"Killing The Dragon" (2002)

• Killing The Dragon
• Along Comes A Spider
• Scream
• Better In The Dark
• Rock And Roll
• Push
• Guilty
• Throw Away Children
• Before The Fall
• Cold Feet

Killing The Dragon

Killing the Dragon is Dio's ninth studio album. 

It was released May 21, 2002 through 

Spitfire Records and was produced by frontman 

Ronnie James Dio. In an interview on Uranium, 

Dio stated that the "dragon" of the album title refers to technology. 

He expressed concern with it threatening society in the future. 

Dio elaborated that the title track refers to 

"those who perpetrate injustices and what 

the world is doing to stop them.

In fantasy tales, 

dragons were notorious for stealing children and 

feeding them to their babies. 

The second part is about a cruel feudal lord. 

The third part is about 'electronic serfdom.

 "It is a small god with an electrical heart.  

Killing the Dragon introduces guitarist 

Doug Aldrich to the band. Previous guitarist, 

Craig Goldy, 

co-wrote some of the songs before leaving the band. 

The song "Push" was a hit and had a music video 

that featured Tenacious D performing 

A

humorous cover of Ronnie James Dio's 

biggest song from his time with Black Sabbath, 

"Heaven and Hell"

Dio approaches them to tell them 

that he will pay them to play Tenacious D music. 

Apparently, according to an interview with 

Dio in 2005, during filming of this music video.

Ronnie James Dio became friends with Tenacious 

D 

frontman Jack Black, who told 

Dio about his plans to make 

A

Tenacious D film and asked him 

to perform in the film if anything became of it. 

This film is Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny.

 The video was directed by Bill Schacht 

(who has directed other videos for Alice Cooper, 

Amon Amarth, Sister Sin, Yngwie Malmsteen, Saxon, etc.) 

for Aestheticom. 

The video was listed as #54 most metal moment 

of all time on a Top Metal Moments of all time Vh1 ran,

 h sted by Ed Trunk.

Released album May 21, 2002

Recorded Total Access,

Redondo Beach, California, USA

Genre     :  Heavy metal

Length    :  45:10

Label      :  Spitfire

Producer : Ronnie James Dio

Prsonels 

Ronnie James Dio    –    vocals

Doug Aldrich     –    Guitar

Jimmy Bain    –    bass, keyboards

Simon Wright  –  drums