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Killing the Dragon by Dio
Killing the Dragon is an album by Dio, released in 2002. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 2 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Push”, on 1 list with a best position of #72.
Killing the Dragon, Dio's ninth studio album, came out on Spitfire Records on May 21, 2002, with Ronnie James Dio producing it himself. Two decades on from walking out of Black Sabbath to start this band with Vinny Appice, the voice was still the main event, and this lineup gave it plenty to ride on: Doug Aldrich on electric guitar, Jimmy Bain back on bass, Scott Warren on keyboards and Simon Wright rounding out the band.
It's heavy metal the old-fashioned way, no apologies and no nu-metal makeover, all galloping riffs and that huge, operatic bellow. "Push" and "Better in the Dark" were the songs that reached the countdowns. The album got a second life later on, first packaged with Magica in 2007, then remastered and reissued in 2020 with new artwork and a bonus disc of six live tracks from the tour.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Killing the Dragon on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Push | 1 | #72 | – | 2002 | |
| 2 | Better in the Dark | 1 | #85 | – | 2002 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.