(hennemusic) While Bob Geldof was saving the world with Live Aid and charity singles in the mid-80s, the metal community was pretty much left out, until Dio members Vivian Campbell and Jimmy Bain connected with Ronnie James Dio to put together their own charity project.As Rolling Stone reports, the result was the song "Stars," featuring members of Mφtley Crόe, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Quiet Riot, Twisted Sister, Blue Φyster Cult, and even Spinal Tap. The group which called itself Hear N' Aid also enlisted Ted Nugent and Yngwie Malmsteen to record the track and put out an album, "Stars," featuring live cuts by Kiss, Rush, Dio and more.
Due to contract differences with the labels, the song and album weren't released until New Year's Day, 1986, well after the success of its predecessors and it has since been largely forgotten.
But Ronnie's widow/manager Wendy Dio wants to fix that. Read about that here.
