R.I.P. Ronnie James DioMusic
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- Vic_Rattlehead
R.i.p. 
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- LizMcQueen
RIP
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Part of me fears that this might be the first in a line of deaths of the true metal artists. Dio died from cancer, so it was sooner than we would expect, but with the lifestyle some of these guys led it would not surprise me to see more of the big names in metal die. And part of me fears that the music will never be the same again.
And a tribute from Tenacious D:
And a tribute from Tenacious D:
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yeah, big shame...
For those in the UK, I think Planet Rock will be having the evening dedicated... probably worth a listen,..
For those in the UK, I think Planet Rock will be having the evening dedicated... probably worth a listen,..
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Greatest singer of all time.
R.I.P. But apparently it was only worth half an afternoon on Yahoo's main page. Pathetic.
R.I.P.
But apparently it was only worth half an afternoon on Yahoo's main page. Pathetic.
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Greatest singer of all time.
R.I.P.
Really is, it didn't even pop up on Wikipedia's "In the news" section.
Seems as though the rock/metal community are the only people that truly care.
Side-Note: I got in my car just as Holy Diver was playing on the radio while leaving work. It was followed by some crappy rock song, makes you miss him even more.
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I'm shocked. I thought Dio would be the last in line to exit this planet.
Badum.
Badum.
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I know it still exists, it just doesn't have that "these guys must have been on some good 🤬" feeling that most of the older stuff has.
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The problem is that it isn't mainstream any more. You have to actively seek it out. I know there is a problem when the "new rock" station is playing a lot of the same stuff I listened to in high school interspersed with Generic Bands A-Z that all sound the same.
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R.I.P (Rust in Peace) Ronnie James Dio, it's your turn to rock in the sky.
Metal will come back into the mainstream I reckon, because the people who grew up in the 80's listening to this music, now they have kids, and have taught their kids and they have picked up a guitar, gotten onto drums, etc, and forming bands, my brother is a guitarist, and he can play the best from Megadeth, some Dream Theater, and more, and he's trying to start a band, already been in some, but yeah, it'll be back in a few years
Metal will come back into the mainstream I reckon, because the people who grew up in the 80's listening to this music, now they have kids, and have taught their kids and they have picked up a guitar, gotten onto drums, etc, and forming bands, my brother is a guitarist, and he can play the best from Megadeth, some Dream Theater, and more, and he's trying to start a band, already been in some, but yeah, it'll be back in a few years
Metal MAY come back as mainstream, but I like the way it is now. Metal isn't just about listening to the metal bands, but transversing through it. Good things come to those who dig deeper into the world of metal, until it becomes almost like a fantasy. The lack of knowledge of these metal bands in the mainstream may also be a plus, listening to music most people do not like or think about has some sort of crazy appeal to it.
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In fact, I agree with you. I was just saying, that it might come back into the mainstream, and then we'd get more bands coming in, but I'd prefer more band where their music is intelligent and shows they have real talent, like Iron Maiden, I mean, listen to When the Wild Wind Blows (off the new album) or Blood Brothers, this is what I want to hear, but don't want randoms to hear. These days all we're hearing are millions of 3 minute explodes of screaming and fast guitar playing that isn't actually talent (what I think Death metal and Screamo is) so I agree metal back into the mainstream is not that good, but it also is, because what will we do when Judas Priest throws it in (they announced their farewell tour recently
) or Megadeth, and all other greats, we'll have no more metal, so metal coming back is what we need. (Don't worry, I don't know what I'm on about either)
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R.I.P. Remembering Richie Blackmore's Rainbow (Where I first heard Ronnie James Dio)
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R.I.P. Sabbath with Dio > Sabbath with Ozzy.
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