Killing The Dragon - Dio

Dio's music gradually reinvented itself throughout the 1990s, but by the time of his nineth release 'Killing the Dragon' in 2002, the elfish singer evidently decided to stop progressing and step back through a time warp to deliver crowd-pleasing material to unimaginative old-school fans. While this is still a very enjoyable album performed in the classic heavy metal style, it doesn't hold up to the early albums it seeks to emulate, and seems like a tragic misstep as a result. New guitarist Doug Aldrich is up to the task of his predecessors in Dio's constantly revolving door of guest performers, but doesn't deliver anything like the timeless riffs of Dio's ...