Heaven & Hell To Pay Tribute To Dio

The three remaining members of Heaven & Hell will pay tribute to fallen member Ronnie James Dio at High Voltage festival. The band will play classic song’s with guest vocalists including Glenn Hughes and Jorn Lande. Geezer Butler: “It’s going to be a very emotional occasion. Ronnie loved his fans like no-one else I know [...]

More Dio Tributes

Biff Byford (Saxon): “Today I heard my friend Ronnie Dio has lost his battle. “It is a great loss to us all. “I first met Ronnie in the early Eighties when we played with Black Sabbath and Blue Oyster Cult, the infamous ‘Black and Blue’ tour. “I first heard him sing on The Butterfly Ball [...]

Even More Comments On Dio’s Death

Paulo Gregoletto (Trivium): Dio defies any sort of genre-fication, he was metal before the word even was used to describe the music we all worship as religion. There may never be a voice as true and pure in metal ever again, in fact in my opinion there surely won’t be. It is sad to see [...]

More Tributes To Dio

Iron Maiden: “It is with huge sadness we hear that Ronnie has lost his battle against stomach cancer, and our heartfelt condolences go out to his wife Wendy and family at this terrible time.  From his earlier years in Elf, Black Sabbath and Dio, right through to his most recent days fronting Heaven and Hell, Ronnie, [...]

Ronnie James Dio

The world has lost a legend, Ronnie James Dio has passed away… The first time I heard Dio was on a Black Sabbath compilation album. at the time I was still quite young and didn’t know as much as I do today, I didn’t know that Sabbath had any singers other than Ozzy, so imagine [...]

Stars Pay Tribute To Dio

Some of the biggest names is rock and metal have commented on the tragic passing of Ronnie James Dio. Gary Holt (Exodus): “What more can be said about Ronnie that hasn’t been said by so many others. He was the kindest, most humble metal god I’ve ever had the pleasure and honor of touring with. [...]

Ronnie James Dio Has Died

This is possibly the saddest thing I’ve had to report since starting this site. The greatest singer in heavy metal history, Ronnie James Dio has sadly passed away due to cancer. “Today my heart is broken, Ronnie passed away at 7:45am 16th May. Many, many friends and family were able to say their private good-byes [...]

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Tragic DIO News

Wendy Dio issued the following statement to Blabbermouth: “Ronnie has been diagnosed with the early stages of stomach cancer. We are starting treatment immediately at the Mayo Clinic. After he kills this dragon, Ronnie will be back on stage, where he belongs, doing what he loves best, performing for his fans. Long live rock and [...]

New Dio Track/Heaven And Hell Tour

In an interview with Classic Rock, Ronnie James Dio revealed that he will be performing a new track on his upcoming UK tour, he also spoke about a future Heaven And Hell Tour: “It’s called Electra, which will be released as a limited-edition single, although I’m not sure as yet just how we intend to [...]