Photo Gallery: Dio Members Throughout the Years

Posted 08/25/2011 at 4:52pm | by Tony Grassi

Dio's last incarnation, from left: Scott Warren, Simon Wright, Craig Goldy, Ronnie James Dio and Rudy Sarzo.

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Born in the wake of his split with Black Sabbath, Ronnie James Dio formed his namesake band in 1982 with drummer Vinny Appice, who had also left Black Sabbath. Along with bassist Jimmy Bain, the grand wizard of metal blazed a seminal trail that set the template for power metal for years to come.

For all Dio's fantastic and mythical themes, the singer took his position as one of heavy metal's premier vocalists seriously. He was the consummate businessman. Although several lineup changes occurred, Dio was consistently comprised of highly skilled musicians.

Jake E. Lee, Vivian Campbell and Doug Aldrich had tenures in the band. As did bassists Jeff Pilson and Rudy Sarzo.

Dio's last studio release was 2004's Master of the Moon. Sadly, Dio would never complete a successor to this album. A reunion with Black Sabbath in 2007 interrupted the vocalist's focus on Dio. Ronnie James died from complications with stomach cancer on May 16, 2010, thus bringing the reign of power metal titans Dio to an end.

Below is a photo collection of the various members of Dio throughout the years and their notable contributions to the band.

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Dio Members Throughout the Years

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Ronnie James Dio: Vocals
Years active: 1982-91; 1993-10
Contributions: All Dio releases
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Craig Goldy: Guitar
Years active: 1986-89; 1999-01; 2004-05; 2006-10
Contributions: Dream Evil, Magica, Master of the Moon
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Simon Wright: Drums
Years active: 1989-91; 1999-10
Contributions: Lock Up the Wolves, Magica, Killing the Dragon, Master of the Moon
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Rudy Sarzo: Bass
Years active: 2005-10
Contributions: Holy Diver - Live
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Scott Warren: Keyboards
Years active: 1993-10
Contributions: Strange Highways through Master of the Moon
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Jake E. Lee: Guitar
Years active: 1982
Contributions: None
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Jimmy Bain: Bass
Years active: 1982-89; 1999-04
Contributions: Holy Diver through Dream Evil, Magica
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Vinny Appice: Drums
Years active: 1982-89; 1993-99
Contributions: Holy Diver through Dream Evil, Strange Highways, Angry Machines, Inferno - Last in Live
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Vivian Campbell: Guitar
Years active: 1982-86
Contributions: Holy Diver through Intermission
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Claude Schnell: Keyboards
Years active: 1984-89
Contributions: The Last in Line through Dream Evil
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Tracy G: Guitar
Years active: 1993-99
Contributions: Strange Highways, Angry Machines, Inferno - Last in Live
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Jeff Pilson: Bass
Years active: 1993-97; 2004-05
Contributions: Strange Highways, Angry Machines, Master of the Moon
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Doug Aldrich: Guitar
Years active: 2001-04; 2005-06
Contributions: Killing the Dragon through Holy Diver - Live
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Jens Johansson: Keyboards
Years active: 1989-91
Contributions: Lock Up the Wolves
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Rowan Robertson: Guitar
Years active: 1989-91
Contributions: Lock Up the Wolves
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Teddy Cook: Bass
Years active: 1989-91
Contributions: Lock Up the Wolves
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Larry "Bones" Dennison: Bass
Years active: 1997-99
Contributions: Inferno - Last in Live
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tcollins297

August 25, 2011 at 8:54pm

How come the picture of Vivian Campbell is from AFTER he was in Dio. Couldn't you at least post a pic of him from before he was a tool and joined Def Leppard to get more money... lol