With his long, curly black locks and his wiry, diminutive build, Ronnie James Dio looked the part of a sorcerer — a diabolical rock 'n' roll alchemist, casting a wicked spell over heavy-metal ...

When Wendy Dio, manager and wife of metal legend Ronnie James Ronnie James Dio, confirmed at 3PM EST on May 16 that her husband had died of stomach cancer, the news was especially shocking. Dio had ...

Ronnie James Dio was the most metal person of all time. Not the most evil or most groundbreaking, but the most metal. Short in stature, massive in voice, boundless in optimism, he spoke for the loners ...

Over the years, metal fans have loudly voiced their opinions with disgust that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame routinely fails to recognize the accomplishments and significance of heavy metal. Filling ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Even as he endured grueling chemotherapy treatments to rid his stomach of cancer, Ronnie James Dio showed the fiery passion that made him a metal legend, flashing his famous devil's ...

The competition began with 32 entrants divided into four divisions: Headbanger Region, Mosh Pit Region, Stage Dive Region and Devil Horn Region. The path to victory is never a guarantee, even for ...

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Ronnie James Dio resumed his post as God of Earth, Heaven and Hell Sunday, after a 67-year mission on Earth correcting errors in previous gospels through heavy metal. His earthly form was diagnosed ...

Metal heads and dark rock connoisseurs everywhere are today without one of the most feared vocalists of the genre. Ronnie James Dio — the prolific artist who fronted Black Sabbath (post-Ozzy), Rainbow ...

A little over three minutes into “Temple Doors,” the opening track from the debut album by Philadelphia doom metal band Crypt Sermon, frontman Brooks Wilson sings the seemingly nonsensical phrase ...

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Mon, 17 May 2010 15:23:02 GMT — NEW YORK (AP) " Even as he endured grueling chemotherapy treatments to rid his stomach of cancer, Ronnie James Dio showed the fiery passion that made him a metal legend ...