"Magic - A Tribute to Ronnie James Dio" Tracklis Revealed

MANOWAR and Magic Circle Entertainment have decided to honor one of metal's greatest legends with […]

By Dimitris Kontogeorgakos

• June 16, 2010

MANOWAR and Magic Circle Entertainment have decided to honor one of metal's greatest legends with "Magic - A Tribute to Ronnie James Dio", a new CD featuring Magic Circle Music artists and friends performing some of Dio's most inspired work.

MANOWAR contributes a powerful rendition of Dio's signature song, "Heaven And Hell". JACK STARR'S BURNING STARR and the MAGIC CIRCLE ALL STAR BAND (with Shmoulik Avigal and Joe Stump) contribute the classics "Catch The Rainbow" and "Long Live Rock 'n' Roll" and his cousin and former ELF guitarist David "Rock" Feinstein delivers a song inspired and written for Dio titled "Far Beyond". The album is rounded out by several tenacious, up-and-coming bands, such as female-fronted HOLYHELL, featuring the voice of Maria Breon (called by many "The Female Dio") as well as METALFORCE, AWAKEN and CROSSWIND, all of whom embrace Dio's legacy in their own inspired interpretations of his songs on "Magic".

"Magic - A Tribute To Ronnie James Dio" will be released on Magic Circle Music's online store Kingdom of Steel on June 18th, in Germany on July 16th, in the US and Canada on July 20th and further international territories in the forthcoming weeks. The album will also be available at the merchandise booth of all upcoming MANOWAR live appearances, starting at the 'Sonisphere Festival' in Sofia, Bulgaria on June 23rd.

Track Listing:
1. MANOWAR - "Heaven And Hell"
2. HOLYHELL - "Holy Diver" (Live In Norway)
3. METALFORCE - "The Last In Line"
4. MAGIC CIRCLE ALL STAR BAND - "Long Live Rock 'n' Roll"
5. AWAKEN - "I Speed At Night"
6. CROSSWIND - "A Light In The Black"
7. DEAN CASCIONE - "Never More"
8. FEINSTEIN - "Far Beyond"
9. HARLET - "Straight Through The Heart"
10. JACK STARR'S BURNING STARR - "Catch The Rainbow"