Vale Ronnie James Dio \m/

[smasha]

My fav Dio Sabbath song.


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[Dee Snider]

What has happened the past four weeks?

We also had the death of Type 'O' Negative frontman Peter Steele on April 15 2010.

 

[Woodson]

Here's a YT clip many fans may wanna follow up. (embedding disabled)

Vale Ronnie James Dio

 

[Mr Eagle]

ABC radio woke me up with this news yesterday morning. And as a sample of his work, they played a clip of.... Ozzy singing 'Paranoid'. Research is your friend

 

[TelkoTheGreat]

man had no idea RIP Ronnie James Dio

 

[lyall]

Good trip home in the Car today from uni, turned on the radio to hear the 2nd half of Holy Diver and then Sacred Heart

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[itsabomber]

Found out not long ago. Such sad news. He is one of my favorite vocalists ever.

Listening to the Heaven And Hell album at the moment.

R.I.P.

 

[Brad Roo]

Ozzy Osbourne Calls Ronnie James Dio One Of Metal's 'Greatest Voices'

Ozzy mourns the passing of fellow Black Sabbath frontman, who died on Sunday.

By James Montgomery



On Monday, Ozzy Osbourne released a statement praising the talents of the late Ronnie James Dio, who died on Sunday of stomach cancer at the age of 67.



"I was very saddened to hear of the passing of Ronnie James Dio," Osbourne said in the statement. "Metal has truly lost one of its greatest voices. My heart goes out to his family and to his many fans. ... Love and respect."



Dio, who possessed one of the most formidable voices in hard rock, replaced Osbourne in Black Sabbath at the end of the 1970s (after rising to fame with acts like Elf and Rainbow) and led the band through a career resurgence, thanks to albums like Heaven and Hell and Mob Rules. Dio would leave Sabbath to start his own band in late 1982, briefly rejoined in 1990, left again, then joined a final time in 2006, when he fronted the band under the moniker of Heaven and Hell.



Osbourne's statement is just the latest in a series of tributes to Dio's talent, generosity and kindness that have been pouring in since he passed away. Slayer's Kerry King said he was lucky to have known him, and called Dio "one of the nicest guys in the business, without a doubt." Anthrax's Scott Ian echoed those sentiments, saying, "Every day on tour, he'd have a kind word, a smile and a clap on the back. I feel honored and privileged to even have shaken hands with Ronnie, let alone be able to say we were friends."



A whole new generation of hard rock acts also remembered Dio, with the likes of Killswitch Engage (who covered his classic "Holy Diver") and Mastodon releasing statements about his passing.

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1639444/20100518/black_sabbath.jhtml

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[HigginsHawk]

Andrew Haug did a nice tribute on JJJ's The Rracket last night. Featured interviews with RJD himself from last year and other influential metal heads and included a nice cross section of song from Rainbow, Sabbath, solo and H&H. Also had a nice touch by replaying the song from Hearing Aid in the mid 80s.

Can be streamed apparently from the website or facebook - worth a listen.