Clock: Opeth, Rainbow, King Diamond members and other worthy of Ronnie James Dio at Stockholm Memorial Concert

Jørn Land (Master plan),Ronnie Romero (Rainbow),Doogie White (Rainbow),Fredrik Åkesson (Opeth),Pontus Egberg (King Diamond),Guernica Mancini (The gemstones, thunder mother),Pro Wiberg (Opeth) and Mia Karlsson (Crucified Barbara) are among the more than 20 musicians who participated in the 2025 edition of participation “Stargazer Alliance” Memorial concert for Ronnie James Diowhich took place last Thursday (May 15th) in Bibliotek live in Medborgarplats, Stockholm, Sweden. The non -profit charity event in favor of the CancerThe Swedish Cancer Society showed performances by many of many of Dio'S classic hits from RainbowPresent Black Sabbath And Dio. The show's fan-filmed video can be seen below.

Ronnie James Dioknown for his work with Black SabbathPresent Rainbow and his own band Diodied of stomach cancer at the age of 67 a little more than 15 years ago (May 16, 2010).

Dio Was known worldwide as one of the largest and most influential singers in the Heavy Metal history. The singer who took up and toured with tour SABBATH Offshoot Heaven & Hell Before his illness, stomach cancer was diagnosed at the end of 2009. He was subjected to chemotherapy and today made his last public appearance in April 2010 in the Revolver Golden Gods Awards in Los Angeles.

A free public memorial service took place on May 30, 2010 at the Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles, in which more than 1,500 fans, friends and other musicians took part.

It was announced in March 2011 that the surviving members of the final establishment of Dio Would go with a project with earlier Judas Priest Front man Tim “Ripper” Owens under the name Dio Jünger.

Ronnie James Dioreal name Ronald James Padavonawas born in New Hampshire on July 10, 1942.

He moved to Cortland, New York at a young age, where he played with local acts. A street in Cortland, Dio Way, was named after him in 1988.

He published his first single with a band called Ronnie and the Redcaps1959.

His first heavy rock act, ELEVENpublished three albums and opened for Deep violetWhere DioThe voice caught the guitar's ear Ritchie Blackmore. Blackmore recruited Dio For his own band, Rainbowafter departure PURPLE 1975.

Dio recorded three studio albums and a live set with Rainbow Before leaving in 1978, including “Uprising” And “Lang Live Rock and Roll”.

He replaced Ozzy Osbourne In Black Sabbath In 1980 the recording of the admission of the “Heaven and Hell” And “Mob rules” Albums plus “Live evil”Before he left in 1982 “Dmen'anizer”and combined again with the group under the Heaven & Hell Banner in 2006. Heaven & Hell published an album called named “The devil you know” 2009.

He also recorded 10 studio albums with his own band, Dioincluding a classic debut from 1983 ,, “Holy diver”And an equally well-known follow-up, 1984's, “The last in line”.

Dio Was also behind that Listen n 'help Project, a collection of metal artists who have recorded the track “Stars” 1985 to accept donations for African famine.

Rock and metal musicians all over the world appreciated Dio in the weeks and months after his death. Slipknot Front man Corey Taylor shared his feelings The pulse of the radio About the fallen metal icon. “When I got the news that he had died, man, it was serious – it broke my heart. It broke it in two, because frankly I just have the feeling that there will never be another one Ronnie James Dio. He had such a pure voice – and still sang his ass. I only know that he is missing and I will miss him too. “

Ex-Van Halen and currently Sammy Hagar & the circle Bassist Michael Anthony also divided his memories of Dio with The pulse of the radio. “I don't know anyone who has not grew up and hears his things,” he said. “You know, Van HalenWe did from the start Rainbow Album, we did it “Man on the silver mountain”. I remember the second one Van Halen Tour we did some festivals in Europe and we actually played on the same show as RonnieBand. Really powerful voice, you know and definitely a driving force in hard rock music, this type was. “

slash told The pulse of the radio that he felt the loss of Dio Very sharp. “He is just someone I was influenced by,” he said. “I played everyone Rainbow Stuff, I played that Dio Stuff that SABBATH Stuff when I was there, you know, high school. I don't think it is really in what A, you know, you know a big figure in rock 'n' roll that we have lost. Really major. Probably one of the most influential heavy metal singers of all time. “

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