Godina izdanja: 2005
Žanr: Hard Rok i Metal
Izdavač: Mercury
Poreklo: Strani izvođač

format: CD, German pressing, EU edition
artist: DIO (UK/USA)
title: Holy Diver (remastered + bonus)
release date: 2005
label, Cat. No.: Mercury, 9830994
style: heavy metal, hard rock

CD i omot - buklet od 16 kolor strana sa liner notes: MINT (5), perfektan primerak u originalnoj `jewell box` CD kutiji, sa crvenom nalepnicom (hype-sticker).
Nemački pressing, EU edition, za celu Evropu, sa ovim matriksom:
Matrix / Runout (Variant 23): [Universal logo x 4] 06024 983 099-4 02 ✳ 51660366
Matrix / Runout (CD Mould Text - Variant 23): MADE IN GERMANY BY EDC C
Mastering SID Code (Variant 23): IFPI LV26
Mould SID Code (Variant 23): IFPI 0142

Ronald James Padavona (1942-2010), `mali-veliki čovek hard rocka i metala`, poznatijiji kao Ronnie James Dio, je prvu ploču snimio još pradavne 1962. godine. Pevao je tada moderni, a danas arhaični RnR. Trebalo je mnogo truda, upornosti i sreće da svet obrati pažnju na njega i da se 1975. nađe obasjan reflektoirima na najvećim svetskim binama. Gitarista DEEP PURPLE je otišao iz grupe, i tražeći nove saradnike naleteo na Dia, koji je povukao ceo svoj tadašnji bend ELF, i tako je nastao fenomenalni RAINBOW, koji neki rokeri vole čak i više od DEEP PURPLE.

Nakon odlaska iz RAINBOW Dio je bio frontmen legendarnih HR/HM prvoboraca - BLACK SABBATH, a zatim je od 1983, zajedno sa Vinny Appice-om, koji je takođe napustio SABATH, osnovao novi bend, kojem je dao ime - DIO. Debi album `Holy Diver` im izlazi 1983. i nailazi na nepodeljene simpatije publike. I tako je bilo do kraja karijere ovog benda koji se ugasio sa preranim Dio-vim odlaskom sa ovog sveta 2010. Ukupno su uknjižili 10 studijskih albuma, i slično toliko live i kompilacijskih albuma. Sa debi albuma `Holy Diver` posebno su se izdvojile metal himne `Holy Diver` i `The Last in Line`, kao i odlična mid-tempo numera `Rainbow in the Dark` i meni najdraža `Don`t Talk To Strangers` - prava power metal rokačina, u stilu MANOWAR. Zvuk je maksimalno moderan za 1983. i više je metal, nego hard rock, ali su ga podjednako voleli i hard rockeri i metalci. Pored Dio-a i Appice-a, ćlanovi benda na ovom albumu su bili stari Diov frend, basista Jimmy Bain (1947-2016, RAINBOW, THIN LIZZY, Kate Bush...) i tada mladi gitarista Vivian Campbell (r. 1962, DEF LEPPARD, WHITESNAKE...)

Ovo CD izdanje je zanimljivo jer je dopunjeno sa dužim intervjuom sa Diom, i zanimljivim esejom (liner notes) o snimanju albuma i pesmama, pa ga svakako treba nabaviti čak i ako imate vinilno izdanje.
(c) 2026 adv. Branko Rogošić
ex-glavni urednik Rock Expressa i Metal Expressa

1 Stand Up And Shout 3:17
2 Holy Diver 5:41
3 Gypsy 3:40
4 Caught In The Middle 4:11
5 Don`t Talk To Strangers 4:52
6 Straight Through The Heart 4:33
7 Invisible 5:20
8 Rainbow In The Dark 4:13
9 Shame On The Night 5:31

BONUS Material
10 Ronnie James Dio Audio Interview (2005) - Question - `Was Having Your Own Band Something You Always Intended To Do, Or Was It More A Reaction To The Circumstances With Black Sabbath?` 4:28
11 Ronnie James Dio Audio Interview (2005) - Question - `Did You Ask Black Sabbath`s Drummer At The Time, Vinny Appice, To Leave The Sabbath Ranks And Join With You?` 2:17
12 Ronnie James Dio Audio Interview (2005) - Question - `Is It True That Vinny And Yourself Travelled To London To Seek Out A Guitarist?` 3:14
13 Ronnie James Dio Audio Interview (2005) - Question - `Was There Any Thought Of Continuing To Work In London Rather Than Returning To Los Angeles?` 0:32
14 Ronnie James Dio Audio Interview (2005) - Question - `You Left Sabbath Late `82 And The `Holy Diver` Album Was Released Mid `83, So It All Came Together Pretty Quickly...` 0:48
15 Ronnie James Dio Audio Interview (2005) - Question - `Was Any Of The Material On This Album Written Whilst You Were A Member Of Black Sabbath?` 0:55
16 Ronnie James Dio Audio Interview (2005) - Question - `Was There An Overall Concept For The Lyrics And The Visuals?` 2:08
17 Ronnie James Dio Audio Interview (2005) - Question - `You Produced The Album Yourself - Was That Because You Wanted To Take Control In The Studio Or Was It Simply Impossible To Schedule A Producer In The Time Frame Required?` 2:42
18 Ronnie James Dio Audio Interview (2005) - Question - `What About The Tracks Themselves? What Particular Memories Do You Have?` 16:21
19 Ronnie James Dio Audio Interview (2005) - Question - `The Artwork For The Album Seemed To Cause Almost As Much Of A Stir As The Music. What Was The Thinking Behind The Sleeve Design?` 1:35