The Trench Reynolds Report

  • Dio’s home for sale

    Late metal god Ronnie James Dio’s home in Encino, California is currently up for sale for a cool $3.3M. I know I’m probably just echoing the sentiment of most Dio fans but if I could pull that kind of money out of my ass I would buy the house and never sell it. I hope…

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  • Dio Statue to be erected in Bulgaria

    A statue of the late metal god Ronnie James Dio is going to be erected in Kavarna, Bulgaria. Now I have a reason to go to Bulgaria. I do have a little bone to pick about the statue itself. How can you have a statue of Dio and not have him giving the horns? All hail…

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  • Ronnie James Dio’s last performance

    The guys over at black-sabbath.com have posted their tribute to the late Ronnie James Dio including footage from his last performance. The show was in my old stomping grounds of Atlantic City, NJ with Heaven and Hell. Of course, no one knew at the time that it would be his last performance. Personally, I had…

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  • L.A. declares 5/30 Dio Day

    City Declares May 30 ‘Ronnie James Dio Day’: I never liked the city of Los Angeles. I don’t mean the people. I actually found the people out there to be actually very friendly. I just never liked the city itself. I was out there on business about 15 years ago and I just didn’t really…

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  • The Dio Memorial

    Fans gather to remember Ronnie James Dio: This is a surprisingly good article from the AP about the memorial service held for Ronnie James Dio held this past weekend. If I had the cash I would have been there myself. While the slew of musicians that were there was an impressive list I’d rather focus…

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  • Ripper sings Dio

    TIM ‘RIPPER’ OWENS Performs DIO Classics At Akron Bar/Restaurant: Secretly I’ve always thought that Tim ‘Ripper’ Owens was the second coming of Ronnie James Dio. These videos of Ripper singing Man on the Silver Mountain and Children of the Sea literally gave me chills. I’m not yet about to say the king is dead long…

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  • Fred Phelps dares tangle with the master

    WESTBORO BAPTIST CHURCH To Picket RONNIE JAMES DIO’s Public Memorial Service? You know, I’ve been keeping quiet about Fred Phelps and his merry band of assclowns from the Westboro Baptist Church for a few years now. In case you don’t know who they are they’re the ‘God hates fags’ church. And I use the term…

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  • The Master has returned home: Ronnie James Dio has passed away

    Legendary Heavy Metal Vocalist RONNIE JAMES DIO Dies: Last night it started out as a hoax that Ronnie James Dio had died. Then his wife Wendy Dio said that Ronnie was not in good shape but he was still alive. Now it has been announced that my one true musical idol has passed away after…

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  • R.I.P. Peter Steele

    Peter Steele, Type O Negative Singer, Has Died: Metal has lost one of its most distinct and creative voices with the passing of Type O Negative bassist and frontman Peter Steele. In the pantheon of my metal gods, Peter was only second behind Ronnie James Dio. When I was severely suffering from depression I found…

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