Ronnie James Dio – This Is Your Life

2014 studio album by various artists

Ronnie James Dio – This Is Your Life

Studio album by

various artists

Released| March 25, 2014 (Japan)[1]
March 31, 2014
Recorded| 1996–2014
Genre| Heavy metal
Length| 68:54
Label| Rhino
Producer| John Spiker, Adrenaline Mob, Corey Taylor, Howard Benson, Mike Plotnikoff, Cameron Webb, Martin Hanson, Mikael Nord Andersson, Rudy Kronenberger, Adam Dutkiewicz, Bob Kulick, Brett Chassen, Jeff Pilson, Wyn Davis, Greg Fidelman[2]
Full gatefold
Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [3]
Sputnikmusic| [4]
Blabbermouth.net| [5]

Ronnie James Dio – This Is Your Life is a 2014 tribute album to 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", and Anthrax were nominated in the same category for their cover of "Neon Knights".[6]

Dio died in 2010 from stomach cancer. Album proceeds were targeted for Dio's Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund.[7]

## Track listing[edit]

No.| Title| Artist| Length

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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" – "A Light in the Black", "Tarot Woman", "Stargazer", "Kill the King"| Metallica| 9:04
14.| "This Is Your Life"| Dio| 3:26

Japanese edition bonus tracksNo.| Title| Artist| Length

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15.| "Heaven & Hell"| Stryper| 6:14
16.| "Stand Up and Shout"| Dio Disciples| 3:40

Digital bonus trackNo.| Title| Artist| Length

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17.| "Buried Alive"| Jasta| 5:00

## Charts[edit]

Chart (2014)  | Peak
position

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Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] | 25
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[9] | 2

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Japanese Version Of RONNIE JAMES DIO Tribute Album To Include Bonus Tracks By STRYPER, DIO DISCIPLES". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. March 5, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
2. ^ "Ronnie James Dio: This Is Your Life". Discogs. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
3. ^ Monger, James Christopher. "Ronnie James Dio: This Is Your Life - Various Artists". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
4. ^ g, manos (June 26, 2014). "Review: CD Dio - This Is Your Life Album". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
5. ^ Van Horn, Ray. "cdreviews".
6. ^ "Best Metal Performance". grammy.com. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
7. ^ Merlin (February 6, 2014). "METAL GIANTS TO FEATURE ON DIO TRIBUTE ALBUM". Metal Hammer. Archived from the original on May 19, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
8. ^ "Ronnie James Dio (A Tribute To): This Is Your Life" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
9. ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2014. 14. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved November 28, 2021.

## External links[edit]

* diocancerfund.org

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Dio

* Ronnie James Dio
* Vinny Appice
* Jimmy Bain
* Jake E. Lee
* Vivian Campbell
* Claude Schnell
* Craig Goldy
* Simon Wright
* Rowan Robertson
* Jens Johansson
* Scott Warren
* Tracy G
* Jeff Pilson
* Doug Aldrich
* Rudy Sarzo

Studio albums|

* Holy Diver
* The Last in Line
* Sacred Heart
* Dream Evil
* Lock Up the Wolves
* Strange Highways
* Angry Machines
* Magica
* Killing the Dragon
* Master of the Moon

Live albums|

* Intermission
* Inferno: Last in Live
* Evil or Divine: Live in New York City
* Holy Diver: Live
* At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987
* Live in London, Hammersmith Apollo 1993

Compilations|

* Diamonds: The Best of Dio
* The Very Beast of Dio
* The Very Beast of Dio Vol. 2

Singles|

* "Holy Diver"
* "Rainbow in the Dark"
* "The Last in Line"
* "Rock 'n' Roll Children"
* "Hungry for Heaven"
* "King of Rock and Roll"
* "Electra"

Videos|

* A Special from the Spectrum
* Sacred Heart "The Video"
* Time Machine
* Evil or Divine: Live in New York City
* We Rock
* Holy Diver: Live
* Live in London, Hammersmith Apollo 1993

Related bands|

* Black Sabbath
* Elf
* Hear 'n Aid
* Heaven & Hell
* Last in Line
* Rainbow

Tribute albums|

* Holy Dio: Tribute to Ronnie James Dio
* Dio (Jorn album)
* Ronnie James Dio – This Is Your Life
* The Dio Album

* Discography
* Members

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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