The longawaited autobiography by one of heavy metals most revered icons treasured vocalists and front man for three legendary bandsRainbow Black Sabbath and Dio. Prior to his tragic death in 2010 Ronnie James Dio had been writing his autobiography looking back on the remarkable life that led him from his hometown in upstate New York to the biggest stages in the world including the arena that represented the pinnacle of success to himMadison Square Garden where this book begins and ends. As Ronnie contemplates the achievement of a dream he reflects on the key aspects that coalesced into this momentthe close gang of friends that gave him his start in music playing parties bars frats and clubs the sudden transition that moved him to the microphone and changed his life forever the luck that led to the birth of Rainbow and a productive but difficult collaboration with Ritchie Blackmore the chance meeting that made him the second singer of Black Sabbath taking them to new levels of success the surprisingly tender story behind the birth of the Devil Horns the lasting symbol of heavy metal his marriage to Wendy which stabilized his life and the huge bet they placed together to launch the most successful endeavor of his career...his own band Dio. Everything is described in great detail and in the frankest terms from his fallout with Blackmore to the drugs that derailed the resurrection of Black Sabbath to the personality clashes that frayed each band. Written with longtime friend of thirty years and esteemed music writer Mick Wall who took up the mantle after Ronnies passing Rainbow in the Dark is a frank startling often hilarious sometimes sad testament to dedication and ambition filled with moving comingofage tales glorious stories of excess and candid recollections of what really happened backstage at the hotel in the studio and back home behind closed doors far away from the road. show more