Dio Slams Def Leppard Guitarist

posted Oct 2, 2007 at 12:09 PM by Diamond Oz. (49 Comments)

Band Photo: Black Sabbath (?)

eBay Celebrity-Signing has issued footage of legendary vocalist RONNIE JAMES DIO (HEAVEN AND HELL, BLACK SABBATH, DIO), recorded following Heaven And Hell's March 30th performance at New York's Radio City Music Hall.

During the session, Dio had words for former Dio bandmate/current DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell, who he refers to as "fucking asshole" and states, "I hope he fuckin' dies".

Check out the footage below...

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49 Comments on "Dio Slams Def Leppard Guitarist"

1. Eye roll writes:

Way to show a little class there, Ron.

# Oct 2, 2007 @ 2:53 PM ET | IP Logged

2. iEATbabies writes:

This reminds me of a joke that someone told me in highschool. What has 7 arms and sucks?

# Oct 2, 2007 @ 4:20 PM ET | IP Logged

3. litttledeflepfan - from Staten Island, NY writes:

This is the most horrible thing that I ever watched. What is the expression - "People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones." I think that Ron needs to get a life. Vivian and the rest of Def Leppard are stonger than ever and nothing will ever stop them, not even a comment like that.

# Oct 2, 2007 @ 5:35 PM ET | IP Logged

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4. zach writes:

f*** YA DIO KICK HIS ASS!!!!!!!!!!!!

# Oct 2, 2007 @ 6:02 PM ET | IP Logged

5. Jrizzle writes:

Both Dio and Def Leppard are washed up anyway. But Dio is better

Now Playing: Killswitch Engage - Fixation On the Darkness

# Oct 2, 2007 @ 6:26 PM ET | IP Logged

6. sosoe writes:

ahahaha dio kicks so much ass!!

# Oct 2, 2007 @ 6:43 PM ET | IP Logged

7. joann writes:

DEF LEPPARD Rock.. They play for big area , and sell out show.. I think Rio is jealous of Def Leppard Vivian.. Vivian.. is in a greater band now then DIO.. over the hill.. Def Leppard move to top.. and Dio moved down.. and out.. I say this.. i will never listern to Dio band ever..He lost more fan today

# Oct 2, 2007 @ 7:14 PM ET | IP Logged

8. leppardjane writes:

It is not a wonder that your lineup changes constantly with your foul attitude, no one can stand you. Ronnie James Dio, YOU HAVE NO CLASS!!!!!

# Oct 2, 2007 @ 7:22 PM ET | IP Logged

9. rhondarnne writes:

Please, Def Leppard has soared the charts. Ron needs to get a life and move on. Viv totally rocks. I will never listen to Dio again.

# Oct 2, 2007 @ 7:41 PM ET | IP Logged

10. godlike writes:

hahaha....this is kinda funny.!! Not wishing death upon another person...that isnt cool..!!
But the anger and emotion behind those comments....after all these years...thats funny..!!
He has always looked like an angry little troll anyway..!!
Vivian Cambell playing with Def Leppard is almost as funny as David King singing for Flogging Molly after Fastway..!!

what am I hearing ? Drowning Pool - Pity

# Oct 2, 2007 @ 8:01 PM ET | IP Logged

11. stoner writes:

Dio is just voicing his disappointment in the choice of a kick a$$ guitarist joining a fricken band like Def Leppard... Thats like Dave Mustaine joining Duran Duran.... LAME....
People say sch things about their sisters. brothers and mothers, no biggie....

# Oct 2, 2007 @ 8:09 PM ET | IP Logged

12. Liar,liar writes:

Ronnie James Dio would beat the f*** out of Vivian Cambell Heaven and Hell rock so,so,so much more harder than Def Leopard ever will with out Ronnie Vivian would be nothing.

# Oct 2, 2007 @ 8:12 PM ET | IP Logged

13. Watergrl76 writes:

It's spelled Def LEPARD numb nuts! At LEAST get it RIGHT before you WRITE!

# Oct 2, 2007 @ 10:36 PM ET | IP Logged

14. Watergrl76 writes:

Sorry.... typed too fast..... LEPPARD!!!!!!!!!!!! AND THE LEPS ROCK!!!

# Oct 2, 2007 @ 11:16 PM ET | IP Logged

15. Ronnie who? writes:

If he didn't have such a crappy attitude, he wouldn't have lost Vivian in the first place. But he's a d*** and nobody can stand working with him very long, then he gets hateful when they do better than him. What a loser.

# Oct 3, 2007 @ 1:02 AM ET | IP Logged

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16. BoltThrower writes:

Add them to the fight card. This is turning out to be a grudge match marathon.

# Oct 3, 2007 @ 8:46 AM ET | IP Logged

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17. Jomama writes:

Black Sabbath and Def Lepard. Hmmm. Which one is cheese?

# Oct 3, 2007 @ 10:40 AM ET | IP Logged

18. sma writes:

if you listen you will realize he is only smashing him because of what vivian said about him... nothing more.. so dont be so quick to judge.. without dio.. most of todays music wouldnt be here also.. to jrizzle, your opinion doesnt count, you listen to nu metal.. killswitch is beat, the only thing they did worth while was get howard as thier singer and do a dio cover. breakdowns are beat

# Oct 3, 2007 @ 1:18 PM ET | IP Logged

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19. Diamond Oz writes:

It's not so much what Dio says in the vid, it's the way those guys are kissing his arse and repeating everything he says.

"Yes Ronnie. You're the man Ronnie!"

f*** off.

# Oct 3, 2007 @ 1:45 PM ET | IP Logged

20. godlike writes:

it requires a very short person to kiss Dio's arse..!!

what am I hearin.? the local high school band marchin by......DAMNIT..!!!!

# Oct 3, 2007 @ 1:55 PM ET | IP Logged

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21. SlugEmperor writes:

rainbow in the darkness isnt exactly the most metal song i've ever heard
... Killswitch is awesome, and not even close to Nu-metal and the whole concept of just the nu-metal genre is stupid, all it is, is a label for "mainstream" bands, it doesnt really follow any rules of sound or anything

Now playing: Neurosis - Stones From The Sky

# Oct 3, 2007 @ 5:37 PM ET | IP Logged

22. Def Leppard Bitch writes:

f*** off Ronnie!!!!!!! Keep your f***ing mouth shut!!!!!!!!!

# Oct 4, 2007 @ 8:58 AM ET | IP Logged

23. JasonDub writes:

Its Def Leppard Watergrl76! If you're going to correct somebody, know what you're talking about. Dio is a twat.

# Oct 4, 2007 @ 2:27 PM ET | IP Logged

24. fearthedje writes:

no, numetal does follow a rule. downtuned guitars with emphasis on atmosphere as opposed to riffs and solos. usually with lyrical themes involving angst, anger and other turbulent emotions. essentially emo, but with huge pants and i would say worse music.

# Oct 4, 2007 @ 3:27 PM ET | IP Logged

25. fearthedje writes:

and anyways, dio hasnt really made a good cd that i can recall since vivian campbell left. thats probably why he hates him so much.

# Oct 4, 2007 @ 3:28 PM ET | IP Logged

26. FUCK DEF LEPPARD writes:

DEF LEPPARD IS SO f***ING GAY, WORDS CANNOT DESCRIBE THE EMNITY I HAVE FOR THIS BAND, WHY THE f*** ARE THEY STILL AROUND, THE 80'S ARE OVER DUDE, GOOD FOR DIO, DIO ROCKS WAY THE f*** HARDER THEN DEF LEPPARD, DEF LEPPARD DOSN'T EVEN ROCK AT ALL, f*** THOSE QUEERS, f*** EM', THEY SUCK BIG HUGE FAT MUTHUFKIN' DONKEY DANK. I MIGHT AS WELL JUST GO CRAZY AND JUMP ON STAGE AT ONE OF THEIR SHOWS AND SHOOT THE GUITAR PLAYER IN THE BACK OF THE NECK A COUPLE TIMES

AND ONE MORE THING

F U C K D E F L E P P A R D!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

# Oct 4, 2007 @ 8:38 PM ET | IP Logged

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27. Red_Chord writes:

Woah ! I didn't know they let midgets out in the wild...especially since they have a grave lack of those midgets that keeps the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

# Oct 4, 2007 @ 9:38 PM ET | IP Logged

28. Black Widow writes:

holy f*** post 27 is funny, seriously dude that sh** made me laugh...............hard!

# Oct 5, 2007 @ 3:01 AM ET | IP Logged

29. fracturedluv writes:

Ronnie Mr. f*cking nice guy himself you're a class act Ronnie you f*cking idiot, Vivian is is 10x the f*cking man you can ever hope to be. The only thing you proved by cutting down Leppard is the fact that they are full of integrity and you my friend are full of sh*t.

# Oct 5, 2007 @ 4:22 PM ET | IP Logged

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30. Red_Chord writes:

Woah look closely at the video. That midget is rad man. I've always wanted a pet like that. Sweet yet he can show is teeth when p***ed. and he is already not able to conceive, he got is balls cut out...just hope he's not gonna hump everybody just out of a reflex...

# Oct 5, 2007 @ 10:23 PM ET | IP Logged

31. fearthedje writes:

ronnie james dio will probably f*** your mother out of his hatred of your stupid run on joke.

# Oct 6, 2007 @ 1:32 PM ET | IP Logged

32. Ha! writes:

Further proof that Ronnie James Dio is the epitome of class.
At least Vivian Campbell has the balls to say what he really thinks of Dio in interivews.
It's clear now that every good word Dio has said about Campbell was to make himself look good.

# Oct 6, 2007 @ 2:38 PM ET | IP Logged

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33. Red_Chord writes:

Woah ! fearthedje, I am so afraid of Dio. He looks so mean and powerful. He'll probably just tell some fans (I still don't know why he's got some) that I am an a$$hole and that he hopes I die but when he is face to face with me (well that's impossible since I am 6 feet tall) he'll probably got down in a corner and suck his thumb...and if he wants to f*** my mother, well go ahead Dio but she will not feel a thing since his wee wee has probably retreated far into is belly.

# Oct 6, 2007 @ 9:56 PM ET | IP Logged

34. fearthedje writes:

i dont know, dio's pretty f***ing good at slaying dragons and demons and sh**.

# Oct 6, 2007 @ 10:47 PM ET | IP Logged

35. Zio writes:

Vivian should have thought about the future before he spoke wrongly about RJD.
RJD is entitled to his opinion on the matter.

# Oct 8, 2007 @ 5:33 AM ET | IP Logged

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36. Red_Chord writes:

Post 34 : LOL Ok that's was funny !

# Oct 8, 2007 @ 9:21 AM ET | IP Logged

37. russ writes:

dio rocks horns up

# Oct 11, 2007 @ 8:47 AM ET | IP Logged

38. CrawfordTexasJingoJango writes:

S'okay. Time and obscurity are kicking BOTH of their asses.

# Oct 11, 2007 @ 3:05 PM ET | IP Logged

39. Watergrl76 writes:

JasonDub, Uhhhh if you had the time to read my VERY NEXT post, You would see that I corrected the spelling because I was typing too fast. Not everyone has ALL THE TIME in the world to post. Some of us have 60 hour work weeks. However, your are right... Dio is a TWAT!

# Oct 14, 2007 @ 6:44 PM ET | IP Logged

40. watergrl76 writes:

sorry.. let me fix this grammar error before I get crucified again. You 'ARE' right.

# Oct 14, 2007 @ 6:48 PM ET | IP Logged

41. fearthedje writes:

in all honesty i would rather f***ing rock out with that sick synth line in rainbow in the dark then that pour some sugar on me bullsh**. def leppard f***ing sucks.

# Oct 14, 2007 @ 6:53 PM ET | IP Logged

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42. BLACKDOG writes:

Let it go RONNIE !!!! That was so many years ago & he's still playing second fiddle to someone else.So obviously you have your modicum of revenge in that your RONNIE JAMES DIO.He's Vivian Cambell.Extremely capable but not a solo artist or atleast leader of his own band.YOU WON !!!! NOW GET OVER IT !!!!

# Oct 14, 2007 @ 9:31 PM ET | IP Logged

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43. Cynic writes:

"essentially emo, but with huge pants" lol, good call fearthedje.

Now Playing: Hammers of Misforture - "Trot Out The Dead"

# Oct 14, 2007 @ 9:46 PM ET | IP Logged

44. DasJerm writes:

People today at least know who Def Leppard is. Can anyone who didn't grow up in the 70's and 80's honestly know who "DIO" is? The guy looks like Gollum's twin brother. And BTW, Steve Clark kicks Campbells a$$ so if he was still alive, bitter old man Ronnie could have his precious Vivian back.

# Oct 15, 2007 @ 7:27 AM ET | IP Logged

45. Blah writes:

DIO is the greatest. Love Def Leppard...but Dio is soo much better. And the Vivian era sucks so bad. DL only had 3 good albums...DIO on the other hand have had way more ( I personally like all their stuff). And I agree with anyone who says Vivian would be nothing without Ronnie. It's true. Hell DL wouldn't have picked him up with out him. So f*** off Vivian! Specially with his hate of good music (80s rock and metal).

# Oct 16, 2007 @ 8:29 AM ET | IP Logged

46. debbie1120 writes:

Dio sounds like he's a little jealous. Haven't heard anything new from Dio in a while. I know he did a reunion thing with Black Sabbath, may I add, AFTER Ozzy. Def Leppard is still out there touring and putting out CD's. The little italian man needs to get a life. It's a shame that after all this time, Dio is still p***ed about this. Let it go and breathe little man.

# Oct 18, 2007 @ 9:10 PM ET | IP Logged

47. Black Widow writes:

Post 44, I didn't grow up during the 70's and 80's and I know very well who Dio is, okay, and Def Leppard f***in blows
DIO RULES & LEPPARD SUCK d***S

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48. Silence24 writes:

Dio, cussing? I doubt it! besides, i can't imagine dio cussing!

# Oct 23, 2007 @ 10:07 AM ET | IP Logged

49. russ writes:

hay black dog do you think ronnie is going to see this sh**

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