1001 Metal Albums you should hear before you die

Trollheart · 08-07-2015, 11:18 AM

104. Dio - The Last In Line - (1984)

Come at me, but I say one of the only two almost perfect Dio albums ever released. Ronnie peaked too soon and the departure of Vivian Campbell after Sacred Heart took an awful lot of the energy and enthusiasm of the band with it, and Dream evil was just a mess. After that, with a few notable exceptions, it all went downhill rather rapidly. Still, as Neil Young once opined, it's better to burn out than fade away, and Dio certainly burned brightly for about two-and-a-half albums. Essential listening for any metalhead.

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Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	104. Dio - The Last In Line - (1984) Come at me, but I say one of the only two almost perfect Dio albums ever released. Ronnie peaked too soon and the departure of Vivian Campbell after Sacred Heart took an awful lot of the energy and enthusiasm of the band with it, and Dream evil was just a mess. After that, with a few notable exceptions, it all went downhill rather rapidly. Still, as Neil Young once opined, it's better to burn out than fade away, and Dio certainly burned brightly for about two-and-a-half albums. Essential listening for any metalhead. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018