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RONNIE JAMES DIO HAS STOMACH CANCER

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009 at 3:53pm by

ronniejamesdio2One last post before we send off for the holiday… our inboxes are blowing up with links to http://www.ronniejamesdio.com/, which is reporting that Ronnie James Dio has stomach cancer. From Wendy Dio:

Ronnie has been diagnosed with the early stages of stomach cancer. We are starting treatment immediately at the Mayo Clinic. After he kills this dragon, Ronnie will be back on stage, where he belongs, doing what he loves best, performing for his fans.

Thanks to all the friends and fans around the world that have sent well wishes. This has really helped to keep his spirit up.

The above note implies that because they caught the cancer relatively early, a full recovery is likely. Let’s hope. Ronnie’s a helluva guy and a helluva singer, and we wish him all the best in a speedy recovery.

- The entire MS staff

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  • http://www.myspace.com/whiskeyrambleproject x101whiskey_ramble101x

    Worste damn news….

  • http://www.myspace.com/whiskeyrambleproject X101whiskeyramble101x

    Sure hope he can slay this shit!

  • http://verbeatblogs.org/impop tiagón

    this is SAD SAD news. GET WELL SOON

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Bobby-Tims/1313713879 Bobby Tims

    we have the same birthday : (

  • Lorenzo

    You son of a bitch you can’t die now. FIGHT THAT SHIT!

  • http://www.kingdomofnoise.blogspot.com MetalMatt

    It would be a sad day for metal of cancer beats him. But RJD is a fighter!

  • Metalguy

    He’s gotta get away! He’s the holy diver!
    Get well Dio

  • http://kzscsledge.blogspot.com GoatRidersHorde

    Slay this beast. The world needs you, Ronnie.

  • myke

    damn dude i wish this guy the best! i just want 1 more heaven and hell album!!!!

  • Discipleofthewatch

    Wishing him a quick recovery and all the best.

    • dougie

      you know it, sweetheart……… i’m glad we saw ronnie last summer in glen helen.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Mark-Gavin/1396340262 Mark Gavin

    Ronnie will kill the fuck out of the dragon.

  • I killed a Dunky

    SHit this sucks.. Wel all be praying for ur fast recovery.

  • TXHellbilly

    Kick cancer’s ass Ronnie!!

  • Myopinionisbetterthenyours

    God, I pray he makes it.

  • The Overmatt

    Get well soon Ronnie, metal just wouldn’t be the same without you.

  • http://infinitybasement.wordpress.com Jon L.

    Yeah this totally sucks, get well soon Ronnie!

    http://www.texturadesign.com/blog/images/dio.jpg

  • Biff Tannen

    He’ll be fine….he is god.

  • bobovdeath

    ronnie james dio rules,he can beat that shit

  • Biff Tannen

    Too bad it wasn’t Ozzy, Zakk Wylde, or Vinne Paul

    • thehatemachine

      wow , wishing cancer on people because you dont like their music? I wonder if your mom wishes you dead for being an anal infected cockwrangler? you win the internet asshole award for the year.

      • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Henderson Hurry Up

        He’s infected by an anus?

    • http://lavidastrangiato.blogspot.com/ Jake Strangiato

      Yeah dude, that’s fucked up.

      • Soul

        i hope you get savagely attacked by a gang of dildo wielding gay men
        so u can get fucked up

        • http://www.facebook.com/people/Mark-Gavin/1396340262 Mark Gavin

          I agree with you. I hope Biff Tannen takes a fat one in every orifice.

          But I have one gripe with your post. Why would gay men need dildos?

    • http://URI Will

      too bad it was not your mama

    • Sirhan Sirhan

      haha. nice.

    • Tonberry

      Oh no, off-color humor is so offensive. I swear, metal heads these days are such vagines.

      • jackattack

        Last I checked, off color humor didn’t include wishing cancer upon someone. If believing that makes me a “vagine” metal head, then I’ll be sure to swing by the store so I can douche myself of the bullshit Biff posts and the ignorance you convey.

        • Ballhair

          + fucking 10, my good sir

  • deathbyCTC

    i guess i’ve always kinda assumed that cancer answers to Dio.

    • http://URI Will

      true that

  • Cam

    Get well soon Ronnie…seriously one of the nicest guys in music, had the pleasure of meeting him at a signing after a show a few years back. Even though a ton of people were in line he made it a point to say something to everybody that came through.

  • bloodtasteslikeshit

    NOOO!!! this dude is older than most of our grandparents yet we continue to think of him as invincible… this sucks.

    • Neil

      he’s not that old….67 or so! my grandparents are a lot older

  • maggots

    get well DIO. you’re an inspiration to all of us.

  • Harold

    The man wrote “Bloodied angels fast descending, Moving on a never-bending light”. I’ll give him half my stomach for that line alone. I got enough to spare for the little guy!

  • Chris

    Damn, this sucks. Get well soon man.

  • http://lavidastrangiato.blogspot.com/ Jake Strangiato

    You’ll beat this, Dio! We’re all with you!

  • Mark

    Shit, really hope he gets well soon… I was listening to Sabbath’s “Heaven and Hell” album when I read this! Cancer can’t be good at his age…

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Kasper-Maigaard/1027001938 Kasper Maigaard

    Yeah, get well in a fucking hurry(!!!) and then get to work on Holy Diver II. Like, seriously, that would rock balls.

  • Grymmbear

    We love you, Ronnie!

  • Anthony R.

    This is very sad news, I know everyone in the metal community wishes him the best and I hope he beats the shit out of cancer

  • SolaceInNothing

    FUCK CANCER, HAIL RONNIE JAMES DIO!

  • http://URI Will

    if anyone can kick cancers ass, it is DIO!

  • Slimboy Fats

    I wish the best for this guy, as you know good well being for all mankind sorta way but I sit in the small numbers of Sabbath fans who believe this guy ruined the name of Black Sabbath. They should changed the name of the band to Heaven And Hell back then.

    • Jugglemonkey

      Eh, I prefer the Ozzy era material too tbh, even though Dio is far and away the better singer. Depends why you liked them in the first place I guess, I always liked the stoner/doom elements of Sabbath with Ozzy. Sabbath with Dio was great IMO, as is a lot of Dio’s material, but it wasn’t Sabbath anymore, it was Sabbath backing Dio.

      All the same, best wishes and a speedy recovery to Dio, hope to see you back on stage soon.

  • moyles

    I hope he gets better.

  • Dan

    Beat the crap outta that fucking thing we’re all the way with ya dude!!!

  • paganheart

    Oh man…I lost my grandmother to stomach cancer, so this one hits home. He’s got a long, hard fight ahead of him, but if they caught it early, he’s got a good chance. All the best to Ronnie and his family…and a blessed Thanksgiving to all.

  • WowWee!

    The beast of Dio has gone astray and we all wish him luck in conquering this beast that calls it self Cancer.

  • LeroyDragon

    The entire planets thoughts are with you Ronnie, surely that energy alone can destroy this. lml

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Anthony-P-Stine/1314021455 Anthony P Stine

    Thoughts and all that with you RJD.

  • hi my name is mark

    Dio will not die! Dio is a legend! I wish him the best recovery.

  • jefff

    This is sad news, I hope he gets well soon, I have been a fan of Dio since Mob rules came out, totally love his stuff and to this day I still celabrate his cataloge. Long Live Rock n Roll!

  • You Don’t Know Me

    I hope he ends up being okay. I met him when Heaven & Hell played at the House of Blues in Atlantic City, NJ back in August. One of the nicest guys I’ve ever met.

  • http://sabbath_rules92 Joe Sanchez

    this is just a bump in the road to a full on recovery ..prayers and toughts towards Dio , DIO RULES!!!

  • kristen

    Love you Ronnie !!!! You have the best metal voices of all time , you are a metal lord that should be praised. I think you will come through just fine ! You have to , i have not been able to see you in concet yet , even though i have been a fan since seeing, ” Rainbow in the dark ,” on MTV when i was just a kid . My son really loves you too . Best wishes , and take all the time you need to get better , we can wait . Love you!!

  • MoonSnake

    absolute best of wishes. this man is a legend.

  • andy morales

    greatest performer that iv seen live get well soon dio!!!!!!

  • metal phil

    metal gods cannot be harmed my a mortals’ disease such as cancer…why is MS even reporting on this?

    • Santa Claus

      I agree. Maybe the cancer hasnt found out its in Dio’s stomach yet. When it does it will probably apologize and leave quietly.

      • cougar party

        nice.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Sara-Petrocelli/519197405 Sara Petrocelli

    :( You brutalize that fucking dragon, Dio! \m/

  • Dave666

    Best wishes and speedy recovery, myself and all of the metal community I`m sure have been hit by this news that one of our inventors, makers, pioneers has been sidelined. I say… Spare no expense! … Summon the greatest Doctors!

  • ArtfulDogder

    Let’s hope the doctors can help Dio beat this.

  • OliFant

    Even if I’m not especially a Dio fan, I have a very deep respect for everything this man has made for metal.

    My sincere wishes for a quick recovery Ronnie !

  • fritz

    Get well soon Dio!

    GIVE HIM THE HORNS \m/

  • Ølin of Carl

    No Hamburger Time for Dio!!!

    • Ølin of Carl

      \mm/

    • Blashyrkh

      no hamburger time!

  • oBESTIALo

    i JUST beat modern warfare 2 on veteran

  • Trux

    Ronnie is to me, the BEST metal singer of all time. Period.

    Get well Ronnie !!!

  • Jeff

    We are all praying for you Ronnie. I am a long time fan and have just about every recording of his dating back to his Elf days. You could sing about conquering this on your next album. Long Live RJD

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Thahirah-Taslimsdttir/747529124 Thahirah Taslimsdóttir

    Get well soon, I wish him a speedy recovery.

    Horns up for RJD \m/

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Frankgutza-Lamia/552360539 Frankgutza Lamia

    get well soon Ronnie we need you

  • Mike House

    He is not too old to rock! Love from the UK Dio…get well

  • dlux

    may he return to singing songs of wildebeasts and angels quickly!

  • jackattack

    There should be a mandatory moment of horn raising for Ronnie. My thoughts are definitely with the man.

  • http://www.myspace.com/bannisterslash Bannister Slash

    Dio is the definition of a class act. What a miserable world it would be without him. Horns up and get well!

  • David

    Nicest metal guy I ever met. Shook my hand, gave me a dude hug. My bro was joking that Dio was getting gay on me. Joke was on him when the bar next to our hotel room turned out to be a gay bar and while we were drinking after the show, he was like, ‘Dude check out that chick on the dancefloor’. ‘That’s no chick’, says I, ‘too much adam’s apple’. But I digress. Dio up close is no spring chicken. More like close-to-grandpa-age. I wish him the best and speedy recovery.

  • http://www.twitter.com/stabitha Stabitha

    For us he will always be the first in line.

  • Facebook User

    so, does the whole mansion have cancer too? or are there usually zero posts after a big news post.
    i think dio would be more comfortable if less people knew about his cancer.
    last thing he wants to hear when hes better is “so the cancer eh?” and people just acting all weird and sensitive to him.

    thx

  • rock4ussd

    Ronnie-myself and your extended family of millions of fans all over the planet are supporting you all the way through this and wishing you full and speedy recovery. Long Live Rock and Roll!!! Get better soon Ronnie!!

  • nate

    he got hair like ronald mcdonald

    • Neil

      so what? hes richer and cooler than that big yellow prat

  • bobofdeath

    tiffany mynx has the nicest ass ever,i just googled something..and for some reason a picture of her ass showed up…work of beauty it is.

    whats that got to do with dio?

    i dunno,but id like to think that her good juice booty might help kill his cancer by its round cancer slaying awesomeness

  • Nighthawk

    It´s not a problem for this guy. He´s a winner and NEVER will be be defeated.

    Common Dio. Show to the world what everybody knows….YOU ARE STRONG !!!!!

  • cougar party

    Bad news, but that’s life…a series of good and bad events. Dio, we know you will persevere!

  • http://www.frostbitblue.com Nick Gravelding

    All the best to Ronnie and his family. Such a great man! I have been fortunate to spend some time w/ Ronnie over the years and he is truly one of the nicest people you will ever meet. It goes without saying that he is a true legend of hard rock music! To be able to have the vocal range and power after all these years is amazing!!! I wish!! He should be in the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame!! Here’s to a speedy recover and hopes that he will soon be prowling the stage with that sinister snarl and beautiful voice! Long live RJD!!!!!

  • http://uri yvette

    i have been a huge fan of “black sabbath” when i heard the news about dio earlier today i was shocked about his condition all we can do is pray for the him that way he rock the stage once again! hes a bad ass singer besides” ozzy” blessings to you ronnie a big fan much love, yvette from los angeles…

  • Rayeann

    ~~Lighting a candle~~

  • tiggerkat

    Here is some additional information about the “genetics” of this condition that was written by our Genetic Counselor and other genetic professionals: http://www.accessdna.com/condition/Stomach_Cancer/417. I hope it helps. Thanks, AccessDNA

  • claire

    oh my god u assholes wishing cancer on THE GREATEST MAN THAT IS RONNIE JAMES DIO!! UR ALL FUCKWITS!!! Ronnie u can. and will beat this. WE LOVE YOU MANXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX UR NUMBER ONE FAN XXXXXXX

  • claire

    M A G I C A

  • Joe

    Looks like the dragon kicked Ronnies Ass this time!