Dio - Holy Diver

9 | 1266 votes |

Release date:	25 May 1983
Style:	Heavy metal
Owners:	1799 have it 95 want it 2 trade it

Disc I
01. Stand Up And Shout
02. Holy Diver
03. Gypsy
04. Caught In The Middle
05. Don't Talk To Strangers
06. Straight Through The Heart
07. Invisible
08. Rainbow In The Dark
09. Shame On The Night

Disc II [Deluxe edition]
01. Evil Eyes
02. Stand Up And Shout [live]
03. Straight Through The Heart [live]
04. Stand Up And Shout [Live King Biscuit Flower Hour 30th October 1983]
05. Shame On The Night [Live King Biscuit Flower Hour 30th October 1983]
06. Children Of The Sea [Live King Biscuit Flower Hour 30th October 1983]
07. Holy Diver [Live King Biscuit Flower Hour 30th October 1983]
08. Rainbow In The Dark [Live King Biscuit Flower Hour 30th October 1983]
09. Man On The Silver Mountain [Live King Biscuit Flower Hour 30th October 1983]

Top 20 albums of 1983: 1
Top 200 albums of all time: 22

Review

Lyrics (9)

Line-up
Ronald James "Ronnie Dio" Padavona - vocals, keyboards
Vivian Campbell - guitars
Vincent "Vinny" Appice - drums
Jimmy Bain - bass, keyboards

Additional info
Art direction and design by Simon Levy and Jerry McManus

Re-released in 2005, completely remastered, with an extended booklet and an interview with Ronnie James Dio.
Re-released in 2010 by Back In Black on double LP red transparent vinyl, limited edition. Colored vinyl pressing limited to 1000 copies.

Produced by Ronnie James Dio.

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Guest review by
tomeku

Rating:
10

Ronnie James Dio - one of very few musicians who was always doing what he wanted to do. He always created music he loves. He's never gone commercial and always been independent. When listening to his songs you can feel that the music flows straight from his heart. Dio is surely one of the best vocalist of all time and he also wrote great lyrics for his songs. But instead of adoring him I'll go straight to the main part.

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published 12.02.2004 | Comments (17)

Staff pick by
Thryce

17.05.2010

Released exactly 27(!) years ago, this album is regarded as Dio's best work, and an undeniable classic in the heavy metal genre in general. Simple as that.

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Strawberry Posts: 12 From: Iran	06.06.2013 - 19:39 Rating: 10 Strawberry Posts: 12 From: Iran This is a MASTERPIECE Loading...
Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Posts: 40071 From: The Netherlands	24.09.2013 - 22:18 Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Posts: 40071 From: The Netherlands Written by Reality03 on 24.09.2013 at 21:59 Most definitely the best Dio album. The following releases didnt come even close to this one. qft although Dream Evil comes closest ---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996 Loading...
Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Posts: 40071 From: The Netherlands	24.09.2013 - 22:34 Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Posts: 40071 From: The Netherlands Written by Reality03 on 24.09.2013 at 22:21 Yes probably but The last in line f.e was way inferior to this one. totally true as was Sacred Heart and everything after Dream Evil. Actually, come to think of it only Holy DIver and Dream Evil are the only essential Dio solo albums ---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996 Loading...
Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Posts: 40071 From: The Netherlands	24.09.2013 - 22:49 Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Posts: 40071 From: The Netherlands Written by Reality03 on 24.09.2013 at 22:44 Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 24.09.2013 at 22:34 Written by Reality03 on 24.09.2013 at 22:21 Yes probably but The last in line f.e was way inferior to this one. totally true as was Sacred Heart and everything after Dream Evil. Actually, come to think of it only Holy DIver and Dream Evil are the only essential Dio solo albums Holy diver for sure and to a lesser extent Dream eVIL. I still think his best work was with Rainbow. Rising and Long Live Rock´n Roll are classics and better than anything done with Black Sabbath or solo. I am not too much of a fan of Long Live Rock 'n Roll but what he did on Rising is my favourite and also on the Rainbow debut and especially live just go watch the Munich 1977 dvd dman that was Dio's best. As for Black Sabbath never really like Heaven & Hell but Mob Rules I always enjoyed. But true his Rainbow years were better than anything he did with Sabbath or solo ---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996 Loading...
Metald3th Posts: 3 From: Finland	02.02.2014 - 19:03 Rating: 10 Metald3th Posts: 3 From: Finland Maybe the best metal album of all time Loading...
Ace Frawley The Spaceman Posts: 1366 From: Australia	27.03.2014 - 11:09 Rating: 8 Ace Frawley The Spaceman Posts: 1366 From: Australia Written by deadone on 25.03.2014 at 06:35 Great voice and in my mind epitome of what it is to be a heavy metal vocalist. Oh yeah, he was one of the best. In my top five of all time, would be surprised if he didn't make the top 5 in any list of the great metal vocalists of all time. ---- The sun shines over The Fool... Loading...
NocturnalStalker Metal Addict Posts: 889 From: Spain	08.06.2014 - 08:07 Rating: 9 NocturnalStalker Metal Addict Posts: 889 From: Spain What can I say? It's a real classic of heavy music. ---- "And we are not who we think we are We are who we're afraid to be" - Lux Occulta "The Opening of Eleventh Sephirah" Loading...
Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 52372 From: Norway	23.07.2015 - 19:14 Rating: 8 Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 52372 From: Norway Written by Angelic Storm on 28.01.2011 at 22:17 Written by Mountain King on 28.01.2011 at 22:08 Doesn't deserve a 10 for sure... I agree with that. I think the album is slightly overrated, even though over half the album is classic stuff. I disagree and agree, IMO whole his solo career are overrated , had some kind 80's new touch ... cant compare whit Elf amnd Rainbow, specially Rainbow if we do lyrical compeering, but still good album, later what came out are more overrated and boring , but it don't change a fact what great icon in metal he was ---- Life is to short for LOVE, there is many great things to do online !!! Stormtroopers of Death - ''Speak English or Die'' I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing Loading...
The Shape 1973 Posts: 4225	24.01.2016 - 23:39 Rating: 10 The Shape 1973 Posts: 4225 Good bye Jimmy. RIP. ---- So many chips on the world's shoulder. Low on ketchup. Loading...
metalriff Posts: 87 From: India	09.08.2018 - 23:06 Rating: 4 metalriff Posts: 87 From: India I love Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow (album) and i like Heaven and Hell (album) but nothing on this album is good except for the cover art. Loading...
Maasai Mara Posts: 159 From: Kenya	03.01.2019 - 09:47 Rating: 9 Maasai Mara Posts: 159 From: Kenya Listen to Dio and don't waste your time arguing with stangers on internet forums. The heavier riffs make Dio sound better than he did with Rainbow. Simply the greatest vocal performance by Dio and only second to Blackie Lawless on Headless Children and Crimson Idol. ---- You are not metal enough until you visit Kenya. The cradle of mankind, where man learnt first to work with stones and first enjoyed the sounds produced by banging stones which later influenced metal in all its sounds and genres. Loading...
Jope of Steele Posts: 2222 From: Finland	20.12.2019 - 21:39 Rating: 10 Jope of Steele Posts: 2222 From: Finland The album's full of good to total masterpiece songs. Not all these songs are "hits", but there is certainly lots of quality in all of them, which doesn't really encourage to skip any of them. The musicianship is simply outstanding and RJD as the unquestionable legend of a heavy metal vocals sounds amazing on this record. Listen to it and vote it 10/10, or be a poser and leave the hall. P.S. My theory is that David DeFeis took the overused "look out!" line from RJD ---- Freedom is a state of mind-not freedom from something but a sense of freedom, a freedom to doubt and question all and therefore so intense, active and vigorous that it throws away every form of dependence, slavery, conformity and acceptance-J Krishnamurti Loading...
Paulh Posts: 513 From: UK	14.09.2020 - 17:04 Rating: 9 Paulh Posts: 513 From: UK 01. Stand Up And Shout - 9/10 02. Holy Diver - 10/10 03. Gypsy - 8.5/10 04. Caught In The Middle - 9/10 05. Don't Talk To Strangers - 9/10 06. Straight Through The Heart - 9/10 07. Invisible - 8/10 08. Rainbow In The Dark - 9/10 09. Shame On The Night - 8.5/10 Overall: 8.9/10 Not as strong as Rainbow's Rising, but definitely the best solo Dio album. ---- My Favourite Albums Top 200 Underrated Albums My Favourite Songs (Spotify) Loading...
Redel Posts: 672 From: Germany	29.11.2020 - 23:49 Rating: 9 Redel Posts: 672 From: Germany Written by Paulh on 14.09.2020 at 17:04 01. Stand Up And Shout - 9/10 02. Holy Diver - 10/10 03. Gypsy - 8.5/10 04. Caught In The Middle - 9/10 05. Don't Talk To Strangers - 9/10 06. Straight Through The Heart - 9/10 07. Invisible - 8/10 08. Rainbow In The Dark - 9/10 09. Shame On The Night - 8.5/10 Overall: 8.9/10 Spinning this once again after quite some time I think I actually come to exactly the same assessment in terms of voting on each of the songs -- as well as the overall album vote -- as you do. That alone is worth a Besides, no need to elaborate I guess, album is a classic. One of the best, if not the single best, Heavy Metal albums of all time. Loading...
Paulh Posts: 513 From: UK	30.11.2020 - 11:31 Rating: 9 Paulh Posts: 513 From: UK Written by Redel on 29.11.2020 at 23:49 Written by Paulh on 14.09.2020 at 17:04 01. Stand Up And Shout - 9/10 02. Holy Diver - 10/10 03. Gypsy - 8.5/10 04. Caught In The Middle - 9/10 05. Don't Talk To Strangers - 9/10 06. Straight Through The Heart - 9/10 07. Invisible - 8/10 08. Rainbow In The Dark - 9/10 09. Shame On The Night - 8.5/10 Overall: 8.9/10 Spinning this once again after quite some time I think I actually come to exactly the same assessment in terms of voting on each of the songs -- as well as the overall album vote -- as you do. That alone is worth a Besides, no need to elaborate I guess, album is a classic. One of the best, if not the single best, Heavy Metal albums of all time. Awesome! It's a great album for sure. A shame there is only 1 particularly strong standout song, but it's definitely consistent in quality. ---- My Favourite Albums Top 200 Underrated Albums My Favourite Songs (Spotify) Loading...
JoHn DoE Posts: 1696	30.11.2020 - 11:35 JoHn DoE Posts: 1696 ^ why do some people focus and even obsess on stand out songs. I'd rather listen to an album with all good songs than to an album with 2-3 great songs and then average or mediocre rest of them. If that makes sense... ---- I thought the two primary purposes for the internet were cat memes and overreactions. Loading...
Boxcar Willy yr a kook Posts: 7990 From: Canada	30.11.2020 - 16:20 Rating: 9 Boxcar Willy yr a kook Posts: 7990 From: Canada This is the first vinyl I ever bought in 2010 from a Comic Book store when I was 14. Holy Diver was also the first song I ever learned to play on an instrument. That combined with the absolutely unreal music video for Holy Diver have cemented this album as one of the most impactful albums of my teenage years. That album cover is unreal too. ---- 14:22 - Marcel Hubregtse I do your mum Loading...