Vinyl Record

Dio - Killing The Dragon

Buy Dio’s Killing the Dragon 20th Anniversary red and orange swirl vinyl LP from Kilmorna in Listowel—a limited remastered heavy-metal reissue.

LP · Metal · 2002

Available from Kilmorna Collection in Listowel.

Buyer notes: 2002 LP, currently available from the Kilmorna Collection Metal shelf. Pay for pickup in Listowel, ship within Ireland from EUR 5.95 per record or outside Ireland from EUR 12.00 per record.

Killing the Dragon captures Dio in a lean, direct early-2000s heavy-metal mode. Ronnie James Dio remains the commanding centre, delivering warnings, allegories and rallying cries over a muscular band attack. The title track sets the tone with a firm, deliberate riff, while “Along Comes a Spider,” “Scream” and “Better in the Dark” keep the first side tight, melodic and forceful. The second half broadens the record without losing its punch. “Push” supplies an immediate, hard-rocking hook; “Throw Away Children” takes a weightier turn; and “Before the Fall” and “Cold Feet” drive the album towards a compact finish. This 2022 BMG pressing was made for the album’s twentieth anniversary, remastering the original ten-song programme and presenting it on limited red-and-orange swirl vinyl—a vivid edition of a later Dio record that stays rooted in traditional metal craft.

Killing the Dragon showed that Dio’s signature blend of mythic imagery, moral urgency and sturdy riffs remained potent well beyond the 1980s. Its concise songwriting and forceful performances make it a valuable bridge between classic Dio and the heavier production of the early 2000s.

This 2022 BMG edition is a limited twentieth-anniversary reissue, remastered and pressed as one LP on red-and-orange swirl vinyl. It retains the ten-track album sequence across two sides, combining an edition-specific colour treatment with a straightforward presentation of the complete record.

Compact, muscular heavy metal led by Dio’s resonant voice, with thick guitar riffs, assertive drums and melodic choruses delivered in a polished early-2000s production style.

What colour is this Killing the Dragon vinyl edition? It is pressed on red-and-orange swirl vinyl; the exact balance and pattern of the colours can naturally vary between individual records. Is this a limited-edition pressing? Yes. The supplied edition is a limited 2022 BMG reissue created for the album’s twentieth anniversary. Has this edition been remastered? Yes. This anniversary LP is identified as a remastered reissue and repress of the full ten-track album.