Finnish band STEVE 'N' SEAGULLS, which recently made headlines by releasing its dueling banjo-standup-bass-washboard-and-more take on the IRON MAIDEN classic "The Trooper", has returned with a rendition of "Holy Diver", the title track of DIO's 1983 debut album. Check out the footage below.Originally issued on May 25, 1983, "Holy Diver" has been hailed by critics as DIO's best work and a classic staple in the heavy metal genre. The LP was certified gold in the U.S. on September 12, 1984 and platinum on March 21, 1989."Holy Diver" re-entered The Billboard 200 chart in May 2010 shortly after the band's frontman, Ronnie James Dio, died of stomach cancer at No. 149 and bowed at No. 11 on Pop Catalog (4,000; up 322%). DIO's last release was the "Holy Diver Live" CD, featuring a performance of the classic "Holy Diver" album in its entirety, from start to finish, recorded live for the very first time in 2005 in front of a sold-out London crowd. It also includes, among others, "Heaven & Hell", "Sign of the Southern Cross" and "Mob Rules" from vocalist Ronnie James Dio's BLACK SABBATH days, "Tarot Woman", "Man on the Silver Mountain" and "Long Live Rock 'N' Roll" from the RAINBOW era and "We Rock" from his solo career.
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