Update: Guitarist Vivian Campbell, who played with Bain in Last in Line and in Dio, has confirmed the death of the bassist. In a Facebook post, he penned the following: It's with the heaviest of ...

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At long last, Ronnie James Dio's life and career will unfold across the pages of the autobiography he began working on prior to his death in 2020 and finished by the venerable author Mick Wall. Now, ...

Ronnie James Dio’s autobiography, Rainbow in the Dark, will finally be published posthumously July 27th via Permuted Press. Dio, who died in 2010 after a battle with gastric cancer, began working on ...

Prior to his tragic death in 2010, Ronnie James Dio had been writing his autobiography, looking back on the remarkable life that led him from his hometown in upstate New York to the biggest stages in ...

The long-awaited autobiography of Ronnie James Dio is scheduled for release on July 27. Titled Rainbow in the Dark, the book will chronicle the life and career of one of rock’s most fascinating ...

The summer of 1975 signaled a new beginning for one of hard rock’s greatest stars as Ritchie Blackmore unveiled the first fruits of his brand-new band, Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow. The group featured ...

The last time we heard from Ritchie Blackmore, in November 2025, he was headed out for a brief tour with his band, Blackmore’s Night. The road show ended abruptly after two nights “due to medical ...

It’s been over ten years since heavy metal legend Ronnie James Dio died, but now an autobiography that the Dio/Rainbow/Black Sabbath/Elf frontman was working on before his death is scheduled to be ...

The Rainbow and Black Sabbath singer, who has died aged 67, occupies an exalted position in the great throne room of metal For someone who always seemed to be just off to the side of the biggest ...

Jimmy Bain, bassist for Dio and Rainbow, passed away this weekend. He was 68. Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell, who performed with Bain in Dio and their new band Last in Line, confirmed the ...

Jimmy Bain, who played bass for Rainbow, Dio, and – most recently – Last in Line, has died. By Ashley Iasimone Jimmy Bain, who played bass for Rainbow, Dio, and – most recently – Last in Line, has ...