Ronnie James Dio has had a magnificient Metal ride back in the ’60s with Elf, and on through the ’70s and ’80s with stints with Rainbow, Black Sabbath, and Dio. He finished with Heaven & Hell, before his passing, for the last half of the first decade of the new millennium. Dio may be his proudest moment as it proved a moniker that could be supported by his name alone. Dio (as a band) released 10 studio sets and a well-received live package during the peak years. Their first was Holy Diver, issued in 1983 and sold remarkably well.
On July 8, Holy Diver will be celebrated with several iterations of the album on display. The original mix of the album will be presented in a new remaster, but also a newly remixed version from original multi-track tapes. The main course for this new reissue of Holy Diver will be a 4CD Deluxe package. It will offer 2CDs with both the remaster and the 2022 Joe Barresi remix. CD3 will present a previously unreleased Live at Selland Arena from 1983, and CD4 will deliver a collection of ten bonus tracks with outtakes and alternates remixes, a B-side from 1983, “Evil Eyes”, and single edits of “Rainbow In The Dark” in both Stereo and Mono.
Holy Diver 2022 will also arrive in a 2LP package that presents the Joe Barresi remix over three sides, and an etching for side four. The 2LPs are housed in a gatefold jacket adorned with new artwork for the boxed reissue.
Holy Diver (Remastered and Remixed – 2022) – Dio
CD1 (Remastered)
01 Stand Up and Shout
02 Holy Diver
03 Gypsy
04 Caught in the Middle
05 Don’t Talk to Strangers
06 Straight Through the Heart
07 Invisible
08 Rainbow in the Dark
09 Shame on the Night
CD2 (Remixed)
01 Stand Up and Shout
02 Holy Diver
03 Gypsy
04 Caught in the Middle
05 Don’t Talk to Strangers
06 Straight Through the Heart
07 Invisible
08 Rainbow in the Dark
09 Shame on the Night
CD3 (Live at Selland Arena – Fresno, CA 1983)
01 Intro
02 Stand Up And Shout
03 Straight Through The Heart
04 Shame On The Night
05 Children Of The Sea
06 Holy Diver
07 Heaven And Hell
08 Rainbow In The Dark
09 Man On The Silver Mountain
10 Starstuck
11 Man On The Silver Mountain (reprise)
12 Don’t Talk To Strangers
CD4 (Outtakes, Singles, B-Sides)
01 Evil Eyes (Wyn Davis remix)
02 Don’t Talk To Strangers (Take 1 – Joe Barresi mix)
03 Invisible (Take 1 – Joe Barresi mix)
04 Invisible (Take 3 – Joe Barresi mix)
05 Rainbow In The Dark (Alternative Guitar Solo Version – Joe Barresi mix)
06 Straight Through The Heart (Take 2 – Joe Barresi mix)
07 Straight Through The Heart (Take 3 – Joe Barresi mix)
08 Rainbow In The Dark (7” Mono Edit)
09 Evil Eyes (1983 Version B-Side of Holy Diver)
10 Rainbow In The Dark (7” Stereo Edit)