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Apr. 10th, 2011
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ciarhwyfar I've found a metal video even non-metal fans will love. Let me know what you think.
The metal world was shocked and saddened by the untimely death of Ronnie James Dio last May. Along with being one of the most powerful voices in metal, originator of the "metal horns" gesture, and all-around malevolent little elf, Dio was a mentor to many metal acts. He was the kind of artist who would take an act with one EP and a local club following and drag them onto a national tour because he saw something in them. A good number of currently successful metal acts in the New Wave of American Heavy Metal owe their national exposure to Ronnie James Dio's encouragement, advice, and experience. One such act is Oakland, California's own Machine Head. Lead singer Robb Flynn in particular forged a close friendship with Dio. The two were even planning a project together when Dio's health turned for the worse.
Flynn turned to music in his grief. He recorded a cover of the Black Sabbath classic Die Young the day after Dio's death. Encouraged by the surviving members of Sabbath as well as by his band mates, he went back and added additional guitars and vocals, releasing the song as a free download on Machine Head's home page. Die Young is one of those songs that people endlessly debate. The lyrics are open to interpretation. Some say it's about the futility of life. I believe it's about living each day as if it were your last, and never giving into age.. Die as a young man or woman in attitude and action.
The download was so popular that Flynn decided to make a video for the song. According to rumor/legend, the video was shot in Flynn's own backyard and edited on his home computer. Sociarhwyfar, and the rest of you lot, please enjoy Robb Flynn's acoustic tribute to Ronnie James Dio - Die Young.
ciarhwyfar I've found a metal video even non-metal fans will love. Let me know what you think.The metal world was shocked and saddened by the untimely death of Ronnie James Dio last May. Along with being one of the most powerful voices in metal, originator of the "metal horns" gesture, and all-around malevolent little elf, Dio was a mentor to many metal acts. He was the kind of artist who would take an act with one EP and a local club following and drag them onto a national tour because he saw something in them. A good number of currently successful metal acts in the New Wave of American Heavy Metal owe their national exposure to Ronnie James Dio's encouragement, advice, and experience. One such act is Oakland, California's own Machine Head. Lead singer Robb Flynn in particular forged a close friendship with Dio. The two were even planning a project together when Dio's health turned for the worse.
Flynn turned to music in his grief. He recorded a cover of the Black Sabbath classic Die Young the day after Dio's death. Encouraged by the surviving members of Sabbath as well as by his band mates, he went back and added additional guitars and vocals, releasing the song as a free download on Machine Head's home page. Die Young is one of those songs that people endlessly debate. The lyrics are open to interpretation. Some say it's about the futility of life. I believe it's about living each day as if it were your last, and never giving into age.. Die as a young man or woman in attitude and action.
The download was so popular that Flynn decided to make a video for the song. According to rumor/legend, the video was shot in Flynn's own backyard and edited on his home computer. So
ciarhwyfar, and the rest of you lot, please enjoy Robb Flynn's acoustic tribute to Ronnie James Dio - Die Young.
50 day song challenge- Day 1
Apr. 10th, 2011 02:31 pmDay 01 - A song from the first album you ever bought The Kinks - Low Budget (1979)
( So old it predates music videos. )
( So old it predates music videos. )