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

Gigwise — Gigwise remembers the Black Sabbath legend... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Dio @ the theater @ MSG (more by Tim Griffin) Message from Wendy Dio Today my heart is broken, Ronnie passed away at 7:45am 16th May. Many, many friends and family were able to say their private good-byes before he... more info

VH1 News — Members of Metallica, Slipknot, Slayer, Anthrax and other metal acts remember the late metal idol Ronnie James Dio, who died Sunday at 67. more info

MTV.com News — Members of Metallica, Slipknot, Slayer, Anthrax, more mourn the vocalist, who died Sunday.By Ryan J. Downey  Ronnie James Dio Photo: Steve Thorne/ Getty Images Friends, disciples and fans throughout the heavy metal community are rememb... more info

Starpulse — Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich has penned a moving tribute to Ronnie James Dio, while rock stars including Slash and Ozzy Osbourne have also honored the rocker, who died on Sunday. The heavy meta... more info

NME - The Bands Blog — Metal legend Ronnie James Dio died yesterday (May 16) after losing his battle with stomach cancer. In this interview, which took place in June 2009, he looks back on his remarkable career. The music industry is killing music. I don’t really hear m... more info

Guardian Music — The Rainbow and Black Sabbath singer, who has died aged 67, occupies an exalted position in the great throne room of metalFor someone who always seemed to be just off to the side of the biggest stages rock music can provide, the late Ronnie James Dio... more info