The official unveiling of the monument dedicated to metal heavy legendary singer
Ronnie James Dio in the Bulgarian coastal town of the Black Sea of Kavarna took place yesterday (Saturday 23 October).
Dio Road Manager
Steve Mignardi and
DIO drummer
Simon Wright (who already played with
DC/AC) attended the event.
Alexander Petrov and
Krasimir Krastev - Lomsky sculptors spend two months working on the project, which is more than two metres (about six-and-a-half feet) and is combined with stones from the sea. The statue, which was funded entirely by donations, was placed in the central park of the city, within the framework of the-at-soon built "Allée rock," a project approved by the municipal Council, four years ago.
Video footage and photos (with the permission of Metal Hangar 18) for the inauguration of the statue is visible below.
According to radio the Bulgaria, the decision to erect the monument was taken by the municipal administration, with the most active developers, Mayor of Kavarna Tzonko Tzonev leader journalists, musicians and singers.
A replica of the monument has posted three days Kavarna Rock Fest in July and a model of plaster statue was created later, marking the last stage of preparation for its construction.
Dio was reportedly one of the earliest rock icons heavy play Kavarna.In fact, he performed not less than five times in Bulgaria, and actively participated in the campaign to free Bulgarian nurses, detained in the prison in Libya for eight years.
According to the New standard, the Mayor of Kavarna, Tzonko Tzonev, was able to transform his ongoing pastime - music rock - in an efficient and profitable project and therefore money flows into the consolidated revenue fund of the municipality of Kavarna.Grace Tzonev efforts some of the greatest rock musicians of all time came and carried out in the small coastal town of Kavarna.
Ronnie James Dio was one of the most respected and most talented purely rock, renowned for its instantly recognizable vocals, lyrics and scénographie.Le fictious 16 May 2010, Ronnie succumbed to cancer of the stomach at the age of 67, and hard rock world has lost one of its greatest talents.
Photos below courtesy of Metal Hangar 18.
