DIO

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

third and the best-selling Dio longplay [1985] was released at the peak of their popularity under a certain pressure from press and record company, so honour and respect are due that they have not fallen down to mellow the sound and remained very true to crushing traditional heavy metal formula, giving birth to powerful and loud songs, where atmosphere created by keyboards blend seamlessly with virtuosic guitar parts, further enhancing highly dramatic scope, mutually creating a grand, anthemic, theatrical feel, featuring exactly same classic line-up for the last time; such a top-notch, cohesive and memorable performance is marked with guitar-oriented drive and melodic vibe with occasional speed ups, while lyrics emphasize liberating rock and roll ethics, opening them more important doors than ever before; exclusive Japanese hi-end SHM-CD edition comes with a remastered sound, extra booklet written in Nihongo, and OBI strip