"Holy Diver" is the first single released by heavy metal band Dio, appearing on the band's 1983 LP, Holy Diver. Although it only reached #40 on the Mainstream Rock chart, it is one of Dio's most popular songs.
When played on the radio, many stations cut the extended instrumental intro sequence.
The song is prominently featured on the soundtrack to the radio station V-Rock in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories and is also one of t...
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"Holy Diver" is the first single released by heavy metal band Dio, appearing on the band's 1983 LP, Holy Diver. Although it only reached #40 on the Mainstream Rock chart, it is one of Dio's most popular songs.
When played on the radio, many stations cut the extended instrumental intro sequence.
The song is prominently featured on the soundtrack to the radio station V-Rock in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories and is also one of the tracks on the game Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s. It was also played in the South Park episode Hooked on Monkey Fonics, and Tampa Bay Rays slugger Pat Burrell used the song in 2005, 2006, and 2009 as his at-bat music. The song was also the lead off song in the Matchstick Films Ski Movie trilogy.
In 2009, Holy Diver placed 43rd on VH1's Top 100 Hard Rock Songs.
The music video for Holy Diver, directed and edited by Arthur Ellis, features Dio as a barbarian adventuring through a desolate town. First he strikes two rascals with his sword,...
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