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Send Positive Vibes to Tony Iommi to Help Beat Cancer

January 10, 2012

The legendary Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi has been diagnosed with the early stages of lymphoma, according to a statement on his website on Monday. “With the news that Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi has been diagnosed with the early stages of lymphoma, his bandmates would like everyone to send positive vibes to the guitarist at [...]

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One of Dio’s Final Performances with Heaven & Hell Now Available

November 17, 2010

One of Ronnie James Dio’s final live performances, Neon Lights, is now available released on CD and DVD.  With members of Black Sabbath, Heaven and Hell gave a historic performance at the Wacken Open Air Festival on July 30, 2009. On this hot summer night, vocalist Ronnie James Dio, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler, [...]

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Wendy Dio Gives $100K to T.J. Martell Foundation

November 4, 2010

One of the greatest losses in the metal world this year was the death of Ronnie James Dio, who died six months ago after losing his battle with stomach cancer.  Adored by metal fans for decades, his memory lives on in our hearts through the music he left behind.  In memory of her late husband, [...]

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Ronnie James Dio loses battle with cancer: Dio was a phenomenal human being says Brian Slagel from Metal Blade

May 16, 2010

For today, the metal horns hand gesture, attributed to Ronnie James Dio, carries a different meaning.  Just weeks after losing Peter Steele, the metal world is now coping with the death of Ronnie James Dio.  Wendy Dio posted the following this morning: Today my heart is broken, Ronnie passed away at 7:45am 16th May. Many, [...]

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Wolfgang’s Vault Releases World’s Largest Collection Of Live Concert Recordings

November 8, 2009

Wolfgang’s Vault (WV) is the world’s largest collection of live concert recordings spanning the ‘60’s – present day and rock memorabilia.  Last week, the website released cracked their vault open by making available hundreds of previously unreleased live concerts.   Concerts from music legends Miles Davis, Jimi Hendrix, Deep Purple, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Cheap Trick, to [...]

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Is Progressive Rock Really Progressive: Part I

August 27, 2008

I am doing something a little different this time around by writing a series of posts about a topic that I have been contemplating a lot about these past few days – progressive rock.  When I first started thinking about this subject, I didn’t think I would have so much to say.  I learned that [...]

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