As many of your probably already know, legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio passed away early Sunday morning from his ongoing battle with stomach cancer. Dio was widely recognized as one of the greatest vocalists to ever stand on stage and with a music career stretching all the way back to the late 50’s, he famously played in bands like Elf (’70-’75), Rainbow (’75-’79), Black Sabbath (’79-’82, ’91-’92), Dio (’82-’10) and most recently Heaven & Hell (’06-’10). He was also credited as having popularized the “Devil Horns” or “Evil Eye,” which each and every one of us used every time we saw a band live.
Personally and regrettably I never explored Ronnie James Dio’s solos albums too thoroughly or his early efforts with Elf and Rainbow nor did I ever see Dio perform live despite having toured in my city over the years. For me his three albums he did with Black Sabbath are immense metal classics which everyone should own and his most recent performance with Heaven & Hell was just as stunning. Today is a day to pull out any and all Dio CDs & LPs and play them loudly and remember him for the legend he truly is. R.I.P. Ronnie James Dio.
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