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Fourth compilation album by the legendary British Hard Rock/Heavy Metal/AOR band.
"The Best Of Rainbow" compiles 16 of the best tracks from Rainbow's first seven studio albums, wisely avoiding 1977's live "On Stage" release. The first two tracks from their debut album, 1975's "Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow", showcases the instant bond that was formed between Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio, especially on "Man on the Silver Mountain." Blackmore changed the band for the following year's "Rainbow Rising", with Jimmy Bain replacing bass player Craig Gruber, and Cozy Powell taking percussion duties away from Gary Driscoll. Adding keyboard player Tony Carey helped tracks like "Starstruck" and the lengthy "Stargazer" to sound a little more dimensional and fluent than the band's first effort. All of 1978's "Long Live Rock and Roll" have Rainbow settling in to a heavier sound with faster guitar riffs, proven on the frantic "Kill the King" and on the string accompanied "Gates of Babylon." With Dio leaving in 1978, Graham Bonnet filled in on vocals for "Down To Earth", with Roger Glover playing bass. Although the album gave the band a number 40 hit with "Since You've Been Gone," one of Russ Ballard's creations, Bonnet left thereafter and was replaced by Joe Lynn Turner for the "Difficult To Cure" album. The album sold on the strength of "I Surrender," one of their best tracks, but the remaining tunes marked the beginning of Rainbow's recession. "Jealous Lover," the B-side to 1981's "Can't Happen Here" is a nice addition to the collection, while the next four tracks from Rainbow's most disappointing releases are best heard here than on their parent albums. For a hits package, "The Very Best Of Rainbow" doubles as both a handy sift through the band's changing lineup and as a good place to start for those who are inquisitive!
The front cover comes from the inside of the first Rainbow album, "Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow", and is actually a picture of Ritchie Blackmore playing with his previous band, Deep Purple.
PolyGram Records, Inc., 1997 (537 687-2). Made in Germany.


Tracklist:
1. Man On The Silver Mountain     4:37 
2. Catch The Rainbow     6:38 
3. Starstruck     4:06 
4. Stargazer     8:26 
5. Kill The King     4:28 
6. Long Live Rock 'n' Roll     4:23 
7. Gates Of Babylon     6:46 
8. Since You Been Gone     3:17 
9. All Night Long     3:50 
10. I Surrender     4:01 
11. Can't Happen Here     4:57 
12. Jealous Lover     3:11 
13. Stone Cold     5:17 
14. Power     4:26 
15. Can't Let You Go     4:20 
16. Street Of Dreams     4:26
Total playing time: 77:09

Tracks 1,2: from “Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow” (1975)
Tracks 3,4: from “Rainbow Rising” (1976)
Tracks 5,6,7: from “Long Live Rock 'n' Roll” (1978)
Tracks 8,9: from “Down To Earth” (1979)
Tracks 10,11: from “Difficult To Cure” (1981)
Track 12: B-side of “Can't Happen Here” (1981)
Tracks 13,14: from “Straight Between The Eyes” (1982)
Tracks 15,16: from “Band Out Of Shape” (1983)

The third full-length album of russian Thrash/Death Metal band.
"The Depths Of Rage" - strong Metal slaughter, riched by plexuses of Thrash and Death Metal. Music has become even faster and more aggressive, in addition to all, complementing with ferocious screaming.
The album features 12 killing tracks, different in tempo and level of rigidity, but in spite of the band’s emphasis on the severity of the sound, melodic enough.
The album recorded at one of the best studios in Moscow - Play Studio.
Eugene Postebaylo, known for his work with covers Deicide, had a hand in design of the booklet.
Perfect artwork of the album, like the last time, belongs to the hand of Aurora Wagner.
For fans of: Exodus, Kreator, Death, Slayer.
Release includes 8-pages booklet.
Metal Scrap Records, 2013 (MSR063/CD). Made in Ukraine. First press.

Tracklist:
1. Laceration  3:24
2. Alert Dead  2:12
3. Show  2:48
4. The Past  3:14
5. Way  3:16
6. Night    3:24
7. Wind  2:42
8. Elevation  3:31
9. The Darkness  2:32
10. Fog  3:13
11. Ghost  3:15
12. Song of Night  2:54
Total playing time: 36:34 min.

 

The third full-length studio album by legendary German Alternative/Industrial/Dance-Metal band.
With the first Rammstein album you hear, it's hard not to be slightly amazed by the sheer chutzpah of it all. The German lyrics, the Prog Rock tendencies, the classic Metal guitars, and the Ridiculous Basso Profundo vocals -- you either fall for it, spurn it, or are utterly bemused by the extremeness of it all. Unless you're a fanatic, it wears a little thin the second time around. And for most listeners, MUTTER, the group's third album and sequel to their inexplicable commercial breakthrough "Sehnsucht", will be the second time around since it's their first release since becoming a high profile act.
Thing is, if you've heard that record, you've pretty much heard "Mutter", since all the trademarks are in place, without much noticeable variation. Yes, there are slight differences, chief of which is the cleaner production, which streamlines everything, so the guitars don't seem as heavy, the songs not as epic, and the whole enterprise not as ridiculous. That's not the same thing as stripping the group to the basics, however; it's more like wrapping up the music in nice, shiny paper and putting a ribbon on it. That's not really good for a group like Rammstein, but it doesn't dilute their impact, either, because they are what they are and no amount of polish will make them mainstream (nor will it make it possible to take them seriously).
If you are not into Death Metal or something like that, but if you are into Metal, maybe Rammstein’s "Mutter" is very good, because it has a lot of different elements, it has orchestra parts, heavy guitars, good drum sound — that could be a good reference!
The album's cover image is a photograph of a dead fetus, which was taken by Daniel & Geo Fuchs. The album has yielded six Singles, which, to date, are the most released from any Rammstein album.
In 2005, "Mutter" was ranked number 324 in Rock Hard Magazine's book "The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time".
Motor Music, Hamburg. A division of Universal Music GmbH/Universal Music Argentina S.A., 2001 (549 639-2). Made in Argentina. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Mein Herz Brennt 4:39
2. Links 234 3:36
3. Sonne 4:32
4. Ich Will 3:37
5. Feuer Frei! 3:08
6. Mutter 4:28
7. Spieluhr 4:46
8. Zwitter 4:17
9. Rein Raus 3:09
10. Adios 3:48
11. Nebel 4:54
Total playing time: 45:02 min.

The eighth full-length studio album by legendary German Alternative/Industrial/Dance-Metal band.
Like many other artists around the world, a postponed tour during the COVID-19 pandemic forced the band back to the studio to funnel their creative juices into a new album, erasing any fears that it'd be another decade before hearing a follow-up to 2019's self-titled album.
Much like that catalogue triumph, "Zeit" is yet another step forward in artistic growth and maturity; it might even be Rammstein's most thoughtful and poignant record to date. 
The cover art for "Zeit" depicts the members of Rammstein walking down a staircase connected to the Trudelturm, a monument dedicated to aerial research, located at Aerodynamic Park in Adlershof, Berlin.
Digisleeve includes red OBI-strip with gold embossed logo, CD inner sleeve, and 20-page booklet.
Rammstein GBR/Universal Music GmbH/Vertigo/Capitol Records, 2022 (0602445084999). Made in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Armee Der Tristen 3:25
2. Zeit 5:21
3. Schwarz 4:18
4. Giftig 3:08
5. Zick Zack 4:04
6. Ok 4:03
7. Meine Tränen 3:57
8. Angst 3:44
9. Dicke Titten 3:38
10. Lügen 3:49
11. Adieu 4:38
Total playing time: 44:05 min.

The debut full-length album by Bulgarian Heavy Metal band.
Inferno Records, 2009 (IR006CD). Made in France. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Under Control 05:03
2. Warriors 04:58
3. Voice Of The Wilderness 04:56
4. The Flood 04:07
5. Desert Of Time 06:36
6. Orchrist 04:31
7. Age Of Steel 05:29
8. Mirror Of Dreams 03:02
9. Stay Aside 04:36


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The fourth full-length studio album by Spanish Thrash Metal band.
"Bury The World" contains 10 tracks of intense Thrash Metal in its purest form, blending aggressive riffing with a great sense of melody, creating memorable songs for fans of Slayer, Overkill, Anthrax, Metallica, Testament and more.
Xtreem Music, 2022 (XM 366 CD). Made in Spain. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Berserk 3:14
2. Bury the World 4:28
3. Daggers in the Chest 4:00
4. Evil Subjugation 3:34
5. Evade 4:53
6. Bad Angel 4:46
7. Digital Criminal 3:15
8. Hunting Humans 4:54
9. Crushing Your Bones 4:38
10. Rat Licker 1:35
Total playing time: 39:17 min.


Samples: https://xtreemmusic.bandcamp.com/
Samples: https://rancorthrash.bandcamp.com/

The second full-length studio album by Spanish Thrash Metal band.
"Dark Future" contains 9 slabs of intense Thrash Metal in its purest form, blending aggressive riffing with a great sense of melody, creating memorable songs, dragging varied influences that might remind us to bands like Mortal Sin, Overkill, Slayer, Metallica, Anthrax, Testament, early Annihilator and the Bay Area sound.
Xtreem Music, 2013 (XM 125 CD). Made in Spain. First press.


Tracklist:
1. The Last Drop Of Blood 5:24
2. Addicted To Hate 3:35
3. Knocking At The Gates Of Hell 4:38
4. Deaf People 5:50
5. Sea Of Lies 4:10
6. Dark Future 5:24
7. Chaos Of Life 4:36
8. Nothing Within 5:39
9. There's No Love 3:17
Total playing time: 42:33 min.


Samples: https://xtreemmusic.bandcamp.com/
Samples: https://rancorthrash.bandcamp.com/

Second full-length album by Russian Slavonic Pagan Folk Metal band from Moscow (not to be confused with the Рарог / Rarog from Moscow).
Solid equilibrium between their Slavonic culture and metallic aggression.
Line-up features members of Krada, ex-Калевала, ex-Stonehenge, as well as guest appearance of musicians from ARKONA, KALEVALA, BEER BEAR and MORBID VIOLENCE.
CD includes 28-page booklet!
Sound Age Productions, 2011 (SAPCD 205)


Tracklist:
1.Боянов Гимн (Boyanov Anthem) 05:25
2.Беда (Misfortune) 03:16
3.По велению Рода (At the behest of Rod) 03:08
4.Гуляй (Walk) 03:41
5.Павшим в бою (Killed in battle) 03:04
6.Перунов день (Perun's day) 03:27
7.Под Сварожьим знаменем (Under the flag of Svarog) 04:22
8.Во браном во хмелю) 03:56
9.Рарог (Rarog) 05:08
10.Взойди солнце (Rise, sun) 05:16
11.Любо братцы... (Nicely brothers ...) 04:47
Total playing time: 46:30

Second album of Russian thrash/death metal band.
Cyberborea Records, 2010 (CYBER009)


Tracklist:
01.Intro 1:38
02.Master Of The Dead 5:18
03.Современный Инквизитор 3:31
04.Path To Eternity 4:23
05.Imitating Of Life 4:09
06.Правды Свет 2:49
07.Six Feet Under After Dawn 3:29
08.Но В Душе Моей Мрак 4:21
09.Рву Вены 3:55
10.Умереть Одному 3:25


Samples: http://www.lastfm

Debut full-length album by the Finnish Progressive Folk Rock/Metal band.
Finland's Rauta (which means "Iron") are a fantastic act that sings in Finnish, and Firebox Records introduce them to the world on this debut.
The band started to write their first material in 2003 which resulted in their debut album "Haudanmaa". Musically Rauta has several influences; most present are, next to Folk, Progressive Rock and Metal. This together results in a great mixture that goes from Metal to Rock to Folk and even some Jazz sometimes. Especially songs like "Liian Kaukana", "Veren Perintö" and "Morsian Pukeutuu Keltaiseen" give a special feeling with great compositions and variety of instruments.
Lyrically it’s of course not easy to follow but thanks to the great crystal clear production that gave every instrument some space to breath most of the vocals are good to hear. The lyrics handle subjects with a certain criticism against progress and the decadence of the western society, on the other hand they lean heavily on longing for nature, which is something that comes back very often in the Finnish folklore.
This is great album with beautiful compositions! A must for fans of: Lumsk, Korpiklaani, Orplid and the non-Metal elements of Vintersorg!!
Firebox, 2007 (FIRECD-046). Made in Finland. Pressed in Poland.


Tracklist:
1. Soturi 6:29
2. Jukolan Talossa 4:08
3. Veren Perintö 4:28
4. Pimeä Jää 4:44
5. Liian Kaukana 5:34
6. Haudanmaan Polska 4:53
7. Tulenkantajat Ja Sateentekijät 3:35
8. Morsian Pukeutuu Keltaiseen 4:42
9. Laulumailla 4:06
10. Varjokuvia 5:05
11. Varjokuvia 6:34
Total playing time: 54:18

The thirteenth full-length studio album by legendary British Heavy/Speed Metal band.
If ever there was a band to walk hand in hand with Motörhead into war - it’s Raven. Apart from Motörhead, it’s fair to say that this trio has transcended all trends by way of continuing to churn out no frills hammering Heavy Metal. Raven is the sort of band that is very much part of Heavy Metal furniture; a trio which at times we’ve taken for granted due to their immovable sound and vision.
With their 13th full-length studio slab of concrete, and their first opus since 2009’s "Walk Through Fire", these guys continue to march through the trends and destroy all in their wake; forget Glam Metal, forget Grunge, and forget Nu-Metal, because Raven plows on like a war machine operated by lunatics hell-bent on wasting all those who do not bow down to their command. And so is it really a surprise then that the aptly titled "ExtermiNation" is another crushing slab of Old School Metal? Of course not!
Raven occupies the same sort of scrap-metal yard which the likes of Accept have made their home. Raven is one of those primitive forces with a no-care, can-do attitude – as reliable as hell and yet not just content with filling up their records with average lumps. Raven remains lethal in whichever path it takes; John Gallagher’s vocals always bubbling with malice in order to work in cohorts with the latest steaming riff, frothing bass-line and hammering drum.
"ExtermiNation" is one of those albums you’ll slap on when you’re pissed off or feeling at a loss with the Heavy Metal genre, because not only do this terrible trio reinstall faith in the genre, they will pump your lungs full of lead, and get your heart beating on a diet of molten steel!
Steamhammer/SPV, 2015 (SPV 267962 CD). Made in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Destroy All Monsters 6:04
2. Tomorrow 4:25
3. It's Not What You Got 3:27
4. Fight 4:03
5. Battle March / Tank Treads (The Blood Runs Red) 5:26
6. Feeding The Monster 3:42
7. Fire Burns Within 4:59
8. Scream 3:04
9. One More Day 5:12
10. Thunder Down Under 4:47
11. No Surrender 3:53
12. Golden Dawn 0:53
13. Silver Bullet 4:15
14. River Of No Return 5:25
Bonus Track:
15. Malice In Geordieland 3:03
Total playing time: 62:38 min.

Dark Ambient from DEMONCY member (USA)! 
Baphomet Rec., 2004 (Baph.122)


Tracklist:
1. Precipice 07:01
2. Still and Calm 06:03
3. Misery Preserved 06:49
4. Drain 06:15
5. Confined in Solitude 06:27
6. Soulstrip 08:13
7. Scatche 08:08  

death doom from Russia
MUSICA Production, 2007 (MP20)
Ethno-death-doom-metal from TENOCHITLAN and SEA OF DESPAIRATION member.
 Lyrics in Maya llanguage. Male and female vocal. Death-doom-metal 
with folk influences.


Tracklist:    
1. U NABE BANBAL
2. U NABEMUL CA CHAU QUECHE-ACHI
3. U CAMUL CA CHAU RABINAL ACHI
4. MUN
5. U CAMUL CA CHAU QUECHE ACHI
6. ROXMUL CA CHAU RABINAL ACHI
7. ROXMUL CA CHAU QUECHE ACHI
8. U CAHMUL CA CHAU RABINAL ACHI

Re-release of second album by Ethno Dark Metal/Ambient one-man band from Russia.
The music on “Oxlahun Ti Ku” is filled with atmosphere and primordial tribe-chaos. It can best be described as mid-tempo doom with elements of black metal and ethno sounds. Those ten tracks can be seen as the celebration and ceremonies of Aztec people and its language. All lyrics are written in this ancient language, with all songs being somehow dark and sacrificial. The sound is raw as it portraits the pagan nature, but performed with some power, energy and speed as well as the overall dominant beautiful melodies. The vocals are deep and guttural, sounding very ‘metal’.
Recommended esp. for the people who are looking for something new, something innovative and original, but also the fans of the whole Viking metal as well as the likes of Nile, Behemoth, Dimmu Borgir and so, will find this cd interesting.
Stygian Crypt Productions, 2007 (SCP 037)


Tracklist:
1.Ni Cah Raxa (I Am Raxa) 02:06
2.Oxlahun Ti Ku (Underground Supreme War) 03:06
3.Tzonimolco (Hall of Fame) 04:42
4.Mimixcoa Icuic (Mixcoatl) 03:44
5.Citialin calpolli (Star Tribe) 06:17
6.Xippe Totec (Nightgod) 03:32
7.Tlaloc 06:05
8.Iamat 03:13
9.Ma Xipatinemi (Farewell) 05:30
10.Nahua Cochi (Fadu) 02:16
Total playing time: 40:31

The debut full-length album by Spanish Thrash Metal band.
We could say that Raze are Thrash Metal band in the same vein from Annihilation and Megadeth, being heavy and technical at the same time. But they have a more aggressive insight, without tearing apart a strong melodic sense that exists on their guitars. Also Raze have a strong personality, holding ground and keeping a good technical aspect in every single song. And they can become the greatest name on Thrash Metal scene from their country, because they are pretty good!
The sound quality is in a very good level, indeed. It's because the production gave priority to their melodic and clean side, but without taking out of the whole thing their aggressiveness. The balance between the weight and the aggressiveness is in a very good shape, so their music has all that it needs to be absorbed entirely by our ears.
All eight songs of the album are all perfect, all of them showing that Raze can be a spearhead for Spanish Thrash Metal in a near future. Eight Thrash Metal bullets straight to your brain. "Mankind's heritage" is full of speed and technical quality, four experienced musicians giving their best in one of the 2015 Thrash highlights.
They have come to oppress and to tame the Thrash Metal maniacs by the heart, so surrender at once. You'll love their work!!
Suspiria Records, 2014 (SPR017). Made in Spain. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Bad News 
2. L.O.B. 
3. Evil Waits 
4. The Siege 
5. Raze The Earth 
6. The Church Is On Fire 
7. Do You Wanna Die? 
8. Streets Of Wickedness
Total playing time: 39:00

The third full-length studio album by Italian Thrash Metal band.
Razgate's latest album sees them working in that Kreator/Slayer vein of Thrash Metal, with a kick of Punk for good measure. They get down to business with precise and powerful guitar playing that's just loose enough to still be brutal and unforgiving, non-stop drumming madness courtesy of Iago Bruchi, and the anguished screams of Giacomo "Capo" James Burgassi, who sounds so close to "Divine Intervention"-era Tom Araya.
The songs are generally fast and furious, but there are points, like on "Grinding Metal", where they settle down into a rocking Megadeth-esque groove, that fits their style perfectly.
There isn't much more to say about this album, but then that's hardly a bad thing when it's all quality material, so if you like your Thrash to lean a bit on Punk, without sacrificing aggression, then this is a head-stomping good time!
Without a doubt, this album will be a big piece of sweet pie for all fans of Slayer!!
Punishment 18 Records, 2020 (P18R 165). Made in Italy. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Lacrimosa Dies 01:41
2. Rising Death 03:56
3. Broken by Fire 04:29
4. After the Storm 04:17
5. Grinding Metal 04:19
6. Shredding Praise 02:48
7. Behind the Walls of Terror 05:46
8. To the Rope! 03:23
9. Bloodshed & Deliverance 04:58
10. Crucify (The Master Deceiver) 02:54
Total playing time: 38:33 min.


Samples: https://razgatethrash.bandcamp.com

Amazing fourth album by the German prog/atmospheric metallers! “Chapter V: …All For The Sake of Love” is a wonderful trip full of emotions and melodies that will be unforgettable for all music lovers !
Recorded and produced at Dead Soul Temple Studio in Vienna, Austria, by Devon Graves (Dead Soul Tribe, ex-Psychotic Waltz), mixed and mastered at Gernhart Studio by Martin Buchwalter (Perzonal War, Squealer).
Incl. 3 tracks with additional lead vocals or backing voices by Mister Graves himself, one of them is the unbelievable great cover to “Strange World” of Iron Maiden!
Sleaszy Rider Rec., 2009 (SR-0088)


Tracklist:
1.Deconstructed
2.Scream
3.Colours
4.Shapeless
5.Chew'em Through
6.Don't Wake Me Up
7.Awake My Soul
8.Tomorrow May Come
9.Tantalized
10.Lights on Me
11.Deep Fovea
12.For the Sake of Love
13.Strange World (Iron Maiden cover)
14.While We Sleep

Great Cyber Death / Doom Metal from Ukraine with influences of
Tiamat, Moonspell and Septic Flesh.
Nocturnus Records, 2010 (NR013)


Tracklist:
1.I must replay your world
2.Kill your Love
3.Rats
4.The Scars
5.Tears of my enemy
6.Plastic Eve
7.Next Love
8.The End
9.Zero point

Seventh full-length album by Ukrainian Industrial Death Metal band.
One of the best Ukrainian Extreme Metal bands formed back in 88!!
Musthave for every old and young Metal fan!!
100% buy or die release!!!
Nocturnus Records, 2012 (NR021). Made in Ukraine.


Tracklist:
1. Mind Disarmed 
2. Empty Shell
3. Love Me Forever 
4. Nobodyes Time
5. End of the Earth 
6. Selfdestruction 
7. One Step 
8. Omega Project 
9. Emotsionalny Onanizm
10. Serdce
11. Stella

The third full-length studio album by Ukrainian Industrial Thrash/Death Metal band.
Mad Lion Records, 2005/2007 (MLR CD 012). Made in Poland.

Tracklist:
1. Virgin 05:01
2. Never Been Over 04:28
3. Zvezdnoe Nebo 04:31
4. Take My Love 03:43
5. Love Is Danger 03:48
6. Song of Sorrow 07:27
7. Control 03:05
8. I Love Hate 02:07
9. The Heart 04:51
Total playing time: 39:01 min.