A special limited edition vinyl release of selections from Ronnie James Dio’s This Is Your Life tribute compilation will be available from Rhino Records for Record Store Day, Friday, November 28th.
The limited release of 5500 units will feature Neon Knights by Anthrax, Rainbow In The Dark by Corey Taylor, Roy Mayorga, Jason Christopher, Christian Martucci and Satchel and Straight Through The Heart by Halestorm on Side A from the compilation album released on April 1st. Side B of the 12″ picture disk contains the live tracks Neon Knights, Rainbow In The Dark and Straight Through The Heart by Dio himself. The disks will retail for $18.98.
This Is Your Life is a tribute album created to raise funds for the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund which features an all-star group of his friends and fans performing 13 of their favorite Ronnie James Dio tracks. The album, released in April by Rhino, has already sold over 100,000 units worldwide.
Produced by Wendy Dio, widow of Ronnie James Dio and Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund President/Founder, This Is Your Life includes contributions by such metal heavyweights as Metallica, Scorpions, Anthrax, Glenn Hughes and Rob Halford, as well as appearances by many of the musicians who performed with Dio over the years.
To find a participating Record Store Day Store near you, go to recordstoreday.com.
The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund is a non-profit 501(c)(3) charitable fund dedicated to supporting cancer-prevention research, raising awareness and educating the public about the vital importance of early detection and prevention, and was co-founded by Dio’s longtime manager and wife, Wendy Dio. 100% of the monies received from this album and the Record Store Day picture disk by the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund goes directly into cancer research.
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I have the THIS IS YOUR LIFE album already but if I can get my hands on this new version, I’ll definitely buy it. It goes towards such a great cause.
Unfortunately, I have to go a good way away to find a real record store. There just aren’t many left and that’s sad. The last one I went to that was two towns away from me that I loved went out of business a few months ago. Damn chain stores were the cause.