Dio's début album is a masterpiece that's fully deserving of its status among fans. It's without a doubt one of the finest examples of 80s metal ever made. It continued the fascination with high fantasy that Ronnie brought to
Black Sabbath: the duality of love and lust, good and evil and the perceptions that are attributed to each are explored time and again. Ronnie delivers his vocals with such power and astounding self-belief that it doesn't matter if half the time his cryptic lyrics appear contradictory and make little sense on the surface. Every self-respecting rock/metal fan should have a copy of
Holy Diver in their collection.
Songs of Note:
Holy Diver;
Don't Talk to Strangers
5 stars of the masquerade out of 5
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