Dio Archives

Interview – Jeff Pilson Talks Dokken, Foreigner, & Life in Rock-n-Roll

CrypticRockCrypticRockApril 10, 2018

Devoting all of himself to music, Jeff Pilson is what some may call a lifer. Finding a mass of success as an intricate part of Dokken in the 1980s, Pilson is as important to the band’s history as any member from their classic lineup. Going ... Read More

Black Sabbath – The End (Live DVD/CD Review)

Vito TanziVito TanziNovember 16, 2017

Birmingham, England in 1968, Vocalist Ozzy Osbourne, Guitarist Tony Iommi, Bassist Geezer Butler, and Drummer Bill Ward form an Electric-Blues band – soon calling themselves Earth. Searching for a new sound, the band found inspiration via the 1963 film entitled – Black Sabbath. Almost instantly, the ... Read More

Revolution Saints – Light in the Dark (Album Review)

Lisa NashLisa NashOctober 12, 2017

A second helping from the supergroup Revolution Saints is a dream come true for Frontiers Music s.r.l. boss Serafino Perugino who envisioned the concept of the band, finally bringing them together for their eponymous debut in 2015. Now they have bonded, have more of an idea what they ... Read More

Interview – Vivian Campbell of Last in Line & Def Leppard

CrypticRockCrypticRockApril 21, 2016

Life seldom ever turns out the way one envisions. Full of triumphs and disappointments, it is an incredible journey impossible to predict. Living proof of such is Northern Irish Guitarist Vivian Campbell who has been up, down and spun around only to forge a lasting ... Read More

Last In Line – Heavy Crown (Album Review)

Jason RhodeJason RhodeFebruary 29, 2016

From the ashes of Heavy Metal band Dio, original members – Guitarist Vivian Campbell, Bassist Jimmy Bain, and Drummer Vinny Appice – set their eyes on finding a way to keep their late, great leader Ronnie James Dio’s legacy alive. Starting as casual jams between former bandmates, in 2011, ... Read More

Living with Dio’s Sacred Heart for 30 Years

Jason RhodeJason RhodeOctober 9, 2015

Most modern bands can only aspire to last thirty years, much less have an album remembered after three decades have passed. That feat has been achieved with American band Dio’s Sacred Heart, which was released Thursday August 15, 1985. It was produced by frontman Ronnie ... Read More

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Interview – Jeff Pilson Talks Dokken, Foreigner, & Life in Rock-n-Roll

Black Sabbath – The End (Live DVD/CD Review)

Revolution Saints – Light in the Dark (Album Review)

Interview – Vivian Campbell of Last in Line & Def Leppard

Last In Line – Heavy Crown (Album Review)

Living with Dio’s Sacred Heart for 30 Years

Interview – Jeff Pilson Talks Dokken, Foreigner, & Life in Rock-n-Roll

Black Sabbath – The End (Live DVD/CD Review)

Revolution Saints – Light in the Dark (Album Review)

Interview – Vivian Campbell of Last in Line & Def Leppard

Last In Line – Heavy Crown (Album Review)

Living with Dio’s Sacred Heart for 30 Years

This Week In Horror Movie History – Ravenous (1999)

This Week In Horror Movie History – Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995)

This Week In Horror Movie History – The Stepford Wives (1975)

Developing Artist Showcase – Return to Dust

Developing Artist Showcase – Niina Soleil

Developing Artist Showcase – Blythe Bonnie

Interview – Maria Canals-Barrera

Interview – Aaron Stainthorpe of High Parasite & My Dying Bride

Interview – Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol

Circus of Horrors (4K Ultra HD Edition Review)

The Stepfather (4K Ultra HD Collector’s Edition Review)

Squirm (Special Edition Blu-ray Review)