WYKKED WYTCH Vocalist Pays Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO On Wytching Hour Radio Show This Thursday
May 18, 2010, 14 years ago
WYKKED WYTCH frontwoman Ipek recently launched her weekly radio show, Ipek's Wytching Hour, which airs every Thursday from 9:00pm to 11:00pm EST on Metal Messiah Radio at this location. This week she will air a tribute to Ronnie James Dio:
"Check out this Thursday's episode (May 20th) where I'll be paying tribute to the metal godfather and one of my greatest idols, Ronnie James Dio. This special show will celebrate his life and legacy with music from BLACK SABBATH, DIO, ELF and RAINBOW. He may be gone but his music will last forever. Horns up!"BW&BK; received the following press release from Sweden Rock Festival organizers today (May 19th):
Ronnie James Dio made four appearances at Sweden Rock Festival: twice with his own band DIO, and twice with HEAVEN & HELL - most recently just last summer. Ronnie always had a keen eye towards Sweden and Sweden Rock, and over the years we developed a good relationship to both him and his wife/manager Wendy. It was with heavy hearts we woke up Monday morning realising that the news of his passing the day before had not been a bad dream, and that one of the greatest of all time had indeed left us.
To honour his memory, we have decided to rename the Zeppelin Stage: this year it will be called Dio Stage. We are also planning a tribute ceremony on one of the main stages. More info on this will follow shortly.
In October, we will gather some of the most prominent Swedish metal musicians for a tribute concert on the Sweden Rock Cruise. The names of the participants will be announced as soon as they have been confirmed.
For more info, please contact:
Martin Forssman, press manager
+46 73 689 2899
martin@swedenrock.com
