The awesomeness of #Dio versus paying too much for #vinyl. #HolyDiver https://www.instagram.com/p/CnSi0wAOd_k/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Here’s a rad two-piece #Dio #HolyDiver pin I randomly found on Etsy (seller: RockingPins). The priest and devilman are connected with a chain. More bands need to up their pin game.

It’s Sunday afternoon. All the nut jobs who have been posting hateful content all week will take a few moments to post a Bible quote, and then promptly return to form. For me, I’ll be taking in Dio’s Holy Diver Live 3xLP to achieve edification this day.

Holy Diver Dio Released May 25 1983 The first time I heard this album when it was released, I knew that my allegiance to heavy metal music was going to be a lifelong passion. Starting off side one with the heavy prowess of the concert crowd pleaser "Stand Up & Shout" you knew this album would just rock your world.  Holy Diver is an all time standard of the awesomeness of Ronnie James Dio as he brings a great dramatic performance of this classic to life.  The entire album is full of great songs chock full of his extraordinary guitar chords, and the heavy drumming that is a headbanger's dream! The guitar solos are distinctive to each of the songs and really bring out the rainbow of colors of this album!  This is a must have for any 80's Vinyl Rock Collector looking to have an excellent example of that era. Side One Stand Up And Shout Holy Diver Gypsy Caught In The Middle Don't Talk To Strangers Side Two Straight Through The Heart Invisible Rainbow In The Dark Shame On The Night Please Comment, Like, & Follow Me Here On Instagram! #dio #ronniejamesdio #holydiver #dioholydiver #ronniejamesdiofans #heavymetal #80sheavymetal #rainbowinthedark #nowspinningonvinyl #vinylcover #vinylcollective #instavinyl #ilovevinyl #ontheturntable #needleontherecord #vinylcollection #vinylrecords #albumoftheday #records #33andathird #santaclarita #santaclaritavalley #santaclaritavinylrecords #scvvinylrecords #scvvinylcollection 5390 071022 (at Santa Clarita, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf3SZqRueBz/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Reposted from @bareknucklepickupsofficial The Holydiver knows how hard it rocks and isn’t afraid to shout about it! Born from the ashes of ‘80s excess, it was built to shred and partners perfectly with a superstrat, but is equally at home in a modern metal mix, when you just needs something that fills out the midrange with a bit of good ol’ fashioned muscle 🤘 . . . #bkp #bareknucklepickups #handwoundpickups #holydiver #humbucker #shred #alnico #guitartone #guitarpickups #guitar https://www.instagram.com/p/CeCb4FrOEEVkcSMRfZzbKjHoXE-NSpPA0fD9IM0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

On this day in 1983, DIO released their metal masterpiece, HOLY DIVER. Even though it was the very first album (out of 10) in Ronnie James Dio's distinguished solo career, Holy Diver represents a collection of songs that are widely considered to be the finest in the DIO catalog. Oddly enough, Ronnie was always very candid about the fact that he originally hated "Rainbow in the Dark," and even threatened to destroy the master tapes with a razor blade because he thought it sounded too "poppy." Luckily for us, the band convinced him that the song had potential, and in doing so, salvaged one of the greatest anthems in metal history. May the light from Ronnie's rainbow continue to shine upon us all.