The Very Beast of Dio

by Dio

Overview

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

Product Details

Release Date:	10/03/2000
Label:	Warner Archives / Rhino
UPC:	0081227998325
Rank:	17790

Tracks

1. Stand up and Shout
2. Holy Diver
3. Rainbow in the Dark
4. Straight Through the Heart
5. We Rock
6. The Last in Line
7. Mystery
8. King of Rock & Roll
9. Sacred Heart
10. Hungry for Heaven
11. Rock & Roll Children
12. Man on the Silver Mountain
13. Dream Evil
14. I Could Have Been a Dreamer
15. Lock up the Wolves
16. Strange Highways

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Dio   Primary Artist
Jimmy Bain   Keyboards,Bass
Vinny Appice   Drums
Jens Johansson   Keyboards
Ronnie James Dio   Vocals,Keyboards
Vivian Campbell   Guitar
Jeff Pilson   Bass,Keyboards
Simon Wright   Drums
Teddy Cook   Bass
Claude Schnell   Keyboards
Rowan Robertson   Guitar

Technical Credits

Jimmy Bain   Composer
Ray Leonard   Assistant Engineer
Mike Fraser   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Steven Strassman   Assistant Engineer
Daniel Goldmark   Editorial Research
Appice   Composer
Cambell   Composer
Yan Memmi   Mixing Assistant
Ritchie Blackmore   Composer
David McLees   Compilation Producer
Vinny Appice   Composer
Allen Abrahamson   Engineer
Tony Platt   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Andy Udoff   Assistant Engineer
Angelo Arcuri   Engineer
Bill Inglot   Remastering
Charlie Brocco   Assistant Engineer
Don Evans   Mixing Assistant
Vivian Campbell   Composer
Jeff Pilson   Composer
Hugh Brown   Creative Director
Dio   Composer
Ronnie James Dio   Composer,Producer,Compilation Producer
Richard Markowitz   Assistant Engineer
Nigel Green   Mixing
Bain   Composer
Wendy Dio   Compilation Producer
Gary Peterson   Annotation
Craig Goldie   Composer
Neil Zlozower   Photography
Gary McGachan   Assistant Engineer
Nick Basich   Assistant Engineer
Tom Biener   Engineer
Sevie Bates   Design,Art Direction
Jo Motta   Project Coordinator
Bill Sienkiewicz   Cover Art
Rowan Robertson   Composer
Tracy Grijalva   Composer
Guy Chabernau   Engineer