Allmusic Blog — One of the truly signature voices of hard rock and heavy metal was silenced yesterday, May 16, when the inimitable Ronnie James Dio passed away from stomach cancer. His enormous voice, which had near perfect pitch and could growl, howl, and moan as w... more info

411 Mania — Sad day in the metal community... more info

Topix — Condolences continued to pour in late Sunday night following the death of heavy metal rocker Ronnie James Dio, who lost his battle with stomach cancer earlier in the day. more info

ContactMusic — Organisers of a British rock festival will pay tribute to tragic singer RONNIE JAMES DIO by re-naming a stage at the event in his honour.The heavy metal legend, 67, lost... more info

MTV.com News — Drummer salutes late Dio/ Black Sabbath/ Rainbow singer in long, heartfelt post on Metallica's website.By MTV News staff Ronnie James Dio Photo: Paul Natkin/WireImage When an artist has a career as long and legendary as that of heavy metal ... more info

Guardian Music — Heavy metal legend who sang with Black Sabbath and RainbowRonnie James Dio, who has died aged 67 from stomach cancer, was the lead singer with the heavy metal bands Rainbow (in which he starred alongside the guitarist Ritchie Blackmore) and Black Sab... more info

Pitchfork — Metal overlord Ronnie James Dio passed away yesterday, May 16, according to a message from his wife Wendy on his official website. A cause of death was not given, though Dio was diagnosed with stomach cancer late last year, according to The New York... more info

Thrash Hits — Was Ronnie James Dio dead or not? Metal bloggers, you have pissed Hugh Platt off. Really fucking pissed him off at that. As you’ll no doubt be aware by now. yesterday saw the death of Ronnie James Dio. By now, there are hundreds of tributes to the... more info

Stereogum — Legendary metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio died yesterday at the age of 67 after a six-month battle with stomach cancer. I found out he was gone when I started receiving a floods texts and phone calls: He was a person with that sort of influence who a... more info

KEXP Seattle — Metal legend Ronnie James Dio died yesterday at 67. While touring last year with Heaven And Hell, an incarnation of Black Sabbath he continued to lead, Dio announced that he was battling stomach cancer. Through the end, he never gave up hope in touri... more info