There was no way we were gonna let Metal Monday go by without taking a moment to pay respects to the late, great Ronnie James Dio. Yes, this is the first anniversary since his passing last year. I’m still bummed about it. Anyways, here’s a selection of records from through out his illustrious career. Be sure to throw the horns up today for the man.
R.I.P.
I’ve been considering bringing Metal Monday to Vinyl Noize for some time now; trouble is, I know a lot less about metal vinyl than I do punk/hardcore vinyl (and as Cooch will tell you, that’s not a lot, yuk yuk). So I figured maybe the best way to go about it for right now is to simply post lots, such as this one from slickschik, and see how it goes from there.
Last Sunday I was spinning some 45′s at a record fair in Brooklyn, and after throwing on Neon Knights by Black Sabbath, someone* came up and asked me if I was playing the song as a tribute to Dio. Well of course, every time you play that shit it’s a tribute to the man. Then he showed me his cell phone and there were like 10 text messages in a row saying that Dio had just died. My heart kinda sank a little and then I got yelled at for playing Motorhead too loud so I handed over the wheels of steel to the next guy and took a walk down the street to grab some empanadas. There was a band playing the street fair outside that consisted solely of a drummer and a tuba player and the song they were playing sounded like Holy In The Sky by Sabbath. Weird.
Anyways here’s a Vertigo (UK) test pressing of Heaven and Hell, arguably one of the finest moments in metal history. Signed by Dio, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler, so you can’t go wrong. I have a regular copy signed by Dio, Geezer and Bill Ward, so if someone can arrange for Tony to come to by house to sign it, I would appreciate it.
*Mike Inhuman
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