Ronnie James Dio - This Is Your Life

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Ronnie James Dio - This Is Your Life
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Studio album by Various Artists
Released March 25, 2014 (Japan)[1]
March 31, 2014
Recorded 2014
Genre Heavy Metal
Label Rhino
Producer Wendy Gaxiola
Full gatefold
Full gatefold
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars[2]
sputnikmusic 3.5/5 stars[3]

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".[4]

Dio died in 2010 from stomach cancer. Album proceeds were targeted for Dio's Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund.[5]

Track Listing

No. Title Artist Length
1. "Neon Knights"   Anthrax 4:29
2. "The Last in Line"   Tenacious D 3:44
3. "The Mob Rules"   Adrenaline Mob 3:17
4. "Rainbow in the Dark"   Corey Taylor, Roy Mayorga, Satchel, Christian Martucci, Jason Christopher 4:24
5. "Straight Through the Heart"   Halestorm 3:58
6. "Starstruck"   Motörhead with Biff Byford 4:06
7. "The Temple of the King"   Scorpions 4:37
8. "Egypt (The Chains Are On)"   Doro 6:10
9. "Holy Diver"   Killswitch Engage 4:09
10. "Catch the Rainbow"   Glenn Hughes, Simon Wright, Craig Goldy, Rudy Sarzo, Scott Warren 6:42
11. "I"   Oni Logan, Jimmy Bain, Rowan Robertson, Brian Tichy 5:30
12. "Man on the Silver Mountain"   Rob Halford, Vinny Appice, Doug Aldrich, Jeff Pilson, Scott Warren 5:18
13. "Ronnie Rising Medley"   Metallica 9:04
14. "This is Your Life"   Dio  

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] 25

References

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  6. "Ronnie James Dio (A Tribute To): This Is Your Life" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 13 April 2014.

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