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Dio – Holy Diver (5:01)

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This song is the title track to Dio’s debut album in 1983. Ronnie James Dio was at the height of his popularity at the time since he had just finished his two album tenure as Black Sabbath’s lead singer at the time of this album’s release. This song remains the most recognizable and popular song by the band.

In 1989, Japanese video game company Irem made a game based on this song, featuring a protagonist who resembles Ronnie James Dio. The game was never released outside of Japan.

The song is prominently featured on the soundtrack to the radio station V-Rock in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories and is also one of the tracks on the game Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s. It was also played in the South Park episode Hooked on Monkey Phonics, and Philadelphia Phillies slugger Pat Burrell used the song in 2005 and 2006 as his at-bat music. The song was also the lead off song in the Matchstick Films Ski Movie trilogy.

The music video for Holy Diver, directed and edited by Arthur Ellis, features Dio as a barbarian adventuring through a desolate town. First he strikes two rascals with his sword, but instead of killing them he turns them into rats. He later visits a blacksmith who reforges his sword.

Artists who have covered the song include:

* Pat Boone, on his album In a Metal Mood: No More Mr. Nice Guy, with Ronnie James Dio himself on backing vocals.
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Albums featuring this track

  • Holy Diver
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  • Dio / Rock Legends
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  • Diamonds - The Best Of Dio
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  • The Very Beast of Dio
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  • W0rmh0leXtreme

    RIP \m/

    Friday evening

  • Uncouth-Indust

    I can't believe it's been 2 years already. RIP

    Tuesday afternoon

  • leandro_xps

    OH MY GOD, THIS RIFF MAKES ME GOING CRAZY

    Tuesday morning

  • ericshep

    I love you Ronnie!

    last week

  • BassRenegade

    Dio's best song. Ronnie,we will miss you

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  • SlavicMetalhead

    Masterpiece.

    last week

  • IrideSisters

    RIP Dio, Forever on tour in hell. Hope he saved me a seat.

    last week

  • XCommandeRX

    It is great.

    16 days ago

  • srdjstuka

    Stop what you are doing and raise the devil horns to Dio. Hail! I miss him. Been blasting Dio's music since I was nine. Thirty-three years. As long as I draw breath, I'll be playing his music. I see a Rainbow rising!

    16 days ago

  • celoporto

    Dio Always ON TOUR. Even in Heaven... \m/

    24 days ago

  • liamcnz

    Probably another hologram...

    last month

  • Tecpaocelotl

    RIP. Great song. WTF? How is he on tour?

    last month

  • pylaochos

    ;(

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  • Olschewski

    R.I.P. Dio The hole World miss you :(

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    \m/R.I.P. DIO\m/

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  • lushspooky

    RIP Ronnie!

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    RIP Dio

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  • benjadelfolw

    DIO motivante para quedar despierto

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  • marcos_cardoso1

    I miss him

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  • JeremyMensch

    i like the killswich cover better though.

    last month
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