Dofka Jones Aymar Erb -The Gates Of Babylon

Ritchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio are Icons of Rock N' Roll, Heavy Metal, Guitar, Vocals, Performers and Songwriters! They fall in that One In A Million category!
For years, I have wanted to cover the Rainbow song "The Gates Of Babylon".
When I finally took the step to cut the track, my band DOFKA, was on hiatus.
I reached out to some of my Metal friends and ended up with an amazing
group of individuals! All are Rainbow/Dio fans!!
Bass extraordinaire Rev Jones and I have been talking about doing a project for quite sometime. I was very excited to have him aboard.
Tim Aymar and I played in Psycho Scream together. We used to cover Mob Rules and Country Girl in our live show. Tim was an obvious choice to share the Dio worship!
I have been a fan of Ken Erb's guitar playing since I first heard Shok Paris in the late 80's. Dofka and Shok Paris did a show together in Cleveland a year or so ago. Ken took the first solo here. He was the final link!
I was lucky enough to have a guest appearance by April Childers on Violin.
April and I teach together at JK Musician's Workshop in Pennsylvania.
I really hope you enjoy the track! It's one of my favorite Rainbow songs!
Long Live Ronnie James Dio and Long Live Rock N' Roll
#ShokParis #Aymar #Dofka #RevJones
Tim Aymar - Vocals
Rev Jones - Bass
Ken Erb - Guitar
Jim Dofka - Guitar
Sik Nik - Drums
Special Guest April Childers - Violin
Rev Jones Photo by Brian K. Denton BKDphoto
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[@GuitarWithDofka]

Glad everyone enjoyed the track! Thank you all for the kind words! It really means a lot!

[@harveydents]

I am not one for Covers..but ohhh man this one is fucking BRILLIANT.. And DOFKA is in my opinon one of the best players right now in the united states. My top 3 fav guitarists int he states right now 1. Doug Aldrich 2. Dofka 3. George Miholovich

[@scottschmittmusic]

Nobody Bends Like Jim! xo

[@robertfloccari189]

Tim, absolutely amazing!

[@GuitarWithDofka]

Tim is a force of nature 🙏

[@DizzyDez613]

Only very recently did I learn we lost Tim Aymar. Listening to this makes me hurt. A dead legend covering another dead legend. Rip brothers. Edit: I’m not sure what year Rainbow released this song, but there’s a handful of early Rainbow members that have also passed. Cozy Powell in particular comes to mind. What a great drummer.

[@workablob]

I was in 313 with Aymar so that somehow makes me relevant. ;)

[@GuitarWithDofka]

313 is how I met Timmy! I crank my 313 Cd on a regular basis.

[@keithkafe]

Pretty much anything with both Aymar and Dofka is gonna rock. Great cover, great playing all around, and neat to hear Tim without the layered vocals.

[@pepperbelly68]

Right On ! glad to see okc native Rev Jones ripping some Rainbow with Mr Dofka and Aymar on vocals just takes it thru the roof !

[@GuitarWithDofka]

Rev is a brilliant bass player, incredible musician, and ultra cool cat.

[@skippertheeyechild6621]

Still one of the best covers I've heard. Fucking awesome.

[@dante777666777]

Jim this blows me away..From the first guitar note to Tim's haunting vocalization.I wish I could have seen my own jaw drop.Masterful guitar pairing of the Dofka/Erb experience,with a driving rythem section,,what more could you ask for?

[@BanditDil210]

Honestly I think this is the best cover of GOB I ever heard.

[@GuitarWithDofka]

Thank you 🙏

[@DavidLaDuke]

An awesome cover of classic Rainbow! A great tribute to Ronnie James Dio! Includes some really nice and classic chops by guitarist Jim Dofka, This man plays a mean guitar!!!

[@GuitarWithDofka]

Thank you David! Always great to hear from you!

[@oewpnw]

Awesome. Period.

[@BidleyThePirate]

Fucking awesome cover guys!

[@GuitarWithDofka]

Thank you 🙏

[@jmaurin227]

Completely killer version!!

[@GuitarWithDofka]

Thanks Johnny 🙏

[@djoh0000]

Gratuitous righteousness. Always a pleasure to hear the work of those who follow Dio. Bravo.

[@GuitarWithDofka]

Dio forever 🙏

[@angelfirecr2000]

Great performance, Tim's voice sounds awesome!!!

[@GuitarWithDofka]

Thank you! Tim rules!

[@EricRymers]

Beautiful! A masterful rendition -- you guys polished and sharpened the metal of those Gates! Nik - awesome drumwork! Loved it! ;-)

[@GuitarWithDofka]

🤘

[@SHAWNMICHAELPERRY]

killer more love and feel than JSS.....!

[@judithhamlin1989]

Couldn't wait to hear this. Great sound and love the violin on the end.

[@stratluvr]

you guys sound amazing,the best version of this song yet ,which happens to be my favorite Rainbow song,I love Rainbow and Purple and Ritchie's playing ,it's just a shame that he is such a prick ,I used to live in the same town on Long Island with him and I could tell you stories,lol

[@GuitarWithDofka]

Thanks so much Jack, You rule! Hope to meet you someday.

[@scottschmittmusic]

Dig it!!

[@practicalapplications8899]

The messed up part. Tim is better than dio.