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About This Track
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.
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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Shouts
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Drillertheband wrote:
forever metal!!
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alanceloth wrote:
esse Ronald Padavona canta mto velho... desde que eu tinha 6 anos ouço *-*
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RobinRoob wrote:
Rock In Peace
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Drillertheband wrote:
Dio!!!!!!!!!
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sstrosser1 wrote:
I never understood why people always say Rip to the people who have died. As long as you remember and listen to thir music they shall live forever as for resting in peace how much more peaceful can a person be than dead. Sweet track !!
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guitarmeeuw wrote:
Great song, he will be remembered for eternity!
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Rockinfreddy wrote:
Jep!!!
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c4t2007 wrote:
Official 80s video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkysjcs5vFU
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Kisstopher wrote:
Jump on the f'n Tiger!
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Degora wrote:
DIO \m/
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vafinchmtlhead wrote:
RJD RIP--
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gleisdreieck wrote:
YOA !!!!!!
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MIKEH3875 wrote:
\m/ \m/
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bacilisa wrote:
по моему мнению -одна из многих лучших
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Ghaelus wrote:
RIP
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vimfuego666 wrote:
RIP Ronnie cant fuck with this track \m/
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ShredMyFace wrote:
A god cannot die.
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ADAMLEEGUZMAN wrote:
little man..with a very loud and heavy voice...miss you!!!
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moresweetb wrote:
Ronnie's truly missed... his music lives on; love this song**
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cranemaniuoe wrote:
Thanks for the music. And the 2 concerts I went 2..
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