El legendario vocalista de Heavy Metal Ronnie James Dio a muerto (version en ingles)

Wendy Dio, wife/manager of legendary heavy metal
singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN
& HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW),
has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET:
"Today my heart is broken, Ronnie
passed away at 7:45 a.m. [on Sunday] 16th May. Many, many friends and
family were able to say their private goodbyes 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."

It was only a month ago that Dio,
67, spoke about his battle with cancer 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 diagnosed with the disease 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
had 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 was
most recently involved with HEAVEN & HELL, a
project which also included former BLACK SABBATH
bandmates Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler
and Vinny Appice. Their first and only studio album, "The
Devil You Know", was released on April 28, 2009