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class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Death_of_Ronnie_James_Dio"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.6</span> <span>Death of Ronnie James Dio</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Death_of_Ronnie_James_Dio-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Murray" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Murray"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Murray</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Murray-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Murray subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Murray-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Holy_Diver" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Holy_Diver"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1</span> <span><i>Holy Diver</i></span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Holy_Diver-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-The_Last_in_Line" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#The_Last_in_Line"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2</span> <span><i>The Last in Line</i></span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-The_Last_in_Line-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Dream_Evil" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Dream_Evil"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3</span> <span><i>Dream Evil</i></span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Dream_Evil-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Legacy" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Legacy"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Legacy</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Legacy-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Band_members" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Band_members"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Band members</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Band_members-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Band members subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Band_members-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Succeeding_bands" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Succeeding_bands"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1</span> <span>Succeeding bands</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Succeeding_bands-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Dio_Disciples" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Dio_Disciples"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1.1</span> <span>Dio Disciples</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Dio_Disciples-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Last_in_Line" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Last_in_Line"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1.2</span> <span>Last in Line</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Last_in_Line-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Discography" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Discography"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Discography</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Discography-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Videography" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Videography"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Videography</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Videography-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> 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Available in 39 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-39" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">39 languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%88_(%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%82%D8%A9)" title="ديو (فرقة) – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="ديو (فرقة)" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%88_(%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%82%DB%8C_%D9%82%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%BE%D9%88)" title="دیو (موسیقی قروپو) – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="دیو (موسیقی قروپو)" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%BE" title="Дио – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Дио" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dio_(banda)" title="Dio (banda) – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Dio (banda)" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dio" title="Dio – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Dio" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dio" title="Dio – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Dio" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dio_(Band)" title="Dio (Band) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Dio (Band)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dio_(%CF%83%CF%85%CE%B3%CE%BA%CF%81%CF%8C%CF%84%CE%B7%CE%BC%CE%B1)" title="Dio (συγκρότημα) – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Dio (συγκρότημα)" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dio" title="Dio – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Dio" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%88_(%DA%AF%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%87_%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%82%DB%8C)" title="دیو (گروه موسیقی) – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="دیو (گروه موسیقی)" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dio_(groupe)" title="Dio (groupe) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Dio (groupe)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dio_(band)" title="Dio (band) – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Dio (band)" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dio" title="Dio – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Dio" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%94%94%EC%98%A4_(%EB%B0%B4%EB%93%9C)" title="디오 (밴드) – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="디오 (밴드)" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dio_(sastav)" title="Dio (sastav) – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Dio (sastav)" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dio" title="Dio – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Dio" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dio_(gruppo_musicale)" title="Dio (gruppo musicale) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Dio (gruppo musicale)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%93%D7%99%D7%95_(%D7%9C%D7%94%D7%A7%D7%94)" title="דיו (להקה) – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="דיו (להקה)" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%93%E1%83%98%E1%83%9D" title="დიო – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="დიო" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dio" title="Dio – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Dio" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dio" title="Dio – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Dio" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dio" title="Dio – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Dio" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dio_(kugiran)" title="Dio (kugiran) – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Dio (kugiran)" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dio_(band)" title="Dio (band) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Dio (band)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%82%AA_(%E3%83%90%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89)" title="ディオ (バンド) – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ディオ (バンド)" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dio" title="Dio – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Dio" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dio" title="Dio – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Dio" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dio_(banda)" title="Dio (banda) – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Dio (banda)" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dio" title="Dio – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Dio" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dio" title="Dio – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Dio" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dio_(baund)" title="Dio (baund) – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Dio (baund)" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link 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dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eagle_Records" title="Eagle Records">Eagle</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records" class="mw-redirect" title="Warner Bros. Records">Warner Bros.</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Reprise_Records" title="Reprise Records">Reprise</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Universal_Music_Group" title="Universal Music Group">Universal</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Vertigo_Records" title="Vertigo Records">Vertigo</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Phonogram_Records" class="mw-redirect" title="Phonogram Records">Phonogram</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Spitfire_Records" title="Spitfire Records">Spitfire</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Sanctuary_Records_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="Sanctuary Records Group">Sanctuary</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spinoffs</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Heaven_%26_Hell_(band)" title="Heaven & Hell (band)">Heaven & Hell</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Last_in_Line" title="Last in Line">Last in Line</a></li><li>Dio Disciples</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spinoff of</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Black_Sabbath" title="Black Sabbath">Black Sabbath</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Rainbow_(rock_band)" title="Rainbow (rock band)">Rainbow</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Past members</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="#Band_members">See below</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ronniejamesdio.com">www.ronniejamesdio.com</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Dio</b> was an American <a href="/wiki/Heavy_metal_music" title="Heavy metal music">heavy metal</a> band formed in 1982 and led by vocalist <a href="/wiki/Ronnie_James_Dio" title="Ronnie James Dio">Ronnie James Dio</a>. Dio left <a href="/wiki/Black_Sabbath" title="Black Sabbath">Black Sabbath</a> with intentions to form a new band with fellow former Black Sabbath drummer <a href="/wiki/Vinny_Appice" title="Vinny Appice">Vinny Appice</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Music_Legends_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Music_Legends-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The name Dio was chosen because it made sense from a commercial standpoint,<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> as the name was already well known at that time. </p><p>The band released ten studio albums and had numerous lineup changes over the years, with Dio himself being the only constant member. Guitarists included <a href="/wiki/Vivian_Campbell" title="Vivian Campbell">Vivian Campbell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Craig_Goldy" title="Craig Goldy">Craig Goldy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Doug_Aldrich" title="Doug Aldrich">Doug Aldrich</a>, <a href="/wiki/Warren_DeMartini" title="Warren DeMartini">Warren DeMartini</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Tracy_G" title="Tracy G">Tracy G</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jake_E._Lee" title="Jake E. Lee">Jake E. Lee</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rowan_Robertson" title="Rowan Robertson">Rowan Robertson</a>. </p><p>The band dissolved in 2010 when <a href="/wiki/Ronnie_James_Dio" title="Ronnie James Dio">Ronnie James Dio</a> died of stomach cancer at the age of 67. R. J. Dio has sold over 50 million records worldwide.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Biography">Biography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dio_(band)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Biography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Origins_and_Holy_Diver_(1982–1983)"><span id="Origins_and_Holy_Diver_.281982.E2.80.931983.29"></span>Origins and <i>Holy Diver</i> (1982–1983)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dio_(band)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Origins and Holy Diver (1982–1983)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div><p> In 1982, disagreements originating over the mixing of <a href="/wiki/Black_Sabbath" title="Black Sabbath">Black Sabbath's</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Live_Evil_(Black_Sabbath_album)" title="Live Evil (Black Sabbath album)">Live Evil</a></i> album resulted in the departure of <a href="/wiki/Ronnie_James_Dio" title="Ronnie James Dio">Ronnie James Dio</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vinny_Appice" title="Vinny Appice">Vinny Appice</a> from the band.<sup id="cite_ref-news.com.au_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-news.com.au-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Wanting to continue together as a band, the two formed Dio in October 1982 in the United States with guitarist <a href="/wiki/Jake_E._Lee" title="Jake E. Lee">Jake E. Lee</a> and bassist <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Bain" title="Jimmy Bain">Jimmy Bain</a>. About a month after the band’s formation, Lee was replaced by <a href="/wiki/Vivian_Campbell" title="Vivian Campbell">Vivian Campbell</a>. The following May, the band released their debut album, <i><a href="/wiki/Holy_Diver" title="Holy Diver">Holy Diver</a></i>, which featured two hit singles – "<a href="/wiki/Rainbow_in_the_Dark" title="Rainbow in the Dark">Rainbow in the Dark</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Holy_Diver_(song)" title="Holy Diver (song)">Holy Diver</a>" – that gained popularity, in part from <a href="/wiki/MTV" title="MTV">MTV</a>. Dio and Bain played <a href="/wiki/Keyboard_instrument" title="Keyboard instrument">keyboards</a> in the studio, but keyboardist <a href="/wiki/Claude_Schnell" title="Claude Schnell">Claude Schnell</a> was recruited for live shows in 1983 prior to the Holy Diver tour. Schnell played to the side of the stage on the first two tours before coming out front in 1985.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dio had this to say of the band's origins:<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style></p><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>It was a good time to be in that band. It was perfect for us. Everything just fell into place. The ethic in rehearsal was amazing. The effort in the recording was just as good. Everybody wanted it to be great. We really believed in what we were doing and couldn't wait to get that product out and have people hear it.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Last_in_Line_to_Dream_Evil_(1984–1989)"><span id="The_Last_in_Line_to_Dream_Evil_.281984.E2.80.931989.29"></span><i>The Last in Line</i> to <i>Dream Evil</i> (1984–1989)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dio_(band)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: The Last in Line to Dream Evil (1984–1989)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Now a quintet with Schnell on keyboards, the band released their second studio album, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_in_Line" title="The Last in Line">The Last in Line</a></i>, on July 2, 1984. It was followed by their third album, <i><a href="/wiki/Sacred_Heart_(Dio_album)" title="Sacred Heart (Dio album)">Sacred Heart</a></i>, which was released on August 13, 1985. </p><p>In 1985, Dio, Campbell and Bain also wrote the song "Stars" for the <a href="/wiki/Hear_%27n_Aid" title="Hear 'n Aid">Hear 'n Aid</a> project, with many other heavy metal luminaries of the time contributing. Campbell became unhappy working with Dio,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the rift between them culminated in Campbell being fired from Dio's band.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Campbell was subsequently invited to join <a href="/wiki/Whitesnake" title="Whitesnake">Whitesnake</a> in 1987.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Several songs were recorded live during the <i>Sacred Heart</i> tour for the 1986 <i><a href="/wiki/Intermission_(Dio_album)" title="Intermission (Dio album)">Intermission</a></i> <a href="/wiki/Extended_play" title="Extended play">EP</a> with Campbell still on guitar, however the EP also contained the studio track "Time To Burn",<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which served to introduce fans to <a href="/wiki/Craig_Goldy" title="Craig Goldy">Craig Goldy</a> as the new guitarist. </p><p>On July 21, 1987, their fourth album <i><a href="/wiki/Dream_Evil_(album)" title="Dream Evil (album)">Dream Evil</a></i> was released. After <i>Dream Evil</i>, Goldy, wanting to pursue solo projects, left the band.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In June 1989, 18-year-old <a href="/wiki/Rowan_Robertson" title="Rowan Robertson">Rowan Robertson</a> was announced as Goldy's successor but further changes were to follow, with Schnell, Bain and Appice leaving the band. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Changes_(1990–1999)"><span id="Changes_.281990.E2.80.931999.29"></span>Changes (1990–1999)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dio_(band)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Changes (1990–1999)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Schnell, Bain, and Appice were replaced, respectively, with <a href="/wiki/Jens_Johansson" title="Jens Johansson">Jens Johansson</a>, Teddy Cook, and former <a href="/wiki/AC/DC" title="AC/DC">AC/DC</a> drummer <a href="/wiki/Simon_Wright_(musician)" title="Simon Wright (musician)">Simon Wright</a>. The new band released the album <i><a href="/wiki/Lock_Up_the_Wolves" title="Lock Up the Wolves">Lock Up the Wolves</a></i> in the spring of 1990. During the tour, Dio had a chance meeting with former <a href="/wiki/Black_Sabbath" title="Black Sabbath">Black Sabbath</a> bandmate <a href="/wiki/Geezer_Butler" title="Geezer Butler">Geezer Butler</a> which led to that band's short-lived reunion, producing one album, <i><a href="/wiki/Dehumanizer" title="Dehumanizer">Dehumanizer</a></i>. After this, Dio reassembled Dio once again, retaining only Appice on the drums. By early 1993, guitarist <a href="/wiki/Tracy_G" title="Tracy G">Tracy G</a>, keyboardist <a href="/wiki/Scott_Warren" title="Scott Warren">Scott Warren</a> of Warrant and bassist <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Pilson" title="Jeff Pilson">Jeff Pilson</a> of Dokken had all joined. During this era, the band abandoned fantasy themed songs and focused on modern issues.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a result, some fans regard the albums made during this period—1993's <i><a href="/wiki/Strange_Highways" title="Strange Highways">Strange Highways</a></i>, 1996's <i><a href="/wiki/Angry_Machines" title="Angry Machines">Angry Machines</a></i> and the live album <i><a href="/wiki/Inferno:_Last_in_Live" title="Inferno: Last in Live">Inferno: Last in Live</a></i>—as the worst in Dio's catalogue, while others view them positively as a step away from the outdated sound of the 1980s. With disappointing record sales for <i>Angry Machines</i>, management wanted the band to go back to their earlier style prompting the departure of Tracy G<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to be replaced by the returning Craig Goldy. In addition, Appice left Dio once again. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Comeback_(2000–2004)"><span id="Comeback_.282000.E2.80.932004.29"></span>Comeback (2000–2004)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dio_(band)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Comeback (2000–2004)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:DIO_et_Doug_Aldrich,_le_30_septembre_2002_au_Divan_du_Monde,_Paris.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/DIO_et_Doug_Aldrich%2C_le_30_septembre_2002_au_Divan_du_Monde%2C_Paris.jpg/280px-DIO_et_Doug_Aldrich%2C_le_30_septembre_2002_au_Divan_du_Monde%2C_Paris.jpg" decoding="async" width="280" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/DIO_et_Doug_Aldrich%2C_le_30_septembre_2002_au_Divan_du_Monde%2C_Paris.jpg/420px-DIO_et_Doug_Aldrich%2C_le_30_septembre_2002_au_Divan_du_Monde%2C_Paris.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/DIO_et_Doug_Aldrich%2C_le_30_septembre_2002_au_Divan_du_Monde%2C_Paris.jpg/560px-DIO_et_Doug_Aldrich%2C_le_30_septembre_2002_au_Divan_du_Monde%2C_Paris.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1734" data-file-height="1164" /></a><figcaption>Dio performing in Paris, 2002</figcaption></figure> <p>Craig Goldy's return facilitated the release of Dio's eighth studio album in 2000, <i><a href="/wiki/Magica_(album)" title="Magica (album)">Magica</a></i>, which was regarded by many as the band's "comeback album" and reached No. 13 on the <i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i> independent charts. It featured not only the return of Goldy but also of Simon Wright and Jimmy Bain, although on the European leg of the tour <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Garric" title="Chuck Garric">Chuck Garric</a> played bass. Scott Warren remained in the band and performed live, although Dio and Bain handled all of the keyboard and synth on <i>Magica</i>. A concept album, <i><a href="/wiki/Magica_(album)" title="Magica (album)">Magica</a></i> featured a return to the band's older, more successful sound, while increased use of keyboards gave it a more modern feel.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the following tour, however, tensions rose between Goldy on the one hand and Bain and Dio on the other, as Goldy was dealing with family obligations. Goldy left the band in January 2002 and was replaced with <a href="/wiki/Doug_Aldrich" title="Doug Aldrich">Doug Aldrich</a>, who Bain had met while recording a tribute album for <a href="/wiki/Metallica" title="Metallica">Metallica</a>. Because of his late arrival, Aldrich did not contribute much to Dio's ninth work, <i><a href="/wiki/Killing_the_Dragon" title="Killing the Dragon">Killing the Dragon</a></i>, which was written primarily by Dio and Bain. <i>Killing The Dragon</i> was released in 2002 through <a href="/wiki/Spitfire_Records" title="Spitfire Records">Spitfire Records</a> and was well received in the metal community, making the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">Billboard top 200</a>. Aldrich would stay in the band until April of the following year, when he, like Campbell before him, joined <a href="/wiki/Whitesnake" title="Whitesnake">Whitesnake</a>, prompting Goldy's return. Soon afterward, Bain left the band.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Master_of_the_Moon_and_Split_(2004–2010)"><span id="Master_of_the_Moon_and_Split_.282004.E2.80.932010.29"></span><i>Master of the Moon</i> and Split (2004–2010)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dio_(band)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Master of the Moon and Split (2004–2010)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Dio released their tenth studio album, <i><a href="/wiki/Master_of_the_Moon" title="Master of the Moon">Master of the Moon</a></i> on August 30, 2004 in Europe through <a href="/wiki/SPV_Records" class="mw-redirect" title="SPV Records">SPV Records</a> and on September 7, 2004 in the United States through <a href="/wiki/Sanctuary_Records_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="Sanctuary Records Group">Sanctuary Records</a>. The album features multi-instrumentalist <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Pilson" title="Jeff Pilson">Jeff Pilson</a> (formerly of <a href="/wiki/Dokken" title="Dokken">Dokken</a>) on bass duties; however, because of prior obligations with <a href="/wiki/Foreigner_(band)" title="Foreigner (band)">Foreigner</a>, he was only available for the recording sessions, and so was replaced by <a href="/wiki/Rudy_Sarzo" title="Rudy Sarzo">Rudy Sarzo</a> (formerly of <a href="/wiki/Ozzy_Osbourne" title="Ozzy Osbourne">Ozzy Osbourne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Quiet_Riot" title="Quiet Riot">Quiet Riot</a>, <a href="/wiki/Whitesnake" title="Whitesnake">Whitesnake</a>, <a href="/wiki/Blue_%C3%96yster_Cult" title="Blue Öyster Cult">Blue Öyster Cult</a> among others) on the tour. </p><p>2005 saw the release of the Dio live album <i><a href="/wiki/Evil_or_Divine_%E2%80%93_Live_in_New_York_City" title="Evil or Divine – Live in New York City">Evil or Divine – Live in New York City</a></i>, which featured the same show that was released on DVD in 2003. Dio toured <a href="/wiki/South_America" title="South America">South America</a>, <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">Europe</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a> in 2005. Their autumn tour was titled "An Evening With Dio" and featured a regular set, and then a second set of the band playing <i>Holy Diver</i> in its entirety. A DVD of the tour was filmed in London. The audio of this performance, a double CD named <i><a href="/wiki/Holy_Diver_%E2%80%93_Live" title="Holy Diver – Live">Holy Diver – Live</a></i> was released in April 2006. </p><p>In 2007, it was announced that <a href="/wiki/Black_Sabbath" title="Black Sabbath">Black Sabbath</a> would reunite with Dio and go under the name <a href="/wiki/Heaven_%26_Hell_(band)" title="Heaven & Hell (band)">Heaven & Hell</a>. The band released <i><a href="/wiki/The_Devil_You_Know_(Heaven_%26_Hell_album)" title="The Devil You Know (Heaven & Hell album)">The Devil You Know</a></i> in 2009. </p><p>Dio's involvement with Heaven & Hell delayed the recording of what was to be the follow-up to <i>Master of the Moon</i>, <i>Magica II</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The three-year hiatus was briefly interrupted for a 10 concert European mini-tour in May/June 2008, and was scheduled to be interrupted again in November/December 2009 with 22 concerts starting in the UK and ending in Germany.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Doug Aldrich was to have filled in for Craig Goldy on guitar on these dates, who had other obligations. Dio intended to release a new single, entitled "Electra", to coincide with the tour. This would have been their first studio material in 5 years. The band also intended to record an album or two in 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On November 18, 2009, the European tour was cancelled due to Dio's hospitalization. He had been diagnosed with stomach cancer, and was undergoing treatment. His manager and wife Wendy Dio thanked well-wishers and said "After he kills this dragon, Ronnie will be back on stage, where he belongs, doing what he loves best, performing for his fans."<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On February 19, 2010, it was announced on Dio's official website that he would release a box set, entitled the <i>Tournado Box Set</i>, for limited purchase. The set includes the <i>Killing the Dragon</i> CD, <i>Evil or Divine</i> DVD (<a href="/wiki/PAL" title="PAL">PAL</a> format only), DVD bonus material, interviews, photo gallery, never-before-seen behind the scenes footage, promo video for the <i>Killing the Dragon</i> track "Push", exclusive Dio cards, and the bonus CD single "<a href="/wiki/Electra_(Dio_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Electra (Dio song)">Electra</a>" (which is the last song the band recorded), from the unfinished albums <i>Magica II & Magica III</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Death_of_Ronnie_James_Dio">Death of Ronnie James Dio</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dio_(band)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Death of Ronnie James Dio"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Dio died on May 16, 2010, of stomach cancer at the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Medical_Center" title="Texas Medical Center">Texas Medical Center</a> in <a href="/wiki/Houston" title="Houston">Houston</a>, Texas, at the age of 67. </p><p>On November 9, 2010, a posthumous live album was released. Titled <i><a href="/wiki/Dio_at_Donington_UK:_Live_1983_%26_1987" class="mw-redirect" title="Dio at Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987">Dio at Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987</a></i>, it features Dio's 1983 and 1987 appearances at the <a href="/wiki/Monsters_of_Rock" title="Monsters of Rock">Monsters of Rock</a> festival and showcases several songs from the Dio era of both <a href="/wiki/Rainbow_(English_band)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rainbow (English band)">Rainbow</a> and <a href="/wiki/Black_Sabbath" title="Black Sabbath">Black Sabbath</a>, in addition to songs from Dio's own catalogue.<sup id="cite_ref-DoningtonLive_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DoningtonLive-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>When being interviewed by Classic Rock Magazine from the UK, Dio guitarist Craig Goldy stated "We were working on tracks for a new Dio album just before Ronnie died in May. And we did almost finish one song. Wendy [Dio, Ronnie's widow/manager] has been talking about reissuing [DIO's] 'Magica' album (originally released in 2000) with bonus tracks, including this one." Goldy goes on to say of the lyrics, that they were written by Dio when he was fighting cancer, and are "very emotional" and "hard to listen to without a lump at the back of your throat".<sup id="cite_ref-GoldyNewSong_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GoldyNewSong-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On March 18, it was announced that the surviving members of the final line-up of Dio would embark on a project with former <a href="/wiki/Judas_Priest" title="Judas Priest">Judas Priest</a> front man <a href="/wiki/Tim_%22Ripper%22_Owens" title="Tim "Ripper" Owens">Tim "Ripper" Owens</a> under the moniker DIO Disciples. The project has been touring extensively since 2011. </p><p>In May 2012, former Dio guitarist <a href="/wiki/Vivian_Campbell" title="Vivian Campbell">Vivian Campbell</a>, despite his long established feud with Dio, announced his intent to reunite the original Dio band for a potential series of shows. This would include himself, drummer Vinny Appice, bassist Jimmy Bain, and keyboardist Claude Schnell. This announced line-up would feature former <a href="/wiki/Lynch_Mob_(band)" title="Lynch Mob (band)">Lynch Mob</a> vocalist and <a href="/wiki/The_Offspring" title="The Offspring">The Offspring</a> touring member <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Freeman_(musician)" title="Andrew Freeman (musician)">Andrew Freeman</a> stepping in for Dio.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and would perform under the name <a href="/wiki/Last_in_Line" title="Last in Line">Last in Line</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Murray">Murray</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dio_(band)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Murray"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Murray is the <a href="/wiki/Demon" title="Demon">demonic</a>-looking <a href="/wiki/Mascot" title="Mascot">mascot</a> of Dio who appears on several of Dio's <a href="/wiki/Album_cover" title="Album cover">album covers</a>, including <i><a href="/wiki/Holy_Diver" title="Holy Diver">Holy Diver</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_in_Line" title="The Last in Line">The Last in Line</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Dream_Evil_(album)" title="Dream Evil (album)">Dream Evil</a></i>, as well as on some of their <a href="/wiki/Single_(music)" title="Single (music)">singles</a> and <a href="/wiki/Compilation_album" title="Compilation album">compilation albums</a>. He was also featured in the sets for live shows. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Holy_Diver"><i>Holy Diver</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dio_(band)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Holy Diver"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Dio's first <a href="/wiki/Studio_album" class="mw-redirect" title="Studio album">studio album</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Holy_Diver" title="Holy Diver">Holy Diver</a></i>, from 1983, was the first to feature Murray on its cover. Murray appears to be a demon torturing a <a href="/wiki/Clergy" title="Clergy">cleric</a>, but <a href="/wiki/Ronnie_James_Dio" title="Ronnie James Dio">Ronnie James Dio</a> said that it is not necessarily clear which one is the monster and which one is the priest.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Last_in_Line"><i>The Last in Line</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dio_(band)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: The Last in Line"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Murray is also featured on Dio's second studio album, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_in_Line" title="The Last in Line">The Last in Line</a></i>. On this cover, resurrected souls emerge from their graves on Judgment Day to find a gigantic Murray staring at them from the far horizon. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Dream_Evil"><i>Dream Evil</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dio_(band)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Dream Evil"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Murray is not featured on Dio's third studio album, <i><a href="/wiki/Sacred_Heart_(Dio_album)" title="Sacred Heart (Dio album)">Sacred Heart</a></i>, but is, for the last time in his original form, featured on the cover of <i><a href="/wiki/Dream_Evil_(album)" title="Dream Evil (album)">Dream Evil</a></i>. He is shown in the window of a bedroom with a child sleeping in a bed, while being haunted by several different spooky creatures. Murray's story is printed in the <i>Dream Evil Tour</i> book. The cover art of <i><a href="/wiki/Dream_Evil_(album)" title="Dream Evil (album)">Dream Evil</a></i> is a reference to one of the tracks on the album, "Faces in the Window" (the entire album's concept is fears and <a href="/wiki/Superstition" title="Superstition">superstitions</a> about the <a href="/wiki/Night" title="Night">night</a> and <a href="/wiki/Darkness" title="Darkness">darkness</a>). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legacy">Legacy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dio_(band)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Comedy rock duo <a href="/wiki/Tenacious_D" title="Tenacious D">Tenacious D</a> released a song on their <a href="/wiki/Tenacious_D_(album)" title="Tenacious D (album)">first album</a> entitled "Dio", written as a tribute to Dio, which mocked him somewhat for being too old and stated that Tenacious D were going to take over his position as masters of heavy metal.<sup id="cite_ref-premiere_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-premiere-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Before playing the song live, <a href="/wiki/Jack_Black" title="Jack Black">Jack Black</a> would typically speak about how Dio's tenure in <a href="/wiki/Black_Sabbath" title="Black Sabbath">Black Sabbath</a> served as his inspiration to get into heavy metal. The duo appeared in the music video for Dio's song "Push", and he in turn appeared and sang in Tenacious D's comedy movie <i>The Pick of Destiny</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Dio_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dio-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Dio patch on the denim jacket worn by Eddie Munson (played by Joe Quinn) in a season of the Netflix show <a href="/wiki/Stranger_Things" title="Stranger Things">Stranger Things</a> is made using a t-shirt from Ronnie James Dio's personal estate. The show’s costume designer, Amy Parris, in a Q&A posted on the Netflix website said, “He's (Munson) a fan of wizard metal, he's a fan of Dio. He's a fan of Metallica. Actually, Dio was a popular band in the '80s, and we reached out to the estate. His wife is in charge of his estate and offered to send us vintage T-shirts, which was such a dream."<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The 1989 <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_Entertainment_System" title="Nintendo Entertainment System">Nintendo Entertainment System</a> video game <i><a href="/wiki/Holy_Diver_(video_game)" title="Holy Diver (video game)">Holy Diver</a></i> was named after the band's song of the same title and incorporates the members of the band as its protagonists, despite not being licensed from the band. </p><p>The character <a href="/wiki/Dio_Brando" title="Dio Brando">Dio Brando</a>, the main antagonist of the manga series <i><a href="/wiki/JoJo%27s_Bizarre_Adventure" title="JoJo's Bizarre Adventure">JoJo's Bizarre Adventure</a></i> is named after the band. This has two meanings, as both a reference to the band and to the Italian for "God", referencing the character's high self-esteem.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Band_members">Band members</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dio_(band)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Band members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Dio_band_members" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Dio band members">List of Dio band members</a></div> <p><b>Final lineup</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ronnie_James_Dio" title="Ronnie James Dio">Ronnie James Dio</a> – vocals, bass, keyboards <small>(1982–2010; his death)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Craig_Goldy" title="Craig Goldy">Craig Goldy</a> – guitar, keyboards <small> (1987–1989, 1999–2001, 2004–2005, 2006–2010)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simon_Wright_(musician)" title="Simon Wright (musician)">Simon Wright</a> – drums, percussion <small>(1989–1991, 1998–2010)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Warren" title="Scott Warren">Scott Warren</a> – keyboards <small>(1993–2010)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rudy_Sarzo" title="Rudy Sarzo">Rudy Sarzo</a> – bass <small>(2004–2010)</small></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Succeeding_bands">Succeeding bands</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dio_(band)&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Succeeding bands"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Two groups of former members of Dio, DIO Disciples and Last in Line, have reunited independently to perform Dio songs. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Dio_Disciples">Dio Disciples</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dio_(band)&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Dio Disciples"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-3"> <p><b>Current members</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Simon_Wright_(musician)" title="Simon Wright (musician)">Simon Wright</a> – drums <small>(2011–present)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Warren" title="Scott Warren">Scott Warren</a> – keyboards <small>(2011–present)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bjorn_Englen" title="Bjorn Englen">Bjorn Englen</a> – bass, backing vocals <small>(2012–present)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oni_Logan" title="Oni Logan">Oni Logan</a> – vocals <small>(2012–present)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ira_Black_(musician)" title="Ira Black (musician)">Ira Black</a> – guitar, backing vocals <small>(2018–present)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joey_Belladonna" title="Joey Belladonna">Joey Belladonna</a> – vocals <small>(2024–present)</small></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-3"> <p><b>Former members</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Craig_Goldy" title="Craig Goldy">Craig Goldy</a> – guitar <small>(2011–2018)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_%22Ripper%22_Owens" title="Tim "Ripper" Owens">Tim "Ripper" Owens</a> – vocals <small>(2011–2014, 2016–2023)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rudy_Sarzo" title="Rudy Sarzo">Rudy Sarzo</a> – bass <small>(2011)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toby_Jepson" title="Toby Jepson">Toby Jepson</a> – vocals <small>(2011–2012)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_LoMenzo" title="James LoMenzo">James LoMenzo</a> – bass <small>(2011–2012)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Boals" title="Mark Boals">Mark Boals</a> – vocals <small>(2013–?)</small></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-3"> <p><b>Touring members</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Doro_Pesch" class="mw-redirect" title="Doro Pesch">Doro Pesch</a> – vocals <small>(2011)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vinny_Appice" title="Vinny Appice">Vinny Appice</a> – drums <small>(2013/2014)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rowan_Robertson" title="Rowan Robertson">Rowan Robertson</a> – guitar <small>(2013)</small></li> <li>Gonzo Sandoval – drums <small>(2014)</small></li> <li>Joe Retta – vocals <small>(2016)</small></li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Last_in_Line">Last in Line</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dio_(band)&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Last in Line"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Last_in_Line" title="Last in Line">Last in Line</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Current members</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vinny_Appice" title="Vinny Appice">Vinny Appice</a> – drums <small>(2012–present)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vivian_Campbell" title="Vivian Campbell">Vivian Campbell</a> – guitar <small>(2012–present)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Freeman_(musician)" title="Andrew Freeman (musician)">Andrew Freeman</a> – lead vocals <small>(2012–present)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phil_Soussan" title="Phil Soussan">Phil Soussan</a> – bass <small>(2016–present)</small></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Former members</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Bain" title="Jimmy Bain">Jimmy Bain</a> – bass <small>(2012–2016; his death)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claude_Schnell" title="Claude Schnell">Claude Schnell</a> – keyboards <small>(2012–2015)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Norlander" title="Erik Norlander">Erik Norlander</a> – keyboards <small>(2016–2018)</small></li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dio_(band)&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Discography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Dio_discography" title="Dio discography">Dio discography</a></div> <dl><dt>Studio albums</dt></dl> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Holy_Diver" title="Holy Diver">Holy Diver</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_in_Line" title="The Last in Line">The Last in Line</a></i> (1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sacred_Heart_(Dio_album)" title="Sacred Heart (Dio album)">Sacred Heart</a></i> (1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dream_Evil_(album)" title="Dream Evil (album)">Dream Evil</a></i> (1987)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lock_Up_the_Wolves" title="Lock Up the Wolves">Lock Up the Wolves</a></i> (1990)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Strange_Highways" title="Strange Highways">Strange Highways</a></i> (1993)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Angry_Machines" title="Angry Machines">Angry Machines</a></i> (1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Magica_(album)" title="Magica (album)">Magica</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Killing_the_Dragon" title="Killing the Dragon">Killing the Dragon</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Master_of_the_Moon" title="Master of the Moon">Master of the Moon</a></i> (2004)</li></ul> <dl><dt>Live albums</dt></dl> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Intermission_(Dio_album)" title="Intermission (Dio album)">Intermission</a></i> (1986)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Inferno:_Last_in_Live" title="Inferno: Last in Live">Inferno: Last in Live</a></i> (1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Evil_or_Divine_%E2%80%93_Live_in_New_York_City" title="Evil or Divine – Live in New York City">Evil or Divine – Live in New York City</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Holy_Diver_%E2%80%93_Live" title="Holy Diver – Live">Holy Diver – Live</a></i> (2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/At_Donington_UK:_Live_1983_%26_1987" title="At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987">At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987</a></i> (2010)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sacred_Heart_%22The_Video%22" title="Sacred Heart "The Video"">Finding The Sacred Heart: Live In Philly 1986</a></i> (2013)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_in_London,_Hammersmith_Apollo_1993" title="Live in London, Hammersmith Apollo 1993">Live in London, Hammersmith Apollo 1993</a></i> (2014)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Videography">Videography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dio_(band)&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Videography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>Live in Concert</i> (VHS & Laserdisc, 1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Special_from_the_Spectrum" title="A Special from the Spectrum">A Special from the Spectrum</a></i> (VHS & Laserdisc, 1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sacred_Heart_%22The_Video%22" title="Sacred Heart "The Video"">Sacred Heart "The Video"</a></i> (VHS, 1986 – DVD, 2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Time_Machine_(Dio)" class="mw-redirect" title="Time Machine (Dio)">Time Machine</a></i> (VHS, 1990)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Evil_or_Divine_%E2%80%93_Live_in_New_York_City" title="Evil or Divine – Live in New York City">Evil or Divine: Live in New York City</a></i> (DVD, 2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/We_Rock_(DVD)" class="mw-redirect" title="We Rock (DVD)">We Rock (DVD)</a></i> (DVD, 2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Holy_Diver_%E2%80%93_Live" title="Holy Diver – Live">Holy Diver: Live</a></i> (DVD, 2006)</li> <li><i>Finding the Sacred Heart: Live in Philly 1986</i> (DVD & BD, 2013)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_in_London,_Hammersmith_Apollo_1993" title="Live in London, Hammersmith Apollo 1993">Live in London: Hammersmith Apollo 1993</a></i> (DVD & BD, 2014)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dio_(band)&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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Lee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vivian_Campbell" title="Vivian Campbell">Vivian Campbell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claude_Schnell" title="Claude Schnell">Claude Schnell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Craig_Goldy" title="Craig Goldy">Craig Goldy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simon_Wright_(musician)" title="Simon Wright (musician)">Simon Wright</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rowan_Robertson" title="Rowan Robertson">Rowan Robertson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jens_Johansson" title="Jens Johansson">Jens Johansson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Warren" title="Scott Warren">Scott Warren</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tracy_G" title="Tracy G">Tracy G</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Pilson" title="Jeff Pilson">Jeff Pilson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doug_Aldrich" title="Doug Aldrich">Doug Aldrich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rudy_Sarzo" title="Rudy Sarzo">Rudy Sarzo</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Holy_Diver" title="Holy Diver">Holy Diver</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_in_Line" title="The Last in Line">The Last in Line</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sacred_Heart_(Dio_album)" title="Sacred Heart (Dio album)">Sacred Heart</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dream_Evil_(album)" title="Dream Evil (album)">Dream Evil</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lock_Up_the_Wolves" title="Lock Up the Wolves">Lock Up the Wolves</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Strange_Highways" title="Strange Highways">Strange Highways</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Angry_Machines" title="Angry Machines">Angry Machines</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Magica_(album)" title="Magica (album)">Magica</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Killing_the_Dragon" title="Killing the Dragon">Killing the Dragon</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Master_of_the_Moon" title="Master of the Moon">Master of the Moon</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Live albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Intermission_(Dio_album)" title="Intermission (Dio album)">Intermission</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Inferno:_Last_in_Live" title="Inferno: Last in Live">Inferno: Last in Live</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Evil_or_Divine_%E2%80%93_Live_in_New_York_City" title="Evil or Divine – Live in New York City">Evil or Divine: Live in New York City</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Holy_Diver_%E2%80%93_Live" title="Holy Diver – Live">Holy Diver: Live</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/At_Donington_UK:_Live_1983_%26_1987" title="At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987">At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_in_London,_Hammersmith_Apollo_1993" title="Live in London, Hammersmith Apollo 1993">Live in London, Hammersmith Apollo 1993</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Compilations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Diamonds_%E2%80%93_The_Best_of_Dio" title="Diamonds – The Best of Dio">Diamonds: The Best of Dio</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Very_Beast_of_Dio" title="The Very Beast of Dio">The Very Beast of Dio</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Very_Beast_of_Dio_Vol._2" title="The Very Beast of Dio Vol. 2">The Very Beast of Dio Vol. 2</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Singles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Holy_Diver_(song)" title="Holy Diver (song)">Holy Diver</a>"</li> <li>"<a 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