A musical compilation of some of the classic 8 bit game tunes. Performed by the Video Games Live orchestra. Also check out the Metal Gear Solid music: www.youtube.com
Ronnie James Dio was my favourite singer in Heavy Metal music and upon learning the sad news that he died has effected me deeply. He was known through out the Heavy Metal music community as ”The Voice Of Metal”. Ronnie James Dio (July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010) was an American heavy metal vocalist and songwriter. He performed with Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell, and his own band Dio. Other musical projects include the collective fundraiser Hear ‘n Aid. He was widely hailed as one of the most powerful singers in heavy metal, renowned for his consistently powerful voice and for popularizing the “devil’s horns” hand gesture in metal culture. He was collaborating on a project with former Black Sabbath bandmates Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Vinny Appice, under the moniker Heaven & Hell, whose first and only studio album, The Devil You Know, was released on April 28, 2009. Sadly he died of stomach cancer on May 16, 2010. I remember watching another video here on Youtube only a few weeks ago before he passed away stating that he was beating his cancer and was making less check ups at the hospital only going in every 3 weeks instead of the usual 2 weeks which seemed like there was light at the end of the tunnel and then so suddenly he passed away. The song in the video is called ”Fluff” from one of Ronnie’s former bands ”Black Sabbath”. This song was featured on the Dio line up 1982 Black Sabbath album titled ”Live Evil” I felt that I had to do something for …
A 2005 documentary directed by Sam Dunn with Scot McFadyen and Jessica Wise. The film follows 31-year-old Sam Dunn, a Canadian anthropologist, who has been a heavy metal fan since the age of 12. He sets out across the world to uncover the various opinions on heavy metal music, including its origins, culture, controversy, and reasons it is loved by so many people. Parts 1-10 are the film itself and parts 11-19 are the extras. www.metalhistory.com