Last In Line. For those not aware, this band started as essentially the band Dio from their sophomore album lineup, minus Ronnie James (RIP), of course, with Andrew Freeman (Lynch Mob, The Offspring, Raiding the Rock Vault) on lead vocals. In late 2015 keyboardist Claude Schnell was let go in ...

On July 12, 2017, Last in Line returned to Vamp’d, with Dinner Music for the Gods as the support act. Last in Line began as a group that combined the classic four Dio band members (Vivian Campbell, Vinny Appice, Claude Schnell, and Jimmy Bain) with vocalist Andrew Freeman (Raiding the ...

Following the passing of Ronnie James Dio in 2010, original Dio band members Vivian Campbell (also of Def Leppard), Vinny Appice, Jimmy Bain, and Claude Schnell teamed up with vocalist Andrew Freeman to put together Last in Line, a band dedicated to keeping Dio’s musical legacy alive. The group started ...

When Ronnie James Dio died in 2010, the world lost one of its heavy metal greats. Yet, even upon his passing, many of his former fellow band members did their part to keep his legacy alive. Classic Dio band members Vivian Campbell, Vinny Appice, Jimmy Bain, and Claude Schnell joined ...

Ronnie James Dio is gone. But the legacy and the players live on. The loss of Ronnie James Dio was a critical blow to the hard rock and heavy metal community. However, in recent years, it has become clear that a number of the men who have played with Ronnie ...