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By 1979, Dio had left Rainbow, and replaced the malfunctioning Ozzy Osbourne as lead singer of Black Sabbath. The new lineup released Heaven and Hell in 1980, revitalizing the band’s career.
It's been more than half a century since Black Sabbath officially ushered in the dawn of heavy metal and changed the face of ...
Ronnie James Dio, the pint-sized heavy metal singer who replaced Ozzy Osbourne in Black Sabbath, died Sunday, five months after being diagnosed with stomach cancer, his wife said. He was 67.
If someone asks you what your favorite kind of heavy metal is, you lie through your teeth and say you’re more of a blues fan ...
"Ronnie did a good job," Osbourne admitted of the singer, who first joined Sabbath from 1979-82 and sang on 1980's ... he never listened to Black Sabbath's Dio-era albums. "It's like my ex-wife ...
The album that truly established Tony Iommi as a pivotal lead guitarist and melodic guitarist, instead of just a slow-riffsman Though not universally approved, as quoted by Fred Thomas of All Reviews, ...
Justice for Tony Martin! Martin is arguably one of the most commonly overlooked Black Sabbath lead singers, despite recording three albums for the band and being one of their best vocalists. He is ...
Black Sabbath and original frontman Ozzy Osbourne are forever linked, but in 1979 the band moved on with Ronnie James Dio and other singers. 9 Great Black Sabbath Songs—Without Ozzy Osbourne on ...
Influential heavy metal frontman Ronnie James Dio has died according to this message posted by his wife Wendy ...
According to a statement on his official website, heavy metal god Ronnie James Dio — who fronted Black Sabbath after Ozzy Osbourne’s departure in 1979, then went on to found his own eponymous ...