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Because It’s Monday, You Need This Mashup of the Muppets and Ronnie James Dio

May 29, 2017May 29, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment Beaker, Cover Version, Dio, Muppets

It’s an older clip (2011) but that doesn’t blunt the glorious power of The Muppets’ Dr. Teeth and the Electric

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Here Are 11 Fantastic Isolated Vocal Tracks

November 4, 2016 Nerhys 0 Comments Deep Purple, Dio, Heart, Iron Maiden, Isolated Vocals, KISS, Led Zeppelin, Merry Clayton, Metallica, Nirvana, Queen, The Who, vocal tracks

Since the internet has evolved, things have become more and more available to the general public. This includes music that

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A Comprehensive List of Bands Who Successfully Changed Lead Singers

February 24, 2015February 24, 2015 Former Contributor 16 Comments AC/DC, Alice in Chains, Anthrax, Arch Enemy, Black Sabbath, Cannibal Corpse, Deep Purple, Dio, Dropkick Murphys, Gallows, Lead Singers, Lineup Changes, Moody Blues, Rod Stewart, Small Faces

It can be tricky for a band to keep things going with someone new providing their lead voice and, most

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Mariachi + Dio + Quiet Riot = Metal Mariachi

February 22, 2015February 21, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cover Versions, Dio, Metal Mariachi, Quiet Riot

You had to be there, I guess. More at Revolver Mag.

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Heavy Metal Valentine’s Day Cards

February 6, 2015February 6, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Accept, Dio, Lemmy, Metal, Valentine's Day

Brilliant, really. I love the Accept one. Why didn’t we think of this?  Order yours at Molten Metal Merch. (Via

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Did the Foo Fighters Rip off Ronnie James Dio for their New Single?

October 20, 2014October 22, 2014 Alan Cross 10 Comments Dio, Foo Fighters, Plagiarism

Ooo boy. Here we go again. Whenever someone somewhere perceives melodic or structural similarities between a new song and an

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