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DIO
CURRENT NAME	Dio
FORMER NAMES	-
ORIGIN	USA
STATUS	Active
FORMED IN	-
LABEL	Steamhammer Records
GENRE	Heavy metal
STYLE	-
LYRICAL THEME	-
BAND ADDED	2006-03-21, 19:51
LAST UPDATE	2008-03-22, 03:49

Band biography

Dio was formed as a solo project by the vocalist Ronnie James Dio in October 1982 after he had been with both Black Sabbath and Rainbow. A great number of musicians have been part of the band since the beginning.

Current members Add - Fetch
Simon Wright	1990-1991, 1998-	Drums	See also AC/DC, Rhino Bucket, Tytan
Scott Warren	1993-	Keyboards	See also Keel
Rudy Sarzo	2004-	Bass	See also Angel, Blue Oyster Cult, Driver, Ozzy Osbourne, Quiet Riot, Whitesnake
Craig Goldy	1986-1988, 1999-2001, 2003-	Guitars	See also Budgie, Driver, Hydrogyn
Ronald James Padavona	1982-	Vocals	See also Black Sabbath, Elf, Heaven And Hell, Rainbow

Former members Add - Fetch
Jeff Pilson	1993-1994, 1996-1997, 2004-2004	Bass	See also Christmas, Cinema, Dokken, Hansen, Randy
Jimmy Bain	1982-1989, 1992-1993, 1999-2004	Bass, keyboards	See also Rainbow, Wild Horses, WWIII
Warren DeMartini	2003-2003	Guitars	See also Hughes, Glenn, Ratt, Whitesnake
Doug Aldrich	2002-2003	Guitars	See also Whitesnake
Larry "Bones"	1997-1999	Bass
Jerry Best	1995-1996	Bass
Tracy Grijalva	1993-1999	Guitars	See also WWIII
Teddy Cook	1989-1991	Bass
Rowan Robertson	1988-1991	Guitars
Claude Schnell	1983-1989	Keyboards	See also Impellitteri, Neil Turbin's Deathriders
Vincent Appice	1982-1989, 1992-1998	Drums	See also Big Noize, Black Sabbath, Heaven And Hell, WWIII
Vivian Campbell	1982-1986	Guitars	See also Def Leppard, Gotthard, Sweet Savage, Whitesnake

Session musicians Add - Fetch
Chuch Garric		Bass	On tour 1999. See also Alice Cooper, L.A. Guns
Robert "Bob"		Bass	On tour 1998.
James Kottak		Drums	On tour 1997. See also Kingdom Come, Scorpions

Buy Dio albums

Official releases Add
1980	Lock Up The Wolves	Rondolet
1983	Holy Diver	Vertigo
1983	Strange Highways	Expulsion
1984	The Last In Line	Vertigo
1985	Sacred Heart	Vertigo
1986	Intermission (live)	Vertigo
1987	Dream Evil	Vertigo
1987	Master Of The Moon	Triple-X
1990	Lock Up The Wolves	Vertigo
1993	Strange Highways	Vertigo
1996	Angry Machines	Steamhammer Records
1998	Inferno: Last In Live	Mayhem Records
2000	Magica	Spitfire Records
2001	Inferno: Last In Live	Avantgarde Music
2002	Killing The Dragon	Spitfire Records
2003	Stand Up and Shout: The Dio Anthology (2CD comp.)	Rhino Records
2004	Master Of The Moon	Steamhammer Records
2006	Holy Diver Live 7 / 10 Read our review here	Spitfire Records

Tour dates / gigs

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