Feature 80's Song of the Week Part 1 = 'Rainbow In The Dark' by Dio (1983)

For part 1 of this weeks featured 80's songs we have metal classic Rainbow In The Dark, by 80's American heavy-metal band Dio. Dio formed in 1982 in Cortland, New York and was lead by vocalist Ronnie James Dio (who had just left the band Black Sabbath) and involved various guitarists and the other primary member and drummer Vinny Appice (who was also a former Black Sabbath band member). Dio was named after its Italian language meaning, and in Italian 'Dio' means 'God'. Rainbow in the Dark was the 3rd track on side 2 of Dio's debut 1983 album titled Holy Diver. Stay tuned for part 2!