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- The Very Beast Of Dio
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Dio
Released 2000

Holy Diver
05:54
73,963 plays

Rainbow In The Dark
04:16
69,576 plays

The Last In Line
05:47
35,799 plays

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- 1
- Stand Up And Shout
- 03:18
- 29,561 plays

- 2
- Holy Diver
- 05:54
- 73,963 plays

- 3
- Rainbow In The Dark
- 04:16
- 69,576 plays

- 4
- Straight Through The Heart
- 04:36
- 24,331 plays

- 5
- We Rock
- 04:35
- 25,518 plays

- 6
- The Last In Line
- 05:47
- 35,799 plays

- 7
- Mystery
- 03:58
- 19,656 plays

- 8
- King Of Rock And Roll
- 03:51
- 17,057 plays

- 9
- Sacred Heart
- 06:29
- 17,207 plays

- 10
- Hungry For Heaven
- 04:13
- 20,464 plays

- 11
- Rock 'N' Roll Children
- 04:33
- 18,431 plays

- 12
- Man On The Silver Mountain (Live)
- 02:28
- 19,447 plays

- 13
- Dream Evil
- 04:25
- 17,741 plays

- 14
- I Could Have Been A Dreamer
- 04:44
- 15,910 plays

- 15
- Lock Up The Wolves
- 08:33
- 15,490 plays

- 16
- Strange Highways
- 06:53
- 14,285 plays

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album review

The first domestically available Dio anthology (following the 1994 German import Diamonds), Rhino's The Very Beast of Dio is jam-packed with 16 tracks taken from the band's seven Warner and Reprise albums (spanning the years 1983-1994). Which is to say, it's an excellent overview of the band's career, especially given the unevenness of some of their albums. Ronnie James Dio honed his metal chops singing lead in both Rainbow and Black Sabbath, and his own band is sort of a reflection of both: the sinister, medievally gothic elegance of the former, and the crushingly heavy, doom-laden riffs of the latter. That combination, plus solid songwriting, made Dio's best work some of the most invigorating British metal of the '80s, and those qualities are best concentrated here. ~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide