New Song

[Holymagica]

A new song which legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio nearly completed before his death will be released next year, according to former DIO member Craig Goldy. The guitarist tells U.K.'s Classic Rock magazine, "We were working on tracks for a new DIO album just before Ronnie died in May. And we did almost finish one song. Wendy [Dio, Ronnie's widow/manager] has been talking about reissuing [DIO's] 'Magica' album (originally released in 2000) with bonus tracks, including this one." He adds, "The thing is that the lyrics deal with what Ronnie was going through at the time, when he was battling cancer. So now they are very emotional. It's hard to listen without a lump in your throat."

Craig Goldy will be sharing his plans for his new group very soon.

[Jeffrey]

Is this about "Elektra" that we heard about, or another song?

Looking forward to all that he worked on coming out.

Jeffrey
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[Non]

So only one song will be released next year ??
Who plays drum parts ? I guess that Ronnie plays bass and keyboards on current track. But Rudy and Scott will play on it ?

And what about reissuing Magica + bonus tracks ?
There are more tracks which Ronnie and Craig were working on.
Anyone of DIO members can complete or not ?
And vocal track has been completed or not ?

The lyrics....I didn't expect that Ronnie wrote about his own feeling or experiences...Because Magica has a characteristic image and SF story.
It's kind of fear I feel...I want to listen, but it's scary to know what he wrote.
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[alitivity]

Unfortunately, I dont think Ronnie expected to lose his battle with Cancer, so I dont think he went into the studio to record everything he could before the end, like Freddie Mercury did. So We probably wont see much more from Ronnie in the form of final works. However, I would venture to say that like most artists, there were songs that didnt make the cut on his albums that may be locked away in the vault somewhere, and we may actually get some new older music at some point.
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[Holymagica]

alitivity

I remember when I heard Made In Heaven by Queen for the first time, I cried like a baby
Mainly becoz of the lyrics that Freddie Mercury had wrote, I think its really important for DIO fans from this song to be released.

Non
Don't forget Ronnie James Dio was the master of the metaphor,he always wrote what was in heart, thats why we have a hard time trying to decipher so many of his lyrics.

[adiszul]

it's a pity that only one song will be released, it will be very sad moment and a happy one as the same time, it would be special song for us...

it's a good idea to release it with magica cd, because i've got that stupid version of that cd from nobelprize(lord of the last day is shorter than on normal cd)

[neon knight pete]

I heard Elektra & thought it was a great song , i will look forward to the new release of Magica + the extras that go with it , i did hear theres is gonna be some more unreleased stuff in the vaults that Dio recorded before he died (Bless Him) + cds & dvds of his Live recordings , i do know exacty what yet , but i hope they will see the light of day in the new year folks .
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[Mottenmann]

Wendy Dio said on the "Blairing Out Show" that there will be five songs.

Together with Electra that makes a whole of six.

And last but not least Ronnie himself stated in October 2009 that he had written eight songs for the next Magica.

Here is the link:

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/interviews/hit_the_lights/ronnie_james_dio_-_heaven__hell__dio_to_release_further_studio_albums.html

So we can conclude that there will be a good handful of unreleased tracks that the band will work on in the near future ...

[neon knight pete]

Thanks for the info on that Mottenmann .
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[Non]