Released 2002|© SPITFIRE RECORDS

DIO
Killing the Dragon

ENGINEERED | RECORDED | MIXED BY LEOPOLDO LOPES

Killing the Dragon is the ninth studio album by American heavy metal band Dio and was produced by frontman Ronnie James Dio.
The album was reissued in 2007 in a two-CD package with Magica Records.
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.
Killing the Dragon introduces guitarist Doug Aldrich to the band. He had previously performed with Burning Rain and subsequently went on to join the band Whitesnake.
Previous guitarist, Craig Goldy, co-wrote some of the songs before leaving the band. He returned for 2004's Master of the Moon. It is their final album with bassist Jimmy Bain.

The album peaked at number 199 on the Billboard 200 album chart, and number 30 on the German Albums Offizielle Top 100.