{"title":"Dio","description":"\u003ch2\u003eDio Vinyl Records \u0026amp; Music Collection\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExplore Dio vinyl records at UMusic Shop South Africa. Discover metal and hard rock through physical releases that bring the artist’s musical identity, individual recordings and visual presentation into one collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDio: the music and the story\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDio built a powerful heavy-metal identity around Ronnie James Dio’s voice, vivid fantasy imagery and sharply defined guitar riffs. After his work with Rainbow and Black Sabbath, the group gave his songwriting and vocal drama a dedicated album setting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHoly Diver, The Last in Line and Sacred Heart present successive chapters of a band built around Ronnie James Dio’s dramatic singing and a forceful melodic metal vocabulary. The theatrical imagery is supported by concise riffs and choruses with a clear sense of lift. Collecting the studio albums gives those familiar songs a fuller setting, preserving the relationship between the heavier passages and the more expansive melodies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCatalogue highlights\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHoly Diver, The Last in Line and Sacred Heart trace the band’s early development through three closely connected but distinct records.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRonnie James Dio’s earlier work with Rainbow and Black Sabbath gives the solo band a wider context, while its own repertoire establishes a distinct musical and visual world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHoly Diver: Explore the vinyl presentation, with product options that include a remastered edition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Last In Line: Explore the vinyl presentation, with product options that include a remastered edition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSacred Heart: Explore the vinyl presentation, with product options that include a remastered edition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Very Best Of DIO Vol. 2: Explore the vinyl presentation of this recording, keeping the programme and its physical presentation together.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy collect Dio?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe heavier passages gain their shape through contrast, with a rhythmic change, a returning riff or a more exposed vocal moment helping organise the force of the complete performance. Vinyl gives the sleeve artwork and playing sequence a tangible place in a music collection. The visual design and the moment of placing a record on the turntable become part of returning to the music. The particular pressing or package defines the edition, so explore the individual release for its track list and stated presentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplore Dio at UMusic Shop South Africa and choose a physical release to make part of your own music collection.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"dio-holy-diver-remastered-2020-lp","title":"DIO - Holy Diver (Remastered 2020 - LP)","description":"\u003cp\u003eDio’s 1983 debut is an immaculate marriage of operatic vocals, fantasy storytelling, and NWOBHM-style energy. Fresh off stints with Rainbow and Black Sabbath, he carries over his obsession with the eternal struggle between good and evil. As “Caught in the Middle” implies, it’s a struggle from which the vocal powerhouse can never escape. 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