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    Ronnie James Dio

    Wed, 04 Apr 2007 13:53:01


    Artist Picks: Ronnie James Dio

    It takes a special kind of man to fill Ozzy Osbourne's shoes, but that's exactly what Ronnie James Dio did when he took over lead vocal duties in Black Sabbath in 1979. Now, the Dio-fronted incarnation of Sabbath shall roam the earth once again, under the new name Heaven and Hell. To celebrate, Dio hereby offers his list of ten of the rockingest albums of all time. Don't strain your vocal chords singing along to all those high notes.
       Tool
    Undertow
       Wolfmother
    Wolfmother
       AC/DC
    Back in Black
       Evanescence
    Fallen
       Deep Purple
    Machine Head
       Pink Floyd
    Dark Side of the Moon
       Metallica
    Metallica
       Jimi Hendrix
    Axis: Bold as Love
       Velvet Revolver
    Contraband
       Soundgarden
    Superunknown


    Check out Black Sabbath's The Dio Years, a compilation of Sabbath's best Dio-led performances, out now on Rhino Records.