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 ...

Seven years. SEVEN VERY LONG years since we’ve heard a new album out of Def Leppard.  For those of us die-hard Lep fans, it has been highly anticipated and the excitement as the release day approached almost put us into hysterics.  Since Songs from the Sparkle Lounge dropped in 2008, ...

By 1985, Ronnie James Dio’s solo career with the Dio Band was in full swing. He had proven himself with Rainbow and Black Sabbath on multiple releases, and with the arrival of his solo band, had further proven himself musically. Alongside drummer Vinny Appice (formerly with Dio in Black Sabbath), ...