Now, at the ripe age of 41, Ronnie James Dio was finally ready for his close-up with his debut, Holy Diver. Taking everything he’d learned over the years about complex band politics and scouting for ...

The competition began with 32 entrants divided into four divisions: Headbanger Region, Mosh Pit Region, Stage Dive Region and Devil Horn Region. The path to victory is never a guarantee, even for ...

Two long out-of-print live albums from Dio, 2005’s Evil Or Divine: Live in New York City and 2008’s Holy Diver Live, are being reissued on vinyl. Newly remastered with new cover art, the deluxe ...

Axel Rudi Pell is one of Europe's most respected guitar slingers and also one of the most prolific. Starting with the band Steeler in 1984, the German rocker has released over 25 albums and several ...

Two of our fallen idols clashed in Round 1 as Holy Diver was pitted against Motorhead's self-titled debut, but Lemmy and co. were no match for this '80s masterpiece with Dio nabbing almost 70 percent ...