Album · Compilation
Metal Hits
Metal Hits is a compilation from Dio, released on 4 October 2005. It gathers material from the band's early run, drawing on the records made between Holy Diver in 1983 and Lock Up the Wolves in 1990, and leaves out Ronnie James Dio's earlier stints fronting Rainbow and Black Sabbath. Among the tracks are "Sunset Superman", "Dream Evil" and "The Last in Line".
It sits in the story as a single-disc look at the first phase of Dio's own group, long after those albums first appeared and a year after Master of the Moon. The appeal is hearing the Gothic-leaning songs and the mystic, sword-and-sorcery side of the band side by side, all carried by Ronnie James Dio's remarkable voice. For anyone who wants the 1980s Dio sound without tracking down every studio album, it makes a handy starting point.
Metal Hits: tracklist and credits
10 tracks · 48:46Tracklist
- 1Rainbow in the DarkAppice, Bain, Campbell, Dio4:15
- 2Holy DiverRonnie James Dio5:52
- 3Night PeopleAppice, Bain, Dio, Goldy, Schnell4:08
- 4The Last in LineBain, Campbell, Dio5:46
- 5Evil EyesRonnie James Dio3:40
- 6Sunset SupermanAppice, Bain, Dio, Goldy, Schnell5:47
- 7Dream EvilRonnie James Dio and Craig Goldy4:24
- 8Hollywood BlackAppice, Dio, G5:11
- 9Wild OneRonnie James Dio and Rowan Robertson4:07
- 10EvilutionAppice, Dio, G, Pilson5:36
- Produced by
- Ronnie James Dio, Mike Fraser, Ronnie James Dio, Tony Platt, Dean Schachtel
- Recorded at
- Sound City Studios, The Village, Caribou Ranch Recording Studio, Granny’s House
- Recorded
- 1983
- Mixed by
- Mike Fraser, Nigel Green, Tony Platt
- Mixed at
- The Record Plant, Westlake Audio, Battery Studios
- Engineered by
- Angelo Arcuri, Mike Fraser, Tony Platt
- Labels
- Warner Bros. Records, Flashback Records, Warner Bros. Records
- Length
- 48:46
Line-up
- Vinny Appice · drums (drum set)
- Jimmy Bain · keyboard, electric bass guitar, bass guitar
- Vivian Campbell · guitar, electric guitar
- Ronnie James Dio · keyboard, lead vocals, vocals
- Craig Goldy · guitar
- Claude Schnell · keyboard
- Tracy G · guitar · guest
- Jeff Pilson · bass guitar · guest
- Teddy Cook · bass guitar · guest
- Jens Johansson · keyboard · guest
- Rowan Robertson · electric guitar · guest
- Simon Wright · drums (drum set) · guest
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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 4 October 2005 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 4 October 2005 | |
| Wikidata | 4 October 2005 | |
| US release | 4 October 2005 | earliest US date |
1 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 October 2005 | US | Warner Bros. Records | 081227324728 | original |
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|---|---|---|
| fanarttv ✓ | 1000×1000 | upscaled: major: best source 1000x1000, upscaled to 1500 (x1.50) |
| coverartarchive | 220×219 | upscaled |