Song · Killswitch Engage
“Holy Diver” by Killswitch Engage
Released 2006
“Holy Diver” by Killswitch Engage appears on 3 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2007 and 2013. It was first released in 2006. Its best result is #10 on the WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2007. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #544 alternative song of 2007.
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Killswitch Engage took on Ronnie James Dio's "Holy Diver" in 2006 and ran it through their own heavy machinery. Howard Jones sings lead, Adam Dutkiewicz and Joel Stroetzel handle the guitars, Mike D'Antonio plays bass and Justin Foley drums, while Dutkiewicz also produced and mixed the track and adds vocals of his own.
The song goes back to 1983, when Dio issued it as the lead single from his band's debut album of the same name. By Dio's own account the song is a space-age parable: a Christ figure, far from Earth, gives up his life for his people, and they plead with him to stay once they learn he plans to go and save other worlds.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 91 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2007 | 101 |
| 2007 | 10 | WCCC The Rock Hartford, CT | WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2007 | 105 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 136 | KBPI | KBPI Top 200 Songs of All Time | 200 |
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