Artist: DIO
Album: "STRANGE HIGHWAYS (CD)"

Year: 1993
Media type: CD

The vocalist had soon re-founded DIO with Appice and Bain in November of 1992. The errant bassist was soon forced out again though. Unfounded rumours also suggested the singer was part of a project titled VIENNA involving guitarist STEVE VAI and veteran drummer COZY POWELL. If true, the act never materialised.

The 1993 album 'Strange Highways', recorded at Rumbo Recorders in Los Angeles, found DOKKEN man Jeff Pilson on bass and Appice's ex-WWIII colleague guitarist Tracy G (real name Grijalva) in the fold. The Japanese version of the album featured an exclusive cut 'God Hates Heavy Metal'. Pilson had to opt out of touring as the reformed DOKKEN were getting into gear and Larry Dennison took the bass slot. However, with DOKKEN's fortunes as tumultuous as ever Pilson returned in November of 1994. Bassist Jerry Best, previously with LION and FREAK OF NATURE, joined DIO in August of 1995 for a little over a month but Pilson resumed the role.

For the 1996 DIO album 'Angry Machines' Dio utilised the on loan talents of Jeff Pilson guitarist Tracy G once more. Employed on keyboards was ex-KEEL man Scott Warren. (The album track 'Stay Out Of My Mind' would later resurface on Pilson's WAR AND PEACE 2001 album 'The Light At The End Of The World').

DIO, with Larry Dennison taking over on bass again, set about a mammoth world tour to revive the band's fortunes touring in America and Europe co-headlining with MOTORHEAD prior to American headliners with support from MY DYING BRIDE. Following these dates Warren hooked up with WARRANT for their American tour and would later session Pop Rockers BERLIN as an aside to DIO.

Appice and G undertook negotiations with the UFO pairing of vocalist PHIL MOGG and bassist PETE WAY to create a new version of UFO. Contractually the new act could not be titled UFO minus guitarist Michael Schenker so the legalities put paid to this venture.

TRACKLIST:

1. Jesus, Mary And The Holy Ghost
2. Fire Head
3. Strange Highways
4. Hollywood Black
5. Evilution
6. Pain
7. One Foot In The Grave
8. Give Her The Gun
9. Blood From A Stone
10. Here's To You
11. Bring Down The Rain

LINE-UP:

Ronnie James Dio (vocals)
Tracy G (guitar)
Jeff Pilson (bass)
Vinnie Appice (drums)

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