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Highlights From Heaven & Hell Show To Air On U.K.’s Sky Arts

Monday, August 23, 2010

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Highlights from Heaven & Hell’s tribute show to late singer Ronnie James Dio last month will be shown on the U.K. cable satellite channel Sky Arts on August 28.

Headbangers’ Brawl 8/13: To Reunite, Or Not To?

Friday, August 13, 2010

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Headbangers’ Brawl is a weekly column where Metal Insider’s Bram and Zach take a moment to debate and analyze two opposing sides of a topical issue occurring in the world of metal and/or the music industry. In a recent interview with The Republic, Ozzy Osbourne added more fuel to the Black Sabbath reunion fire. While [...]

In Case You Didn’t Get Enough Metal Awards Show Coverage

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

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So the Revolver and Metal Hammer/Kawasaki Golden Gods wasn’t enough to fill your hunger for metal award shows eh? Or maybe it’s just that Germans don’t want to associate with us and our nominees (what’s the matter, not metal enough to have a “Hottest Chick” winner?). Whatever the case may be, the second annual German [...]

Audio Of Heaven & Hell’s Tribute Show Posted Online

Thursday, July 29, 2010

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You might not have been able to see Heaven & Hell’s tribute performance to Ronnie James Dio at London’s High Voltage festival, but now you can listen to audio of the entire set online.

The Best Video Ever Of The Week: Phil Anselmo Joins Heaven & Hell Onstage

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

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This past weekend, the remaining members of Heaven & Hell performed a tribute set to late singer Ronnie James Dio at London’s High Voltage Festival. While Glenn Hughes (ex Black Sabbath/Deep Purple) and Jorn Lande took duties swapping vocals throughout the show, Down/Pantera frontman Phil Anselmo joined the group onstage during “Neon Knights.” Supposedly even [...]

Heaven & Hell To Perform At Dio Tribute Shows

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

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The remaining members of Heaven & Hell, featuring Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinnie Appice, will perform with vocalists Glenn Hughes and Jorn Lande at the High Voltage Festival in London on July 24 as a tribute to their late singer Ronnie James Dio.

Dio’s Legacy Disrespected By eBay Scavengers

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

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There were a lot of people in the Los Angeles area that spent part of their Memorial Day weekend celebrating the life of another fallen hero, Ronnie James Dio. Over 2,000 people gathered at the Forest Lawn Cemetery on Sunday to pay respect to the singer, who died from stomach cancer at age 67 on [...]

Writer: Dio Needs To Be Honored In Portsmouth

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

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While he’s only been dead for a little over a week, Ronnie James Dio has been a national treasure for decades. His hometown of Portsmouth, New Hampshire has honored him by… well, not doing anything. Decibel writer and former Portsmouth resident Shawn Macomber  is demanding that Ronald James Padanova be immortalized in the town where he [...]

Westboro Baptist Church To Protest Dio’s Funeral

Friday, May 21, 2010

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The Westboro Baptist Church (aka the God Hates Fags people) have been batshit crazy for years now. The hate group, led by Fred Phelps, have been picketing events since 1955, with an estimated 41,000 protests since 1991. They’ve also protested funerals for soldiers killed in Iraq, gays, Jewish people and even a local store in [...]

Public Memorial Service for Dio Announced

Thursday, May 20, 2010

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A Public Memorial Service for Ronnie James Dio will be held on Sunday, May 30th at 2:00 PM at The Hall Of Liberty located at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills, 6300 Forest Lawn Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068. More information can be found on his official website.

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