“I remember reading it and thinking, ‘Why did he say I left the band?’ I never left the band. I was fired”: Vivian Campbell sets the record straight on his infamous departure from Ronnie James Dio’s band

Northern Irish guitarist Vivian Campbell and American heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (1942 - 2010), of the American heavy metal band Dio, perform on stage during the 1985 Sacred Heart tour at the Cobo Arena in Detroit, Michigan, November 2, 1985.

Vivian Campbell has opened up on his time in Ronnie James Dio’s band, setting the record straight over his infamous departure in the 1980s.

After Dio had left Black Sabbath and formed his own band with the help of Vinny Appice, the legendary metal vocalist eventually recruited Vivian Campbell as a replacement for Jake E. Lee.