First Time Reaction | Dio - "Holy Diver"

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Dio - Holy Diver (Official Music Video) [HD]
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[@-Heavy-]

Absolute cult song!But you really have to check out Stargazer from his even earlier days Band Rainbow next!It's such a Masterpiece!!!🤘

[@alekhidell]

Yep. Stargazer is a must. Best rock vocal outro ever.

[@stefanogalimberti]

This! Totally agreed :) And "Don't talk to strangers" :)

[@HohnerCornell]

Perfect comment, man.

[@FuckYoutubeAndGoogle]

Holy Diver is not a cult song, it's mainstream popular.

[@dizzle7558]

Have you seen him do Stargazer live?..Amazing..He goes off🤟R.I.P. Ronnie..

[@csphoenix9]

The song is actually longer, they cut down the solo on this. Don't Talk to Strangers Shame On The Night The Last in Line Egypt ( The Chains are On ) Sacred Heart ( Live. ) so must hits but these are a good start. To be honest, His first three albums are Masterpieces.

[@laudanum669]

"I Speed at Night" is one of my favorites.

[@2869may]

"All the fools sailed away", "When a woman cries"

[@brendantoungate8287]

Honestly, not just the first 3. I really enjoy Dream Evil, Killing the Dragon, and Master of the Moon. And Magica is straight-up my favorite Dio record.

[@geoffthomas4348]

Last in line a must! One of the best guitar riffs- solo's....plus Dio slays!!

[@lorenrohrich2131]

The guitar solos on this album give me chills to this day. Vivian Campbell was just brilliant here.

[@shawnsford7071]

And he was just a kid. 18-19 maybe. Can't imagine being that brilliant that young!!

[@ronny-2112]

Dio is a hero!!!. One of my top 5 favorite Rock/Metal singers ever with Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath (Heaven & Hell) and solo. That album Holy Diver is great, an essential piece of Metal history. This woman is so beautiful, that eyes, those eyebrows, that voice, that smile, she bewitched me haha.

[@lantzkeefer6]

Love this song,IMO The last in line is much better.

[@Iceman-135]

Stargazer is an absolute must after this song (the studio version is probably best for it). It has so many layers to his vocal skills and the song itself has a very storytelling way of telling the song.

[@richardhenderson9767]

Aileen... "Rainbow In the Dark", by Dio is a must reaction!!!🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@arnoldcox9128]

I love how Dio put 100% effort into every note I don't know how he had enough energy to pull it off

[@aeroscopical2981]

I'm sure his early years of playing the trumpet two hours a day for years at behest of his father helped tremendously.

[@arnoldcox9128]

@@aeroscopical2981 that would help

[@aeroscopical2981]

@@arnoldcox9128 Definitely. He thought so himself as well. He mentioned in interviews how the pressure and breathing techniques he had learned to master helped him tremendously when he decided to start singing.

[@arnoldcox9128]

@@aeroscopical2981 🎺

[@BrayanZambrano505]

Dio: "Effort? Hahaha what is that?"

[@darrellking4888]

He did a live show with the song Last in line and incorporated Holy Diver. It's fantastic

[@THEREALZENFORCE]

Legend says Dio and Marlon Brando had a common ancestor, and there is a story about their ancestor wearing a stone mask, getting vampiric and time stopping powers and so on......legend says this song is a tribute to their common ancestor.

[@marcinmcula99]

Kill the king is probably my favourite dio track and vocal performance. Pure speed and power. Both album version and live performances are great. Don't talk to strangers from this album and die young from black sabbath are worth checking out too

[@benmason9755]

For Dio at their best (and his, of course), I'd say Rainbow In the Dark is pretty unbeatable for solo band, or Stargazer when nhe was with Rainbow. Both legendary and he is ELECTRIFYING.

[@markpyle3710]

Children of the Sea off of Heaven and Hell Album from Black Sabbath. Masterpiece.

[@DominusLuna]

Jesus, Mary and The Holy Ghost album.

[@sethulloa8378]

Finding this album as a kid and my dad listening to it with me made me into the metal head i am today 😂

[@-WhiteWolf_]

Don't Talk To Strangers is one of my favorites, particularly this live version ( kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJmll3WNlNusfcU )

[@j800r_aswell]

Nah dude. Live in New York (shot for the Evil or Divine DVD) is easily the best live version.

[@-WhiteWolf_]

@@j800r_aswell yeah… I think I’ll stick with the Spectrum ‘84 version. It might not be in HD but it’s hell of a lot better in every other aspect imo. To each their own I guess.

[@MikaTarkela]

Is there a live version where he sings high all the time? I remember seeing some live version when his voice was already a little bit gone so he needed to sing some parts in a lower register. After that I started recommending the studio version for some reactors because the live version didn't give me a legit experience :D

[@charlieseeber2810]

I can't wait until this pops up lol. You should definitely listen to Mystery by Dio next. I've had that song stuck in my head for a week on and off at one point in time. Rainbow in the dark is an amazing song too.

[@whirledpeaz5758]

Since you like this soo much, I wish to recommend the band Liliac. They are know for their covers/tributes of RJD. Some swear that Melody is Ronnie reincarnate.

[@livesays]

Part of the guitar solo was missing! Sacrilege!

[@carlkitley6321]

Hello Ms. Aileen. Can't wait for another reaction. I love how you go to some old school. I love all music but for me songs from the 70s and 80s even early 90s had some real depth. Musicians didn't have the tech stuff to support them. There skills as musicians and singers were more pure in my opinion. Anyhoo. Have a lovely day. You rock and thankyou for doing what you do. :) Oh and say hello to your pup pup.🐕

[@michaelmazur1595]

When Ronnie was in Rainbow he wrote a great ballad dedicated to his wife called Rainbow Eyes. Great outstanding vocals on this track. You have to hear it. Great job on your reactions on Dio Aileen.

[@20irishman]

Dio is my all time favorite singer. This is my favorite song ever by Dio. I wish I could have met him when he was still alive. He’ll always live on. Without Dio, we wouldn’t get the devil horns 🤘🤘. I highly recommend checking out “Metal Will Never Die.” I believe it’s the last song that Dio ever recorded.

[@Deukneus]

and before i forget. The last in line is a incredible song where dio sings so incredible. Here you hear what a range the man has/had.

[@migvere]

RJD my favorite singer of all time from Rainbow- Black Sabbath- to Solo Career - Heaven and Hell. Power voice that cannot be duplicated

[@karenlazenby6440]

There are a ton of live versions of this on KZbin. Check out a live 90's version. He also would perform a 'Holy Diver' and 'The Last in Line' medley, he had too many hits to play them all!! And YES, he was known to the most gracious, NICE,decent man, EVERYBODY loved him. The only negative I've ever heard was by an ex guitar player and that was over money. We know how that goes!

[@sixscalemafia]

Love love love Dio. And what a video. He’s playing Skyrim in ultra graphics.

[@brendantoungate8287]

Watching people experience Dio for the first time is always a treat! Thank you for posting this. You've watched Dio with Black Sabbath ("Heaven and Hell") and with DIO ("Holy Diver"). It's now time to complete the main trinity of bands in his career by reacting to a Rainbow song, and "Stargazer" is at the top of the list. Personally, it's my favorite of all of Dio's work; epic, sweeping, and powerful. A tour de force for Dio.

[@desmondcastro3679]

Another favorite *Dio* track of mine is from the"Dancing with Wolves"CD, entitled "Night music".

[@ericburch2531]

You are so captivating in so many ways. Definitely subscribed. Looking forward to more of your videos. Keep up the great work!

[@jessejames2822]

HELL YEAH... DRINK DRANK DRUNK.. (OFFICIAL)🤠

[@DarthLudacris]

Killswitch Engage did a great cover of this with a hilarious video

[@darthvoluntaryiststillvide4345]

I prefer the Killswitch Engage version, personally. You should review some Killswitch Engage, please 🙏 End of Heartache My Curse A Bid Farewell My Last Serenade Holy Diver, obviously lol.

[@KarlMueller-l6q]

Your reaction is beautiful, I know that Dio would be delighted to hear your response to his music! Since you asked, a song that you should not miss is Rainbow "Rainbow Eyes". A truly poignant ballad and an almost unbelievable performance of Dio's softer and more tender side. You'll love it!

[@joshprog2112]

Great reaction video! His last two albums are amazing, "Master of the Moon" & "Killing the Dragon" are great & shows that even in his later years he still has that special metal spirit we all love about him. Looking forward to his movie documentary releasing next month. Cheers!

[@stephenalexander2553]

I LOVE this song! I really love the DRUMS on this song.

[@alexduraev]

Aileen you REALLY need to review the band called Saphath. With this year's military conflict their debut album almost went unnoticed even despite high ranks in metal magazines, that's undeserved. A good point to start would be the music video entitled "Outcast of Eden". There is so much happening in their music...

[@jessejames2822]

Warlock all we are 1987 the queen of metal

[@jthompson7175]

One of my biggest regrets is not taking the chance to see Dio live. I remember in 2009 he was touring with the Heaven and Hell lineup of Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, and Motorhead. They weren't coming within 2 states of me and I figured I'd catch him at his next tour. Turned out it was his last tour.

[@tonyschiroso8413]

My favorite singer of all time He could sing any kind of music but loved his heavy metal music the most

[@isotopia7681]

Saw them live at the Apollo theatre in Glasgow on the Holy Diver tour. It was my first heavy metal gig and I remember not being able to sleep for 24 hours after it

[@collinnicholasns]

Bible Black with heaven and hell is a great song from his later career recorded shortly before his passing. Obviously several people have mentioned stargazer and other great songs. But honestly you don't get a bad performance from Dio.

[@jalkabre5904]

Wacken concert version is so good.

[@richiebell4953]

I saw Dio[my 1 and only time!]in Florida on the sacred heart tour in '86 in Pensacola,FL. He was amazing and so were the band and DRAGON on stage.Accept wasn't bad either-who warmed up with balls to the wall!

[@MetabolicSpore0]

The voice, the prowling about with a sword, the hair!!... Just perfect.

[@larrysaenz8964]

Rocking

[@22hmartin]

Thank you Aileen, I always love watching your thoughts!

[@alfonsotota4717]

Ok.. now you can listen to the KILLSWITCH ENGAGE cover of it! 🖤 you gonna love it, and you gonna discover another band to listen to.. plus the singer 🔥 Look for KILLSWITH ENGAGE 🖤

[@MrTech226]

Aileen Def Leppard's longtime guitarist, Vivian Campbell who replaced DL's founding guitarist, Steve Clark who died in Jan of 1991. Vivian played on this song with RJD in Ronnie's band.

[@KellyGrear-cg6lh]

Hello Aileen, this is one of my all time favs as I am an 80’s rock guy. Dio was without a doubt awesome. I also wanted to say since you yourself are a singer I think you should check out STEELHEART She’s Gone. The man that sings this is simply amazing. I love how your reactions are so genuine. We need more people like you in this world.

[@tye6943]

There is a live version on KZbin. Seen him on The Last In Line Tour. Small in stature, Large in voice & presence!

[@CousinCreepy]

A great female counterpart for this video would be the amazing Lee Aaron and her hit "Metal Queen" She's a Canadian treasure and it's worth checking out "Barely Holding On" for a taste of her incredibly powerful vocals! Anyway, thanks for another fun reaction!

[@shmiichael]

a friend got me into this song in 2019 , what a masterpiece ✨️

[@doubledeerussell4005]

I was 14 when this album was released and it hit me right in the feels, as the kids like to say. 1984 to 2023 and this entire album is still in my play list. 🤘🤘

[@LeglessWonder]

Gotta check out Killswitch’s cover of this! It’s killer too, and the video is even related. Sorta depicts the events going on at the same time in the background as this (and is hilarious as fuck to boot)

[@Danae333333333333]

Yes yes yes!

[@jimspetdragons3737]

Rainbow in the Dark is still my fav (I prefer the studio version if I get a vote). It's a classic hit.

[@cid340]

Check out the Killswitch Engaged cover

[@MrSkullHead1250]

Ahhh, a legend in the world of metal. Great choice :).

[@insufferablethrashelitist9305]

Killswitvh engage did a very tasty cover of this with Howard on vocals. Rainbow in the dark should be your next Dio song. If you're into covers, machine head did an off the charts good cover of maiden's hallowed be thy name.

[@jefftrimborn1175]

Dio was the last concert I bouced for. Hell of a show, hell of a man. In life Ronnie was short as hell, but on stage he was 12 ft tall.

[@patrickmurray9409]

Same here he an Klaus Mine. Mab Udo also, you can't find many others with the crap out now.

[@dancarvallo1118]

Black Sabbath Heaven and Hell when Dio was in the band. They met and hit it off and wrote that song in one night after chillin in the Rainbow Room in LA. Gotta check it out with the lyrics.

[@Army_Rob]

Amen sister preach. Could not agree more. Ronnie had an unbelievable voice. Back when I was in high school mid 80s Dio was about all we listened. Well them and Quiet Riot. But yes huge regret I never saw him live. I can only imagine how great that would have been.

[@stevengirton6477]

KILLSWITCH does a cover of this with a spoof video. It's worth the look

[@nickdriessen6159]

So glad you did this song!

[@davidterhune8277]

"Catch the Rainbow" from "Live in Munich" shows his versatility as a vocalist

[@johncarpenter3751]

You should check out Killswitch Engaged cover of this song. It’s a fun tribute

[@bryanforis1839]

One of the best singer live great voice

[@mauro70arriaza76]

Aileen, I love your reactions. Could you please do a reaction to Mad Season’s “wake up?” They’re a band made up of Pearl Jam and Alice In Chains. You will love it! I guarantee it!❤️

[@ScapeGoat77]

Amen to this song. “Some light can never be seen.”

[@ΓιάννηςΜουχτούρης]

Best Ronnie James Dio live you can find in KZbin due to quality and performance: 1) Rainbow live in Munich 1977 (HD) - Mistreated 2) Dio - Last in line live 1984 3) Dio - Children of the sea live 1983 4) Dio - Dont talk to strangers live 1986 5) Dio - Give her the gun (live at Milwaukee 1994) Stick to the list Aileen!! :)

[@numberonepun4126]

Love watching your reactions to Dio! He's amazing

[@stevegibbsbass]

Another great rock singer from the 70's is Ian Gillan of Deep Purple... song: Child in Time live... The first heavy metal acts are considered to be Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple, often referred to as the “unholy trinity”.

[@angc214]

Rainbow in the Dark.

[@krstojosifoski3147]

What a legend ! Dio is one of a kind !

[@BlackieNuff]

Damn, this video is like a tribute to all the fantasy flicks of the 80s ; Conan The Barbarian, The Beastmaster, The Sword & The Sorcerer, and others.

[@kgrantification]

Ronnie James Dio is still one of the greatest front men of all time. Touring as lead with Queensryche last I heard and matching Geoff Tate word for word. What a voice.

[@kevsim70]

My absolute favorite of his solo stuff is the song "All the Fools Sail Away." I don't know that I've *EVER* seen someone react to it, and would really love it if you could fit it in at some point. As for Dio in Sabbath, my favorite is "Children of the Sea," which is absolutely crazy good. Can't recommend it enough.

[@mrf1nk236]

i searched your videos and i did not find a reacton of this song yet "Make Them Suffer - Erase Me" its a great band and song 🤘

[@ansonyduran175]

Hola...primero que nada soy fan de tu contenido y siempre estoy a la espera de tus reacciones...te dejo una recomendación, la banda se llama DRY KILL LOGIC y la canción es ROT, es una de esas joyitas que se quedaron en el olvido y creo que te puede gustar.....SALUODS DESDE MÉXICO 🤘

[@gordo6327]

This is great I saw him at Red Rocks in Morrison Colorado you also need to do the last in line

[@qp773]

Aileen, if you do any oldschool gaming, there's a game for the NES called Holy Diver, based on Dio and some other well known names (all unofficially) from the rock genre (although nothing really to do any with them or music, besides the given names). Originally only a Japan release, but a few years back there was a distro who did a limited release for the North American market, decades after the NES was in its glory. Tough game too

[@justynskates]

I think you'd love to break down any of these 3 songs (please do! 😅) Reflections - Sadist Reflections - Amulet Social Distortion- Footprints on My Ceiling

[@laudanum669]

For one of the best DIO live shows I suggest "Evil or Devine" recorded/filmed at the Roseland Ballroom NYC in 2002. I saw him six months later on the same tour and while I have seen Dio several times that band line-up and the set list was the best. Most of the songs/video from that tour are on YT.

[@michael121286]

Hey Aileen, your reactions are very good and i love your videos. Can you make an reaction about the live performance from Blind Guardian at Wack 2016 and the two Songs "The Bard´s Song and Valhalla?

[@TheDeadStretch]

Now ya gotta react to the Killswitch Engage cover of this song. Equally as epic.

[@oleksandrbyelyenko435]

Check out Queen - Stone Cold Crazy. That's proto-speed/thrash metal

[@echopryme]

The man that invented the 🤘... 💯😎

[@albertzappa1994]

I don't know where you were looking but I searched on KZbin and found at least 5 live Holy Diver by Dio 💚

[@thelastdisease]

One of my fave tracks by the legend! I am eternally grateful that I was able to see Dio live in concert before he passed. It was a show with Dio, Motorhead, and Iron Maiden - a truly legendary lineup. Considering that Lemmy has also passed, the memories of that show are both bittersweet and majestic. If you're looking for more Dio, I would recommend you check out a live performance of "Stargazer" from his time with Rainbow. That song is an experience!

[@michaelmazur1595]

I was a a show that same year up in Homdel NJ. One of the best shows ever.

[@thelastdisease]

@@michaelmazur1595 Hell yeah, brother! 🤘

[@jimshelby406]

You don’t see many Holy Diver live performances because the song simply doesn’t translate well live. Watch Mistreated Live in Munich 1977 from his band Rainbow. It’s the greatest live vocal performance ever in rock. It’s brilliant .

[@jackthelad8182]

Great song rjd had killer vocals, first time I heard him was listening to the rainbow rising album, which included stargazer pure class!

[@dylanwhie9850]

The cover from killswich Engage is dope sound like this but haver then Dio

[@shawnsford7071]

Killswitch Engage did this song so much justice and respect to him!!

[@shawnsford7071]

They do absolute justice!!

[@shawnsford7071]

Too funny. Realized I replied to myself!! Tito's will do that!!

[@ItsMeBliz]

Killswitch engage did an amazing cover of this track and really did it justice, they even honoured Dio in the video to it.

[@meisJ420]

I love this song but i enjoy the killswitch engage cover more

[@tonykubilius9971]

A awesome song by Dio and I’m glad Aileen that you reacted to it.Liliac did a cover of this song which is also very good and should be reacted to on your channel ❤️

[@timprice5747]

He was so great live.

[@chaospoet]

You know one aspect of experiencing the music video for this that's been lost unless you were alive in that era is fantasy movies were to the 80s what Marvel Comic movies have been for the past 14 years. Conan The Barbarian, Conan The Destroyer, Excalibur, The Never Ending Story, Legend, Labyrinth, Willow, Fire and Ice, Red Sonja, Lady Hawk, The Princess Bride and Clash of the Titans! If you watch a video like this with no knowledge of the time it came out it may seem odd and out of place for a Heavy Metal music video but it fit in PERFECTLY in it's time and place and just made it that much cooler.

[@carlgarrett7507]

A legend in every Sense to all enjoy music

[@tonyrossell832]

Great job Aileen. Yeah Dio was a legend. Just wanted to let you know, though, that Band Maid released a new video the other day. It's called Unleash!!!!! You should check it out I'm sure you'll love it. Take care and keep rocking 🤘

[@darrkstarg]

Rainbow - Man on the Silver Mountain. Superclassic.

[@BM4-Life]

Thank You *AileenSenpai* saw *DIO* back in 1984 up at *Red Rocks* for the *The Last In Line* tour was an incredible concert. I was wondering if you ever checked out an all female rock band from Japan 🎌 called *BAND-MAID* If you would like to check them out please try the song *BAND-MAID / Choose Me* well good luck on your channel and hope to see you reacting to some *BAND-MAID*