Dio
Holy Diver

Heavy metal masterpiece, one of greatest albums in this genre - a cultural monument! Sound is amazing, repress of first release (not remastered). Comes with simple 4 page booklet - like original press.

Very good edition of famous album. Fantastic sound!

In 1983, the great rock vocalist Ronnie James Dio, after successful work in Elf, Rainbow and Black Sabbath, finally decided to go his own way and founded the group Dio. Old acquaintances Vinnie Appice and Jimmy Bane, guitarist Vivian Campbell and keyboard player Cloud Schnell joined him. And with the very first album, Ronnie at once conquered the absolute summit for himself, which he would never reach again. Holy Diver is just perfect, there is not a single weak point, not a single bad song. He listens in one breath and desperately wants to press the Repeat button after the last track. At the very first studio studio, the group developed its own sound and a gloomy, medieval atmosphere that blends perfectly into the concept of the group. In many ways, this is facilitated by Dio's “branded” texts, as if they immerse the listener into the world of fairies, dragons and other fairy tales. Half of the album’s tracks have already become an absolute classic of heavy metal, this group includes the hurricane opening fighter Stand Up And Shout, the real “medieval” epic Holy Diver, a magnificent synthesis of soft tenderness and frenetic speed and a commercially-oriented song Rainbow In The Dark with a memorable play on keyboards. What is interesting is that all the other songs from the album are no worse than the above-mentioned masterpieces, among them there are stunning heavy action films (Gypsy, Straight Through The Heart), and more melodic tracks (Caught In The Middle, Invisble), there is even the darkest epic slow dance The Night. The sound is great, the only thing that always surprised me was - why did Ronnie need a keyboard player? Dio's music has always been heavy enough, keyboards can only be found in a couple of songs for the whole album. But let's not talk about it, with or without Cloud as part, Dio set the highest quality bar on his debut album. In my opinion, Holy Diver is Ronnie’s best work ever. The collection of any fan of heavy music will be incomplete without this diamond. A masterpiece for all time.

One of the best metal albums ever released. Dio's legacy continues to be a paradigm for what fantasy based heavy metal is all about!

Real masterpiece. This is one of the albums that I can listen whole day, everyday. It's essential for all hard rock lovers and metalheads.

Classic! Everything here sounds perfect,no weak songs, Ronnie at his best

Absolute classic of Heavy Metal, Dio's first solo album keep the powerful sound and Voice that made him famous in Rainbow and Black Sabbath. Holy Diver is full of classic songs and an mandatory item in any metal collection.

Classic heavy metal album for one of my favorite metal singers of all time. Dio continues from Black Sabbath to solo career in the same directon - heavy, loud and catchy. This album does not need introduction, just grab it if you don't have it in your collection.

holy diver and the last in line are two of the best dio albums these are classics all the songs are good if you like him with black Sabbath you,ll love him here also check the band rainbow and heaven and hell dio is amazing with those four bands

Diese Scheibe musste ich mir einfach holen, auch wenn ich kein Großer Fan von Dio bin. Aber Lieder wie Holy Diver, Rainbow in the Dark oder Don't Talk to Strangers sind einfach Lieder die man einfach mögen muss.