Guardian Music — Heavy metal singer famous for fronting Black Sabbath has died from throat cancerThe heavy metal singer, Ronnie James Dio, died today at the age of 67. He had been suffering from throat cancer.Dio was best known for fronting Black Sabbath after the de... more info

Metalsucks — The rumors have been confirmed; Ronnie James Dio lost his battle with stomach cancer and passed away at 7:45am this morning. He was 67. Rumors began circulating last night that Dio had passed, but his wife Wendy Dio shot them down late last night / e... more info

NME — Singer passes away after losing his battle with stomach cancer more info

TMZ — Filed under: Ronnie James Dio, R.I.P. Ronnie James Dio -- who took over as lead singer of Black Sabbath after Ozzy Osbourne left the group -- died today. He was 67. Dio announced last summer he was battling stomach... more info

Metal Injection — Despite denial of rumors late last night, Ronnie James Dio passed away today at age 67. This was confirmed by wife and manager, Wendy Dio, who has posted this statement on Dio's official home page "Today my heart is broken, Ronnie passed away at... more info

Altsounds — It is with a heavy heart (both from a site perspective and as a fan of his work personally) that we report the sad passing of Ronnie James Dio today at the age of 67 from stomach cancer. His wife Wendy posted this statement on the official Ronnie Ja... more info

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Brooklyn Vegan — The official Ronnie James Dio Twitter posted this message last night: "Don't believe the rumors, Ronnie is still hanging in there!!!" Hugs, Wendy Dio". The message was posted in reaction to rumors that Ronnie lost his battle with stomach cancer.... more info

MTV.com News — Legendary metal singer succumbed to cancer on Sunday.By Ryan J. Downey Ronnie James Dio Photo: Sanctuary Records Ronnie James Dio, one of heavy metal's all-time greatest singers and a five-decade rock veteran, died early Sunday morning, acc... more info