The legend…Ronnie James Dio passed away Sunday morning at 7:45 due to complications from stomach cancer.   He was the first hero I had in rock.  There will be a bunch of tributes….one good place to go to read what the metal community is saying is www.blabbermouth.net.

Look for posts from Lars Ulrich, Nikki Sixx, Slash, Judas Priest, Kiss, Ritchie Blackmore, Billy Corgan, Sebastian Bach, Queensryche, Dave Ellefson,  among many others.

I’ve found a tribute video on youtube.  See below for the embedded video.  I’m sure there’ll be more on the way.