Metal Injection — Today would've been Ronnie James Dio's 70th birthday. The inventor of the devil horns tragically passed away in May of 2010 from complications of stomach cancer, but his sprit will live on in the world of heavy metal forever. Many artists a... more info

Metal Injection — Earlier this month, Anthrax's Charlie Benante sold the drum heads he used to track several cover songs, including Black Sabbath's "Neon Knights" which ended up on a Ronnie James Dio tribute album. Turs out the band also covers of songs from... more info

Guardian Music — Metal bands fill stadiums and enjoy long careers, but get little attention in the media. Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor and Guardian critic Alexis Petridis discuss whyHeavy metal is ignored by most of the media, despite groups who fill stadiums and w... more info

Metalsucks — DIMEBAG  RONNIE JAMES DIO DAVE MUSTAINE  GLENN DANZIG EDDIE VAN HALEN MIKE PATTON MAYNARD JAMES KEENAN (military photo) RANDY RHOADS ZAKK WYLDE TOM ARAYA ALICE COOPER COREY TAYLOR DARON MALAKIAN BUZZ OSBOURNE CHINO MORENO GENE SIMMONS PAUL STANLEY... more info

Metal Injection — Yesterday, May 16th, was the two year anniversary of Ronnie James Dio's passing, and the metal world has never been the same since. The man gave us the devil horns, he gave us great tunes and most of all, by all accounts he was an awesome dude (... more info

Metalsucks — It’s hard to believe Ronnie James Dio’s death was already two years. There’s certainly been no shortage of RJD tributes during that timespan, but that’s an embarassment of riches; no amount of homages could possibly do the man and his legacy... more info

Guardian Music — This standout track from the metal band's 1987 album, Among the Living, is the purest distillation of the spirit of the pitEveryone needs a hobby. Some people knit, some people garden, some people collect stamps. On occasion, they get together with l... more info

Here Comes The Flood — photo: Joey Pippin Flying Colors have joined the ranks of supergroups. Lock up a quintet of virtuoso musicians in the studio for a week or so and presto: a memorable album. Well, not really. Mike Portnoy (drums, vocals), Dave LaRue (bass), Neal Mors... more info

Chorus.fm — *Ronnie James Dio* (http://www.ronniejamesdio.com/) will release deluxe editions of Holy Diver, Last In Line, and Sacred Heart in March. More info in the replies. more info

Metal Injection — This sounds like it could be fun. Ronnie James Dio's widow, Wendy Dio is compiling a tribute album for her late husband with some rock A-listers. Dave Grohl, Rob Halford, Alice Cooper, Lemmy, Sebastian Bach, Ian Gilligan and Glenn Hughes have co... more info