Starpulse — Rocker Ronnie James Dio's cancer death could have been avoided, according to his Heaven & Hell and Black Sabbath bandmate Geezer Butler. The bassist wishes his pal had seen a doctor earlier - beca... more info

ContactMusic — Tragic rocker RONNIE JAMES DIO's cancer death could have been avoided, according to his HEAVEN & HELL and BLACK SABBATH bandmate GEEZER BUTLER.The bassist wishes his pal had seen a doctor earlier - because Dio would still be alive if he had. Butler t... more info

ContactMusic — The luxury Encino, California home belonging to the late RONNIE JAMES DIO has been named the most desirable property placed on the Los Angeles market by famous musicians in 2010.The Heaven & Hell rocker died from stomach cancer last May (10) and his ... more info

Metalsucks — We bid fuck off to 2010 tonight ,and that’s sad cuz this year contained the last days of  Type O Negative’s Peter Steele and metal’s Babe Ruth, Ronnie James Dio. We also have to prematurely turn the page on Paul Gray of Slipknot (see you in le... more info

411 Mania — From Ronnie James Dio and Slipknot's Paul Grey to Solomon Burke, Captain Beefheart, Malcolm McLaren of the Sex Pistols and more, the 411 Staff gives their tributes to those the music world lost in 2010! more info

Guardian Music — Whether as something to aspire to, or something to turn against, royalty has long been a goldmine of a subject for songwritersWe've had one of the biggest turnouts in recent history on the blog this week – there is clearly something special in the ... more info

Metalsucks — King Diamond is on the short list of legends whom it almost impossible to imagine the metal world without; like Ronnie James Dio, I think we all imagine, on some level, that the King (who is currently 54 years old) will live forever, and while that m... more info

Starpulse — While it shouldn't come as a surprise that towards the end of his career, and life unfortunately, Ronnie James Dio has lost a small step in terms of sheer vocal strength, though, as this new live D... more info

Metal Injection — Ronnie James Dio may be gone, but he will never be forgotten. The man was a legend, and now fans can get excited about one final Dio recording, due to surface in 2011. Dio's guitarist Craig Goldy was interviewed by Classic Rock magazine and said... more info

ContactMusic — RONNIE JAMES DIO's widow is urging the surviving members of his band HEAVEN & HELL to continue working together - under a different name.Dio lost his battle with... more info