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Dio
 Dio is a Heavy metal music|heavy metal musical band|band led by vocalist Ronnie James Dio, who formed it in October 1982 after leaving Black Sabbath. In an interview, available on the special edition re-release of Holy Diver, Dio states that he never intended to begin a solo career. His intention was to form a new band with fellow former Black Sabbath member drummer Vinny Appice. Naming the band Dio made sense from a commercial standpoint, as the name was already well-known at that time. Dio in Italian means "God."[http://www.wordreference.com/iten/dio]

Band history
In May 1983 they released their debut album ''Holy Diver'' (featuring famous songs Rainbow in the Dark and Holy Diver), on which Ronnie sang and played Keyboard instrument|keyboards. To avoid having the vocalist stuck behind a keyboard in concert, the band recruited keyboardist Claude Schnell in 1984.

Now a quintet, they released ''The Last in Line'' on July 2, 1984, followed by ''Sacred Heart (album)|Sacred Heart'' on August 15, 1985. Several songs were recorded during the tour for that album. They were released along with the studio-recorded "Time To Burn" on the ''Intermission (album)|Intermission'' mini LP. In 1985 Ronnie also wrote the song "Stars" for the Hear 'n Aid project, with Campbell contributing on guitar.

In 1986 Campbell, citing creative differences, left the... read all

Dio top albums

  1. Holy Diver
  2. Dream Evil
  3. Magica
  4. Lock Up The Wolves
  5. Strange Highways
  6. The Last in Line
  7. Holy Diver Live
  8. Stand Up And Shout: The Dio Anthology
  9. Sacred Heart
    10. ...show all albums

Dio top songs and lyrics

  1. Holy Diver
  2. Rainbow in the Dark
  3. Don't Talk to Strangers
  4. Stand Up and Shout
  5. Straight Through the Heart
  6. Gypsy
  7. We Rock
  8. Caught in the Middle
  9. Invisible
  10. Dream Evil
  11. Shame on the Night
  12. The Last in Line
  13. I Could Have Been a Dreamer
  14. Hungry for Heaven
  15. Evil Eyes
  16. Night People
  17. One Night in the City
  18. All the Fools Sailed Away
  19. Wild One
  20. Rock 'n' Roll Children
  21. Mystery
  22. Lock Up the Wolves
  23. I Speed at Night
  24. Sunset Superman
  25. Fever Dreams
    26. ...show all songs

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Events for Dio

Dio will be playing at these Events
1. Dio + Girlschool at Carling Academy, Birmingham on 27 May 2008
Location: 52-54 Dale End, Birmingham, B4 7LS, United Kingdom
2. Dio at Sentrum Scene, Oslo on 30 May 2008
Location: Arbeidesamfunnets plass, 0818 Oslo, Norway
3. Dio at KB, Malmö on 2 Jun 2008
Location: Bergsgatan 18, 211 54 Malmö, Sweden
4. Dio at Debaser Medis, Stockholm on 3 Jun 2008
Location: Medborgarplatsen, 118 26 Stockholm, Sweden

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5. Dio at Trädgårn, Göteborg on 4 Jun 2008
Location: Nya Allén, 411 38 Göteborg, Sweden
6. Dio at Club Teatria, Oulu on 6 Jun 2008
Location: Härkätie 1, 90400 Oulu, Finland
7. F1 POWERBOAT GP WATER&ROCK FESTIVAALI on 6 Jun 2008
Location: Finland
8. Dio at Water & Rock Festival, Lahti on 7 Jun 2008
Location: Lahti, Finland
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