#HOLY DIVER BY DIO SERIAL NUMBER#
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The concert featured on this disc was released as a two CD set, and as a DVD/Blu-ray Disc. Following DioРІР‚в„ўs passing, many of these musicians went on to play in the Dio Disciples band, keeping these iconic heavy metal songs alive for fans all over the world. Following this live show, the band would go on a hiatus (which became permanent due to Ronnie James DioРІР‚в„ўs death in 2010) to reform the Dio-era Black Sabbath lineup under the name Heaven and Hell. This concert was recorded in 2005, the year after Dio released Master of the Moon,which would ultimately be the final studio album released under the Dio band name.

Dio himself appeared on the original Holy Diver record, no one can deny that they are all players that have left a tremendous mark on the hard rock and heavy metal world, and are more than worthy of playing alongside one of the genreРІР‚в„ўs greatest voices. For these shows, the lineup teamed Ronnie James Dio with guitarist Doug Aldrich (Whitesnake, Burning Rain, Raiding the Rock Vault), keyboardist Scott Warren (Heaven and Hell, Keel, Hellion), bassist Rudy Sarzo (Quiet Riot, Whitesnake, Blue Oyster Cult) and drummer Simon Wright (AC/DC, Hellion, Operation: Mindcrime).

#HOLY DIVER BY DIO FULL#

The 2005 tour saw the Dio band doing one of their most unique shows, combining classic hits from all of Ronnie James DioРІР‚в„ўs past bands with a full performance of the classic 1983 Holy Diver LP. From Rainbow to Black Sabbath, to his eponymous band, there is no heavy metal fan who does not know the Dio name. Over the years, this rock god unleashed countless classic hard rock hits on the world, with multiple bands. In 2010, the world lost one of its true heavy metal greats РІР‚вЂњ Ronnie James Dio. I always remember the Holy Diver album and tour was on that guitar - and most of Last In Line too.Holy Diver Livefeatures a concert recorded by the Dio band in 2005. But a lot of notes have been played on that guitar - a lot of solos. 'It's not a great guitar compared to the Les Pauls I have nowadays - the neck's really thin, I play much thicker necks now.

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I still have that guitar and it's the only guitar I know the serial number of: 72987537. 'That was the guitar I went on to use with Dio on the Holy Diver record. 'I changed everything on that guitar - I changed the mini humbuckers out and put a DiMarzio in the bridge, I refretted it, painted it matte black after a couple of years and put Schaller machine heads and a brass nut on it. To this day I still tell Wolfie, my tech, Don't clean it up if I bang into it with my belt buckle, that's fine. 'The first thing I did was take emery paper and rub the finish down because Rory was my guy back in the day, I don't like the newness.

So I took that and immediately set about bastardising it. I thought that was pretty cool because Scott Gorham had a sunburst version as one of his main guitars. I was impatient so I said I'd take it - it was a wine red deluxe Les Paul with the little mini 'buckers in it. 'One day I went in and they said, Good news and bad news - we have a Les Paul Standard but it's not gold. I'd go in every day and ask, Any sign yet? 'It wasn't like today where you go to a guitar centre and they've got 3,000 to choose from - I had to wait for months and months. There was a lot of anger in my playing, and for good reason.'Р”Р„nd he also told us how he came to own his iconic cherished, 'bastardised' Les Paul, which he used to record the album:

Apparently it's been influential but I didn't appreciated that until a couple of years ago. It's debatable whether Campbell - now with Def Leppard - or even Dio himself - ever soared to such creative heights again.Р”В¬ampbell told Guitarist his own feelings upon revisiting the album himself: 'I never appreciated what I did as a guitar player - I realised that actually it was alright. A canny choice indeed, the 19-year-old Irishman's impressive pallet of techniques and raw passion for his playing shines through from the full-on opener Stand Up And Shout, the riffmonster title track, the upbeat melodicism of Gypsy and Caught In The Middle (both of which the guitarist has co-writing credits on) to the flawless moody dynamics of Don't Talk To Strangers.

Holy diver by dio