Top 10 Most Controversial Metal Line-up Changes

The Top Ten
1 Ronnie James Dio for Ozzy Osbourne Ronnie James Dio (born Ronald James Padavona; July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010) was an American heavy metal singer, songwriter and musician. He fronted and/or founded numerous groups including Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio and Heaven & Hell. He is credited with popularizing the "metal horns" hand gesture ...read more.
2 Jason Newstead for Cliff Burton
3 Blaze Bailey for Bruce Dickinson
4 Tim 'Ripper' Owens for Rob Halford Timothy S. "Ripper" Owens is an American heavy metal singer who first gained attention as the lead singer of Judas Priest, and then Iced Earth. He took the nickname "Ripper" from the Judas Priest song "The Ripper" during his time in the tribute band "British Steel". He currently performs with Beyond ...read more.
5 Chester Bennington for Scott Weiland
6 Phil Anselmo for Terry Glaze
7 Brian Johnson for Bon Scott
8 John Bush for Joey Belladonna
9 John Corabi for Vince Neil
10 Sammy Hagar for David Lee Roth
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