

Live B-Side of "Rock 'n' Roll Children" 12'ĭio, Appice, Bain, Craig Goldy, Claude Schnell Since Latin relies on context for a translation the inscription could translate as follows, "comes the end by sleep I will prepare the sacred heart which is the magic that opens upon the altar". More data useful for the interpretation could be contained within the lyrics to the song "Sacred Heart". A possible rendering is Along the borders of dreams I found for you the sacred poisonous heart and golden door. The inscription around the border of the cover is in Latin and reads FINIS PER SOMNIVM REPERIO TIBI SACRA COR VENEFICVS OSTIVM AVRVM. Ronnie James Dio and his band referred to the dragon as Dean (although the press renamed it “Denzil”). The accompanying stageshow was a spectacle involving a mechanised dragon and laser effects, as captured on the VHS (and later DVD reissue) Sacred Heart "The Video". It was for a long time the last Dio album to receive this certification, until The Very Beast of Dio was certified gold on November 3, 2009. The RIAA certified Sacred Heart Gold (500,000 units sold) on October 15, 1985. Clocking in at 38 minutes, Sacred Heart is the band's shortest album. A rift occurred during the recording of this album between Dio and the guitarist, Dio stating in an interview ".for me, he (Viv) wasn't even there for this record." The album, along with Holy Diver and The Last in Line, was released in a new 2-CD Deluxe Edition on Mathrough Universal for worldwide distribution outside the U.S. Campbell went on to join several other bands, most notably Def Leppard, Riverdogs, Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy. This was the last Dio album to include guitarist Vivian Campbell, who was fired midway through the album's tour. It includes the singles " Rock 'n' Roll Children" and " Hungry for Heaven". Records in North America, and Vertigo elsewhere. It was released on August 12, 1985, on Warner Bros. Sacred Heart is the third studio album by American
