Ronnie James Dio
Birth : 1942-07-10, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA
Death : 2010-05-16
History
Ronnie James Dio (born Ronald James Padavona, July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010), was an American rock and heavy metal vocalist and songwriter. He performed with, among others, Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell, and his own band Dio. Other musical projects include the collective fundraiser Hear 'n Aid. He was widely hailed as one of the most powerful singers in heavy metal, renowned for his consistently powerful voice. He is credited with popularizing the "metal horns" hand gesture in metal culture. Before his death, he was collaborating on a project with former Black Sabbath bandmates Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Vinny Appice, under the moniker Heaven & Hell, whose only studio album, The Devil You Know, was released on April 28, 2009. Dio died of stomach cancer on May 16, 2010 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Burbank, CA. One of the last songs he recorded was titled "Metal Will Never Die". Ronnie James Dio has sold over 47 million copies of albums with all of the bands he has worked with.
This career spanning documentary on heavy metal legend Ronnie James Dio delves deep into his incredible rise from 50's doo-wop crooner, to his early classic rock days in Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow, to replacing the iconic lead singer Ozzy Osborne in Black Sabbath, to finally cement his legend with DIO. Ronnie's biography is completely unique to the tired sex, drugs and rock and roll cliches. The film is about perseverance, dreams and the power to believe in yourself.
1. Stand Up And Shout 2. Strange Highways 3. Don't Talk To Strangers 4. Evilution 5. Pain 6. The Mob Rules 7. Children Of The Sea 8. Holy Diver 9. Heaven And Hell 10. Man On The Silver Mountain 11. Drum Solo 12. Heaven And Hell (Reprise) 13. Jesus Mary And The Holy Ghost 14. Hollywood Black 15. The Last In Line 16. Rainbow In The Dark 17. We Rock Filmed at London s Hammersmith Apollo on 12th December 1993, this previously unreleased concert film captures the then newly reformed Dio on the last night of their European tour in support of the Strange Highways album.The band delivered a blistering performance of tracks from their new album, previous Dio classics and favourites from Ronnie s career with Black Sabbath and Rainbow. So take a ride on Strange Highways and be blown away by one of the greatest rock bands of all time.
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Concert video filmed at The Spectrum in Philadelphia on June 17, 1986 during the second leg of the "Sacred Heart" tour, which featured new guitarist Craig Goldy. Now for the first time the full concert is being released in the original running order, restored from the original 16mm film and with remastered sound.
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A collection of conceptual videos that defined the legendary career of Ronnie James Dio and Dio.
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Live at Wacken Open Air July 30 2009.
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HEAVEN & HELL's June 16, 2009 concert at Museumsmeile in Bonn, Germany filmed by WDR's (German public TV).
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A chronological account of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden's 2008 world tour through India, Australia, Japan, USA, Canada, Mexico and South America in a jet piloted by the band's front man, Bruce Dickinson. Features interviews with the musicians, their road crew and fans.
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RONNIE JAMES DIO recorded live with his band at the Tokyo Japan Super Rock Festival on August 10th, 1985.
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This live concert recording captures the sold-out Radio City Music Hall performance of former Black Sabbath rockers Ronnie James Dio, Vinny Appice, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler, who reunited under the name "Heaven & Hell" in 2006.
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In Venice Beach, naive Midwesterner JB bonds with local slacker KG and they form the rock band Tenacious D. Setting out to become the world's greatest band is no easy feat, so they set out to steal what could be the answer to their prayers... a magical guitar pick housed in a rock-and-roll museum some 300 miles away.
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Rainbow was formed by Ritchie Blackmore in 1975 after he left Deep Purple at the height of their fame. They were instantly successful and released a string of hit albums, with an ever-changing line up, between 1975 and 1983 when Blackmore broke up the group to join the reformed Deep Purple. This concert from their European tour in 1977 features the line up responsible for the "Long Live Rock ’n’ Roll" album released later that year, including vocalist Ronnie James Dio and drummer Cozy Powell. Blackmore had to be smuggled out of Austria after trouble with the police at a gig two nights earlier, and was very late arriving in Munich, all of which seemed to inspire both the band and the audience to create a truly remarkable gig.
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Captured live in front of a sold-out London crowd Ronnie James Dio delivers a truly memorable performance on this truly memorable night - October 22, 2005. This set includes a performance of Dio's debut album, Holy Diver, in its entirety. Dio has been hailed as one of the finest voices in Heavy Metal for over 30 years now and for good reason.
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This documentary is a considered look at the continuing story of Metal, in the words of the people that make it, live it, breathe it and keep it vital. The Bands. The Fans, The Producers, The Industry and The Journalists. What makes it tick, why nothing else can touch it for power, emotion and longevity, why it's misunderstood, why it doesn't care, how it continues to upset the establishment, how it manipulates the media, the positivity, and the way it has forced it's iconography and ethos deep into an unsuspecting and unwilling mainstream.
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The film discusses the traits and originators of some of metal's many subgenres, including the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, power metal, Nu metal, glam metal, thrash metal, black metal, and death metal. Dunn uses a family-tree-type flowchart to document some of the most popular metal subgenres. The film also explores various aspects of heavy metal culture.
We Rock - Consists of Live In Concert and A Special from the Spectrum videos, minus a couple of songs.
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On a rain-soaked Friday the 13th in December of 2002, the mastery of DIO took full command of New York City's famous Roseland Ballroom. In grand fashion, the formidable quintet was unleashed upon a rabid sold-out crowd, delivering a memorable performance that was nothing less than a heavy metal history lesson.
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Using rare previously unreleased film of the original Ozzy Osbourne line-up from 1971 never before available on DVD, this superb independent film sets out to discover what makes a great band and poses the tricky question: who was the best Sabbath singer Ozzy, Dio or Martin? Also featured are extensive interviews with Tony Iommi, Neil Murray alongside leading music critics and working musicians.
Documentary produced for the "Little Nicky" DVD about heavy metal and the Devil featuring rock stars Gene Simmons, Ronnie James Dio, and Ozzy Osborne.
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Dio at Festivalna Hall, Sofia, Bulgaria 01 - Inro
02 - Evilution
03 - Staright Through The Heart
04 - Dont Talk To Strangers
05 - Holy Diver/Drums Solos
06 - Heaven And Hell
07 - Children Of The Sea
08 - I Speed At Night
09 - We Rock
10 - Neon Nights
11 - Stargazer
12 - Misstreated
13 - Catch The Rainbow
14 - Last In Line
15 - Rainbow In The Dark
16 - Mob Rules
17 - Man On The Silve Mountain
18 - Long Live Rock N Roll
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Dio at The Beach at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NV, USA 01 - Jesus, Mary and The Holy Ghost
02 - Straight Through The Heart
03 - Don't Talk To Strangers
04 - After All (The Dead)
05 - Holy Diver
06 - Heaven And Hell
07 - Double Monday
08 - Stand Up And Shout
09 - Hunter Of The Heart
10 - Mistreated
11 - Big Sister
12 - The Last In Line
13 - Rainbow In The Dark
14 - The Mob Rules
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The Mob Rules Computer God Children of the Sea Time Machine War Pigs I Die Young Guitar Solo Black Sabbath Master of Insanity After All (The Dead) Drum Solo Iron Man Heaven and Hell Neon Knights Paranoid
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The Mob Rules Computer God Children of the Sea Time Machine War Pigs Black Sabbath Master of Insanity After All (The Dead) Iron Man Heaven and Hell
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“The Black Sabbath Story, Volume Two” is a documentary video by heavy metal band Black Sabbath. It discusses the line-up changes Black Sabbath experienced during the period between 1978 and 1992.
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The Mob Rules, Computer God, Children of the Sea, Time Machine, War Pigs, I, Die Young, Guitar Solo, Black Sabbath, TV Crimes, Master of Insanity, Drum Solo, Iron Man, Heaven and Hell, Neon Knights, Paranoid
An expert assassin - trained since childhood to be the perfect killer - loses her memory during a mission in Thailand, and ends up in the care of a wry ex-policewoman and her boxing cohort. The equally lethal sister of the assassin pursues her, uncertain of her intentions and whether to kill her.
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Video magazine with interviews and video clips.
Featured on this volume is: Alice Cooper, Dio, W.A.S.P., Anthrax, Motörhead, Voi Vod, Vio-Lence, Party Ninjas, Ozzy Osbourne, Mötley Crüe, Forbidden, Mammoth, Warrant, Quireboys
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Hear 'n Aid was a one-time collaboration of various individual hard rock and heavy metal artists in 1985 to raise money for famine relief in Africa. According to Ronnie James Dio's MySpace profile, the project raised $1 million within a year.
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Recorded live at Super Rock Festival in Tokyo, Japan on August 10th, 1985 1. King Of Rock And Roll 2. Like The Beat Of a Heart 3. Don't Talk To Strangers 4. Hangry For Heaven 5. The Last In Line Holy Diver The Last In Line Heaven And Hell Sacred HeartB 6. Rock'And'Roll Children Long Live Rock'N'Roll Man On the Silver Mountan Rock'N'Roll Children 7. Rainbow In The Dark 8. Stand Up And Shout
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Live Aid was held on 13 July 1985, simultaneously in Wembley Stadium in London, England, and the John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, United States. It was one of the largest scale satellite link-ups and television broadcasts of all time: watched live by an estimated global audience of 1.9 billion, across 150 nations. "It's twelve noon in London, seven AM in Philadelphia, and around the world it's time for Live Aid...!"
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A live concert performance by the band Dio, recorded at The Spectrum in Philadelphia. Originally released on VHS in 1984, most of the performance has been re-released on the We Rock DVD, minus the opening track of "Stand Up and Shout."
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Live at Muziekcentrum Vredenburg, Utrecht, Netherlands - Dec 4 1983
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BLACK SABBATH and BLUE ÖYSTER CULT - Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York - October 17, 1980. Track Listing: The Marshall Plan [BOC; promo], War Pigs, Neon Knights, N.I.B. [Sabbath], Dr. Music, Cities On Flame, Divine Wind [BOC], Iron Man, Guitar Solo, Paranoid [Sabbath], Godzilla, Drum Solo, Roadhouse Blues [BOC], Heaven And Hell [Sabbath], Born To Be Wild [BOC], Die Young [Sabbath] Professionally filmed for the movie, BLACK AND BLUE. 3 Sabbath songs from this movie were first shown on the 12/6/80 episode of DON KIRSHNER’S ROCK CONCERT. The movie itself premiered in NYC on 12/19/1980. BLACK AND BLUE made the rounds on the 'Midnight Movie' circuit during the early 80's. It was released on VHS in Jan. 1981 and went out of print within a short time. It could only be found for many years as a Japanese import or bootleg.
