargazer Rainbow 8:30 $1.29 View In iTunes 14 Turn Up the Night Black Sabbath 3:42 $0.99 View In iTunes 15 Mystery Dio 3:58 $0.99 View In iTunes 16 Die Young Black Sabbath 4:45 $0.99 View In iTunes 17 All the Fools Sailed Away Dio 7:12 $0.99 View In iTunes 18 Iron Man (Live) Black Sabbath 7:30 $0.99 View In iTunes 19 Stand Up and Shout Dio 3:18 $0.99 View In iTunes 20 Bible Black Heaven & Hell 6:26 $0.99 View In iTunes 21 Rock 'n' Roll Children Dio 4:33 $0.99 View In iTunes 22 Lady Evil Black Sabbath 4:26 $0.99 View In iTunes 23 I Could Have Been a Dreamer Dio 4:44 $0.99 View In iTunes 24 A Light in the Black Rainbow 8:11 $0.99 View In iTunes 25 Master of the Moon Dio 4:18 $0.99 View In iTunes 26 Paranoid (Live) Black Sabbath 3:46 $0.99 View In iTunes 27 Wild One Dio 4:05 $0.99 View In iTunes 28 Children of the Sea Black Sabbath 5:34 $0.99 View In iTunes 29 Invisible Dio 5:26 $0.99 View In iTunes 30 Breaking Into Heaven Heaven & Hell 6:53 $0.99 View In iTunes 31 One More for the Road Dio 3:17 $0.99 View In iTunes 32 The Temple of the King Rainbow 4:39 $0.99 View In iTunes 33 The Devil Cried Black Sabbath 6:01 $0.99 View In iTunes 34 Eat Your Heart Out Dio 3:50 $0.99 View In iTunes 35 Long Live Rock 'n Roll Rainbow 4:24 $1.29 View In iTunes 36 Jesus, Mary & The Holy Ghost Dio 4:13 $0.99 View In iTunes 37 Eating the Cannibals Heaven & Hell 3:35 $0.99 View In iTunes 38 Dream Evil Dio 4:25 $0.99 View In iTunes 39 Voodoo Black Sabbath 4:32 $0.99 View In iTunes 40 Hey Angel Dio 5:00 $0.99 View In iTunes 41 Falling Off the Edge of the World Black Sabbath 5:03 $0.99 View In iTunes 42 Shame On the Night Dio 5:18 $0.99 View In iTunes 43 One Night In the City Dio 5:16 $0.99 View In iTunes 44 Rock and Roll Angel Heaven & Hell 6:02 $0.99 View In iTunes 45 Straight Through the Heart Dio 4:36 $0.99 View In iTunes 46 War Pigs (Live) Black Sabbath 9:19 $0.99 View In iTunes 47 Strange Highways Dio 6:52 $0.99 View In iTunes 48 I (Live) Heaven & Hell 6:27 $0.99 View In iTunes 49 Snake Charmer Rainbow 4:32 $0.99 View In iTunes 50 Pain Dio 4:13 $0.99 View In iTunes 51 Holy Diver (Live) Dio 4:46 $0.99 View In iTunes 52 Kickapoo Tenacious D 4:14 $1.29 View In iTunes 53 Run with the Wolf Rainbow 3:49 $0.99 View In iTunes 54 King of Rock and Roll Dio 3:51 $0.99 View In iTunes 55 Gates of Babylon Rainbow 6:51 $0.99 View In iTunes 56 Rainbow In the Dark (Live) Dio 5:04 $0.99 View In iTunes 57 Hoochie Koochie Lady Elf 5:32 $0.99 View In iTunes 58 Born On the Sun Dio 5:36 $0.99 View In iTunes 59 Kill the King Rainbow 4:30 $0.99 View In iTunes 60 After All (The Dead) Black Sabbath 5:41 $0.99 View In iTunes 61 Intro: Over the Rainbow / Kill the King (Live) Rainbow 5:31 $0.99 View In iTunes 62 Voodoo (Live) Black Sabbath 5:30 $0.99 View In iTunes 63 Letter from Earth Black Sabbath 4:16 $0.99 View In iTunes 64 Neon Knights (Live) Heaven & Hell 7:58 $0.99 View In iTunes 65 The Man Who Would Be King Dio 4:58 $0.99 View In iTunes 66 Children of the Sea (Live) Black Sabbath 6:12 $0.99 View In iTunes 67 The Sign of the Southern Cross (Live) Heaven & Hell 9:06 $0.99 View In iTunes 68 Never More Elf 3:49 $0.99 View In iTunes 69 Sixteenth Century Greensleeves (Live) Rainbow 8:21 $0.99 View In iTunes 70 Dream On Gregg Bissonette, Paul Taylor, Ronnie James Dio, Stu Hamm & Yngwie Malmsteen 4:28 $0.99 View In iTunes 71 The Chase Queensrÿche 3:08 $0.99 View In iTunes 72 Fever Dreams (Live) Deep Purple 4:24 $0.99 View In iTunes 73 Welcome To My Nightmare B. Kulick, P. Soussan, P. Taylor, R.J. Dio, Randy Castillo & S. Lukather 5:10 $0.99 View In iTunes 74 To Live for the King Kerry Livgren 6:10 $0.99 View In iTunes 75 Give Me Kindness (Studio recording.) David Coverdale 4:34 $0.99 View In iTunes Total: 75 Songs
Customer Reviews
Best Singer of all Time
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THE KING
He was,.... and still is the king of rock n roll! Long live Rock n Roll
Dio is AWESOME!!!
Dio is the greatest singer of the 80's and of all times! Rock on!!!
