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Points: 7037 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 16 2010 at 17:02
Goodbye to one of the greatest metal vocalists of all-time, you will be sorely missed.  Rawks

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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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Points: 377 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 16 2010 at 17:12
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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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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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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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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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: 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

RIP
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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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"Rising" was my very first heavy rock album ... RIP Ronnie. Cry
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Points: 1336 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 16 2010 at 18:52

I do not forget a momentary impact that still listens to "Stand Up And Shout".

It is very regrettable news.

He is correct and a legend.

Rest In Peace.
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Points: 4900 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 16 2010 at 19:14
Wow. This shocked me greatly. Had no idea he was even sick. Cry How awful. 
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Rest in peace Ronnie, you will always be remembered.
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Ronnie James Dio, the vocalist of Rainbow, Black Sabbath and Heaven and Hell, among others, passed away today after a six-month battle with stomach cancer.

http://www.ronniejamesdio.com/


Edited by Dorsalia - May 16 2010 at 19:59
"Es ist übrigens unmöglich, eine Meinung zu haben, ohne dass es unerfreuliche Überschneidungen gibt. Die Grünen sind für den deutschen Wald, die NPD ebenfalls."

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Points: 746 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 16 2010 at 20:08
Very sad!!!Cry
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Points: 367 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 16 2010 at 20:14
His voice was unique.
"Es ist übrigens unmöglich, eine Meinung zu haben, ohne dass es unerfreuliche Überschneidungen gibt. Die Grünen sind für den deutschen Wald, die NPD ebenfalls."

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Points: 16111 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 16 2010 at 20:18
 RIP Ronnie - and Long live rock and roll. Let's all continue stargazing for this legend. Metal, nay, Music will not be the same without him.

Rawks

I know he wouldn't have wanted crying smilies in this thread Evil Smile
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Points: 3577 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 16 2010 at 20:39
Totally shocked, i can't believe.
RIP




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Points: 28057 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 16 2010 at 21:03
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Points: 7028 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 16 2010 at 21:26
Shocking news of another great gone. R.I.P Ronnie
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