Subject: Dio - At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987 Fri Sep 10, 2010 2:47 pm
GREAT cover! Can't wait until this comes out! Good to hear Niji Entertainment is releasing even more studio and live Dio material even after this album.
Temple of Blood Metal is Forever
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Subject: Re: Dio - At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987 Fri Sep 10, 2010 3:33 pm
This is when they were in their prime. They were just ripping it up in their early performances with Viv.
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Subject: Re: Dio - At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987 Fri Sep 10, 2010 4:32 pm
2010 will go down as the year that we lost one of hard rock/heavy metal's all-time great vocalists, Ronnie James Dio (after a valiant battle with cancer).
Throughout a career that saw Ronnie pen or co-pen classics with such legendary acts as Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell, and with his solo group, Dio, there are simply not enough words to describe the singer's contribution to rock music worldwide. And to celebrate the life of the man that has become synonymous with metal, several new releases will soon be arriving, that are certain to please Dio's large and loyal fanbase.
On November 9th, the double-disc set "Dio at Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987" will be released. The first disc was recorded at the first-ever U.K. performance by Dio's solo group, while on tour supporting their classic debut, "Holy Diver." And the setlist does a superb job reflecting Dio's debut (featuring such classics as "Rainbow in the Dark," "Stand Up And Shout," etc.), as well as classics from both Rainbow and Black Sabbath ("Man on the Silver Mountain," "Heaven and Hell," etc.) — resulting in a thorough retrospective of Dio's career, from Rainbow to Black Sabbath to solo hits.
The second disc of "Dio at Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987" features guitarist Craig Goldy's debut — recorded in 1987, in support of the "Dream Evil" album, and contains highlights from Dio's career.
The Niji Entertainment Group is a full-service record label, and will be releasing rare and unreleased recordings from Dio and other artists.
November 23rd will see two additional releases from the Niji Entertainment Group — a deluxe limited edition picture disc of Dio's classic solo debut, "Holy Diver," and "Bitten By The Beast" from David "Rock" Feinstein.
In 2011, the Niji Entertainment Group has many other Dio-related projects planned, including an extensive vinyl box set (an idea that Ronnie himself came up with), "For The Record: The Complete Dio Vinyl Collection," which will feature 16 LPs in a deluxe carrying case, with "all-access tour laminates" from every tour. All of the LPs will be on 180-gram colored vinyl. Also, being released for the first time on DVD will be "Super Rock Japan 1985" (which was only ever released in Japan on VHS). Another forthcoming DVD release will be a collection of every Dio MTV promotional video, plus live concert footage including bonus features, including interviews with Ronnie, his band, and crew. A Dio bootleg box set is on the horizon as well, featuring never-before-released sound board recordings and audience recordings. Other releases from the Niji Entertainment Group in 2011 will include all four Rainbow Dio-era LPs in their original gatefold sleeves on 180-gram colored vinyl, and all three Elf LPs will be issued on 180-gram colored vinyl. 2011 will also see deluxe reissues from Tim "Ripper" Owens, a fantastic new CD from Oni Logan (Lynch Mob vocalist), and Rowan Robertson (Dio guitarist), as well as live Elf.
Between Facebook, MySpace and Twitter, the Dio social media followers now numbers over one million.
The Niji Entertainment Group is in the process of starting the official Dio webstore, which will give fans worldwide opportunity to purchase t-shirts, limited edition items, and CDs/DVDs that fans have been requesting.
While Ronnie was alive, he always wanted to have his own action figure/statue. And now, this has become a reality — KnuckleBonz has created the Ronnie James Dio Rock Iconz statue, which will be available in late fall 2010. These statues are only produced in limited edition runs of 3,000, which make them highly collectible and sought-after from fans.
A portion from the sales of the Dio statue will go to the Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund, in honor of Ronnie James Dio. Pre-orders are available by visiting
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Subject: Re: Dio - At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987 Fri Sep 10, 2010 4:46 pm
Sweet. Just imagine how many live tapes, outtakes/demos and other unused Dio recordings must be in those vaults. It'll be interesting to see what kind of other stuff comes out of this label/project down the road.
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Wargod Metal is in my blood
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Subject: Re: Dio - At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987 Fri Sep 10, 2010 6:48 pm
I read this a couple days ago, sweet!
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Subject: Re: Dio - At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987 Fri Sep 10, 2010 11:33 pm
I Am gettig what I can afford. Recently I bought a dream evil shirt from backstreetmusic, I guess it's not official
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Subject: Re: Dio - At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987 Mon Sep 13, 2010 2:33 pm
Great to hear about this. I want to hear Dio live in his prime but all I have are the official releases from the late 90s-present and the live perormance I saw in 1998 (which I only remember vaguely).
shamgar75 Metal master
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Subject: Re: Dio - At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987 Mon Sep 13, 2010 11:28 pm
Ooooh. That sounds really good. Can't wait.
Planchaaaa Metal novice
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Subject: Re: Dio - At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987 Wed Sep 15, 2010 7:17 am
This is my most anticipated release of the year. I wish they were releasing the shows as a DVD, too. I'm not a huge fan of concert videos, but DIO at Donington in '83 would be like a time capsule filled with gold.
I've had the '83 show as an incomplete 'ok' sounding boot for years, and it's an amazing show.
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Subject: Re: Dio - At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987 Wed Sep 15, 2010 8:08 am
Should be cool....I'll get it.
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Subject: Re: Dio - At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987 Sun Oct 24, 2010 11:58 am
If you pre-order from Dio's website, you get a replica backstage pass.
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Subject: Re: Dio - At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987 Tue Nov 16, 2010 8:36 am
Anyone get this yet? Sounds fantastic!
Temple of Blood wrote:
This is when they were in their prime. They were just ripping it up in their early performances with Viv.
Agreed. I saw Dio on the "Holy Diver" and "Last in Line" tours and they were tight.
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Subject: Re: Dio - At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987 Tue Nov 16, 2010 10:11 am
I will be getting mine tomorrow. I have to work on my brakes, study for my ASE test, and take said ASE test otherwise I would go out and get it (I'm assuming Best Buy will carry this-if not they're more worthless than I thought).
Hamer12 Metal master
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Subject: Re: Dio - At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987 Tue Nov 16, 2010 10:19 am
I'll be getting this!! Dallas, which ASE's are you taking?? I took a bunch of re-certs last week.
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Subject: Re: Dio - At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987 Tue Nov 16, 2010 10:39 am
DallasBlack wrote:
I will be getting mine tomorrow. I have to work on my brakes, study for my ASE test, and take said ASE test otherwise I would go out and get it (I'm assuming Best Buy will carry this-if not they're more worthless than I thought).
Best Buy actually has the version with the two laminate backstage passes in it. Amazon has that version as well.
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Subject: Re: Dio - At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987 Tue Nov 16, 2010 11:20 am
Hamer12 wrote:
I'll be getting this!! Dallas, which ASE's are you taking?? I took a bunch of re-certs last week.
Last week I took the steering and suspension and today it's electrical. I would have taken more but as you know, they ain't cheap (both cost me about $92).
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Subject: Re: Dio - At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987 Tue Nov 16, 2010 12:38 pm
I'll try and pick it up this week, probably try Best Buy first. Listened to some samples and it rips.
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Subject: Re: Dio - At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987 Tue Nov 16, 2010 12:46 pm
I hope to pick this up next time I am in the big city as I do not think my local Wal Mart will be carrying it . I did catch Dio on the Sacred Heart tour and the band was still firing on all cylinders at that time. I did not pick up on any on stage animosity between Ronnie and Vivian, though the breakup occurred at the end of the tour, if memory serves me. Vivian was (is?) a great guitarist, and really ripped it onstage. I agree he has been sonically neutered by his stint in Def Leppard.
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Subject: Re: Dio - At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987 Tue Nov 16, 2010 7:40 pm
I haven't picked this up yet. It's on my wants list.
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Subject: Re: Dio - At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987 Wed Nov 17, 2010 9:55 am
Got it in the mail day before it hit the shelves. I've listened to the first disc. It's Dio live, so of course it's good. I've gotten so much music in lately, I haven't spun the 2nd disc yet.
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Subject: Re: Dio - At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987 Wed Nov 17, 2010 11:28 am
I saw this in Walmart last night for $11.88.
I'm not all that interested in it, but it's there for those that want it. I dunno what sort of extras, if any, come with it though.
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Subject: Re: Dio - At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987 Wed Nov 17, 2010 6:02 pm
ultmetal wrote:
DallasBlack wrote:
I will be getting mine tomorrow. I have to work on my brakes, study for my ASE test, and take said ASE test otherwise I would go out and get it (I'm assuming Best Buy will carry this-if not they're more worthless than I thought).
Best Buy actually has the version with the two laminate backstage passes in it. Amazon has that version as well.
Got it !
Haven't listened to it yet but I will listen to it tonight. After reading the set list on the CDs though, I can tell you my ears started drooling. Can't wait to hear them.
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Subject: Re: Dio - At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987 Thu Nov 18, 2010 1:14 am
Got it! And love it!
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Subject: Re: Dio - At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987 Thu Nov 18, 2010 8:44 am
They are great live showings. I was a little disapointed to find Stargazer and Starstruck where short interludes between songs but that was a minor issue.
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Subject: Re: Dio - At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987 Thu Nov 18, 2010 11:46 am
#98 on Billboard. Something like 5600 copies sold. Dio's highest debut in the Soundscan era.
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