I followed the career of “Dio” the band since it started after the downfall of the Mob Rules incarnation of Black Sabbath. Followed it through Ronnie’s return to Black Sabbath in 1992, back to Dio, and through the third Sabbath stint, Heaven & Hell. Through all that time, there’s been a few Dio compilations that […]
Ronnie’s 1 Year Anniversary
May 16, 2011 by Leave a Comment
If you’re reading this site, then you know what today is. The one year anniversary of the death of Ronnie James Dio to stomach cancer. That still sucks, but we still have a pile of tunes to remember him by. Geezer issued this statement earlier today on his website. Not a whole lot more needs […]
Dio: Holy Diver Live to come out on Blu-Ray
September 28, 2010 by
The late Ronnie James Dio was one of the greatest rock singers of all time, most notably with Rainbow, Black Sabbath and his own band Dio. It was at London’s Astoria Theatre on October 22nd 2005 that Dio took to the stage to deliver one of the most memorable performances of their career. Not only […]
Geezer Butler Speaks out on Ronnie James Dio
May 18, 2010 by
Geezer Butler has posted a statement on his own website regarding the death of Ronnie James Dio. It’s no secret that I’ve done Geezer’s website for awhile, and during this time, I’ve learned that he’s a pretty private person. When you get to know him, he’s pretty cool, but generally he’s a pretty private man. […]
Ronnie James Dio health update
December 11, 2009 by
A quick update was posted by Wendy Dio on Thursday. This is what she had to say.. Here is an update from Wendy Dio on Ronnie’s battle with stomach cancer: Well, it has been a very exhausting month – after all the neverending tests in Los Angeles, we flew to the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, […]
Get Well Cards
December 3, 2009 by
I’ve had a few queries about this, so I inquired into it. People have been asking me where they can send get well cards for Ronnie James Dio. I asked at his wife’s office, and was told that Wendy requests that cards and items like that be sent through the official fan club address, which […]
Ronnie James Dio health update
November 25, 2009 by
I just received this short press release from Wendy Dio on the status of her husband, Ronnie.. “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 […]
Ronnie James Dio in hospital
November 18, 2009 by
This text comes from the RJD website.. “The European tour has been cancelled after Ronnie was taken ill. “Ronnie has been hospitalized and we are waiting for further news,” explains Ronnie’s wife/manager, Wendy Dio. No further information is available at this time, but we wish Ronnie a speedy and complete recovery.” I got an email […]
Holy Diver Live to be released April 16th
February 23, 2006 by
Coming in April is a new double disc live album from Dio entitled “Holy Diver Live”. OK, Dio’s last release before this one was also a live album, but this will definitely be worthwhile. Why? This was recorded on his “An Evening with Dio” tour last year. What’s that? Well, he played the entire Holy […]
Ronnie James Dio is Dr. X!
December 16, 2005 by
You know, everyone has their list of “desert island” albums. Ones they’d take with them if they could only have them and no others. Back in 1988, one of these albums came out. It’s called Operation: Mindcrime by Queensryche. This album is by far one of the best things I’ve ever heard. I knew it […]
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