Altsounds — It is with a heavy heart (both from a site perspective and as a fan of his work personally) that we report the sad passing of Ronnie James Dio today at the age of 67 from stomach cancer. His wife Wendy posted this statement on the official Ronnie Ja... more info

The Music Fix — A dark day for rock music. more info

Gigwise — Former Black Sabbath and Rainbow vocalist... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The official Ronnie James Dio Twitter posted this message last night: "Don't believe the rumors, Ronnie is still hanging in there!!!" Hugs, Wendy Dio". The message was posted in reaction to rumors that Ronnie lost his battle with stomach cancer.... more info

MTV.com News — Legendary metal singer succumbed to cancer on Sunday.By Ryan J. Downey Ronnie James Dio Photo: Sanctuary Records Ronnie James Dio, one of heavy metal's all-time greatest singers and a five-decade rock veteran, died early Sunday morning, acc... more info

Undercover, Australia — Ronnie James Dio has not died but he is not at all well. more info

Chorus.fm — Ronnie James Dio (*Black Sabbath* (http://www.blacksabbath.com) and *Dio* (http://www.ronniejamesdio.com)) has passed (http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=55907) away at the age of 67. Submitted By Sloth7 more info

Heavy metal titans Heaven & Hell have cancelled their entire summer schedule due to singer Ronnie James Dio's ongoing battle with cancer.He was diagnosed with stomach cancer in November 2009.. more info

Gigwise — He's not well enough to perform... more info

ContactMusic — RONNIE JAMES DIO's ongoing cancer battle has wrecked rock supergroup HEAVEN & HELL's summer tour plans - the group has scrapped all commitments for the foreseeable future to... more info