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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 ...
The following is a list of best-selling albums by country. Depends on the measurement, record sales of albums are taken by estimations or certifications. Note that some of the data are incomplete due to a lack of available published data from a number of territories, unlike the United Kingdom and the United States with recognized national measurement firms and certifying bodies such as ...
Album US Main [19] UK [20] 1983 "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 ...
The following May, the band released their debut album, Holy Diver, which featured two hit singles – "Rainbow in the Dark" and "Holy Diver" – that gained popularity, in part from MTV. Dio and Bain played keyboards in the studio, but keyboardist Claude Schnell was recruited for live shows in 1983 prior to the Holy Diver tour.
List of collaborative studio albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions US HH [1] US Rap [2] US Indie [3] US Heat. [4] The Future Is Now (with DJ Eclipse, Goretex & Sabac Red, as Non Phixion) Released: March 26, 2002; Label: Uncle Howie Records; 65 — 14: 14 The Green CD/DVD (with DJ Eclipse, Goretex & Sabac ...
Album Elf (1972) Carolina County Ball (1974) Trying to Burn the Sun (1975) Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow (1975) Rising (1976) Long Live Rock 'n' Roll (1978) Heaven and Hell (1980) Mob Rules (1981) Holy Diver (1983) The Last in Line (1984) Sacred Heart (1985) Dream Evil (1987) Lock Up the Wolves (1990) Dehumanizer (1992) Strange Highways (1993 ...
The Last In Line is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Dio, released on July 2, 1984. It is the first Dio album to feature former Rough Cutt keyboardist Claude Schnell . It became the band's highest-charting album in both the UK and the U.S., reaching number 4 and number 23, respectively ( Sacred Heart would later reach number ...
Holy Diver may refer to: Holy Diver, the debut album of heavy metal band Dio, released in 1983 "Holy Diver" (song), the first single off the album;