| Killing the Dragon | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 21, 2002 | |||
| Studio | Total Access Recording (Redondo Beach, California) | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 45:10 | |||
| Label | Spitfire | |||
| Producer | Ronnie James Dio | |||
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| Reissue cover | ||||
 2020 reissue cover with updated art by Marc Sasso[1] | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Blender | [3] |
| Blabbermouth.net | (6/10)[4] |
| Sputnikmusic | (3.0/5)[5] |
Killing the Dragon is the ninth studio album by American heavy metal band Dio. It was released May 21, 2002 through Spitfire Records and was produced by frontman Ronnie James Dio. The album was reissued in 2007 in a two-CD package with Magica. It was remastered in 2019 and reissued in 2020 with updated album art and a bonus disc containing six tracks recorded live on the Killing the Dragon tour.[6]
- ^ Killing The Dragon (CD sleeve). Dio. BMG 538488730. 2020.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Cantlon, Simon. "Dio Killing the Dragon review". AllMusic. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
- ^ Blender review[dead link]
- ^ Krgin, Borivoj (May 5, 2002). "Dio "Killing the Dragon"". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
- ^ Munro, Tyler (November 20, 2006). "Dio - Killing the Dragon". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
- ^ "DIO's Studio Album Collection: 1996-2004 Remastered Reissues Available Now - Side Stage Magazine". March 22, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2020.