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Revolver Mag cover pays tribute to fallen Metal icons
On a recent cover of Revolver Magazine, they pay tribute to the two Metal icons that passed away last year and were my two biggest heroes in the world of Metal. I am of course speaking about Peter Steele of Type O Negative and the Master of Metal himself Ronnie James Dio. Other musicians that…
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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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Ronnie James Dio diagnosed with stomach cancer
Singer Ronnie James Dio has stomach cancer: It turns out that Ronnie James Dio’s hospitalization is because he has contracted stomach cancer. However, he is being treated at the Mayo Clinic. Here’s hoping that he’s able to beat this.