Yesterday was the saddest day in metal since the brutal murder of Dimebag. Ronnie James Dio lost his battle with stomach cancer at 67 years of age. The term "metal god" is thrown around a lot in the metal community, but Dio may have been the definitive METAL GOD. He was there when this shit was invented. Plus, he was known for being one of the classiest guys in metal. I didn't get into Dio-related stuff until a year ago, but it didn't take me long to realize that he was one of the best singers on the planet. If you don't own Black Sabbath's Heaven and Hell, you are not metal. It's that simple. I can understand not owning every single record that Dio appeared on because he appeared on 1,734 records (and they're ALL worth listening to), but Heaven and Hell is a must.
On a lighthearted note, here's a list of the compact discs/cassette tapes I've been playing lately...
Cirith Ungol-King of the Dead
Heart-Dog and Butterfly
Arsis-Starve For the Devil
Immolation-Majesty and Decay
Deftones-Diamond Eyes
Trouble-Psalm 9
Grave-Soulless
Assjack-Assjack
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I recently got into listening to DIO, and I have to admit, I was missing out on a lot of good METAL!!! I was sad to see him go, his appearance on Tenacious D was one of the things that made me say "damn, this movie is on the right fucking track!"
ReplyDeleteThis has been a bummer of a May and hearing that Dennis Hopper died was another loss of a creative mind. Sorry I've been lagging blog wise the last couple of months but I was helping Uncle Sam count the peeps of the world, like it's even gonna be close. Can't talk about it though they made me swear an oath! Or was it Oath and Swear? Glad your feeling better and wishing you Champagne wishes and beer kisses!
ReplyDeleteJust checking in for a bit. Hope your doing o.k.. This has been one of our chilliest Springs ever, but I'm not complaining too much. Usually the cold weather makes me want to hibernate but this inside work is going well. I've cleaned out my old jewelry box of things I never was too hot about anyway and made a really "hot" creature, waste not want not. I'll check back later guy!
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