Allmusic Blog — Heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio, the founder of Dio and member of Elf, Rainbow and Black Sabbath — as well as the inventor of the “devil horns” hand gesture — lost his battle with stomach cancer over the weekend. At the center of heavy me... more info

Undercover, Australia — Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich has penned an emotional goodbye to Ronnie James Dio who died on the weekend from stomach cancer at the age of 67. more info

ContactMusic — The rocker who replaced RONNIE JAMES DIO in RAINBOW has paid tribute to the late star, who lost his battle with stomach cancer on Sunday (16May10).Graham Bonnet admits... more info

Chorus.fm — AOL Radio has posted their list of the '10 Best Ronnie James Dio songs (http://www.aolradioblog.com/2010/05/17/best-ronnie-james-dio-songs/).' Dio passed away yesterday morning (http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1699202). more info

The Newsroom — The day's top showbiz news and headlines including Ronnie James Dio dies, Puss in Boots has life after "Shrek," and "Heroes" gets canned. more info

Metalsucks — If there’s one thing our friend Carlos Ramirez loves to do, it’s compile a list which is almost guaranteed to tick people off; I mean, we love to make silly lists, too, but for reals, Carlos does one every fifteen minutes or so. He once showed me... more info

VH1 News — Ronnie James Dio was remembered by his former bandmates in Black Sabbath, Rainbow and Dio, including Tony Iommi, Ritchie Blackmore and Jens Johannson. Dio died on Sunday. more info

VH1 Blog — VH1 TV Shows | Music Videos | Celebrity Photos | News & Gossip Just a few short weeks ago, we brought you an exclusive clip of Ronnie James Dio talking to our own Eddie Trunk on the Black Carpet of the Revolver Golden Gods Awards (airing this Saturd... more info

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