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 …
May 202010
we lost something very speacial in the world of metal rip dio all hail the devil horn’s
he is the best I love his music
Already missing you great man..
Maybe the clearest and “strong” voice of hard rock….unfinished passion…..unbelievable strength…Ronnie you are a great piece of our heart….
Thank you for your influence…thank you for the music…George/Athens/Greece…….
Te extrañaremos DIO.
No one like you.
adios DIO