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AC / DC - Back In Black
Release Date: 1980
Track Listing: Back in Black, Hells Bells, Shoot To Thrill, Given The Dog a Bone, What do You do for Money, Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution, Let Me Put My Love Into You, You shook Me All Night Long, Shake a Leg, Have a Drink on Me.
Lineup: Malcolm Young - Guitar, Angus Young – Guitar, Brian John son - Vocals, Phil Rudd - Drums, Mark Evans - Bass.
Notes: Remastered with bonus material.
AC / DC - Highway to Hell
Release Date: 1979
Track Listing: Highway To Hell, Girls Got Rhythm, Touch Too Much, Beating Around The Bush, Shot Down In Flames, Get It Hot, If You Want Blood (You've Got It), Love Hungry, Night Prowler
Lineup: Bon Scott – Vocals, Angus Young – Guitars, Malcolm Young – Guitars, Cliff Williams – Bass, Phil Rudd – Drums.
Notes: Remastered with bonus material, access to videos, etc.
Genre: Hard Rock
Other AC/DC recommendations: High Voltage, Let There Be Rock, Powerage , For Those About to Rock.
Accept - Restless & Wild
Release Date: 1982
Lineup: Udo Dirkshneider - Vocals, Wolf Hoffman - Guitar, Herman Frank Jr. - Guitar, Peter Baltes - Bass, Stefan Kaufmann – Drums.
Track Listing: Fast As A Shark, Restless And Wild, Ahead Of The Pack, Shake Your Heads, Neon Nights, Get Ready, Demons Night, Flash Rockin Man, Don't Go Stealin My Soul Away, Princess Of The Dawn.
Notes: Remastered , includes restored cover artwork.
Genre: Traditional Heavy Metal
Other Accept recommendations: Balls to the Walls, Breaker, Metal Heart.
Aerosmith - Rocks
Release Date: 1976
Track Listing: Back In The Saddle, Last Child, Rats In The Cellar, Combination, Sick As A Dog, Nobody's Fault, Get The Lead Out, Lick And A Promise, Home Tonight.
Lineup: Steven Tyler - Vocals, Joey Kramer - Drums, Joe Perry - Guitar, Brad Whitford - Guitar, Tom Hamilton - Bass
Notes: Remastered
Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic
Release Date: 1975
Track Listing: Toys In The Attic, Uncle Salty, Adam's Apple, Walk This Way, Big Ten Inch, Sweet Emotion, No More No More, Round And Round, You See Me Crying
Lineup: Steven Tyler - Vocals, Joey Kramer - Drums, Joe Perry - Guitar, Brad Whitford - Guitar, Tom Hamilton - Bass
Notes: Remastered
Genre: Hard Rock
Other Aerosmith recommendations: Get Your Wings, Draw the Line.
Alcatrazz - No Parole From Rock n' Roll
Release Date: 1984
Track Listing: Island In The Sun, General Hospital , Jet To Jet, Hiroshima Mon Amour, Kree Nakoorie , Incubus, Too Young To Die Too Drunk To Live, Big Foot, Starcarr Lane, Suffer Me.
Lineup: Graham Bonnet - Vocals, Yngwie Malmsteen - Guitars, Gary Shea - Bass, Jimmy Waldo - Keyboards, Jan Uvena – Drums.
Genre: Hard Rock
Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies
Release Date: 1973
Track Listing: Hello Hooray, Raped and Freezin ', Elected, Billion Dollar Babies, Unfinished Sweet, No More Mr. Nice guy, Generation Landslide, Sick Things, Mary Ann, I Love The Dead.
Lineup: Alice Cooper - Vocals, Glen Buxton - Lead guitar, Michael Bruce - Guitar, Neal Smith - Drums, Dennis Dunaway - Bass.
Notes: Remastered
Genre: Hard Rock
Other Alice Cooper recommendations: Killer, Raise Your Fist and Yell, Brutal Planet.
Alice In Chains - Facelift
Release Date: 1990
Track Listing: We Die Young, Man In The Box, Sea Of Sorrow, Bleed The Freak, I Can't Remember, Love Hate Love, It Ain't Like That, Sunshine, Put You Down, Confusion, I Know Somethin (Bout You), Real Thing.
Lineup: Layne Staley – Vocals, Jerry Cantrell – Guitars, Mike Starr – Bass, Sean Kinney – Drums.
Genre: Grunge Rock/Metal
Other Alice in Chains recommendations: Dirt
Angel Witch – Angel Witch
Release Date: 1980
Track Listing: Angel Witch, Atlantis, White Witch, Confused, Sorcerers, Gorgon, Sweet Danger, Free Man, Angel Of Death, Devils Tower .
Lineup: Kevin Heybourne – Guitars/ vocals, Kevin Riddles - Bass, Dave Hogg – Drums.
Notes: Remastered
Genre: Early 80's New Wave of British Heavy Metal
Angra - Holy Land
Release Date: 1998
Track Listing: Crossing, Nothing to Say, Silence and Distance, Carolina IV, Holy Land , The Shaman, Make Believe, Z.I.T.O., Deep Blue , Lullaby for Lucifer.
Lineup: Andre Matos - Vocals, Kiko Loureiro - Guitars, Rafael Bittencourt - Guitars, Ricardo Confessori – Drums.
Genre: Euro Power Metal
Other Angra recommendations: Angels Cry, Temple of Shadows .
Annihilator - Alice In Hell
Release Date: 1989
Track Listing: Crystal Ann, Alison Hell, W.T.Y.D., Wicked Mystic, Burns like a Buzzsaw Blade, Word Salad, Schizos (are Never Alone) Parts 1&2, Ligeia , Human Insecticide.
Lineup: Randy Rampage - Vocals, Jeff Waters – Lead guitar, Anthony Greenham - Guitar, Wayne Darley - Bass, Ray Hartmann – Drums.
Notes: Remastered , includes bonus tracks.
Genre: Thrash Metal
Other Annihilator recommendations: Set the World on Fire, Refresh the Demon.
Anthrax - Among The Living
Release Date: 1987
Track Listing: Among The Living, Caught in a Mosh , I am the Law, Efilnikufesin (N.F.L.), A Skeleton in the Closet, Indians, One World, A.D.I./Horror of it All, Imitation of Life.
Lineup: Joey Belladonna - Vocals, Scott Ian - Rhythm Guitar, Dan Spitz - Lead Guitar, Charlie Benante - Drums, Frank Bello – Bass.
Anthrax - Spreading the Disease
Release Date: 1985
Track Listing: A.I.R, Lone Justice, Madhouse, S.S.C./Stand Or Fall, The Enemy, Aftershock, Armed And Dangerous, Medusa, Gung Ho.
Lineup: Joey Belladonna - Vocals, Scott Ian - Rhythm Guitar, Dan Spitz - Lead Guitar, Charlie Benante - Drums, Frank Bello – Bass.
Genre: Thrash Metal
Other Anthrax recommendations: Fistful of Metal, Sound of White Noise.
Anvil - Metal On Metal
Release Date: 1982
Track Listing: Metal On Metal, Mothra , Stop Me, March Of The Crabs, Jackhammer, Heat Sink, Tag Team, Scenery, Tease Me Please Me, 666.
Lineup: Steve "Lips" Kudlow – Vocals, Guitars, Dave Allison – Rhythm guitar, Ian Dickson - Bass, Robb Reiner – Drums.
Genre: Speed/ Traditional Metal
Other Anvil recommendations: Forged In Fire
Arch Enemy - Wages Of Sin
Release Date: 2001
Track Listing: Enemy Within, Burning Angel, Heart Of Darkness, Ravenous, Savage Messiah, Dead Bury Their Dead, Web Of Lies, The First Deadly Sin, Behind The Smile, Snow Bound, Shadows And Dust, Lament Of A Mortal Soul.
Lineup: Angela Gossow – Vocals, Michael Amott – Guitar, Christopher Amott – Guitar, Sharlee D'Angelo – Bass, Daniel Erlandsson – Drums.
Genre: Swedish Thrash/Death Metal
Armored Saint - March Of The Saint
Release Date: 1984
Track Listing: March of the Saint, Can U Deliver, Mad House, Take a Turn, Seducer, Mutiny on the World, Glory Hunter, Stricken by Fate, Envy, False Alarm.
Lineup: John Bush - Vocals, David Pritchard - Guitars, Phil Sandoval - Guitars, Joey Vera - Bass, Gonzo Sandoval - Drums
Genre: Traditional Heavy Metal
Other Armored Saint recommendations: Symbol of Salvation.
Artillery - By Inheritance
Release Date: 1990
Track Listing: From Tashkent, Khomaniak, Beneath The Clay (R.I.P.), By Inheritance, Bombfood, Don't Believe, Life In Bondage, Equal At First, Razamanaz, Back In The Thrash.
Lineup: Flemming Ronsdorf – Vocals, Michael Stützer – Guitar, Morten Stützer – Guitar, Peter Thorslund – Bass,
Carston Nielson – Drums.
Notes: Reissued.
Genre: Thrash Metal
Other Artillery recommendations: When Death Comes.
Atheist - Piece Of Time
Release Date: 1989
Track Listing: Piece Of Time, Unholy War, Room With A View, On They Slay, Beyond, I Deny, Why Bother, Life, No Truth.
Lineup: Kelly Shaefer – Vocals, Rand Burkey – Guitars, Roger Patterson – Bass, Steve Flynn – Drums.
Genre: Progressive Death Metal
Attacker - Battle at Helms Deep
Release Date: 1985
Track Listing: The Hermit,The Wrath Of Nevermore, Disciple, Downfall, Slayer's Blade, Battle At Helm's Deep, Kick Your Face, Dance Of The Crazies, (Call On) The Attacker.
Lineup: Bob Mitchell – Vocals, Pat Marinelli – Guitar, Jim Mooney – Guitar, Lou Ciarlo – Bass, Mike Sabatini – Drums
Notes: Rereleased on cd with different artwork from original Lp .
Genre: Traditional Heavy Metal
At the Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul
Release Date: 1995
Track Listing: Blinded By Fear, Slaughter Of The Soul, Cold, Under A Serpent Sun, Into The Dead Sky, Suicide Nation, World Of Lies, Unto Others, Nausea, Need, The Flames Of The End.
Lineup: Thomas Lindberg – Vocals, Anders Bjorler – Guitar, Martin Larsson – Guitar, Jonas Bjorler – Bass, Adrian Erlandsson – Drums.
Notes: Remastered .
Genre: Swedish Death Metal
Axel Rudi Pell – The Masquerade Ball
Release Date: 2000
Track Listing: The Arrival (Intro), Earls Of Black, Voodoo Nights, Night And Rain, The Masquerade Ball, Tear Down The Walls, The Line, Hot Wheels, The Temple Of The Holy, July Morning.
Lineup: Johnny Gioeli – Vocals, Axel Rudi Pell – Guitars, Volker Krawczak – Bass, Ferdy Doernberg – Keyboards, Mike Terrana – Drums.
Notes:
Genre: Hard Rock/Power Metal
Other Axel Rudi recommendations: Nasty Reputation, Magic, Shadow Zone.
Badlands - Badlands
Release Date: 1989
Track Listing: High Wire, Dreams In The Dark, Jade's Song, Winter's Call, Dancing On The Edge, Streets Cry Freedom, Hard Driver, Rumblin ' rain, Devil's Stomp, Seasons, Ball & Chain.
Lineup: Ray Gillen - Vocals and harp, Jake E. Lee - Guitars and keyboards, Greg Chaisson – Bass, Eric Singer – Drums.
Genre: Hard Rock
Other Badlands recommendations: Voodoo Highway
Bathory - Under The Signs Of The Black Mark
Release Date: 1987
Track Listing: Nocternal Obeisance, Massacre, Woman Of Dark Desires, Call From The Grave, Equimanthorn , Enter The Eternal Fire, Chariots Of Fire, 13 Candles, Of Doom.
Lineup: Qorthon – Vocals and all instruments.
Genre: Black Metal
Other Bathory recommendations: Bathory , Octagon, Blood Fire Death.
Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell
Release Date: 1980
Track Listing: Neon Nights, Walk Away, Heaven and Hell, Die Young, Children of the Sea, Lonely is the Word, Wishing Well, Lady Evil.
Lineup: Tony Iommi - Guitar, Bill Ward - Drums, Ronnie James Dio - Vocals, Geezer Butler - Bass.
Notes: Remastered.
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Release Date: 1970
Track Listing: War Pigs, Paranoid, Planet Caravan, Iron Man, Electric Funeral, Hand of Doom, Rat Salad, Fairies Wear Boots.
Lineup: Tony Iommi - Guitar, Bill Ward - Drums, Ozzy Osbourne - Vocals, Geezer Butler – Bass.
Notes: Remastered and part of a box set.
Black Sabbath - Headless Cross
Release Date: 1989
Track Listing: The Gates Of Hell, Headless Cross, Devil & Daughter, When Death Calls, Kill In The Spirit World, Call Of The Wild, Black Moon, Nightwing.
Lineup: Tony Martin – Vocals, Tony Iommi – Guitars, Laurence Cottle – Bass, Geoff Nichols – Keyboards, Cozy Powell – Drums.
Genre: Pioneers of Heavy Metal
Other Sabbath recommendations: Sabotage, Black Sabbath, Technical Ecstasy, Master of Reality, Born Again.
Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side
Release Date: 1995
Track Listing: Imaginations from the Other Side, I'm Alive, A Past and Future Secret, The Script for my Requiem, Mordred's Song, Born in a Mourning Hall, Bright Eyes, Another Holy War, And the Story Ends.
Lineup: Hansi Kursch - Vocals and bass, Andre Olbrich - Lead, Rhythm and Acoustic Guitars, Marcus Siepen - Rhythm Guitar, Thomas Stauch – Drums.
Genre: Euro Power/ Prog Metal
Other Blind Guardian recommendations: Somewhere Far Beyond, Follow the Blind.
Blue Murder - Blue Murder
Release Date: 1989
Track Listing Riot, Sex Child, Valley Of The Kings, Jelly Roll, Blue Murder, Out Of Love, Billy, Ptolemy, Black-Hearted Woman
Lineup: John Sykes - Lead vocals and Guitars, Tony Franklin - Bass, Carmine Appice - Drums and background vocals.
Genre: Hard Rock
Blue Oyster Cult - Secret Treaties
Release Date: 1973
Track Listing: Career Of Evil, Subhuman, Dominance And Submission, Me 262, Cagey Cretins, Harvester Of Eyes, Flaming Telepaths, Astronomy.
Lineup: Eric Bloom – Vocals and guitar, Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser – Vocals and guitar, Allen Lanier – Keyboard, Joe Bouchard – Bass, Albert Bouchard – Drums.
Notes: Remastered
Genre: Hard Rock
Other Blue Oyster recommendations: Blue Oyster Cult, Tyranny and Mutation.
Bon Jovi – New Jersey
Release Date: 1988
Track Listing: Lay Your Hands on Me, Bad Medicine, Born to be my Baby, Living in Sin, Blood on Blood, Homebound Train, Wild is the Wind, Ride Cowboy Ride, Stick to Your Guns, I'll Be There for You, 99 in the Shade, Love for Sale.
Lineup: Jon Bon Jovi – Vocals and acoustic guitars - Richie Sambora – Guitars, David Bryan – Keyboards, Alec John Such – Bass, Tico Torres – Drums.
Notes: Remastered
Genre: Hard Rock
Other Bon Jovi recommendations: 7800 Fahrenheit, Slippery When Wet.
Budgie - Power Supply
Release Date: 1980
Track listing: Forearm Smash, Hellbender, Heavy Revolution, Gunslinger, Power Supply, Secrets In My Head, Time To Remember, Crime Against The World.
Lineup: Burke Shelley – Bass, vocals, John Thomas – Guitars, Steve Williams – Drums.
Notes: Remastered.
Genre: Hard Rock
Other Budgie recommendations: Never Turn Your Back on A Friend, In for the Kill.
Cancer - Death Shall Rise
Release Date: 1993
Track Listing: Hung Drawn & Quartered, Tasteless Incest, Burning Casket, Death Shall Rise, Back From The Dead, Gruesome Tasks, Corpse Fire, Internal Decay.
Lineup: John Walker – Vocals and guitar, James Murphy – Guitar, Ian Buchanan – Bass, Carl Stokes – Drums.
Genre: Death Metal
Cannibal Corpse - Tomb Of The Mutilated
Release Date: 1992
Track Listing: Hammer Smashed Face, I Cum Blood, Addicted To Vaginal Skin, Split Wide Open, Necropedophile , The Cryptic Stench, Entrails Ripped From A Virgin's Cunt , Post Mortal Ejaculation, Beyond The Cemetery
Lineup: Chris Barnes – Vocals, Jack Owen – Guitar, Bob Rusay – Guitar, Alex Webster – Bass, Paul Mazurkiewicz – Drums.
Notes: Two different versions exist of the cover artwork, remaster includes a video track.
Genre: Death Metal
Other Cannibal recommendations: Kill.
Candlemass - Tales Of Creation
Release Date: 1989
Track Listing: The Prophecy, Dark Reflections, Voices In The Wind, Under The Oak, Tears, Into The Unfathomed Tower, The Edge Of Heaven, Somewhere In Nowhere, Through The Infinity Halls Of Death, A Tale Of Creation.
Lineup: Messiah Marcolin - Vocals, Mats Bjorkman - Guitars, Lasse Johansson - Guitars, Leif Edling - Bass, Jan Lindh – Drums.
Notes: Remastered
Genre: Doom Metal
Other Candlemass recommendations: Nightfall.
Carcophony : Speed Metal Symphony
Release Date: 1986
Track Listing: Savage, Where My Fortune Lies , The Ninja, Concerto, Burn The Ground, Desert Island , Speed Metal Symphony.
Lineup: Peter Marrino – Vocals, Marty Friedman – Guitar, Jason Becker – Guitar, Jimmy O'Shea – Bass, Atma Anur – Drums.
Genre: Hard Rock
Carcass - Heartwork
Release Date: 1993
Track Listing: Buried Dreams, Carnal Forge, No Love Lost, Heartwork , Embodiment, This Mortal Coil, Arbeit Macht Fleisch , Blind Bleeding The Blind, Doctrinal Expletives, Death Certificate.
Lineup: Bill Steer – Guitars and Vocals, Mike Amott - Guitars, Jeff Walker – Bass and vocals, Ken Owen – Drums.
Notes: Remastered
Genre: Death Metal
Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion
Release Date: 1985
Track Listing: Innocence And Wrath, Jewel Throne, The Usurper, Dawn Of Megiddo , Eternal Summer, Circle Of The Tyrants, (Beyond The) North Winds, Fainted Eyes, Tears In A Prophet's Dream, Necromantical Screams.
Lineup: Tom Warrior – Vocals and guitar, Dominic Steiner - Bass, Reed St. Mark – Drums.
Notes: Remaster includes bonus tracks.
Genre: Black Metal
Other Celtic Frost recommendations: Morbid Tales, Into the Pandemonium.
Children of Bodom - Hatebreeder
Release Date: 1999
Track Listing: Warheart , Silent Night, Bodom Night, Hatebreeder , Bed Of Razors, Towards Dead End, Black Widow, Wrath Within, Children Of Bodom , Downfall.
Lineup: Alexi Laiho – Guitars and vocals, Alexander Kuoppala – Guitars, Henkka Seppälä – Bass, Janne Warman – Keyboard, Jaska Raatikainen – Drums.
Genre: Thrash Metal
Other Bodom recommendations: Follow the Reaper.
Cinderella - Long Cold Winter
Release Date: 1988
Track Listing: Tracks: Bad Seamstress Blues, Fallin Apart at the Seams, Gypsy Road, Don't Know What You got (till it's gone), The Last mile, Second wind, Long cold Winter, If You Don't Like It, Coming home, Fire and Ice, Take Me Back.
Lineup: Tom Keifer - Vocals and guitars, Eric Brittingham - Bass and background vocals, Jeff LeBar - Guitar, Fred Coury - Drums.
Genre: Hard Rock
Other Cinderella recommendations: Night Songs.
Coroner - Punishment For Decadence
Release Date: 1988
Track Listing: Intro, Absorbed, Masked Jackal, Arc-Lite, Skeleton On Your Shoulder, Sudden Fall, Shadow of a Lost Dream, The New Breed, Voyage to Eternity, Purple Haze.
Lineup: Ron Broder - Vocals/Bass, Tommy Vetterli – Guitars, Marky Edelmann – Drums.
Notes:
Genre: Thrash Metal
Crimson Glory - Transcendence
Release Date: 1988
Track Listing: Lady Of Winter, Red Sharks, Painted Skies, Masque Of The Red Death, In Dark Places, Where Dragons Rule, Lonely, Burning Bridges, Eternal World, Transcendence
Lineup: Midnight - Vocals, Jon Drenning - Guitars, Ben Jackson - Guitars, Jeff Lords - Bass, Dana Burnell – Drums.
Notes: Remastered .
Genre: Progressive Metal
Other recommendations: Crimson Glory.
Danzig - Danzig
Release Date: 1988
Track Listing: Twist of Cain, Not of This World, She Rides, Soul on Fire, Am I Demon, Mother, Possession, End of Time, The Hunter, Evil Thing.
Lineup: Glenn Danzig - Vocals, John Christ - Guitars, Eerie Von - Bass, Chuck Biscuits – Drums.
Genre: Dark/Doom Metal
Other recommendations: Danzig II.
Dark Angel - Darkness Descends
Release Date: 1986
Track Listing: Darkness Descends, The Burning Of Sodom, Hunger Of The Undead, Merciless Death, Death Is Certain (life Is Not), Black Prophecies, Perish In Flames.
Lineup: Don Doty – Vocals, Jim Durkin – Guitar, Eric Meyer – Guitar, Rob Yahn – Bass, Gene Hoglan – Drums.
Notes: Remastered .
Genre: Thrash Metal
Death - Scream Bloody Gore
Release Date: 1987
Track Listing: Infernal Death, Zombie Ritual, Denial of Life, Sacrificial, Mutilation, Regurgitated Guts, Baptized in Blood, Torn to Pieces, Evil Dead, Scream Bloody Gore.
Lineup: Chuck Schuldiner : Vocals guitar and bass, Chris Reifert - Drums, John Hand - Rhythm guitar.
Notes: Reissue includes bonus tracks.
Genre: Death Metal
Other Death recommendations: Symbolic, Individual Thought Patters, Spiritual Healing.
Death Angel - Frolic Through The Park
Release Date: 1988
Track Listing: 3rd Floor, Road Mutants, Why You Do This, Bored, Confused, Guilty Of Innocence, Open Up, Shores Of Sin, Mind Rape.
Lineup: Mark Osegueda - Vocals, Rob Cavestany - Guitar, Gus Pepa - Guitar, Dennis Pepa - Bass, Andy Galeon – Drums.
Genre: Thrash Metal
Deep Purple - In Rock
Release Date: 1970
Track Listing: Speed King, Bloodsucker, Child in Time, Flight of the Rat, Into the Fire, Living Wreck, Hard Lovin ' Man.
Lineup: Richie Blackmore - Guitars, Ian Gillan - Vocals, Roger Glover - Bass, Jon Lord - Keyboards, Ian Paice – Drums.
Notes: Remastered with bonus tracks.
Deep Purple - Machine Head
Release Date: 1972
Track Listing: Highway Star, Maybe I'm a Leo, Pictures of Home, Never Before, Smoke on the Water, Lazy, Space Truckin ', When a Blind Man Cries.
Lineup: Ritchie Blackmore - Guitars, Ian Gillan – Vocals, Roger Glover – Bass, Jon Lord - Organ, keyboards, Ian Paice - Drums
Notes: Remastered with bonus tracks and expanded booklet.
Genre: Hard Rock
Other Purple recommendations: Slaves and Masters, Burn, Perfect Strangers.
Def Leppard - High And Dry
Release Date: 1981
Track Listing: Let it Go, Another Hit and Run, High n Dry(Saturday Night), Bringin on the Heartbreak, Switch 625, You Got Me Runnin , Lady Strange, On Through The Night, Mirror Mirror (Look Into My Eyes), No No No .
Lineup: Joe Elliot - Vocals, Pete Willis – Guitars and backing vocals, Steve Clark – Guitar and backing vocals, Rick Savage – Bass and backing vocals, Rick Allen – Drums and backing vocals.
Notes: 1984 reissue includes a remix of Bringin on the Heartbreak and Me and My Wine.
Genre: Hard Rock
Other Leppard recommendations: On Through the Night, Pyromania.
Deicide - Once Upon The Cross
Release Date: 1995
Track Listing: Once Upon The Cross, Christ Denied, When Satan Rules His World, Kill The Christian, Trick Or Betrayed, They Are The Children Of The Underworld, Behind The Light Thou Shall Rise, To Be Dead, Confessional Rape.
Lineup: Glen Benton – Bass and vocals, Eric Hoffman – Guitar, Brian Hoffman – Guitar, Steve Asheim – Drums.
Genre: Death Metal
Demon - Night Of The Demon
Release Date: 1981
Track Listing: Full Moon, Night Of The Demon, Into The Nightmare, Father Of Time, Decisions, Liar, Big Love, Ride The Wind, Fool To Play The Hard Way, One Helluva Nigh.
Lineup: Dave Hill – Vocals, Mal Spooner – Guitars, Les Hunt – Lead guitar, John Wright – Drums.
Genre: Early 80's New Wave of British Heavy Metal
Destruction - Infernal Overkill
Release Date: 1985
Track Listing: Invincible Force, Death Trap, The Trap, Tormentor, Bestial Invasion, Thrash Attack, Anti chris t, Black Death
Lineup: Marcel Schmier Schirmer - Bass, Vocals, Mike Sifringer - Guitars, Tommy Sandmann - Drums.
Genre: German Thrash Metal
Other Destruction recommendations: Release from Agony, Inventor of Evil.
Diamond Head - Lighting To The Nations
Release Date: 1979
Track Listing: Lightning To The Nations, The Prince, Sucking My Love, Am I Evil, Sweet and Innocent, It's Electric, Helpless
Lineup: Sean Harris - Vocals, Brian Tatler - Guitars, Colin Kimberley - Bass, Duncan Scott - Drums.
Genre: Early 80's New Wave of British Heavy Metal
Other Diamond Head recommendations: Borrowed Time.
Bruce Dickinson - The Chemical Wedding
Release Date: 1998
Track Listing: King In Crimson, Chemical Wedding, The Tower, Killing Floor, Book Of Thel , Gates Of Urizen , Jerusalem, Trumpets Of Jericho, Machine Men, The Alchemist.
Lineup: Bruce Dickinson – Vocals, Adrian Smith – Guitar, Roy Z .– Guitar, Eddie Casillas – Bass, Dave Ingraham – Drums.
Notes: Remastered with bonus tracks.
Genre: Traditional Heavy Metal
Dimmu Borgir - Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia
Release Date: 2001
Track Listing: Fear And Wonder, Blessings Upon The Throne Of Tyranny, Kings Of The Carnival Creation, Hybrid Stigmata - The Apostasy, Architecture Of A Genocidal Nature, Puritana , Indoctrination, The Maelstrom Mephisto , Absolute Sole Right, Sympozium , Perfection Or Vanity.
Lineup: Shagrath - Vocals, Erkekjetter Silenoz - Guitar, Galder – Guitar, Simen Hestæs - Bass, Mustis - Keyboards, Nicholas Barker – Drums.
Notes: Burn in Hell bonus track (Twisted Sister cover).
Genre: Norwegian Black Metal
Other Dimmu recommendations: Enthrone Darkness Triumphant.
Dio - Holy diver
Release Date: 1983 Lineup: Ronnie James Dio - Vocals, Vivian Cambell - Guitar, Timmy Bain - Bass and Keyboards, Vinny Appice – Drums.
Track Listing: Stand Up and Shout, Holy Diver, Gypsy, Caught In The Middle, Don't Talk To Strangers, Straight Through The Heart, Invisible, Rainbow In The Dark, Shame On The Night.
Notes: Remastered .
Dio - The Last in Line
Release Date: 1984
Lineup: Ronnie James Dio – Vocals, Vivian Campbell – Guitars, Jimmy Bain – Bass, Claude Schnell – Keyboards, Vinny Appice – Drums.
Track Listing: We Rock, The Last In Line, Breathless, I Speed At Night, One Night In The City, Evil Eyes, Mystery, Eat Your Heart Out, Egypt (The Chains Are On).
Genre: Traditional Heavy Metal
Other Dio recommendations: Strange Highways, Dream Evil.
Dokken - Tooth and Nail
Release Date: 1984
Track Listing: Without Warning, Tooth and Nail, Just Got Lucky, Heartless Heart, Don't Close Your Eyes, When Heaven Comes Down, Into the Fire, Bullets To Spare, Alone Again, Turn on the Action.
Lineup: Don Dokken - Vocals, George Lynch - Guitars, Jeff Pilson - Bass, Mick Brown – Drums.
Genre: Hard Rock/Metal
Other Dokken recommendations: Beast from the East, Back for the Attack.
Dream Theater - Images and Words
Release Date: 1992
Track Listing: Pull Me Under, Another Day, Take The Time, Surrounded, Metropolis - Part I, "The Miracle And The Sleeper", Under A Glass Moon, Wait For Sleep, Learning To Live.
Lineup: James LaBrie - Vocals, John Petrucci - Guitars, John Myung – Bass, Kevin Moore - Keyboard, Mike Portnoy – Drums.
Genre: Progressive Metal
Other Dream Theater recommendations: Awake, Train of Thought.
Edguy – Hellfire Club
Release Date: 2004
Track Listing: Mysteria, The Piper Never Dies, We Don't Need a Hero, Down to the Devil, King of Fools, Forever, Under the Moon, Lavatory Love Machine, Rise of the Morning Glory, Lucifer in Love, Navigator, The Spirit Will Remain.
Lineup: Tobias Sammet – Vocals, Jens Ludwig – Guitar, Dirk Sauer – Guitar, Tobias Exxel – Bass, Felix Bohnke – Drums.
Notes: Limited edition includes bonus tracks.
Genre: Euro Power Metal
Other Edguy recommendations: Tears Of The Mandrake, Rocket Ride.
Europe – Wings of Tomorrow
Release Date: 1984
Track Listing: Stormwind , Scream Of Anger, Open Your Heart, Treated Bad Again, Aphasia, Wings Of Tomorrow, Wasted Time, Lyin Eyes, Dreamer, Dance The Night Away.
Lineup: Joey Tempest – Vocals, John Norum – Guitars, John Leven – Bass, Ian Haugland – Drums, Mic Michaeli - Keybaords .
Genre: Hard Rock
Other Europe recommendations: Europe .
Emperor - Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk
Release Date: 1997
Track Listing: Al Svartr (the Oath), Ye Entrancemperium , Thus Spake The Night Spirit, Ensorcelled By Chaos, The Loss And Curse Of Reverence, The Acclamation Of Bonds, With Strength I Burn, The Wanderer, In Longing Spirit, Opus A Satana
Lineup: Ihsahn – Vocals, Bass, Samoth – Guitars, Jonas Alver – Bass, Trym Torson – Drums.
Notes: Remastered
Genre: Black Metal
Other Emperor recommendations: In the Nightside Eclipse.
Evergrey - Recreation Day
Release Date: 2003
Track Listing: The Great Deceiver, End Of Your Days, As I Lie Here Bleeding, Recreation Day, Visions, I'm Sorry, Blinded, Fragments, Madness Caught Another Victim, Your Darkest Hour, Unforgivable, Trilogy Of The Damned.
Lineup: Tom Englund – Vocals and guitar, Henrik Danhage – Guitar, Michael Håkansson , Bass, Rikard Zander – Drums, Patrick Carlsson – Keyboards.
Genre: Progressive Metal
Other Evergrey recommendations: In Search of Truth.
Exciter - Violence And Force
Release Date: 1984
Track Listing: Oblivion, Violence & Force, Scream In The Night, Pounding Metal, Evil Sinner, Destructor, Swords Of Darkness, Delivering To The Master, Saxons Of The Fire, War Is Hell.
Lineup: Dan Beehler – Drums and Vocals, John Ricci – Guitars, Allan James Johnson – Bass.
Genre: Speed Metal
Exodus – Bonded By Blood
Release Date: 1985
Track Listing: Bonded By Blood, Exodus, And Then There Were None, A Lesson In Violence, Metal Command, Piranha, No Love Deliver Us To Evil, Strike Of The Beast.
Lineup: Paul Baloff - Vocals, Rick Hunolt - Guitar, Gary Holt - Guitar, Rob McKillop - Bass, Tom Hunting – Drums.
Notes: Rerelease includes two bonus tracks.
Genre: Thrash Metal
Other Exodus recommendations: Pleasures of the Flesh.
Extreme – Pornograffitti
Release Date: 1990
Track Listing: Decadence Dance, Li'l Jack Horny, When I'm President, Get The Funk Out, More Than Words, Money (In God We Trust), It ('s a Monster), Pornograffitti, When I First Kissed You, Suzi (Wants Her All Day What?), He-Man Woman Hater, Song For Love, Hole Hearted.
Lineup: Gary Cherone – Lead Vocals, Nuno Bettencourt – Guitars, backing vocals, Pat Badger – Bass, backing vocals Paul Geary – Drums, percussion.
Genre: Hard Rock
Other Extreme recommendation: III Sides To Every Story.
EZO - EZO
Release Date: 1987
Track Listing: House Of 1,000 Pleasures, Flashback Heart Attack, Mr. Midnight , Here It Comes, I Walk Alone, Destroyer, Big Changes, Kiss Of Fire, Desiree.
Lineup: Masaki Yamada - Vocals (also for Loudness), Shoyo Iida – Guitars, Taro Takahashi – Bass, Hiro Homma – Drums.
Genre: Hard Rock
Faith No More - The Real Thing
Release Date: 1989
Track Listing: From Out Of Nowhere, Epic, Falling To Pieces, Surprise! You're Dead !, Zombie Eaters, Edge Of The World, The Real Thing, Underwater Love, The Morning After, Woodpecker From Mars, War Pigs.
Lineup: Mike Patton – Vocals, Jim Martin – Guitar, Billy Gould – Bass, Roddy Bottum – Keyboards, Mike Bordin – Drums
Genre : ? never really fell into a category as their styles varied.
Faster Pussycat - Faster Pussycat
Release Date: 1987
Track Listing: Don't Change That Song, Bathroom Wall, No Room for Emotion, Cathouse, Babylon, Smash Alley, Shooting You Down, City Has No Heart, Ship Rolls In, Bottle In Front of Me.
Lineup: Taime Downe - Vocals, Brent Muscat – Guitars and backing vocals, Greg Steele – Guitars and backing vocals, Mark Michaels - Drums, Eric Stacy – Bass and backing vocals.
Genre: L.A. Hard Rock
Fastway - Fastway
Release Date: 1983
Track Listing: Easy Livin ', Feel Me, Touch Me (Do Anything You Want), All I Neeed Is Your Love, Another Day, Heft!, We Become One, Give It All You Got, Say What You Will, You Got Me Runnin ', Give It Some Action, Far Far From Home.
Lineup: Dave King – Vocals, Eddie Clarke – Guitars, Jerry Shirley – Drums.
Genre: Hard Rock
Fates Warning - The Spectre Within
Release Date: 1985
Track Listing: Traveler In Time, Orphan Gypsy, Without A Trace, Pirates Of The Underground, The Apparition, Kyrie Eleison , Epitaph.
Lineup: John Arch - Vocals, Jim Matheos - Guitars, Victor Arduini - Guitars, Joe DiBiase - Bass, Steve Zimmerman – Drums.
Notes: Remaster includes bonus tracks.
Genre: Progressive Metal
Other Fates Warning recommendations: Awakin the Guardian, Parallels, No Exit.
Fear Of God - Within The Veil
Release Date: 1991
Track Listing: All that Remains, Betrayed, Emily, Red to Grey, Diseased, Wasted Time, Love's Death, White Door, Drift.
Lineup: Dawn Crosby – Vocals, Michael Carlino – Guitars, Blair Darby – Bass, Steve Cordova –Drums.
Notes: American band. Once the singer of Détente, and after only two albums with Fear Of God, Dawn passed away in 1996. Among critics and fans "Within The Veil" comes highly recommended.
Genre: Thrash Metal
Fifth Angel: Fifth Angel
Release Date: 1986
Track Listing: In The Fallout, Shout It Out, Call Out The Warning, Fifth Angel, Wings Of Destiny, The Night, Only The Strong Survive, Cry Out The Fools, Fade To Flames.
Lineup: Ted Pilot – Vocals, Ed Archer – Guitar, James Byrd – Guitar, John Macko – Bass, Ken Mary – Drums.
Genre: Hard Rock
Flotsam and Jetsam - Doomsday For The Deceiver
Release Date: 1986
Track Listing: Hammerhead, Iron Tears, Desecrator, Fade To Black, Doomsday For The Deceiver, Metalshock , She Took An Axe, U.L.S.W., Der Fuhrer, Flotzilla .
Lineup: Eric "A.K." Knutson - Vocals, Ed Carlson - Guitar, Michael Gilbert - Guitar, Jason Newsted - Bass, Kelly David Smith – Drums.
Genre: Thrash Metal
Other Flotsam recommendations: No Place for Disgrace.
Forbidden – Twisted Into Form
Release Date: 1990
Track Listing: Parting Of The Ways, Infinite, Out Of Body (Out Of Mind), Step By Step, Twisted Into Form, R.I.P., Spiral Depression, Tossed Away, One Foot In Hell.
Lineup: Russ Anderson – Vocals, Craig Locicero – Guitar, Tim Calvert – Guitar, Matt Camacho – Bass, Paul Bostaph – Drums.
Notes: Reissued.
Genre: Thrash Metal
Other Forbidden recommendations: Forbidden Evil.
Gamma Ray - Land of the Free
Release Date: 1995
Track Listing: Rebellion In Dreamland, Men On A Mission, Fairytale, All Of The Damned, Rising Of The Damned, Gods Of Deliverence , Farewell, Salvation's Calling, Land Of The Free, The Saviour , Abyss Of The Void, Time To Break Free, Afterlife.
lineup: Kai Hansen – Guitars and Vocals, Jan Rubach – Bass, Dirk Schlachter – Guitars, Thomas Nack – Drums
Notes: Remastered with bonus tracks and part of a limited edition box set.
Genre: Euro Power Metal.
Other Gamma Ray recommendations: Majestic, Powerplant .
Grave Digger - Heavy Metal Breakdown
Release Date: 1984
Track Listing: Headbanging Man, Heavy Metal Breakdown, Back From The War, Yesterday, We Wanna Rock You, Legion Of The Lost, Tyrant, 2000 Light Years From Home, Heart Attack.
Lineup: Chris Boltendahl – Vocals, Peter Masson - Guitar, Willi Lackmann - Bass, Albert Eckardt – Drums.
Notes: U.S. version includes Stormin the Brain and Shoot Her Down. Japanese version includes both Euro and U.S. tracks as well as other bonus tracks.
Genre: Earlier albums are Speed Metal, post 1995 their sound also incorporated Power Metal elements.
Other Grave Digger recommendations: Tunes of War, Heart of Darkness, The Grave Digger.
Great White - Once Bitten...
Release Date: 1987
Track Listing: Lady Red Light, Gonna Getcha , Rock Me, All Over Now, Mistreater , Never Change Heart, Fast Road, On The Edge, Save Your Love
Lineup: Russell – Vocals, Mark Kendall – Guitar, Michael Lardie - keyboards and Guitar, Lorne Black – Bass, Audie Desbrow – Drums.
Genre: L.A. Hard Rock.
Other Great White recommendations: Great White (also titled “Stick It, “Out of the Night”).
Grim Reaper - See You In Hell
Release Date: 1984
Track Listing: See You In Hell, Dead On Arrival, Liar, Wrath Of The Ripper, Now Or Never, Run For Your Life, The Show Must Go On, All Hell Let Loose
Lineup: Steve Grimmett – Vocals, Nick Bowcott – Guitars, Dave Wanklin – Bass, Mark Simon – Drums.
Notes: Remastered .
Genre: Traditional Heavy Metal.
Guns n Roses – Appetite for Destruction
Release Date: 1987
Track Listing: Welcome to the Jungle, It's So Easy, Nightrain , Out Ta Get Me, Mr.Brownstone , Paradise City , My Michelle, Think About You, Sweet Child o Mine, You're So Crazy, Anything Goes, Rocket Queen.
Lineup: Axl Rose – Vocals, Slash – Guitars, Izzy Stradlin – Guitars, Duff McKagan – Bass, Steven Adler – Drums.
Genre: L.A. Hard Rock/ Metal.
Other recommendations: Use Your Illusion I&2.
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