- Discovery
- Magica Theme
- Lord Of The Last Day
- Fever Dreams
- Turn To Stone
- Feed My Head
- Eriel
- Challis (Marry The Devil's Daughter)
- As Long As It's Not About Love
- Losing My Insanity
- Annica
- Otherworld
- Magica - Reprise
- Lord Of The Last Day - Reprise
- Magica - The Story
- Magica -
It is a concept album and
it was released on March 21, 2000, through Spitfire Records.
A 2007 re-release puts Magica together with
Killing the Dragon.
Magica marks the return of guitarist Craig Goldy,
who also has performed on Dio's album Dream Evil
and in the later release Master of the Moon.
Magica also features Jimmy Bain on bass,
Simon Wright on drums, and Scott Warren on keyboards.
Band leader Ronnie James Dio
produced this concept album.
The album was originally planned
to be the first part of
a trilogy of concept albums,
and shortly before beginning his tour
with Heaven & Hell,
Dio announced that he planned to start the Magica II & III album
after the tour's end, but he died shortly after of stomach
cancer on May 16, 2010. The only song released from
Magica II & III was titled "Electra".
The album may be re-issued with bonus tracks.
Dio guitarist Craig Goldy stated in a recent interview
"We were working on tracks for a new
DIO album just before Ronnie died in May.
And we did almost finish one song. Wendy
( Dio, Ronnie's widow/manager )
has been talking about reissuing
'Magica' album (originally released in 2000)
with bonus tracks, including this one."
Goldy goes on to say of the lyrics,
that they were written by Dio when he was fighting cancer,
and are "very emotional" and "hard to listen to
without a lump at the back of your throat".
Released March 21, 2000
Recorded Total Access,
Redondo Beach, California, USA
Genre Heavy metal
Length 72:02
Label Spitfire
Personnel
Ronnie James Dio – vocals, keyboards
Craig Goldy – guitars, keyboards
Jimmy Bain – bass
Simon Wright – drums
Scott Warren – keyboards
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