In something that I know a lot of people have been waiting for, the first (and a lot of people would argue the best) Dio album, Holy Diver, is to be reissued on September 30th. Check out this news story from melodicrock.com. HOLY DIVER’ SET TO BE RE-ISSUED SEPTEMBER 30: It has now been confirmed […]
Dio Video Compilation DVD
March 15, 2005 by
I reported a few months ago about a DVD video compilation for Dio (the band). It’s going to cover all his music videos from Holy Diver up until he left Warner Bros records (which would cover up until Strange Highways). Anyway, this set now has a name, that being “Stand Up & Shout”, and it […]
Listen to audio samples for new Dio Live CD
January 25, 2005 by
As reported on a week ago, the next Dio release will be a live CD. The recording was culled from the gig in New York in December of 2002. The band then included guitarist Doug Aldrich, who left after the tour to join Whitesnake. However, the gig is now being released as a live album […]
Dio to release live CD in February
January 19, 2005 by
I just read this morning that Spitfire Records will be releasing a Live Dio CD on Feburary 22nd. The title is Evil or Divine: Live in New York City. If that title sounds familiar, it should, as this recording is culled from the same concert that produced the Evil or Divine DVD that was released […]
What are they up to now?
January 12, 2005 by
In all the years of Black Sabbath, there’s been a lot of folks that have been in the band in some capacity. There’s quite a few of them to keep track of, and it occurred to me during the month of December that I should take stock of everyone, and see what they’re all up […]
Master of the Moon Reviews
October 12, 2004 by
Got a couple of Master of the Moon reviews too, check ’em out: Metal Invader – They give it 5/6, rating it “Buy or Die”. Electric Basement – They give it 4.5/5.
Master of the Moon Availability Problems
September 18, 2004 by
The new album from Dio (Master of the Moon) is out now. It came out about 3 weeks ago. However, I’ve been getting some emails from folks saying it’s hard to find. I personally went and looked for it on the day of release. My first visit was to Best Buy in Mesquite Texas (I […]
Master of the Moon Out Next Week
August 27, 2004 by
The new album from Dio (Master of the Moon) is due out next week. To that, there’s a very good and lengthy review of the album you should read. It’s online here at Electric Basement. His review pretty much sums up mine. I’ll write a full review later, but I have to say the album […]
Master of the Moon Samples Available
August 7, 2004 by
The new Dio album is due out on August 30/31 (depending on where you are). However, you can hear some of the album now. Over on the SPV website, they have some short mp3 samples of all 10 songs from the Master of the Moon album available. Click here to check ’em out. You can […]
Rudy Sarzo Joins Dio
April 23, 2004 by
The incestuous relationship between the various “Black Sabbath solo bands” continues with the news that former Ozzy bassist Rudy Sarzo has joined Dio. Here’s a blurb from the official Dio site.. “We’re proud to welcome new bassist Rudy Sarzo to the Dio family. Rudy is known for his work in Quiet Riot, Whitesnake and Ozzy […]
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