These are dark days for rock

First Peter Steele died of heart failure, and now Ronnie James Dio lost his battle with cancer. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

From the official site:

Quote :

Today my heart is broken, Ronnie passed away at 7:45am 16th May. Many,
many friends and family were able to say their private good-byes 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.
- Wendy Dio

It's a sad day for metal.

And my liver.

Man. I didn't even know the guy had cancer.



*listens to "Rainbow in the Dark"*

WHAT
NOOOOOO DIO YOU CAN'T DIE WTF
WTFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
DIIIIIIIIIIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO


;____;

Okay I'm getting conflicting messages here. some places are saying he's dead, some are saying he isn't, wtf internet!

His twitter for those of you crying away.

Somath Cegem wrote:

Okay I'm getting conflicting messages here. some places are saying he's dead, some are saying he isn't, wtf internet!

His twitter for those of you crying away.

Yeah, I'm getting that too. What's going on?!

Sad face.

-wipes a tear-

There is hope~
I knew the only one who could do Dio in was Jotaro.

Raine wrote:

Somath Cegem wrote:

Okay I'm getting conflicting messages here. some places are saying he's dead, some are saying he isn't, wtf internet!

His twitter for those of you crying away.

Yeah, I'm getting that too. What's going on?!

Don't know, but the original press release came from his wife, and I can't imagine that she'd want to go around telling people he was dead if he wasn't.

Nihilist wrote:

His music for me always was a rainbow in the dark.

You don't know what that even means.

I'm pretty sure he had no idea what it meant.

Anyway, the first place I heard of this was 4Chan, so I was quite skeptical. But now that it's on the official site, I believe.

Too bad, they don't make them like him anymore.

Metal. Dark days for Metal.

Man, I've hardly listened to that much Dio beyond Holy Diver and his work with Sabbath, and this bums me out. :[

\m/ R.I.P \m/

E: nvm. My condolences go to metal. D:

Dio, can you hear me?
I am lost and so alone.
I'm askin' for your guidance.
Won't you come down from your throne?
I need a tight compadre who will teach me how to rock.

Nihilist wrote:

Mikey Go WOOGA wrote:

You don't know what that even means.

I'm pretty sure he had no idea what it meant.

You aren't familiar with how he was one of the first to introduce metaphorical battles of good vs. evil to the metal genre?

shit all my heroes are dying or getting pretty fucking up there

Cue Mustaine's liver failing in 3, 2, 1... [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

So... It is true huh


;___; Back to crying

I have a friend who was named after Dio. This is sad for him.

Nihilist wrote:

Mikey Go WOOGA wrote:

Cue Mustaine's liver failing in 3, 2, 1... [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

Let's start a death pool! Who will die first, Hetfield or Mustaine?

... if Mustaine dies while I'm at the helm of WGW, I'll give you a custom title.

... if Hetfield dies, I'm going to permanently make your avatar one of Dave Mustaine.

Like those odds?

I vote Mustaine. From what I've heard, Hetfield actually takes pretty good care of himself, for a guy in a metal band.

I vote Mustaine too.

Rabid Badger wrote:

Nihilist wrote:

Mikey Go WOOGA wrote:

Cue Mustaine's liver failing in 3, 2, 1... [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

Let's start a death pool! Who will die first, Hetfield or Mustaine?

... if Mustaine dies while I'm at the helm of WGW, I'll give you a custom title.

... if Hetfield dies, I'm going to permanently make your avatar one of Dave Mustaine.

Like those odds?

I vote Mustaine. From what I've heard, Hetfield actually takes pretty good care of himself, for a guy in a metal band.

On one hand, Hetfield probably drinks FAR less than Mustaine by this point.

On the other hand, I've heard stories of Hetfield's suicidal idiocy on a skateboard.

Anyway, I ACCEPT YOUR CHALLENGE!!1! It's not like a decent Mustaine avatar would suck THAT bad.

. . .

Can I have a role in picking the custom title so that you don't stick me with "#1 Bengal fan"?

The Westboro Baptist Church is apparently planning on picketing Dio's funeral. That I'm not surprised in the least doesn't make me any less angry or disgusted.

Filth wrote:

The Westboro Baptist Church is apparently planning on picketing Dio's funeral. That I'm not surprised in the least doesn't make me any less angry or disgusted.

I'm wondering why the WBC doesn't try to picket Peter Steele's (private) funeral. The only explanation I can think of is that A) he's not famous enough, B) they can't figure out when it's being held and where, and C) they'd already committed to picketing Dio's funeral. I guess they can only spread themselves so thin.

Well... let's just say that I think the people attending Dio's memorial may decide to be not-so-peaceful in response to their 'peaceful demonstration'. I bet someone with sufficent finger strength could use the il cornuto to poke out some eyeballs.

...just sayin'

...seriously, what are they doing, fucking with metalheads? Don't they know that's the most brutal of all genres? *waits to hear if someone or someones goes all Varg Vikernes on the WBC's collective butt*

Wait, really?
............ Why?



Oh, because metal is of the devil? Really? Seems a little mundane after all the GOD HATES FAGS and GOD HATES [nationality] crap.

I wonder how they would react to Rob Halford?

Verandering wrote:

Wait, really?
............ Why?



Oh, because metal is of the devil? Really? Seems a little mundane after all the GOD HATES FAGS and GOD HATES [nationality] crap.

Silly Verandering. God hates everyone but the members of the Westboro Baptist Church!

Rabid Badger wrote:

Verandering wrote:

Wait, really?
............ Why?



Oh, because metal is of the devil? Really? Seems a little mundane after all the GOD HATES FAGS and GOD HATES [nationality] crap.

Silly Verandering. God hates everyone but the members of the Westboro Baptist Church!

With every post you become more and more like Chris.

Mikey Go WOOGA wrote:

Rabid Badger wrote:

Verandering wrote:

Wait, really?
............ Why?



Oh, because metal is of the devil? Really? Seems a little mundane after all the GOD HATES FAGS and GOD HATES [nationality] crap.

Silly Verandering. God hates everyone but the members of the Westboro Baptist Church!

With every post you become more and more like Chris.

And yet no matter how many posts you make, you remain Mikey. Strange, in'it?