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The 1983 debut Holy Diver, by his band Dio, reduced lush moral landscapes to simple good-versus-evil conflicts, using the lyrical duality of 'Rainbow in the Dark' and 'Holy Diver' to raise questions about deceit and hypocrisy in romance and religion. In the sharp contrasts of Dio's imagery, there was always a built-in contradiction that fed ...
"Holy Diver" is a song by American heavy metal band Dio. It was released in August 1983 as the lead single from the band's debut album of the same name . Although it only reached number 40 on the Mainstream Rock chart at that time, it is one of Dio's most popular songs today.
Preferring to work with British musicians, Dio asked Bain for suggestions of a replacement; he recommended Sweet Savage guitarist Vivian Campbell, and Campbell joined the group. [3] Around the release of the band's debut Holy Diver in May 1983, Claude Schnell joined as Dio's first full-time keyboardist. [4]
Dio toured South America, Japan, Europe, and Russia in 2005. Their autumn tour was titled "An Evening With Dio" and featured a regular set, and then a second set of the band playing Holy Diver in its entirety. A DVD of the tour was filmed in London. The audio of this performance, a double CD named Holy Diver – Live was released in April 2006.
"Holy Diver" 40 72 Holy Diver "Rainbow in the Dark" 14 46 1984 "The Last in Line" 10 The Last in Line "We Rock" — 42 "Mystery" 20 34 1985 "Rock 'N' Roll Children" 26 26 Sacred Heart "Hungry for Heaven" [A] 30 72 1986 "King of Rock and Roll" — 1987 "I Could Have Been a Dreamer" 33 69 Dream Evil "All the Fools Sailed Away" — 1990 "Hey Angel ...
"Rainbow in the Dark" is a song by heavy metal band Dio. Released from the band's double platinum-selling 1983 debut album, Holy Diver. Assisted by a popular MTV music video, it reached #12 on US Billboard Album Rock Tracks in early October. The distinctive keyboard motif was composed by Jimmy Bain on a Yamaha keyboard. [2]
Holy Diver – Live is a live album by American heavy metal band Dio, recorded on tour in 2005.On disc 1, the band performs Holy Diver in its entirety, while disc 2 contains live versions of other songs from Dio's back catalog.
It was released on November 9, 2010 [1] as the first release from Dio's Niji Entertainment Group label. [2] It features two appearances by Dio at the Monsters of Rock festival at Donington: the 1983 show and the 1987 show (from the Holy Diver and Dream Evil tours, respectively).