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Rowan Robertson on the key advice he received from Ronnie James Dio on how to faithfully play Tony Iommi’s riffs
Though Robertson was only 17 at the time he was hired for Ronnie James Dio's band, the legendary frontman had the utmost confidence in him
That time Ronnie James Dio offered to front ’70s glam-rock outfit The Sweet
Internal disagreements led Dio to very different gig as he sought an escape from Blackmore’s Rainbow, while The Sweet were grappling with their frontman's drinking problems
A guide to the oft-overlooked shredders who anchored Dio
From a 17-year-old prodigy to a future stadium-conquering guitar superstar, Ronnie James Dio had a dream team of six-string sidekicks over the course of his solo career – and their contributions to his catalog should be essential listening for any aspiring metal guitarist
The 17-year-old guitar prodigy who flourished with Dio, but got off to a nightmare start
Rowan Robertson's fairy-tale ascension sent him from pubs to arenas virtually overnight. But he was a little over-confident for the first of those mega gigs…
Vivian Campbell sets the record straight on his infamous departure from Ronnie James Dio’s band
The guitar icon joined and departed Dio in the space of a few years owing to disagreements over the financial running of the band, Campbell says
Lzzy Hale on how Halestorm wound up playing Ronnie James Dio’s final show, and doing the same for Ozzy
The Halestorm leader is a die-hard Black Sabbath fan who first encountered the Dio lineup before discovering the Ozzy era. She explains why Back to the Beginning will be a full-circle moment
How a fluke accident led to Lzzy Hale playing at Dio’s last-ever show
Halestorm saved the day when they were unexpectedly called upon to open for Heaven & Hell
Paul Gilbert tackles both Tony Iommi and Ronnie James Dio’s parts in new cover of Black Sabbath’s Heaven and Hell
It follows the Mr. Big virtuoso's cover of Dio's Holy Diver, with his fully fledged Dio tribute record set to arrive April 7
