Holy Diver 2022

Ronnie James Dio would have turned 80 years old on July 10. Among the greatest heavy metal singers of all time, Dio’s career spanned five decades, touched millions of fans and pioneered his signature “devil’s horns,” one of the most popular hand gestures in the world.

Super deluxe four CD set. The collection comes with two versions of Holy Diver. The first is a new mix of the album made by Joe Barresi (Tool, Queens of the Stone Age, Slipknot). The second is a newly remastered version of the original 1983 mix. The Super Deluxe Edition also features a previously unreleased recording of the quartet performing live in 1983 at Selland Arena in Fresno, California during the Holy Diver Tour. This set also revisits the Holy Diver recording sessions to uncover unreleased outtakes for several album cuts, including unheard takes for "Invisible," "Straight Through The Heart," and a version of "Rainbow In The Dark" that boasts an alternative guitar solo. There's also an early version of "Evil Eyes," a song that would resurface on Dio's 1984 follow-up album, The Last in Line. A selection of rarities rounds out the new collection with mono and stereo 7" single edits for "Rainbow In The Dark" and a version of "Evil Eyes" that was released in 1983 as the B-side to "Holy Diver."

Formed in 1982, Dio are an American heavy metal band, led by vocalist Ronnie James Dio. This release captures Dio at the legendary Donington Festival in 1983, as part of their 'Holy Diver' Tour. The album features classic tracks from across Ronnie James Dio's amazing career as a vocalist for Rainbow, Black Sabbath and Dio, and includes hits such as 'Stargazer', 'Heaven and Hell', 'Holy Diver', and more.

DYNAMIC 1994 BROADCAST PERFORMANCE FROM DIO ON RJD s 52ND BIRTHDAY Formed in 1982 by vocalist Ronnie James Dio, after he left Black Sabbath with intentions to form a new band with fellow former Black Sabbath member Vinny Appice, the band's drummer, Dio released ten studio albums and had numerous line-up changes over the years, with Dio himself being the only constant member. The band dissolved in 2010 when Ronnie James Dio died of stomach cancer at the age of 67, but Dio has sold more than 20 million albums worldwide and remain among the most popular and successful metal bands in history. In 1992, Dio and Appice briefly re-joined Sabbath for a tour and the album Dehumanizer, following which Dio reformed and set about recording their sixth album, Strange Highways.