Today it’s 5 years since Ronnie James Dio left us. RIP Ronnie!
Ronnie James Dio (born Ronald James Padavona, July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010) was an American heavy metal vocalist and songwriter. He founded/fronted numerous groups including Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio and Heaven & Hell. He is credited with popularizing the “metal horns” hand gesture in metal culture and is known for his medieval themed lyrics. Dio possessed a powerful versatile vocal range capable of singing both hard rock and lighter ballads and according to Rainbow/Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore upon hearing him sing, “I felt shivers down my spine.” Dio sold over 47 million albums throughout his career.
Stig is the founder and the president of Metal Express Radio, based out of Oslo, Norway. He has been around doing Metal radio since the mid-eighties. In fact, running Metal Express Radio takes almost all of his time. Is it worth it...? "Most times, yes," Stig says. "My philosophy is to try to give all Metal releases a fair chance to get promoted in one way or another. As you can imagine, it can be an arduous task to listen through about 20 albums every week! Still, I know we have the best METAL dedicated radio on this planet, and that is a reward in and of itself. I hope one day the whole Metal community can and will make listening to Metal Express Radio part of their daily rituals! Yeah, right..."
7/10 DIO – Dream Evil – 7/10 7/10 Summary Sanctuary / SPV Release date: July 21, 1987 Sending User Review 0/10 (0 votes) Very few vocalists in Rock can offer what Ronnie James Dio has to …READ MORE
Remember this one guys? 30 years ago today “Hear N’ Aid – We’re Stars” was recorded. Hear N’ Aid was a one-time collaboration of various individual Heavy Metal/Hard Rock artists in 1985 to raise money …READ MORE
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