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Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell has revealed that he was recently diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and has already gone through two of six months of chemotherapy to battle the cancer.

The loss of vocalist Ronnie James Dio to stomach cancer in 2010 still stings the hearts of metal fans, including that of the mighty Metallica. The band plans to be involved in the upcoming Dio ribute album, which will also feature Anthrax, Rob Halford and more. It turns out that Metallica even contacted Dio’s widow directly in order to get the ball rolling on their participation.

The worldwide metal community has mourned the tragic death of the iconic vocalist Ronnie James Dio ever since he succumbed to stomach cancer at the age of 67. A year-and-a-half after Dio’s passing, some of rock and metal’s biggest names such as Rob Halford, Lemmy Kilmister and Dave Grohl have begun recording a tribute album in honor of the late singer.

It's been a little over a year since the unfortunate passing of legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio.  It looks like he had enough unreleased material for a new album, and we'll get to hear that stuff come October.

And wait until you hear who’s planning to be on it. It will be a whole cooler than that one that came out in 2000, that’s for sure!

The annual heavy metal and hard rock award show is taking the stage in Los Angeles on April 20 and yesterday the nominees were announced.

That's what ex Sabbath Bassist Geezer Butler just recently stated in an interview with AOL's Noisecreep.