Master of the Moon by Dio, album cover

Album

Master of the Moon

by Dio

Released30 August 2004

LabelSteamhammer

Popularity44.2

Also cited7 September 2004

heavy metal hard rock rock

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Master of the Moon is the tenth and last studio album by Dio, the American heavy metal band fronted by Ronnie James Dio. It came out on 30 August 2004 through Steamhammer, with a US release following on 7 September through Sanctuary Records. Ronnie James Dio produced it himself.

The record follows Killing the Dragon from 2002 and closes a run of studio albums that began with Holy Diver in 1983 and took in The Last in Line, Sacred Heart, Dream Evil and Magica along the way. Its heavy metal and hard rock sound makes it the final chapter in that catalogue, so it is well worth hearing for anyone who has followed the band from the start and wants to know where the story ended.

Master of the Moon: tracklist, credits and charts

10 tracks · 46:12

Tracklist

1One More for the RoadRonnie James Dio and Craig Goldy3:17
2Master of the MoonRonnie James Dio and Craig Goldy4:19
3The End of the WorldRonnie James Dio and Craig Goldy4:39
4ShiversRonnie James Dio and Craig Goldy4:16
5The Man Who Would Be KingRonnie James Dio and Craig Goldy4:59
6The EyesRonnie James Dio and Craig Goldy6:28
7Living the LieDio, Goldy, Wright4:26
8I AmRonnie James Dio and Craig Goldy5:00
9Death by LoveDio, Garric, Goldy, Wright4:22
10In DreamsRonnie James Dio and Craig Goldy4:26

Produced by: Ronnie James Dio
Recorded: Total Access Recording, (Redondo Beach, California)
Labels: Steamhammer, Sanctuary (North America), SPV/Steamhammer (Europe), Victor (Japan)
Length: 46:12

Line-up

Craig Goldy · guitar, keyboard
Jeff Pilson · bass guitar
Scott Warren · keyboard
Simon Wright · drums (drum set)
Ronnie James Dio · vocals

Peak chart positions

Chart	Peak
UK Rock & Metal Albums · 2020	13
Finnish Albums · 2004	16
Spanish Albums · 2020	28
Swedish Albums · 2004	35
UK Independent Albums · 2020	39
German Albums · 2004	43
Scottish Albums · 2020	97
Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 2004	259

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44.2

Popularity (0–100, vs the whole vault)

971

ListenBrainz listeners

28k

Wikipedia views, last 12 months

326

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Releases and pressings

How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz; also seen: 2004-09-07 (wikidata)

Source	Date	Note
MusicBrainz	30 August 2004
Wikipedia infobox	30 August 2004
Wikidata	7 September 2004
US release	7 September 2004	earliest US date

5 editions

Date	Country	Label	Barcode	Kind
30 August 2004	DE	Steamhammer	693723699127	original
7 September 2004	US	Sanctuary Records	060768472327	other
26 January 2005	JP	Victor	4988002475377	other
20 March 2020	US	BMG	4050538534498	other
20 March 2020	XE	BMG	4050538488302	other

Cover art sources

deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)

Source	Size	Verdict
deezer ✓	1200×1200	upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
fanarttv	1000×1000	upscaled
coverartarchive	988×965	upscaled