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Holy Diver is the debut studio album by the American heavy metal band Dio, released in 1983. The album was acclaimed by the music press and is the band's most ...
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]
Dio's first studio album, Holy Diver, from 1983, was the first to feature Murray on its cover. Murray appears to be a demon torturing a cleric , but Ronnie James Dio said that it is not necessarily clear which one is the monster and which one is the priest.
"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.
Dio sings backing vocals on Pat Boone's cover of his signature song, "Holy Diver". Various Artists: Humanary Stew: A Tribute to Alice Cooper (1999) Dio sings a cover of "Welcome to My Nightmare". Various Artists: Not the Same Old Song and Dance: A Tribute to Aerosmith (1999) Dio sings a cover of "Dream On".
Holy Dio: A Tribute to Ronnie James Dio is a compilation album, released on July 12, 1999. [2] It is a tribute album to Ronnie James Dio, featuring covers of several songs he had sung during his time with Rainbow, Black Sabbath and his own band Dio. The covers done on this tribute album were recorded by mostly power metal bands.
"Holy Diver" Released: 1 February 2023; Professional ratings; Review scores ... the album consists of instrumental covers of various Rainbow, Black Sabbath, and Dio ...
The first single "Holy Diver" charted at 72 in the United Kingdom, followed by "Rainbow in the Dark" which reached 46. Their follow-up album The Last in Line (1984) charted higher, reaching number 24 in the US, and went platinum in the US.