"reported to ""Blabbermouth"", ""Both parties are glad to put this behind them and to cooperate for the future and would like it to be known that the issue was never personal, it was always business."" Current members: Ozzy Osbourne John Michael ""Ozzy"" Osbourne (born 3 December 1948), also known as The Prince of Darkness, is an English vocalist, songwriter, actor and reality television star who rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath. He was kicked out of the band in 1979 due to alcohol and drug problems, but went on"
"heavily distorted tone with his use of power chords, a modified treble-boosting effect-pedal and a Gibson SG. By the late 1970s, Black Sabbath were suffering from substance abuse, managerial problems, and touring exhaustion. In addition, the band's slow, blues-driven riffs were outmoded against the rising generation of metal bands such as Judas Priest and Motörhead. After the albums ""Technical Ecstasy"" and ""Never Say Die!"" were critically panned, Iommi and Butler decided that Sabbath needed a fresh start so, in the summer of 1979, they fired Osbourne and replaced him with Ronnie James Dio, the former vocalist for Rainbow. With Dio,"
"in personnel and direction of established hard rock acts, including the deaths of Bon Scott, the lead singer of AC/DC, and John Bonham, drummer with Led Zeppelin. Whereas Zeppelin broke up almost immediately afterwards, AC/DC pressed on, recording the album ""Back in Black"" (1980) with their new lead singer, Brian Johnson. It became the fifth-highest-selling album of all time in the US and the second-highest-selling album in the world. Black Sabbath had split with original singer Ozzy Osbourne in 1979 and replaced him with Ronnie James Dio, formerly of Rainbow, giving the band a new sound and a period of"
"commercial success and reached number 8 in the UK Albums Chart, so the band returned to the studios to quickly record the follow up, ""Paranoid"", which was also released in 1970. The band's popularity grew, and by 1973's ""Sabbath Bloody Sabbath"", critics were starting to respond favourably. Osbourne's regular use of alcohol and other drugs led to his dismissal from the band in 1979. He was replaced by former Rainbow vocalist Ronnie James Dio. Following two albums with Dio, Black Sabbath endured many personnel changes in the 1980s and 1990s that included vocalists Ian Gillan, Glenn Hughes, Ray Gillen and"
"on this tour as a sideman. For a portion of the North American tour, which was popularly known as the ""Black and Blue Tour"", Black Sabbath co-headlined with Blue Öyster Cult, with whom they shared a manager, Sandy Pearlman. The arrangement reportedly set attendance records but caused friction between the two bands as well as between Black Sabbath and Pearlman. In April 1980, Black Sabbath released ""Heaven and Hell"", the band's ninth studio album and first with former Rainbow and Elf lead singer, Ronnie James Dio, who was hired to replace original lead singer, Ozzy Osbourne. The band began the"
"radio sessions and their first single, ""Take No Prisoners"". The band's song ""Killing Time"" was later covered by Metallica as a B-side for their ""The Unforgiven"" single, and was included on Metallica's ""Garage Inc."" covers album. Campbell left Sweet Savage in early 1983 to join Dio after guitarist Jake E. Lee was offered Randy Rhoads's spot as Ozzy Osbourne's lead guitarist in December 1982. When Campbell joined Dio, Ronnie James Dio, Vinny Appice, and former Rainbow bassist Jimmy Bain had most of the songs to the album ""Holy Diver"" already written. The album was a success and included Dio's biggest"
"""Although Dio could belt with the best of them, Sabbath would never be the same."" In his autobiography Iommi admits, ""We were doing big shows and it was difficult for Ronnie to go out and stand in front of people who had seen Ozzy in that spot for ten years. Some of the kids hated it and they'd shout: 'Ozzy, Ozzy!' But eventually Ronnie won them over."" In an interview with Songfacts, former Osbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde of Black Label Society dismisses the idea of the Dio-era being authentic Sabbath: ""You listen to Black Sabbath with Ronnie James Dio in"
"to the other band members. Osbourne claims his drug use and alcohol consumption at that time was not better nor worse than that of the other band members. The band replaced him with former Rainbow singer Ronnie James Dio. Conflict of a sort had existed between Iommi and Osbourne from the beginning. When responding to a 1969 flyer reading ""Ozzy Zig Needs Gig- has own PA"" posted in a record store, Iommi and Ward arrived at the listed address to speak with ""Ozzy Zig."" When Iommi saw Osbourne emerge from another room of the house, he left upon discovering it"
"before leaving in 2013. In 2012, after the death of Ronnie James Dio, Freeman joined the original members of Dio as a vocalist to form the band Last in Line, a supergroup featuring Vivian Campbell (Def Leppard, Whitesnake), Vinny Appice (Black Sabbath) and Jimmy Bain (Rainbow). Last In Line released their first album, ""Heavy Crown"" in 2016 and reached #1 on Billboard’s ""Heat Seeker"" chart. In early 2013, Freeman joined the show Raiding the Rock Vault in Las Vegas, where he performs six shows a week with other rock musicians. Freeman has performed on three tours as the lead vocalist"
"listen to ""Live Evil"", because there are too many problems. If you look at the credits, the vocals and drums are listed off to the side. Open up the album and see how many pictures there are of Tony, and how many there are of me and Vinny"". Ronnie James Dio left Black Sabbath in November 1982 to start his own band, and took drummer Vinny Appice with him. ""Live Evil"" was released in January 1983, but was overshadowed by Ozzy Osbourne's platinum selling album ""Speak of the Devil"". The remaining two original members, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler, began"
"touring group Heaven & Hell to differentiate the project from the Ozzy Osbourne-led Black Sabbath. The moniker was taken from the first Dio-fronted Black Sabbath album, ""Heaven and Hell"". According to Iommi, the name change was made so that fans at concerts ""would not expect to hear ""Iron Man"" and ""War Pigs"" and all that... it's none of the old stuff, it's none of the Ozzy period. It's all Dio stuff. So by calling ourselves Heaven and Hell, it's revisiting that period."" The group disbanded following Dio's death from stomach cancer in 2010. In an October 2005 interview with the"
"on tracks of the ""Long Live Rock 'n' Roll"" album. He remained with Rainbow until 1979 when he was replaced by Blackmore's ex-Deep Purple bandmate Roger Glover. In October 1979, Daisley met Ozzy Osbourne at a venue called the Music Machine in Camden Town, and Osbourne soon suggested they form a band with former Quiet Riot guitarist Randy Rhoads, whom Osbourne had recently met in Los Angeles. The trio hired drummer Lee Kerslake and settled on the band name ""The Blizzard of Ozz"", though a record company billed the act simply as ""Ozzy Osbourne"". Daisley contributed bass and backing vocals"
"replaced the deceased Randy Rhoads as Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist. Lee in turn was replaced by Craig Goldy, formerly of the San Diego band Vengeance. Ronnie James Dio greatly influenced the development of the band. Dio's wife Wendy Dio was the group's manager, and Dio himself helped write one of the band's songs. Rough Cutt contributed two tracks, ""A Little Kindness"" and ""Used & Abused"", both produced by Dio and featuring Jake E Lee on guitar, to the compilation album ""L.A's Hottest Unsigned Bands"", issued in 1983. Another Dio-produced track, ""Try A Little Harder"", with Goldy on guitar featured on the"
"Daisley (of Rainbow and later Uriah Heep), keyboardist Don Airey (of Rainbow, and later Deep Purple), and guitarist Randy Rhoads (of Quiet Riot). The record company would eventually title the group's debut album ""Blizzard of Ozz"" credited simply under Osbourne's name, thus commencing his solo career. Co-written with Daisley and Rhoads, the album brought Osbourne considerable success on his first solo effort. Though it is generally accepted that Osbourne and Rhoads started the band, bassist Daisley later claimed that he and Osbourne formed the band in England before Rhoads officially joined. ""Blizzard of Ozz"" is one of the few albums"
"vocalist Ronnie James Dio and drummer Vinny Appice formed Dio in October 1982 in the United States with bassist Jimmy Bain and guitarist Vivian Campbell. The band released their debut album, ""Holy Diver"" in May 1983. Since Ronnie James Dio and Jimmy Bain had played keyboards on the record, they recruited keyboardist Claude Schnell for live shows in 1983 and the following Holy Diver tour. Claude Schnell would later become a full member of Dio, and the band's first recorded effort as a quintet would be 1984's ""The Last in Line"". The band proceeded to release ""Sacred Heart"" in 1985"
"released sometime in 2019. ""Heavy Crown"" (2016) Last in Line Last in Line is an American heavy metal band formed in 2012 by former members of the original lineup of Dio. The band's name comes from the 1984 Dio album ""The Last in Line"". Following the death of Dio frontman Ronnie James Dio in 2010, the original lineup of drummer Vinny Appice, bassist Jimmy Bain, guitarist Vivian Campbell, and keyboardist Claude Schnell reunited along with vocalist Andrew Freeman to perform the Dio songs they originally recorded. The band released a studio album of original material without Schnell titled ""Heavy Crown"""
"brief acoustic interludes."" On IGN's list of ""Top 25 Metal Albums"", ""Holy Diver"" is at number 8, and this statement followed, ""In all his bands, in all his roles, in all his musical vagabond choices, Ronnie James Dio has been fortunate enough to be associated with some of heavy metal's best -- Sabbath, Rainbow, and his own band Dio. To best represent his tenure in the genre, one must look no farther than ""Holy Diver"". His first album with his new band was also his best. It is one of metal's best albums, and it spawned two of the greatest"
"programme ""Masters of Rock"", aired on BBC Radio 2, Ronnie James Dio revealed his plans to work with Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi once again. He stated that two songs would be penned, and were to feature on a ""project"" entitled ""Black Sabbath - The Dio Years"". Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward were initially named as the rhythm section completing the project. At Iommi's behest, the group rebranded themselves Heaven & Hell to differentiate this incarnation from the Osbourne-fronted Black Sabbath which was then only on a hiatus. However, for ""The Dio Years"" - for which"
"E. Lee and Rowan Robertson. The band dissolved in 2010 when Ronnie James Dio died of stomach cancer at the age of 67. The band has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide. In 1982, disagreements originating over the mixing of Black Sabbath's ""Live Evil"" resulted in the departure of Ronnie James Dio and Vinny Appice from the band. Wanting to continue together as a band, the two formed Dio in October 1982 in the United States with Vivian Campbell (guitars) and Jimmy Bain (bass); The following May, the band released their debut album, ""Holy Diver"". It featured two hit"
"them something ridiculous. Quiet Riot was formed by Randy Rhoads and bassist Kelly Garni (who would later be replaced by Rudy Sarzo) in 1975, who recruited DuBrow and drummer Drew Forsyth. This lineup disbanded in 1979 when Rhoads went on to join Ozzy Osbourne's band, with Rhoads personally enlisting Greg Leon as his replacement. For a time the band's name was changed to ""DuBrow"", which had a rotating lineup of members including Leon, Chuck Wright, Frankie Banali, with brothers Tony and Carlos Cavazo. After the death of Rhoads in a plane crash in 1982, while on tour with Osbourne, DuBrow"
"former band, London. Coffman himself was sued by several investors to whom he had sold ""stock in the band"", including Michigan-based Bill Larson. Coffman eventually declared bankruptcy, as he had mortgaged his home at least three times to cover band expenses. The band became rapidly successful in the United States after playing at the US Festival and also with the aid of the new medium of MTV. They then gained the attention of heavy metal star Ozzy Osbourne and found themselves as the opening act for Osbourne on his 1984 world tour. The band members were well known for their"
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"lifelong fan. Around New Year he was approached by Niji Entertainment, Wendy Dio's company and the base for all of RJD's operations, through his long-time agent and close friend, Steve Strange, to be one of two singers who would front a band consisting of Ronnie James Dio's band members, Craig Goldy, Simon Wright, Scott Warren, one time Megadeth bass player James Lomenzo and metal singer Tim 'Ripper' Owens. It was to be a celebration of Dio's career after his death the year before from cancer. The project was named Dio's Disciples and was allied to a foundation set up to"
"in tribute. While Ozzy Osbourne was working on new solo album material in 2006, Rhino Records released """", a compilation of songs culled from the four Black Sabbath releases featuring Ronnie James Dio. For the release, Iommi, Butler, Dio and Appice reunited to write and record three new songs as Black Sabbath. ""The Dio Years"" was released on 3 April 2007, reaching number 54 on the ""Billboard"" 200, while the single ""The Devil Cried"" reached number 37 on the ""Mainstream Rock Tracks"" chart. Pleased with the results, Iommi and Dio decided to reunite the Dio era line-up for a world"
"Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. While Osbourne was working on his new solo album in 2006, Rhino Records released """", a compilation culled from the four Sabbath releases featuring Ronnie James Dio. For the release, Iommi, Geezer Butler, Dio and Vinny Appice reunited to write and record three new songs as Black Sabbath. ""The Dio Years"" was released on 3 April 2007, reaching No.54 on the ""Billboard"" 200, while the single ""The Devil Cried"" reached No. 37 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. Pleased with the results, Iommi and Dio decided to reunite the ""Heaven and Hell"" era line-up"
"1996 and released two albums, Collage in July 1997, and a self-titled album in July 1999, which was a critical and commercial failure. In 2003, DeMartini was hired to replace guitarist Doug Aldrich in the band Dio but after several rehearsals he decided to leave the band due to musical differences with band leader Ronnie James Dio. Ratt reformed again in 2007 and began a tour in the summer of that year. In March 2018, it was widely rumored that Demartini had been terminated from the band. In July 2018, the band confirmed the rumor during a tour in the"
"and landed at #9 on the Billboard Top New Artist Albums (HeatSeekers) Chart, #41 on the Top Hard Music Chart and #50 on the Independent Album Chart. Following the death of Dio frontman Ronnie James Dio in 2010, the original lineup of Vinny Appice on drums, Jimmy Bain on bass, Vivian Campbell on guitar and Claude Schnell on keyboards reunited along with vocalist Andrew Freeman to perform covers of Dio songs they originally recorded. On November 25, 2013, it was announced that Appice had formed a new band called WAMI, which features vocalist Doogie White, bassist Marco Mendoza, and 16-year-old"
"Rainbow (rock band) Rainbow (also known as Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow or Blackmore's Rainbow) are a British rock supergroup led by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, active from 1975 until 1984, 1993 until 1997, and 2015 until present. They were originally established with Ronnie James Dio's American rock band Elf, but after their first album, Blackmore fired the backing members and continued with Dio until 1979. Three British musicians joined in 1979 - singer Graham Bonnet, keyboardist Don Airey and then-former Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover - and this line-up gave the band their commercial breakthrough with the single ""Since You Been Gone""."
"Osbourne's band following the death of Randy Rhoads. Sykes also auditioned for Ronnie James Dio's new band, Dio, to record on 1983's ""Holy Diver"" album but was unsuccessful, as Dio instead chose Sweet Savage guitarist, Vivian Campbell. At the age of 23, Sykes was asked by Phil Lynott to join Thin Lizzy, filling the spot left by previous guitarist Snowy White. He participated in the recording of the band's final studio album ""Thunder and Lightning"", deemed by many music historians as the pinnacle of their commercial success. He also co-wrote the track ""Cold Sweat"" with Phil Lynott: ""I came in"
"the only constant band member for its full 41-year career, and that his bandmates relinquished their rights to the name in the 1980s, therefore claiming more rights to the name of the band. Although, in the suit, Osbourne was seeking 50% ownership of the trademark, he said that he hoped the proceedings would lead to equal ownership among the four original members. In March 2010, Black Sabbath announced that along with Metallica they would be releasing a limited edition single together to celebrate Record Store Day. It was released on 17 April 2010. Ronnie James Dio died on 16 May"
"Banana, who performs a parody of the KISS song ""Unholy"" (rewritten as a roast of Danger Danger vocalist Ted Poley). Vinnie Vincent Invasion Vinnie Vincent Invasion was an American Glam metal band formed in 1984 by former Kiss guitarist Vinnie Vincent. Forming the band in the mid-1980s, Vinnie Vincent recruited bassist Dana Strum, who had served as a talent scout in L.A., recruiting band members for the likes of Ozzy Osbourne. Strum had found both Jake E. Lee and the late Randy Rhoads for Ozzy Osbourne, so when Paul Stanley had contacted Osbourne to inquire about where he found the"
"together as a band, Dio and Appice formed Dio, the band, in 1982. Vivian Campbell played guitar and Jimmy Bain was on bass; the latter of whom Dio had known since the old Rainbow days. Their debut album, ""Holy Diver"", included the hit singles ""Rainbow in the Dark"" and ""Holy Diver"", the album's title track. The band added keyboardist Claude Schnell and recorded two more full-length studio albums, ""The Last in Line"" and ""Sacred Heart"". A notable live recording, ""A Special From The Spectrum"", was filmed during the band's second world tour and released in VHS format only. The band"
"recalled the singer. ""He wasn't into rock 'n' roll anymore. He even said that rock is dead… It all happened during a void in Mötley. We weren't even rehearsing, so it was no big deal."" Lee was replaced by former Ozzy Osbourne drummer and longtime friend of the band Randy Castillo. The band released ""New Tattoo"" in July 2000. Before the ensuing tour commenced, Castillo became ill with what was later determined to be cancer. The band brought in former Hole drummer Samantha Maloney as Castillo concentrated on his health. However, he lost his fight with cancer on March 26,"