Dante Bonutto

Breve e hiperbólico release na contracapa do meu “Holy Diver” (1983), versão remasterizada de 2005, assinado por Dante Bonutto e mais sucinto q os 27 parágrafos de histórico contidos no encarte:

“There aren’t many singers who can claim to have been involved with a classic album; Ronnie James Dio has put his stamp on three!

Between 1976-1983, the year ‘Holy Diver’ hit the fan, he found himself at the mic, for some of the finest moments in hard rock history; first there was Rainbow‘s ‘Rising’ album (1976), then Black Sabbath‘s ‘Heaven And Hell” (1980), then ‘Holy Diver’ (1983), the latter showing that when it came to the epic sweep, the grand musical gesture, Ronnie really was The Man (On The Silver Mountain).

By bringing together musicians from his past (bassist Jimmy Bain and drummer Vinny Appice), plus a brand new name in guitarist Vivian Campbell, RJD was able to create a body of work, the seer quality of which took everyone by surprise.

In the Summer of ’83, this was the album that kids were taking to school and musicians were playig to their peers; as word-of-took to the road, it was clear that momentum was growing, and growing fast. Before long, ‘Holy Diver’ was being hailed as one of the guitar-driven releases of the year…

Today, having influenced a new generation with its flawless blend of hit and myth, it stands as one of the Top 10 hard rock albums of all time”.