| "Electra" | ||||
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| Single by Dio | ||||
| Released | 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 Office Studios, Van Nuys, Los Angeles CA, USA |
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| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 6:26 | |||
| Label | Armoury Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Ronnie James Dio | |||
| Producer | Ronnie James Dio | |||
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"Electra" (also spelled as "Elektra") is the thirteenth and final single by heavy metal band Dio. It was released with the band's "Tournado Box Set" in early 2010,[1] before Ronnie James Dio's death on May 16, 2010.[2] It was the last song recorded by the band before that date as well.[3]
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In an interview with Hit the Lights series creator Robert Gray, Dio was asked about the Magica II & III album, which Dio responded: "[...]I've been doing a lot of work on the [new] 'Magica' album. I believe we'll release one of the songs from 'Magica' that I decided to put together, so that whatever package we happen to hand to the people when we're out there, it's a lot more attractive with one thing they've never heard before. I guess you could call it a teaser. It's a really good song [called "Electra"], and part of the whole 'Magica' trilogy. It's sometimes hard for it to stand alone, but I did write an explanation of what it was about, and what the song is about, and that it's just a brief glimpse into what will be 'Magica' again. There's some plans to do that - there are some special plans."[4]
The song was originally going to debut during the band's European tour[5], but the tour was eventually canceled, due to Ronnie James Dio's diagnosis of stomach cancer.[6] "Electra" is the only song so far that has been released from the unfinished albums Magica II & III.[7]
Chris Coplan of Consequence of Sound praised the song, stating that "Dio takes things to a whole new level. There’s a freshness and an excitement to the track. And while you can vaguely tell Dio is up in there in years, it gives the vocals a kind of story to them, a feeling of some noble metal statesman once more addressing his kingdom."[8]
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