Holy Diver
is the debut
studio album
by the American
heavy metal band
released in 1983.
The album was
acclaimed by
the music press
and is the band's
most successful album.
History
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
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 photomontage LP-liner,
with images from both
Rainbow
and
Black Sabbath days."
Caught in the Middle"
shares the main guitar riff
with Campbell's
previous band
Sweet Savage's song
"Straight Through the Heart"
(1983),
whose title
was used
for another song
in this album.
Album Art
The album art
is illustrated by
Randy Berrett.
It features the
band's mascot
Murray,
a demonic creature,
pulling or whipping
a snapped metal chain
and a
Catholic priest
flailing and splashing around
in a body of water,
wrapped up
and locked in
the other end
of the broken chain.
Dio was quick to argue that
appearances are misleading,
that it could just
as easily be a
priest killing a devil,
wanting people not to
"judge a book by its cover"
TRACKLIST
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
(Outtakes, Singles, B-Sides)
Evil Eyes
(Wyn Davis remix)
Don't Talk To Strangers
(Take 1 - Joe Barresi mix)
Invisible
(Take 1 - Joe Barresi mix)
Invisible
(Take 3 - Joe Barresi mix)
Rainbow In The Dark
(Alternative Guitar Solo Version)
(Joe Barresi mix)
Straight Through The Heart
(Take 2 - Joe Barresi mix)
Straight Through The Heart
(Take 3 - Joe Barresi mix)
Rainbow In The Dark
(7 inch Mono Edit)
Evil Eyes
(1983 Version B-Side of Holy Diver)
Rainbow In The Dark
(7 Inch Stereo Edit)
Stand Up And Shout
(Holy Diver Live)
Holy Diver
(Holy Diver Live)
Hide in The Rainbow
(Studio) [*]
Rainbow in the Dark
(Just Vocals)
Holy Diver
(Just Vocals)
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