05-17-2010, 12:36 AM
Quote:Heavy metal rocker Ronnie James Dio died Sunday morning after a battle with stomach cancer, his wife announced.
"Today my heart is broken, Ronnie passed away at 7:45 a.m. 16th May," Wendy Dio said in a message posted on his official website.
Dio, 67, followed Ozzy Osbourne as Black Sabbath's lead vocalist in 1979.
"Many, many friends and family were able to say their private good-byes before he peacefully passed away," she wrote. "Ronnie knew how much he was loved by all."
This majorly bums me out. Dio is one of the gods of metal in my books. He did a guest appearance on Queensryche's "Operation:mindcrime II" album a few years ago, I always thought he was perfect for the role of Dr. X.
Throw up the metal horns as you pass through those pearly gates, Dio. RIP.
JCW Wrote:Every toilet bowl has to have one turd that floats to the top, I'm just doing my part.