Ronnie James Dio – This Is Your Life Explained

Ronnie James Dio – This Is Your Life
Type:Tribute
Artist:various artists
Cover:Ronnie James Dio - This Is Your Life cover.jpg
Released:March 25, 2014 (Japan)[1]
March 31, 2014
Recorded:1996–2014
Genre:Heavy metal
Length:68:54
Label:Rhino
Producer:John Spiker, Adrenaline Mob, Corey Taylor, Howard Benson, Mike Plotnikoff, Cameron Webb, Martin Hanson, Mikael Nord Andersson, Rudy Kronenberger, Adam Dutkiewicz, Bob Kulick, Brett Chassen, Jeff Pilson, Wyn Davis, Greg Fidelman[2]

Ronnie James Dio – This Is Your Life is a 2014 tribute album to Ronnie James Dio, lead singer of several heavy metal bands, including Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell, and his own band Dio. The album features many of Dio's contemporaries performing songs originally recorded by Dio. Tenacious D won the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance at the 57th Grammy Awards for their cover of "The Last in Line", and Anthrax were nominated in the same category for their cover of "Neon Knights".[3]

Dio died in 2010 from stomach cancer. Album proceeds were targeted for Dio's Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Japanese Version Of RONNIE JAMES DIO Tribute Album To Include Bonus Tracks By STRYPER, DIO DISCIPLES. BLABBERMOUTH.NET. April 1, 2014. March 5, 2014.
  2. Web site: Ronnie James Dio: This Is Your Life. Discogs. December 24, 2019.
  3. Web site: Best Metal Performance. grammy.com. November 10, 2015.
  4. Web site: Merlin. METAL GIANTS TO FEATURE ON DIO TRIBUTE ALBUM. Metal Hammer. May 19, 2014. February 6, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140519225104/http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/2014-02-06/metal-giants-to-feature-on-dio-tribute-album. May 19, 2014.