Forostar
Ancient Mariner
This band will always carry some sort of controversial aura with them. You've got people who say: don't touch that stuff. You can't do DIO songs without Dio. So basically, the tribute aspect (as it started out) is condemned.
And now it seems these guys are making new music. So it can be argued that they use everything surrounding DIO to attract attention, to help them doing other stuff (as well).
Personally, I think these guys will make money by using the past, but I can imagine that there's an urge to do this. They like to play together, and let's be honest: this classic DIO material deserves to be heard! And why not by the people who were part of the creation process? They were part of that past.
Still, (especially) for their new album, they could have picked a different name for their band, to make all this less blatant. Name aside, I am curious about the new music these guys are currently producing in the studio.
Meanwhile, I think this is fantastic. Vinnie Appice is great. Love to hear and watch(!) his drumming. Campbell still shines on guitar, but most important: this band stands!
Egypt has always been my number one DIO song, and I don't remember having ever seen or heard a "normal" live performance. It was always cut in half (or connected with another song or something). I never liked that. It was annoying, it disrupted the growing atmosphere. Please correct me if I am wrong: If someone knows a normal live version sung by Ronnie James Dio, please show me.
And now it seems these guys are making new music. So it can be argued that they use everything surrounding DIO to attract attention, to help them doing other stuff (as well).
Personally, I think these guys will make money by using the past, but I can imagine that there's an urge to do this. They like to play together, and let's be honest: this classic DIO material deserves to be heard! And why not by the people who were part of the creation process? They were part of that past.
Still, (especially) for their new album, they could have picked a different name for their band, to make all this less blatant. Name aside, I am curious about the new music these guys are currently producing in the studio.
Meanwhile, I think this is fantastic. Vinnie Appice is great. Love to hear and watch(!) his drumming. Campbell still shines on guitar, but most important: this band stands!
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