Editing Dio (band) (section)

===Death of Ronnie James Dio===
Dio died on May 16, 2010, of stomach cancer at the [[Texas Medical Center]] in [[Houston]], Texas, at the age of 67.

On November 9, 2010, a posthumous live album was released. Titled ''[[Dio at Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987]]'', it features Dio's 1983 and 1987 appearances at the [[Monsters of Rock]] festival and showcases several songs from the Dio era of both [[Rainbow (English band)|Rainbow]] and [[Black Sabbath]], in addition to songs from Dio's own catalogue.<ref name="DoningtonLive">{{cite web |url=http://www.eddietrunk.com/index.cfm/pk/view/cd/NAA/cdid/423328/pid/400512 |title=wo CD Digipak "Dio At Donnington UK: Live 1983 & 1987" To Be Released In November |website=Eddietrunk.com |access-date=December 7, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101010100941/http://www.eddietrunk.com/index.cfm/pk/view/cd/NAA/cdid/423328/pid/400512 |archive-date=October 10, 2010 }}</ref>

When being interviewed by Classic Rock Magazine from the UK, Dio guitarist Craig Goldy stated "We were working on tracks for a new Dio album just before Ronnie died in May. And we did almost finish one song. Wendy [Dio, Ronnie's widow/manager] has been talking about reissuing [DIO's] 'Magica' album (originally released in 2000) with bonus tracks, including this one." Goldy goes on to say of the lyrics, that they were written by Dio when he was fighting cancer, and are "very emotional" and "hard to listen to without a lump at the back of your throat".<ref name="GoldyNewSong">{{cite web |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/last-song-ronnie-james-dio-worked-on-to-see-light-of-day/ |title=Last Song RONNIE JAMES DIO Worked On To See Light Of Day |website=blabbermouth.net |access-date=December 6, 2010 |date=December 3, 2010 |archive-date=November 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113093939/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/last-song-ronnie-james-dio-worked-on-to-see-light-of-day/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

On March 18, it was announced that the surviving members of the final line-up of Dio would embark on a project with former [[Judas Priest]] front man [[Tim "Ripper" Owens]] under the moniker DIO Disciples. The project has been touring extensively since 2011.

In May 2012, former Dio guitarist [[Vivian Campbell]], despite his long established feud with Dio, announced his intent to reunite the original Dio band for a potential series of shows. This would include himself, drummer Vinny Appice, bassist Jimmy Bain, and keyboardist Claude Schnell. This announced line-up would feature former [[Lynch Mob (band)|Lynch Mob]] vocalist and [[The Offspring]] touring member [[Andrew Freeman (musician)|Andrew Freeman]] stepping in for Dio.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/vivian_campbell_to_reunite_original_dio_band.html |title=Vivian Campbell To Reunite Original Dio Band &#124; News @ |website=Ultimate-guitar.com |access-date=May 9, 2012 |archive-date=May 22, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120522013630/http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/vivian_campbell_to_reunite_original_dio_band.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2012/05/former-dio-members-planning-to-do-shows.html |title=VVN Music: Former Dio Members Planning to Do Shows |website=Vintagevinylnews.com |date=May 5, 2012 |access-date=May 9, 2012 |archive-date=June 25, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625151137/http://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2012/05/former-dio-members-planning-to-do-shows.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> and would perform under the name [[Last in Line]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/news/dio-replacement-ready-to-be-worlds-most-hated-singer/ |title=Dio replacement ready to be 'world's most hated singer' |website=Classicrockmagazine.com |access-date=May 17, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120520051836/http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/news/dio-replacement-ready-to-be-worlds-most-hated-singer/ |archive-date=May 20, 2012 }}</ref>