Long before he became a metal master, Ronnie James Dio fronted a blues-based band called the Elves that cranked out traditional rock with a hint of folksy acoustic jams and prog-rock tendencies. The ...

The late Ronnie James Dio is best known as the diminutive, rapier-voiced frontman for hard rock acts Rainbow, Black Sabbath, and Dio. Songs like “Man on the Silver Mountain,” “Mob Rules,” and “Rainbow ...

It’s been over ten years since heavy metal legend Ronnie James Dio died, but now an autobiography that the Dio/Rainbow/Black Sabbath/Elf frontman was working on before his death is scheduled to be ...

Seminal heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio -- the voice for Elf, Blackmore's Rainbow, Black Sabbath, his own band Dio and, most recently, Heaven & Hell -- has lost his battle with stomach cancer, p… ...

Late rocker Ronnie James Dio grew up in Cortland and graduated from Cortland City School in 1960. The heavy metal singer performed with bands Heaven & Hell, Dio, Elf and Rainbow, plus replaced Ozzy ...

An absolute icon - in music and in life! There aren't many figures as beloved in metal as Ronnie James Dio, and the Dio: Dreamers Never Die documentary is a must-watch. Luckily, the newly released ...

You've probably heard a version of Ronnie James Dio singing "War Pigs" with Black Sabbath before, but what about the version from his early band Elf all the way back ...

On what is being billed as one of the most spectacular sets in heavy- metal history, Dio and guest artists Rough Cutt will rock out at 8 p.m. Friday at the Lakeland Civic Center arena, 700 W. Lemon St ...

The estate of Ronnie James Dio will soon be holding a vast auction of the late metal legend’s memorabilia, which consists of exactly 666 items. As Rolling Stone points out, there will be a free, ...

The casket of heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio is displayed during a public memorial service in Los Angeles on Sunday. Dio died on May 2010 from stomach cancer. ((Jason Redmond/Associated Press)) A ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Music was central to his life from an early age. Although he never received any formal vocal ...

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 ...