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Ronnie James Dio, one of heavy metal's all-time greatest singers and a five-decade rock veteran, died early Sunday morning, according to a statement posted on his website by his wife and longtime manager, Wendy Dio. The singer, known for his work with Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Heaven and Hell and his own band, Dio, died less than a year after being diagnosed with stomach cancer. He was 67.

"Today my heart is broken. Ronnie passed away at 7:45 a.m.," Wendy Dio's statement reads. "Many, many friends and family were able to say their private goodbyes before he peacefully passed away.

"Ronnie knew how much he was loved by all. We so appreciate the love and support that you have all given us. Please give us a few days of privacy to deal with this terrible loss. Please know he loved you all and his music will live on forever."

With his powerful signature vocals and doom-laden lyrics, Dio fronted several iconic bands during his career: Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath and, of course, Dio. In 2009, he released The Devil You Know LP with the outfit Heaven and Hell, which featured the same lineup as the post-Ozzy Osbourne incarnation of Sabbath that he fronted in the early 1980s.

Possessed with one of the most recognizable voices in rock music, Dio's onstage theatrics (swords, mock dragon slaying), medieval themes and cool stage presence helped win the adulation of generations of metal fans and musicians, including mainstream figures like Jack Black and Dave Grohl. Contemporary "metalcore" band Killswitch Engage regularly covers Dio's "Holy Diver" in their live set, even going so far as to release a lovingly campy music video in homage.

Dio is credited with popularizing (if not inventing) the "devil horns" hand gesture used by everyone from the darkest of death and black metal acts to pop stars, athletes and professional wrestlers. Dio often said he got the symbol -- the "Malocchio" or "Evil Eye" -- from his Italian grandmother.

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I am  very sad. I grew up listening to Sabbath and Dio. He was a great man and one of the best metal singers that ever lived.

/me gives Dio the devils horns

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I liked his singing on Roger Glover's "love is all (butterfly ball)"

On top of that, Bobbejaan Schoepen died as well! I couldn't find a decent original version, but here's a good cover of his most famous song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O34uEH98KYQ

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Trust him that he'd die on my birthday...
Really put me down sad

I'll never know if it was worth the pain, but I still loved it more than anything in the world - it was my life.

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Happy B-day dude! big_smile

His music will live on. Ronnie would want us to party and have a good time rembering his rock! I smoked a bowl today and listened to his music. Its sad but he is in a better place. Now he gets to jam out with Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Kurt Kobain, Stevie Ray Vaughn and Randy Rhoads.

/me throws up the devil horns!!

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His music will live on. Ronnie would want us to party and have a good time rembering his rock!  Now he gets to jam out with Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Kurt Kobain, Stevie Ray Vaughn and Randy Rhoads.

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You foolishly forgot Michael Jackson in that list!

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^ LOL!

/Devil Horns For Life!


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His music sucked

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Never heard of him.

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can anybody name a black sabbath song

I grew up Catholic in the 1980s, if you SAID Black Sabbath you opened a portal to Hell for Satan to use

did Black Sabbath ever play on top of a naked woman? cause if not, that's really weak
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RIP Dio.


Sidenote: Happy Birthday Eltie. smile

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yeha that too

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STFU Flint!!

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Ding dong the witch is dead!

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"Never heard of him."

He did the vocals for this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m-095okyQY
the only song I know of him I really adore (I'm not really a fan of metal).

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HOLY DIVER! YOU'VE BEEN DOWN TOO LONG IN THE MIDNIGHT SEA!

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listening to DIO - Night People, one of those songs that stuck around in me mp3 player's playlist

till the end of time..

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