- heavy metal, hard rock, pop-metal
- 42 min
- 9 tracks
- Mercury Records
Holy Diver is the debut studio album by the American heavy metal band Dio, released in 1983. The album was acclaimed by the music press and is the band's most successful album. It produced the singles "Holy Diver" and "Rainbow in the Dark" both of which received radio play. The album was eventually certified double platinum by the RIAA for 2 million copies sold in the US.
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Character
Grave, classical in form, earnest and spare.
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- sparerichly built
- unpretentiousprestige
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- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal10/10
- Kerrang!Brilliant
- Mojo4/5 ★
- Pitchfork9/10
- Sputnikmusic5/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Stand Up And Shout3:19
- 2Holy Diver5:52
- 3Gypsy3:38
- 4Caught In The Middle4:17
- 5Don't Talk To Strangers4:53
- 6Straight Through The Heart4:34
- 7Invisible5:25
- 8Rainbow In The Dark4:14
- 9Shame On The Night5:19
9 tracks, 42 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Dio
- Label
- Mercury Records
- Released
- 1983
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- JP
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