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[kiamat] Sunday, May 16, 2010 2:02:35 PM 
The press releases about his condition always seemed so positive, I don't think anyone ever thought that he really could die. Which seems a kinda stupid thing to say now I've said it, but its the truth. He was Dio and we thought he would go on rocking for a long time yet.
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[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, May 16, 2010 1:47:46 PM 

R.I.P. Ronnie James Dio, One of the Best


Wendy Dio
, wife/manager of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW), has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET:

"Today my heart is broken, Ronnie passed away at 7:45 a.m. [on Sunday] 16th May. Many, many friends and family were able to say their private goodbyes before he peacefully passed away.

"Ronnie knew how much he was loved by all.

"We so appreciate the love and support that you have all given us.

"Please give us a few days of privacy to deal with this terrible loss.

"Please know he loved you all and his music will live on forever."

It was only a month ago that Dio, 67, spoke about his battle with cancer with the Artisan News Service on the "black carpet" of the Revolver Golden Gods Awards, which took place on April 8 at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles. When asked about how he had been feeling since he was diagnosed with the disease late last year, Dio said, "Well, I feel good and bad at times. It's a long process. Chemotherapy is a... I never realized what a difficult thing it was to go through. It's a real cumulative effect — the more you have, the more it piles up on top and it takes longer and longer to get over it. I find it very difficult to eat. I don't like to eat anyway, so I guess that's OK. But I know I have to. But this makes it very, very hard. But if you're determined to beat it, then you have to go with what you believe is going to beat it for you, and in this case it's that. I go to a great hospital in Houston called M.D. Anderson, which I think is the best hospital in the world, I have the best doctor in the world, Dr. Ajani, who I really trust and I really believe in, so I think I've done all the right things. It makes me feel positive about my life and positive that there is a lot more of it to live."

Earlier this month, HEAVEN & HELL canceled its summer tour plans in Europe due to Dio's treatment for stomach cancer. The band said in a statement that Dio wasn't "well enough to tour this summer. We hope that everyone understands and want to thank fans and industry colleagues for their continuing support at this time."

Ronnie James Dio had performed with ELF, RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH, and his own band DIO. Other musical projects included the collective fundraiser "Hear 'n Aid". He is widely hailed as one of the most powerful singers in heavy metal, renowned for his consistently powerful voice and for popularizing the "devil's horns" hand gesture in metal culture. He was most recently involved with HEAVEN & HELL, a project which also included former BLACK SABBATH bandmates Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice. Their first and only studio album, "The Devil You Know", was released on April 28, 2009.

[hellrider 31038] Monday, May 10, 2010 6:03:52 PM 
the only one of there albums that i like is FIST FULL OF METAL i believe it was there first album. 
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[guitardude] Monday, May 10, 2010 1:39:38 PM 
I wished these guys would make up their minds as to who they want to sing , Bush or Belladonna ! Give them a week and they`ll be looking for Bush to return again.
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[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, May 10, 2010 12:17:19 PM 
Joey Belladonna Reunites With Anthrax

With rumors swirling since ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante and bassist Frank Bello were seen together with former ANTHRAX vocalist Joey Belladonna late last month in New York, the band — Benante, Bello, and guitarists Scott Ian and Rob Caggiano — is elated to announce that Belladonna has officially rejoined the band. In his once and current capacity, Belladonna will make his first appearance with ANTHRAX this summer when the band joins METALLICA, SLAYER, and MEGADETH — the "Big Four" founding bands of the thrash genre — to co-headline a series of Sonisphere Festivals in ten European cities, as well as playing a handful of ANTHRAX-headlined shows (itinerary is below).

"I am super-excited about this," said Scott Ian. "Joey and the rest of the band came to see me play at a club in New York, I hadn't seen Joey for years, since the end of the reunion tour. Joey taps me on the shoulder, instant big hug, it felt like no time had gone by. The band dynamic is an interesting one — in ANTHRAX, Joey and I spent so many years of our lives together, we grew up together, we know each other so well, so it was like no time was lost."

Belladonna, an essential part of ANTHRAX's lineup from 1985 to 1992, sang on some of the band's most popular albums including "Spreading the Disease", "Among the Living" and "Persistence of Time". He had reunited with original members of ANTHRAX for the 2005-2007 "Among the Living Tour", but this situation is different. Explained Belladonna, "I had been in touch with Charlie and Frank, then I got a call from their manager who said that everyone wanted me back in the band. I thought, 'are you guys for real? You want me up there, fronting the band like it was before?' I was thrilled. We've already started to reconnect with the old ways of having conversations. Everything is easy going and feels really good."

"We're going to do these summer shows and gel as a band," explained Charlie Benante, "get comfortable playing with each other again, and the energy from that should go right into making new music."

Immediately following the final Sonisphere festival in early August, the band will fly back to the U.S. and begin writing and rehearsing for a new album that's expected to be out in early 2011.

"We've got an unusual luxury of hindsight," added Ian. "We finished an album a year ago, we've lived with those 12 songs since then, and we can look back on them and see what we really love and what we can make even better, especially with Joey back in the fold."

Added Benante, "There are five or six songs from a year ago that we don't want to change, we love them the way they are, other than having Joey making them his own with his vocals. Then there's another five or six that we may want to rework, and then there are a bunch of other tunes that are still in the early stages, that we want to finish.

"The band has been on an emotional roller coaster since last summer," Benante continued, "but I think everything that we've had to deal with during that time was pushing us toward this, to Joey being back in ANTHRAX, and the timing couldn't be more perfect or appropriate. To have Joey with us playing these shows with METALLICA, SLAYER and MEGADETH is the way it should be — as ANTHRAX's vocalist from '85 to '92, he was part of the 'Big Four.'"

"John was a real stand-up guy about the situation," said Ian, about John Bush, ANTHRAX's vocalist from 1992 to 2005 and for some of ANTHRAX's most recent live shows. "He knew we wanted to move forward at full speed, that we needed a total commitment to ANTHRAX, and he knew that wasn't what he wanted. We certainly wish John well. We've had so many great times with him, and we appreciate his stepping in last summer at the last minute, and performing with us since then. He will always be an integral part of the ANTHRAX family."

With worldwide sales in excess of 10-million, ANTHRAX is about to celebrate its 29th year as a band. Over its career, ANTHRAX has received multiple gold and platinum albums, multiple Grammy nominations, and a host of other accolades from the press, industry and fans.

ANTHRAX has scheduled the following dates:

Jun. 16 - Warsaw, Poland @ Sonisphere
Jun. 18 - Wil, Switzerland @ Sonisphere
Jun. 19 - Mimon, Czech Republic @ Sonisphere
Jun. 20 - Vienna, Austria @ Arena Wien
Jun. 22 - Sofia, Bulgaria @ Sonisphere
Jun. 24 - Athens, Greece @ Sonisphere
Jun. 26 - Bucharest, Romania @ Sonisphere
Jun. 27 - Istanbul, Turkey @ Sonisphere
Jul. 31 - Knebworth, UK @ Sonisphere
Aug. 01 - Lokerse, Belgium @ Lokerse FeeSten Festival
Aug. 03 - Hengelo, Netherlands @ Metropool
Aug. 05 - Moscow, Russia @ B1
Aug. 07 - Stockholm, Sweden @ Sonisphere
Aug. 08 - Pori, Finland @ Sonisphere
[hellrider 31038] Saturday, May 08, 2010 12:08:11 PM 
I DO NOT WANT NO SCREAMING FOR VENGEANCE TOUR I WANT A NEW ALBUM METAL MONSTER MIGHTY PAAAAAAAAAAINKILLLLLLLLLER STYLE RIP YOUR FACE OFF' TOTAL RUSH OF POWER' SCREAMING HEAVY MEEETTT   TTTAAALLL
MONSTER (ULTIMATE METAL ALBUM) 

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[hellrider 31038] Saturday, May 08, 2010 11:35:38 AM 
i just heard something about when screaming for vengeance turns 30 they will tour it.

THERE GOES ANOTHER NEW PRIEST METAL MONSTER NEVER TO BE UNLEASHED WE CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN LIKE
[JayDee  Jepsen] Sunday, May 02, 2010 2:47:30 PM 
Rob Halford to join Ozzfest in August for 6 shows.

http://www.noisecreep.com/2010/04/30/ozzfest-returns-for-six-dates-in-august-with-ozzy-osbourne-motley-crue-rob-halford/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NoiseCreep+%28NoiseCreep.com%29
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[hellrider 31038] Sunday, May 02, 2010 9:43:01 AM 
will do MY METAL BROTHER
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[J.D. DIAMOND] Saturday, May 01, 2010 8:41:27 PM 
Hellrider,let me know if you can find me a cd of Iron Angel's Hellish Crossfire for 20 bucks or less.Amazon.com seller wants 50 bucks for it. I can't find this cd anywhere.
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[hellrider 31038] Saturday, May 01, 2010 6:53:06 PM 
THEY DO NOT KNOW UNTILL IT IS RAMED IN THERE FACE FOR THE FIRST TIME

HALFORD/ JUDAS PRIEST

HEAVY MEEETTT   TTTAAALLL

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[Head banger] Friday, April 30, 2010 7:51:30 PM 
and they dont care, sadly there is no way to teach them better.
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[hellrider 31038] Friday, April 30, 2010 4:05:54 PM 
the masses probably do not even know he exsist
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[Head banger] Thursday, April 29, 2010 5:48:27 PM 
but the masses dont want the metal god anyway, they want some teeny bop princess of the week or some such shit.
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[hellrider 31038] Thursday, April 29, 2010 5:30:46 PM 
the idea is to reach out to as many as posible .not just a few fans.HALFORD ALLWAYS GETS THE SHI? END OF THE STICK
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[Vaillant 3.0] Wednesday, April 28, 2010 8:42:49 PM 
Lovely.
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[JayDee  Jepsen] Wednesday, April 28, 2010 8:38:14 PM 




Anyone who has a problem with the new British Steel box set is going to have to deal with me taking a bite out of your ass!

                                                                           

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[spapad] Wednesday, April 28, 2010 6:29:48 PM 
All this is a bit much. But nothing I didn't expect from such a passionate group of people.  My rule of thumb is, the things are there to buy if you would like to. If not, then don't. Seems that easy to me.
[Head banger] Wednesday, April 28, 2010 5:52:12 PM 
thats a cop out.  promo is to get little kids to buy justin bieber crap.  fans know whats going on, and buy it.  realy that simple.
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[hellrider 31038] Wednesday, April 28, 2010 4:31:34 PM 
this is a different case i believe Head banger .i remember hearing HALFORD CRUCIBLE  was not promoted very well or something like that its around the time HALFORD was having problems with his label sancerary.and he is just giving it the proper promoting that it deserves.
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