Ronnie James Dio
Ronnie James Dio (born Ronald James Padavona, July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010), was an American rock and heavy metal vocalist and songwriter. He performed with Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell, and his own band Dio, among others. Other musical projects include the collective fundraiser Hear 'n Aid. He was widely hailed as one of the most powerful singers in heavy metal, renowned for his consistently powerful voice. He is credited with popularizing the "metal horns" hand gesture in metal culture. Before his death, he was collaborating on a project with former Black Sabbath bandmates Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Vinny Appice, under the moniker Heaven & Hell, whose only studio album, The Devil You Know, was released on April 28, 2009. He has sold over 47 million copies of albums with all of the bands he has worked with. He died of stomach cancer on May 16, 2010 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Burbank, CA. One of the last songs he recorded was titled "Metal Will Never Die".

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
as DioIn Venice Beach, naive Midwesterner JB bonds with local slacker KG and they form the rock band...
Movie pageIron Maiden: Flight 666
as SelfHeavy metal band Iron Maiden's 2008 Somewhere Back in Time World Tour. This concert recording...
Movie pageMetal: A Headbanger's Journey
as SelfThe film discusses the traits and originators of some of metal's many subgenres, including the...
Movie pageLive Aid
as SelfLive Aid was held on 13 July 1985, simultaneously in Wembley Stadium in London, England, and the...
Movie pageDreaming the Reality
as uncreditedAn expert assassin - trained since childhood to be the perfect killer - loses her memory during...
Movie pageDio | Finding the Sacred Heart
as Lead VocalsConcert video filmed at The Spectrum in Philadelphia on June 17, 1986 during the second leg of...
Movie pageDio: Dreamers Never Die
as SelfThis career spanning documentary on heavy metal legend Ronnie James Dio delves deep into his...
Movie pageInside Black Sabbath: A Critical Review 1970-1992
as HimselfUsing rare previously unreleased film of the original Ozzy Osbourne line-up from 1971 never...
Movie pageThe Hear 'n Aid Sessions
as Self [Dio]Hear 'n Aid was a one-time collaboration of various individual hard rock and heavy metal artists...
Movie pageBlack Sabbath & Blue Öyster Cult: Black and Blue
as VocalsBLACK SABBATH and BLUE ÖYSTER CULT - Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York -...
Movie pageDio: Holy Diver Live
as VocalsCaptured live in front of a sold-out London crowd Ronnie James Dio delivers a truly memorable...
Movie pageDio | Super Rock '85 in Japan
as SelfRecorded live at Super Rock Festival in Tokyo, Japan on August 10th, 1985 1. King Of Rock And...
Movie pageBlack Sabbath: The Black Sabbath Story, Volume Two
as himself“The Black Sabbath Story, Volume Two” is a documentary video by heavy metal band Black Sabbath....
Movie pageHeaven & Hell: Live From Radio City Music Hall
as VocalsThis live concert recording captures the sold-out Radio City Music Hall performance of former...
Movie pageThe Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast
as VocalsA project assembled to musically support William Plomer's (1903-73) book of poems called 'The...
Movie pageDio: The Singles Collection
as HimselfA collection of conceptual videos that defined the legendary career of Ronnie James Dio and Dio.
Movie pageDeep Purple: In Concert with The London Symphony Orchestra
as HimselfDeep Purple in Concert with the London Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Paul Mann. Recorded at...
Movie pageHeavy Metal: Louder Than Life
as SelfThis documentary is a considered look at the continuing story of Metal, in the words of the...
Movie pageHeaven and Hell: Rockpalast
as vocalsHEAVEN & HELL's June 16, 2009 concert at Museumsmeile in Bonn, Germany filmed by WDR's...
Movie pageDio: We Rock
as uncreditedWe Rock - Consists of Live In Concert and A Special from the Spectrum videos, minus a couple of...
Movie pageRainbow: Live in Munich 1977
as VocalsRainbow was formed by Ritchie Blackmore in 1975 after he left Deep Purple at the height of their...
Movie pageHard 'N Heavy Volume 1
as SelfVideo magazine with interviews and video clips. Featured on this volume is: Alice Cooper, Dio,...
Movie pageDio: At Tokyo Super Rock Festival
as HimselfRONNIE JAMES DIO recorded live with his band at the Tokyo Japan Super Rock Festival on August...
Movie pageDio: Live in London - Hammersmith Apollo 1993
as uncredited1. Stand Up And Shout 2. Strange Highways 3. Don't Talk To Strangers 4. Evilution 5. Pain 6. The...
Movie pageDio - Live in Holland
as Self / VocalistLive at Muziekcentrum Vredenburg, Utrecht, Netherlands - Dec 4 1983
Movie pageDio | A Special from the Spectrum
as SelfA live concert performance by the band Dio, recorded at The Spectrum in Philadelphia. Originally...
Movie pageDio: Evil or Divine
as Himself - VocalsOn a rain-soaked Friday the 13th in December of 2002, the mastery of DIO took full command of...
Movie pageHeaven & Hell: Neon Nights
as VocalsLive at Wacken Open Air July 30 2009.
Movie pageBlack Sabbath: [1992] Beacon Theater, NY
as VoxThe Mob Rules Computer God Children of the Sea Time Machine War Pigs I Die Young Guitar...
Movie pageDio: Holy Diver Live
as uncreditedDio performs the album Holy Diver in its entirety at the London Astoria.
Movie pageSouth Park
as uncreditedFollows the misadventures of four irreverent grade-schoolers in the quiet, dysfunctional town of...
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