#musicmonday

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Okay, this week we are going back to 1983 for Ronnie James Dio's Holy Diver!

Yeah, you might know this song because of the Killswitch Engaged cover, and their video is a pretty good homage to the original, but nothing says awesome like Dio's ugly mug singing directly into the camera.

Why did I mention him being ugly? because back in the day, you didn't have to be a beautiful person to be famous. Ugly guys were the kings of rock. I mean, look at Dio, The Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, Twisted Sister, Kiss, Motorhead, etc... As much as I'm very much not a fan or The Stones and Aerosmith, they are still perfect examples of ugly guys becoming famous because people genuinely loving their music. 

It also helps that this song and video are genuinely bad ass. Enjoy!