Holy Diver
A mate called up this morning and after a brief discussion he said he had sad news. He then told me that Ronnie James Dio passed away. Initially relieved everyone we knew was ok it wasn't long before I was fighting back the tears.
There are bigger Dio fans than myself who will be doing it tougher than I am but I'm not a bandwagon jumper either. Mob Rules is one of my all time favourite albums, Heaven and Hell's The Devil You Know was my number one album of last year and I was fortunate enough to see Heaven and Hell a few years ago.
As much as I admired the man for his voice, music and influence on metal, he was one of the most likable people in the scene. When he appeared in metal documentaries they automatically went up in my estimations. He may have been small in stature, he wasn't in personality. Metal - A Headbangers Journey is the best documentary about metal and it's largely because of Dio.
I read on the Internet that this was the saddest day in metal and I agree. There may be more well known people in metal but no one has been more influential and no one did it so long. We have lost a true icon.
There are bigger Dio fans than myself who will be doing it tougher than I am but I'm not a bandwagon jumper either. Mob Rules is one of my all time favourite albums, Heaven and Hell's The Devil You Know was my number one album of last year and I was fortunate enough to see Heaven and Hell a few years ago.
As much as I admired the man for his voice, music and influence on metal, he was one of the most likable people in the scene. When he appeared in metal documentaries they automatically went up in my estimations. He may have been small in stature, he wasn't in personality. Metal - A Headbangers Journey is the best documentary about metal and it's largely because of Dio.
I read on the Internet that this was the saddest day in metal and I agree. There may be more well known people in metal but no one has been more influential and no one did it so long. We have lost a true icon.
Shane.