Rainbow in the Dark: The Autobiography

Ronnie James Dio was the frontman of three of the best-selling, most influential, and famous rock bands in history, including Rainbow, Black Sabbath, and his own multi-million-selling band, Dio. "Rainbow in the Dark" is a memoir that chronicles his life, from his early days as a street gang leader and Doo-wop singer in 1960s Vegas to his breakout success with Rainbow and Black Sabbath in the 1970s and the stadiums of US metal in the 1980s.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 16 February 2023
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

Ronnie James Dio was a heavy metal icon and the frontman of three of the most successful, influential, and renowned rock bands in history: Rainbow, Black Sabbath, and his own multi-million-selling band, Dio. Rainbow in the Dark is a captivating journey through the extraordinary peaks and valleys of Dio's life, taking us from his early days as a street gang leader and Doo-wop singer in 1960s Vegas to his breakout success with Rainbow and Black Sabbath in the 1970s and the massive stadiums of US metal in the 1980s. The book concludes with Dio's dressing room at Madison Square Garden in June 1986, at the height of his worldwide fame. Tragically, Dio passed away from cancer in 2010, but he had already begun writing a memoir before his death. Edited by the renowned music biographer Mick Wall, with the involvement of Dio's wife of over 35 years and personal manager Wendy Dio, Rainbow in the Dark will honor and feature Dio's never-before-seen original manuscript, while drawing on an extraordinary collection of print and audio interviews with the man himself to produce a vivid, raw, and faithful portrait of one of the world's greatest rock legends.

Weight: 214g
Dimension: 126 x 197 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781472135148