Ronnie James Dio came close to joining Sweet in 1979, the band's leader, Andy Scott, said. The British glam rockers were considering a replacement for the departed singer Brian Connolly at the time, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “I started playing music when I was five,” the late legend told Alternative-Zine in 2005. “I started as a trumpet player, so that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This May 23, 2019 photo released by Niji Entertainment shows, from left, singer Tim Owens, bassist Bjorn Englen, keyboardist Scott ...

Here is the favorite Ronnie James Dio song of five rock and metal icons. The legendary singer, who died of stomach cancer in 2010 at the age of 67, famously fronted Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath and Dio ...

When Ronnie James Dio died in 2010 of stomach cancer, the metal world mourned the loss of one of its great vocalists, as well as one of the genre’s biggest personalities. He was loved by pretty much ...

Dio: Dreamers Never Die (now on Showtime) is the long-awaited documentary about the greatest heavy metal singer who ever was or will be. Sorry Rob Halford, Bruce Dickinson, Ozzy Osbourne and King ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Wearing fright wigs and clad in heavy metal fashion gear, the six piece Dio tribute band Shiny ...