"Holy Diver" (1983)

Album  : Holy Diver

• Stand Up And Shout
• Holy Diver
• Gypsy
• Caught In The Middle
• Don't Talk To Strangers
• Straight Through The Heart
• Invisible
• Rainbow In The Dark
• Shame On The Night

Holy Diver

Holy Diver is the debut album from American heavy metal band Dio.

Released on May 25, 1983, the album has been hailed by critics as Dio's best work and a classic staple in the heavy metal genre.

The album was eventually certified Gold in the US on September 12, 1984 and Platinum on March 21, 1989. In the UK, it attained Silver certification (60,000 units sold) by the British Phonographic Industry, achieving this in January 1986, at the same time as The Last in Line.

The original vinyl release had a photo-montage LP-liner, with images from both Rainbow and Black Sabbath days. The album was remastered and re-released by Rock Candy Records in 2005. 

The only notable addition to the original album is an audio interview with Ronnie James Dio. Tracks 10-19 on the 2005 edition are Dio's answers to various questions about the album. 

The questions are not posed during the interview itself, but can be found inside the CD's booklet instead. The B-sides to the singles, most of them live, remain generally unavailable on CD. Some were included in a limited-edition Japanese CD box set.

Studio album by Dio

Released May 25, 1983

Recorded 1983, Sound City Studios, Fortuna, California

Genre        Heavy metal

Length       41:36

Label         Warner Bros. (US and Canada) Vertigo

                   Rock Candy Records Mercury (South and North America)

Producer : Ronnie James Dio

Personnel Dio

1. Ronnie James Dio – vocals, keyboards
2. Vivian Campbell – guitar
3. Jimmy Bain – bass, keyboards
4. Vinny Appice – drums