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"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.
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 – 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.
"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]
The album's B-side "Holy Diver", a cover of Dio's first single, was released as the album's third single on August 17, 2007. [20] It peaked at number 12 on the Rock Songs Chart, making it the band's highest charting single. A music video directed by Brian Thompson premiered on the band's official Myspace page on August 1, 2007. [21]
The song "Push" was a hit and had a music video that featured Tenacious D performing a humorous cover of Ronnie James Dio's biggest song from his time with Black Sabbath, "Heaven and Hell". Dio approaches them to tell them that he will pay them to play Tenacious D music.
A list of all songs with lyrics about Jesus Christ, where he is specifically the central subject.This category contains both songs referring to specific moments of Jesus's life (birth, preaching, crucifixion) and songs of blessing, rejoicing or mourning where he is portrayed as a religious deity or examined as a cultural figure.
"You Don't Know What Love Is (You Just Do as You're Told)" 2007 "Holy Diver" Dio: 1983: Arena Rock Singles: October 21, 2014 "Seventeen" Winger: 1988: E♭ Standard "Turn Up the Radio" Autograph: 1984 "The Stroke" Billy Squier: 1981: E Standard "Nothin' but a Good Time" Poison: 1988: E♭ Standard "Runaways" The Killers: 2012: The Killers 5 ...