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unusual facts about Dio


Oni Logan

In the mid-1990s, Logan formed the band Violets Demise with former Dio guitarist Rowan Robertson.


Chrysostomus

Dio Chrysostom, "Dio of the golden mouth", also known as Dion of Prusa lived ca.

Claude Schnell

Claude Schnell first played with Dio on the Holy Diver tour, though he didn't play on the album itself.

Craig Goldy

In 2000 Goldy returned to Dio and helped record Magica, but shortly thereafter, he left again due to family commitments.

Dave Reffett

Some of his favorite artists include Kiss, Megadeth, Pantera, Van Halen, Motorhead, Metallica, David Allan Coe, Willie Nelson, Hank Williams Jr, Anthrax, Ronnie James Dio, Judas Priest and Ozzy Osbourne.

Dehumanizer

"We wanted it to be real rock 'n' roll, real basic," Dio told WERS' Nasty Habits show.

Dio Brando

Diego Brando is a secondary antagonist and Dio's alternate universe counterpart in Part 7 of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Steel Ball Run.

Dio Kobayashi

Junichi Sato (supervisor of Sailor Moon and Ojamajo Doremi) wrote a letter to Dio asking him to participate in Kaleido Star.

Eilenriedehalle

The hall has hosted concerts by many famous artists, spanning many different genres, including Whitesnake, Dio, Judas Priest and Scorpions.

Geoff Nicholls

Nicholls' involvement with the band ended when Adam Wakeman (a member of Ozzy Osbourne's solo band) was chosen to play keyboards during Sabbath's 2004 and 2005 tours as part of Ozzfest and Scott Warren (Dio) handled keyboard duties on the 2007 Heaven and Hell tour.

Here Is the News

In 2008, a Dutch hip hop collective consisting of The Opposites, Sjaak, Dio, and P. Fabergé covered "Here is the News" as "100% Vooraan" on the mixtape Op Volle Toeren.

I'll Never Love This Way Again

The song has been recorded in Spanish as "Como te Amé" by Yuri, in Dutch as "Vergeet jouw wereld" by André Hazes, in Finnish as "En Näin Voi Muita Rakastaa" by Marion Rung, in German as "Ich weiß, so lieben kann ich niemals mehr" by Margot Werner, in Hungarian as "Így Még Senkit Nem Szerettem Én" by Korda György, and in Italian as "Io dio io re" by Christian De Sica.

Katy Garbi

After the success of To Kati, Garbi partnered up with fellow Greek singer and friend Anna Vissi for a duet titled "Kalitera I Dio Mas" on Vissi's album Kravgi.

Killing the Dragon

These bonus tracks are Ronnie James Dio performing live with Deep Purple and first appeared on Deep Purple's 2001 album Live at the Rotterdam Ahoy.

Apparently, according to an interview with Dio in 2005, during filming of this music video, Ronnie James Dio became friends with Tenacious D frontman Jack Black, who told Dio about his plans to make a Tenacious D film and asked him to perform in the film if anything became of it.

Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude

Larry also must outsmart a sorority house and a fraternity house, known as Dio, where they recite lines that are actually modified lyrics of Black Sabbath songs.

Markthalle Hamburg

Many notable artists have performed in the main hall including Guns N' Roses, U2, AC/DC, Dio, The Police and Run–D.M.C..

Mister Kite

The band supported the album with a short tour, playing the Midtfyn Festival in Odense, Denmark, and later joined heavy metal band Dio as supporting act for their Killing the Dragon tour of Scandinavia.

Mohammadreza Mirzaei

Mirzaei has translated "La Grammatica di Dio", short stories by Stefano Benni from Italian to Persian.

Naked in the Rain

This song is not to be confused with the Red Hot Chili Peppers song of the same name which is track 12 on their 1991 album Blood Sugar Sex Magik, or with the Dio song of the same name that is the 5th track on Dream Evil.

Nikos Sergianopoulos

He took part in numerous theatrical and television productions and gained recognition for his role in the popular television series of Mega Channel Dio Xenoi (1997–98).

Paul R. Gregory

Over the years, Paul has received commissions from many other well-known rock and heavy metal bands including: Dio, Uriah Heep, Blind Guardian, Molly Hatchet, Freedom Call, The Company of Snakes, Beholder and Battalion.

Rough Cutt

Another Dio-produced track, “Try A Little Harder”, with Goldy on guitar featured on the KLOS radio sponsored “Rock to Riches” compilation along with another Wendy Dio project New Haven, released later on in 1983.

Santa Teresa degli Scalzi, Naples

Santa Teresa degli Scalzi (previously known as the church of Santa Teresa al Museo, or of Santa Teresa agli studi or della Madre di Dio) is a church in Naples, Italy, located in via Santa Teresa degli Scalzi, a wide street opened during 1806–1810, to connect the historic center of Naples to the zone of Capodimonte.

Slide It In

The more streamlined, four-piece version of the band started touring the United States supporting Quiet Riot and then Dio.

Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon

Arche, whose age of 223 years is possible only because she is a half-Elf, now lives in a pink heart-adorned tower which Mel and Dio must climb.

The Best of Black Sabbath

The Best of Black Sabbath does not include any later material with vocalists Glenn Hughes (1986's Seventh Star), Tony Martin (1986–96) or the returning Dio (1992's Dehumanizer).

The Tearjerkers

Brian Rawson went to London to join Jim Lyttle (Pretty Boy Floyd, Rogue Male) in his new band, and they recorded a three track demo in Alvic Studios with Jimmy Bain (Rainbow, Dio) producing and playing bass guitar on the track, "Rough, Tough and Pretty Too".

The Very Beast of Dio

#"Lock Up the Wolves" (Dio, Rowan Robertson, Bain) – 8:34 (from the album Lock Up the Wolves - 1990)

#"Rainbow in the Dark" (Dio, Vivian Campbell, Bain, Vinny Appice) – 4:16 (from the album Holy Diver)

Tracy G

Tracy G (born Tracy Grijalva on January 3, 1959 in Whittier, California) is an American heavy metal guitarist best known for his time with Dio from 1993 to 1999.


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