DIO

Release Year: 2012
Artist Origin: USA
Style: epic impetuous traditional heavy metal

by middle eighties established as one of heavy rock's and metal's biggest concert draws with bombastic and highly theatrical stage show, Dio triumphantly present their refreshing fourth longplay [1987] - another classic release of golden era that features a newly added and certainly motivated guitarist Craig Goldie with his dynamic range, not to forget epic, dark, and foreboding atmosphere, thanks to keyboard guru Claude Schnell, while Ronnie James stands out with his unbeatable range of warranted and exceptional vocal colouring, spread throughout a set of nine overwhelming compositions sporting a highly expressive yet mysterious vibe around, with technical mastery and theatrical drama complementing each other to utterly striking effect; exclusive Japanese hi-end SHM-CD edition comes with a remastered sound, extra booklet written in Nihongo, including Koh Sakai's liner notes, and OBI strip