Ronnie James Dio Archives - Metal Express Radio

BLACK SABBATH – Live Evil 40th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition

June 13, 2023 Bryce Van Patten 2 Comments

40 years ago Black Sabbath was touring to support their highly successful recent albums Heaven and Hell, and The Mob Rules, when they recorded several concerts to release their first official live album: Live Evil. …READ MORE

PAUL GILBERT – The Dio Album

April 18, 2023 Bryce Van Patten 2 Comments

Guitarist Paul Gilbert, who wowed Heavy Metal fans in the 80s with his mega talented band Racer X, and who also was the mastermind behind Mr. Big has brought to us a labor of love …READ MORE

DIO – Dreamers Never Die

October 12, 2022 Bryce Van Patten Leave a comment

Giant Voice – Giant Heart Few musical artists have touched more hearts through their music, and shared more kindness through their generous actions than one of our lost icons and heroes: Ronnie James Dio. When …READ MORE

DIO – Dio At Donington ’83 / ’87

October 6, 2022 Bryce Van Patten Leave a comment

Classic Metal Rereleased Some Heavy Metal is always worth coming back for more, and when it comes to Ronnie James Dio: sign me up! Niji Entertainment & BMG are rereleasing Dio’s live albums from the …READ MORE

DIO (Live in Oslo, Norway, May 30, 2008)

CRAIG GOLDY (DIO, DIO’S DISCIPLES, DREAM CHILD): “Ronnie’s Music Is Never Going To Be Forgotten”

January 7, 2022 Séverine Peraldino Leave a comment

Séverine Peraldino of Metal Express Radio caught up with Craig Goldy (Dio, Dio’s Disciple, Dream Child…) to talk about his experience and fond memories of his friend Ronnie James Dio, his views on the music …READ MORE

MR. BIG (Live at Northumbria University, Newcastle, U.K., November 17, 2017)

ERIC MARTIN (MR. BIG): “[Atlantic Records] Didn’t Even Believe In “To Be With You””

September 15, 2021 George Dionne Leave a comment

2021 marks the 30th anniversary of Mr. Big’s second studio album Lean In To It . To celebrate the occasion, the band’s landmark album is getting the remastering treatment, complete with bonus studio tracks, demos, …READ MORE

CHAZ WEST (RESURRECTION KINGS, WEST BOUND): “RONNIE [JAMES DIO] Was My Mentor, I Loved Him”

July 18, 2021 George Dionne Leave a comment

Resurrection Kings was born when guitarist Craig Goldy (Giuffria, Dio) met up with vocalist Chaz West (Jason Bonham Band, West Bound) to write and record some demo material. Goldy brought the finished demos to Frontiers …READ MORE

MINI REVIEWS – March 5, 2021

March 6, 2021 George Dionne Leave a comment

The latest batch of Metal Express Radio Mini Reviews include Alice Cooper – Detroit Stories, Damon Johnson – Battle Lessons, Dio – Evil or Divine Live, and Dio – Holy Diver Live.

Vinny Appice of LAST IN LINE (Live at O2 Academy, Newcastle, U.K., December 1, 2016)

VINNY APPICE (BLACK SABBATH, DIO, LAST IN LINE): “I Was Under The Pretense… I Was In The Band Until BILL WARD Came Back”

March 3, 2021 George Dionne Leave a comment

Close The City and Tell the People That Something’s Coming to Call Rhino Records celebrates the first two albums from the Ronnie James Dio led Black Sabbath with the release of Heaven and Hell (Deluxe …READ MORE

BLACK SABBATH – Heaven and Hell & Mob Rules [Deluxe Editions]

February 19, 2021 George Dionne Leave a comment

Legendary Heavy Metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio joined the mighty Black Sabbath (Iommi, Butler, and Ward) in 1979, after parting ways with Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow. This sometimes over-shadowed era of Black Sabbath was short lived …READ MORE