Dio

Killing The Dragon

Musicianship	B¹
Songwriting	A¹
Composition	B¹
Production	A¹
Lyrics	A¹
Coverart	B¹

Awesome⁵ Non-Prog Metal/Hard Rock

released in 2002

added over 17 years ago by Time_Signature

Review by Time_Signature published over 14 years ago

Awesome Non-Prog Metal

""Killing the Dragon" is, for my money, a very good album by Dio. Musically, this is primarily traditional heavy metal and hard rock, but in an updated version with some post 90s elements here and there - the main riff of "Rock & Roll" sounds a lot like a Rrage Against the Machine riff, and the usual hard rock power chords are supplemented with less usual ones.

As usual, the songs are mostly solid and they are generally characterized by loads of great classic riffage and fantastic vocals. Stand-out tracks are "Rock & Roll", "Killing the Dragon", "Along Comes A Spider" and "Throwaway Children". The slower and more melancholic "Guilty" is also quite good.

This album should appeal to fans of good ole traditional heavy metal.

(review originally posted on metalmusicarchives.com)"

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