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Points: 2822 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 16 2010 at 17:50
Originally posted by rpe9p rpe9p wrote:

Originally posted by zappaholic zappaholic wrote:

Guess he passed the torch.

RIP dude.
 
I was going to make a similar joke (I assume you are referencing the tenacious d song)
 
You are correct sir.
 
/listened to Holy Diver and Heaven And Hell this afternoon
//damn, what a voice that guy had
 
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Points: 34550 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 16 2010 at 17:45
Oh wow. Huge shock to me, I never knew he was fighting cancer.
Ronnie James Dio

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Amazing vocalist, the band "Heaven and Hell" has been rated by many as amongst the best heavy metal albums of all times.  One of my favorites.   I saw his live show in Minneapolis about 1989, when Geezer joined him onstage (the beginning of what would become Heaven & Hell, the band).  

RIP, Ronnie, and thanks for the very cool music & lyrics!  

This cat was in bands since the late 1950's, check out his Wikiepedia bio:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronnie_James_Dio
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Points: 16130 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 16 2010 at 17:28
Terrible news. His contribution to rock music was huge and will never be forgotten..
Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!
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Points: 17493 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 16 2010 at 17:27
Rest in peace master! One of the greatest metal vocalists, rock vocalists, vocalists of all time. A little guy with  gigantic voice, who overpowered mammoths much bigger than him. RIP Ronnie James Dio! CryRawks

And this, metal's universal sign, was his idea (adapted from the Italian sign for "malochio" -evil eye-). We will always carry his torch in concerts whenever we do the metal sign.
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I will truly miss this gifted singer, songwriter and all around cool guy. Dido to whoever said a great loss for music as a whole. truly one of the greatest voices ever. His work with Rainbow, Black Sabbath and solo career contained some really good albums.
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Cry  If i hadn't found Dio's music I doubt I would be listening to prog today!
 
Rest in peace Ronnie!
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Points: 8138 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 16 2010 at 17:07
Originally posted by Tarquin Underspoon Tarquin Underspoon wrote:

Playing Rainbow's Stargazer Rawks
 
RIP to one of the most important singers in metal music Unhappy


Remember "love is all". (And maybe ELF but I don't know this band at all).

Seriously I hope all music lovers (not only metalheads) admire his UNIQUE voice.
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Goodbye to one of the greatest metal vocalists of all-time, you will be sorely missed.  Rawks

Edited by Evolutionary Sleeper - May 16 2010 at 20:41
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R.I.P. Ronnie. Catch the Rainbow for me... Cry
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Points: 4160 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 16 2010 at 16:48
Oh.
Rest in peace, you legend. You will be missed.Cry
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Playing Rainbow's Stargazer Rawks
 
RIP to one of the most important singers in metal music Unhappy
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Points: 8138 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 16 2010 at 16:21
really sad news. The world of music (and not only metal) has lost a GREAT voice.

Edited by lucas - May 16 2010 at 16:33
"Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood)
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Points: 7113 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 16 2010 at 16:09

Sheeyit. I just got back from church, turned on the news, and this is what greeted me. What a shame; I, like so many others, had no idea that he was ill. RIP Mr. Dio, thanks for the music. 
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Points: 19957 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 16 2010 at 15:57
Shocking news, I hadn't realised he was that ill. One of the all time great rock vocalists. 
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Points: 3577 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 16 2010 at 15:46
What a sad news! He was one of the greatest heavy rock voice ever. RIP
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Points: 485 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 16 2010 at 15:42
Originally posted by zappaholic zappaholic wrote:

Guess he passed the torch.

RIP dude.
 
I was going to make a similar joke (I assume you are referencing the tenacious d song)
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Points: 64502 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 16 2010 at 15:42
Oh my god, I didn't know he was sick.   One of the most reliable hard rockers, especially in mid-80s when metal seemed to be on its last legs, those first two Dio albums were a bright spot after Randy Rhoads had died and the NWoBHM was coming to a close.  Saw him with Sabbath for Mob Rules, in 1983 for Holy Diver, again in '84 for The Last in Line and then the small Angry Machines tour.

RIP




Edited by Atavachron - May 16 2010 at 16:05
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Points: 22989 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 16 2010 at 15:34
Thank you for the great music! RIP.
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