Rate The Musician/Artist #15 - Dio

[El Fangel]

Last up was me and Dre, Dre scored a respectable 77. Taking Black Sabbath on the leaderboards for 4th place.

1) Jimi Hendrix - 91
2) Tupac -85
3) Guns N' Roses - 83
4) Dr. Dre - 77
5) Black Sabbath - 76
6) Metallica - 75
7) Garth Brooks - 68
8) Nine Inch Nails - 67
9) Wu Tang Clan - 64
10) Eminem - 60
11) NOFX - 59
12) U2 - 40
13) Staind - 31
13) 50 Cent - 27


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DIO



Dio is a heavy metal band led by vocalist Ronnie James Dio, who formed it in October 1982 after leaving Black Sabbath. In an interview, available on the special edition re-release of Holy Diver, Dio states that he never intended to begin a solo career. His intention was to form a new band with fellow former Black Sabbath member drummer Vinny Appice. Naming the band Dio made sense from a commercial standpoint, as the name was already well-known at that time. Dio's logo, when reversed 180 degrees, seems to spell out the word "Devil", although this is disputed and Ronnie James Dio insists that he does not see it and never intended to do this. In addition to Ronnie on vocals and keyboards originally, and Vinny Appice on drums, the band featured Vivian Campbell who played guitar, and Jimmy Bain, bass.