# JACK BLACK: RONNIE JAMES DIO Is ‘Still The Reigning Champion, Greatest Heavy Metal Vocalist Of All Time’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/jack-black-ronnie-james-dio-is-still-the-reigning-champion-greatest-heavy-metal-vocalist-of-all-time/
- Published: 2026-11-14T16:30:06+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T23:06:05+00:00
- Original publisher: Blabbermouth
- Original article: https://blabbermouth.net/news/jack-black-ronnie-james-dio-is-still-the-reigning-champion-greatest-heavy-metal-vocalist-of-all-time
- Topics: Americas, Celebrity, Entertainment, Music, World

## Key points

- Jack Black reaffirmed his admiration for Ronnie James Dio.
- The pair worked together on a music video and a film.
- Dio died of gastric cancer in 2010, aged 67.

## Summary

Jack Black called Ronnie James Dio the greatest heavy metal vocalist of all time while attending the 2026 Bowl For Ronnie charity bowling event in California. His tribute recalled Dio’s influence on him and highlighted the singer’s voice, character and enduring place in heavy metal.

Black also described working with Dio on Tenacious D’s appearance in the “Push” music video and Dio’s cameo as himself in the film “Tenacious D: The Pick Of Destiny”. He said a comic song about Dio was also intended as a tribute, and praised the singer’s humour and generosity. Dio died of gastric cancer in May 2010, aged 67.

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