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===Origins and ''Holy Diver'' (1982β1983)=== In 1982, disagreements originating over the mixing of [[Black Sabbath|Black Sabbath's]] ''[[Live Evil (Black Sabbath album)|Live Evil]]'' album resulted in the departure of [[Ronnie James Dio]] and [[Vinny Appice]] from the band.<!-- <ref>{{cite web|url=http://ronniedio.com/page-biography.html|title=Ronnie James Dio Biography|access-date=December 30, 2008}}</ref> this reference is a fan site that cites Wikipedia as its source!--><ref name="news.com.au">{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20648014-1702,00.html |title=Black Sabbath reunites without Ozzy |last=Goodman |first=Dean |date=October 26, 2006 |publisher=[[News Limited#Websites|news.com.au]] |access-date=October 13, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091005180655/http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20648014-1702,00.html |archive-date=October 5, 2009 }}</ref> Wanting to continue together as a band, the two formed Dio in October 1982 in the United States with guitarist [[Jake E. Lee]] and bassist [[Jimmy Bain]]. About a month after the band's formation, Lee was replaced by [[Vivian Campbell]]. The following May, the band released their debut album, ''[[Holy Diver]]'', which featured two hit singles β "[[Rainbow in the Dark]]" and "[[Holy Diver (song)|Holy Diver]]" β that gained popularity, in part from [[MTV]]. Dio and Bain played [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]] in the studio, but keyboardist [[Claude Schnell]] was recruited for live shows in 1983 prior to the Holy Diver tour. Schnell played to the side of the stage on the first two tours before coming out front in 1985.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ronniejamesdio.com/disc_dio.asp|title=Dio Discography|website=Ronniejamesdio.com|access-date=January 9, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120102232745/http://www.ronniejamesdio.com/disc_dio.asp|archive-date=January 2, 2012}}</ref> Dio had this to say of the band's origins:{{blockquote|It was a good time to be in that band. It was perfect for us. Everything just fell into place. The ethic in rehearsal was amazing. The effort in the recording was just as good. Everybody wanted it to be great. We really believed in what we were doing and couldn't wait to get that product out and have people hear it.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.black-sabbath.com/interviews/dio03.html |title=Black Sabbath Online: Ronnie James Dio Interview |website=Black-sabbath.com |access-date=December 30, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081013071437/http://www.black-sabbath.com/interviews/dio03.html |archive-date=October 13, 2008 }}</ref>}}
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