| Strange Highways is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal band Dio. It's also their first album since Ronnie James Dio and Vinny Appice's reunion tour with Black Sabbath. First released in 1994 on Reprise Records.
After the short lived Dehumanizer reunion with Black Sabbath, Dio and Appice returned to Dio's solo group. Due to Dio's hard feelings toward Craig Goldy at the time, he hired Tracy Grijalva a his guitarist. In this, and the next album, Dio would take the sound of the Dehumanizer album and build on that, giving this album a very hard, modern feel. Many Dio fans felt betrayed by this, but others viewed it as a nice change from the outdated 80's sound he had relied on before, Lock up the Wolves especially was outdated for its time.
Track listing
All lyrics Ronnie James Dio, all music by Dio, Tracy G, Jeff Pilson and Vinny Appice
"Jesus, Mary, & the Holy Ghost" (Dio, G, Pilson) – 4:13
"Firehead" – 4:06
"Strange Highways" – 6:54
"Hollywood Black" (Dio, G, Appice) – 5:10
"Evilution" – 5:37
"Pain" (Dio, G) – 4:14
"One Foot in the Grave" – 4:01
"Give Her the Gun" (Dio, G, Pilson) – 5:58
"Blood from a Stone" – 4:14
"Here's to You" – 3:24
"Bring Down the Rain" – 5:45
Charts
Album charts positions
Year Album Chart positions
Billboard 200 UK Album Charts
1994 Strange Highways #142 #5
Personnel
Ronnie James Dio – vocals
Tracy G – guitars
Jeff Pilson – bass, keyboards
Vinny Appice – drums
Recorded at Rumbo Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA
Produced, engineered and mixed by Mike Fraser
Assistant engineered by Andy Udoff
Mixed at Record Plant, Los Angeles, California, USA
Originally mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound, New York City, USA
Cover illustration by Wil Rees
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