Ronnie James Dio: Reports of my demise have been highly exaggerated - Polidicks

[url]http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=140115[/url] [release]Contrary to published reports, legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) **has not** died after a six-month battle with stomach cancer. After rumors started circulating via the Internet late Saturday that Dio had lost his cancer fight, BLABBERMOUTH.NET reached out to Ronnie's wife/manager Wendy Dio, who sent back the following message at approximately 11:35 p.m. PST on Saturday, May 15 / 2:35 a.m. EST on Sunday, May 16: "I am at the hospital and Ronnie has NOT passed away!!!! He is not doing good, but he is not dead. "I will let you know if anything changes. "Thank you for your concern." It was only a month ago that Dio, 67, spoke about his cancer fight 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 disagnosed with stomach cancer 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 has 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 is currently involved with HEAVEN & HELL, a project which also included former BLACK SABBATH bandmates Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice. Their first studio album, "The Devil You Know", was released on April 28, 2009. [/release] Phew.

I will smack the shit out of the person that started this rumor

Oh man, what a relief.

did you really need to make another thread?

Anybody else shit their pants? If only shit had reverse...

Oh thank god. I almost cried there.

Nice thread title...

[QUOTE=blah45;21978263]Anybody else shit their pants? If only shit had reverse...[/QUOTE] gross

[QUOTE=Lambeth;21978260]did you really need to make another thread?[/QUOTE] I thought it would get a little more visibility here, and many ITN visitors don't read through the whole thread before posting.

[QUOTE=PrismatexV8;21978283]I thought it would get a little more visibility here, and many ITN visitors don't read through the whole thread before posting.[/QUOTE] I updated the OP awhile ago but w/e.

I was just about to post this. Oh thank god.

"I will let you know if anything changes." Make sure you keep us up to date on your alive/dead status there Ronnie. I expect an update from you the minute you keel over.

[QUOTE=Daolpu;21978412]"I will let you know if anything changes." Make sure you keep us up to date on your alive/dead status there Ronnie. I expect an update from you the minute you keel over.[/QUOTE] His wife said that...

This is a massive relief, but it's still depressing knowing he's not doing good.

[QUOTE=Daolpu;21978412]"I will let you know if anything changes." Make sure you keep us up to date on your alive/dead status there Ronnie. I expect an update from you the minute you keel over.[/QUOTE] Keel over? You'd better believe he's going in a burst of Hellfire.

Ahahahaha

Aww man. :smith: [highlight](User was banned for this post ("Dumb" - SteveUK))[/highlight]

yes let's act disappointed when a great musician turns out to not be dead

[QUOTE=Paravin;21978539]Aww man. :smith:[/QUOTE] Fuck you man

Stay strong Dio. [noparse]:([/noparse]

[QUOTE=JohnnyMo1;21978439]Keel over? You'd better believe he's going in a burst of Hellfire.[/QUOTE] Hellfire? You'd better believe upon his demise he's going to invent the most badass sort of fire ever.

dio has made one song i like

[QUOTE=Paravin;21978539]Aww man. :smith:[/QUOTE] Yeah let's needlessly hate on someone who sings in a fashion we disagree with who's dying of stomach cancer I'm so with you man. Yeah fuck you Dio. :v:

I guess he hasn't been down too long in the midnight sea.

[QUOTE=bravehat;21981344]Yeah let's needlessly hate on someone who sings in a fashion we disagree with who's dying of stomach cancer I'm so with you man. Yeah fuck you Dio. :v:[/QUOTE] Dio sings with a clean voice. :confused:

Keep on riding that tiger, Ronnie. You can see his stripes, but you know he's clean.

He may not be dead yet but he is dying of stomach cancer. It's sad.

I almost flipped my lid when I saw that Dio was dead.

If Dio dies the world will be blasting Holy Diver

That was a close one.