BMG to reissue Dio’s Classic Albums

The entire DIO studio album collection is now complete! BMG and Niji Entertainment Group Inc. have partnered to reissue DIO‘s 1996 – 2004 studio albums. Fans will finally be able to enjoy official versions of Angry Machines (1996), Magica (2000), Killing The Dragon (2002), and Master Of The Moon (2004). These titles have sold a quarter of a million copies in the US alone and have been out of print and unavailable for nearly five years. Beginning today, September 14, 2018, all four albums will be available globally on all DSP’s.

The launch date lines up with Julien’s Auctions tribute to one of the most influential heavy metal heroes and forefathers of headbanging music with the “Property from the Estate of Ronnie James Dio” auction, live at the Hard Rock Café in New York today, September 14 and Saturday, September 15.

Wendy Dio says, “I am very excited to be working with BMG, a label that still has a passion for rock music. They will be making the complete DIO catalogue available again with some interesting surprises.”

• Originally released in 1996, DIO‘s first independent release
• Personnel: Ronnie James Dio (Vocals), Tracy G (Guitars), Jeff Pilson (Bass), Vinny Appice (Drums) & Scott Warren (Keyboards)
• Features: “Don’t Tell The Kids” and “Hunter Of The Heart”

1. Institutional Man
2. Don’t Tell The Kids
3. Black
4. Hunter Of The Heart
5. Stay Out Of The Mind
6. Big Sister
7. Double Monday
8. Golden Rules
9. Dying In America
10. This Is Your Life
    

    Magica

    Magica
    • Originally released in 2000
    • Personnel: Ronnie James Dio (Vocals), Craig Goldy (Guitars), Jimmy Bain (Bass), & Simon Wright (Drums)
    • Magica hit the charts in the US, Finland, Germany, Sweden and Japan
    • Features: “Fever Dreams” and “Magica Theme”
    Tracklist:
    1. Discovery
    2. Magica Theme
    3. Lord Of The Last Day
    4. Fever Dreams
    5. Turn To Stone
    6. Feed My Head
    7. Eriel
    8. Challis
    9. As Long As It’s Not About Love
    10. Losing My Insanity
    11. Otherworld
    12. Magica (Reprise)
    13. Lord Of The Last Day (Reprise)
    14. The Magica
        

        Killing The Dragon

        Killing The Dragon
        • Originally released in 2002
        • Killing The Dragon charted in the US, Sweden, Finland, Germany, Austria, & Japan
        • Personnel: Ronnie James Dio (Vocals), Doug Aldrich (Guitars), Jimmy Bain (Bass), & Simon Wright (Drums)
        • Video for the single “Push” features appearance by Tenacious D
        Tracklist:
        1. Killing The Dragon
        2. Along Comes A Spider
        3. Scream
        4. Better In The Dark
        5. Rock & Roll
        6. Push
        7. Guilty
        8. Thrown Away Children
        9. Before The Fall
        10. Cold Feet
            

            Master Of The Moon

            Master Of The Moon
            • Originally released in 2004, final studio album under the DIO band name
            • Personnel: Ronnie James Dio (Vocals), Craig Goldy (Guitar), Jeff Pilson (Bass), & Simon Wright (Drums)
            • Master Of The Moon charted in the US, Finland, Sweden, & Germany
            • Features: “One More For The Road” and “The Eyes”
             Tracklist:
            1. One More For The Road
            2. Master Of The Moon
            3. The End Of The World
            4. Shivers
            5. The Man Who Would Be King
            6. The Eyes
            7. Living The Lie
            8. I Am
            9. Death By Love
            10. In Dreams