Ronnie James Dio – This Is Your Life | |
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Studio album by Various Artists | |
Released | March 25, 2014 (Japan) March 31, 2014 |
Recorded | 2014 |
Genre | Heavy metal |
Label | Rhino |
Producer | Wendy Gaxiola |
Full gatefold | |
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Ronnie James Dio – This Is Your Life is a 2014 tribute album to singer-songwriter 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".
Dio died in 2010 from stomach cancer. Album proceeds were targeted for Dio's Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund.