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DIO DISCIPLES – featuring RONNIE JAMES DIO (BLACK SABBATH, DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, RAINBOW, ELF) alumni Simon Wright (drums), Craig Goldy (guitar), Scott Warren (keyboards) and Rudy Sarzo (bass) along with vocalists Tim “Ripper” Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) and Toby Jepson (LITTLE ANGELS, GUN) – have announced more US tour dates in support of The Very Beast Of Dio Vol. 2.

Dio Disciples has issued the following statement: “We could NEVER replace Ronnie and that is not our intention – there will ever only be one RJD. Dio Disciples is a celebration of the music and legacy of the greatest singer in the world, Ronnie James Dio.”

The 17-track The Very Beast of Dio Vol. 2 CD picks up exactly where the first volume left off – from 1996 onward. And in addition to featuring such latter-day Dio classics as ‘Killing the Dragon’, ‘Push’ and ‘Fever Dreams’, the compilation will also include several rarities that fans have long requested on a single disc – ‘Electra’ (which previously was only a part of the ultra-rare Tournado box set), ‘Prisoner of Paradise’ and ‘Metal Will Never Die’.

It has been over two years since the legendary Ronnie James Dio passed away after a battle with cancer. But his music continues to live on – as heard by the upcoming ‘The Very Beast of Dio Vol. 2’ and Dio Disciples tour dates.

Dio Disciples tour dates:

October
20 – Anaheim, CA – HOB
23 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
24 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne
26 – Las Vegas, NV – Hard Rock on Strip
27 – Tempe, AZ – Club Red
28 – Ventura, CA – Ventura Theatre
31 – Hollywood, CA – The Avalon (RJD SUASCF Charity Show)

November
8 – Ft Wayne, IN – Pierre’s
10 – Detroit, MI – Harpos
13 – Portland, ME – Asylum
15 – Sayerville, NJ – Starland
17 – Amityville, NY – Revolution
20 – Allentown, PA – Crocodile Rock