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AURORA BOREALIS “Prophecy Is The Mold In Which History Is Poured” /Digipack CD/
- Product Code: HHR 2022-54
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€ 12.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 129
The eighth full-length studio album by American Black/Death Metal band.
Aggressive Blackened Death Metal with hooks and Technical finesse that invokes the Ancient Gods!
Aurora Borealis has been around for years. Underground fans might remember the band as far as 1994. Each of their albums was a large improvement over the earlier ones. And through time, Aurora Borealis had great musicians, which indicates the quality and level of the band.
Aurora Borealis plays Black/Death Metal, remaining gritty not unlike Angelcorpse, but being more dynamic comparatively. It has got unique themes and the album artworks represent that. As the band name suggests, they are indicative of the Aurora Borealis phenomenon, although the band has progressed to involve sci-fi imagery not far removed from Nocturnus, where artworks are concerned. Musically, the band remains true to its original Black/Death sound, but it’s doing it with far more potential and competency. The band’s definitely got a solid US Death Metal sense, it is not flirting too much with the European style of melody-infused Death Metal as it may appear. One will be surprised to find it so hard-hitting and gravelly, and yet be rife with some of the most driven and enthusiastic activity. It is not solely focused on being Technical (which in a way it is) but it is varied, and it is catchy. Floridian Death Metal bands have much in common with the way Aurora Borealis structures its songs and there is the ever-present Morbid Angel influence, infected with some early Malevolent Creation rabidity. This is what makes Death Metal so good.
It’s got Death Metal in its genes, but Aurora Borealis takes the vitriol from Black Metal, especially in the vocal department, and gives the music an edge that is hard to miss. Here there is that special spice, that sizzling quality that comes from the rasps, adding a certain Thrashiness to it as well. The hooks make this album special, because writing good songs can be safely left in the hands of founding member Ron Vento. It might be normal to get lost a bit in the music, but they come as a constant reminder of the quality of the band’s music, never letting your attention drift too far away.
“Prophecy Is The Mold In Which History Is Poured” is an accomplished effort, where the band has used its almost three decades of experience to make sure it’s as potent as ever, probably better. In times when numbing brutality is the order of the day, Aurora Borealis surely stands out, head's and shoulders above!
Hammerheart Records, 2022 (HHR 2022-54). Made in Netherlands. Pressed in Czech. First press.
Tracklist:
1. From The Abyss, Reborn 0:44
2. God Hunter 4:31
3. The House Of Nimrod 4:41
4. Ephemeral Rise 4:52
5. Serenade Of Designations 4:38
6. Thralldomnation 1:33
7. Founding Fathers Of Deception 4:15
8. Khafres Mark 4:23
9. Awakening 4:33
10. Hymn To The Archfiend 3:58
11. Cosmic Control Mechanism 4:49
Total playing time: 42:57 min.
https://auroraborealisofficial.bandcamp.com/
Aggressive Blackened Death Metal with hooks and Technical finesse that invokes the Ancient Gods!
Aurora Borealis has been around for years. Underground fans might remember the band as far as 1994. Each of their albums was a large improvement over the earlier ones. And through time, Aurora Borealis had great musicians, which indicates the quality and level of the band.
Aurora Borealis plays Black/Death Metal, remaining gritty not unlike Angelcorpse, but being more dynamic comparatively. It has got unique themes and the album artworks represent that. As the band name suggests, they are indicative of the Aurora Borealis phenomenon, although the band has progressed to involve sci-fi imagery not far removed from Nocturnus, where artworks are concerned. Musically, the band remains true to its original Black/Death sound, but it’s doing it with far more potential and competency. The band’s definitely got a solid US Death Metal sense, it is not flirting too much with the European style of melody-infused Death Metal as it may appear. One will be surprised to find it so hard-hitting and gravelly, and yet be rife with some of the most driven and enthusiastic activity. It is not solely focused on being Technical (which in a way it is) but it is varied, and it is catchy. Floridian Death Metal bands have much in common with the way Aurora Borealis structures its songs and there is the ever-present Morbid Angel influence, infected with some early Malevolent Creation rabidity. This is what makes Death Metal so good.
It’s got Death Metal in its genes, but Aurora Borealis takes the vitriol from Black Metal, especially in the vocal department, and gives the music an edge that is hard to miss. Here there is that special spice, that sizzling quality that comes from the rasps, adding a certain Thrashiness to it as well. The hooks make this album special, because writing good songs can be safely left in the hands of founding member Ron Vento. It might be normal to get lost a bit in the music, but they come as a constant reminder of the quality of the band’s music, never letting your attention drift too far away.
“Prophecy Is The Mold In Which History Is Poured” is an accomplished effort, where the band has used its almost three decades of experience to make sure it’s as potent as ever, probably better. In times when numbing brutality is the order of the day, Aurora Borealis surely stands out, head's and shoulders above!
Hammerheart Records, 2022 (HHR 2022-54). Made in Netherlands. Pressed in Czech. First press.
Tracklist:
1. From The Abyss, Reborn 0:44
2. God Hunter 4:31
3. The House Of Nimrod 4:41
4. Ephemeral Rise 4:52
5. Serenade Of Designations 4:38
6. Thralldomnation 1:33
7. Founding Fathers Of Deception 4:15
8. Khafres Mark 4:23
9. Awakening 4:33
10. Hymn To The Archfiend 3:58
11. Cosmic Control Mechanism 4:49
Total playing time: 42:57 min.
https://auroraborealisofficial.bandcamp.com/
AURORA BOREALIS “Prophecy Is The Mold In Which History Is Poured” /Digipack CD/
The eighth full-length studio album by American Black/Death Metal band. Aggressive Blackened Death Metal with hooks and Technical finesse that invokes the Ancient Gods! Aurora Borealis has been around for years. Underground fans might remember the band as far as 1994. Each of their albums was a la..
€ 12.90
AUTHORITY OF HATE "Crackdown" /Pit-Art CD/
- Product Code: MSR019/CD
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€ 19.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 199
Debut full-length album by the russian old school Death Metal band.
Excellent album with Floridas sound style. Imagine a mix like Carcass meets Deicide meets Monstrosity. That’s the direction you have to think about concerning Authority Of Hate.
Album includes 12 pages booklet.
Metal Scrap Records, 2010 (MSR019/CD). Made in Ukraine. First press.
Tracklist:
1.Authority 03:17
2.The Phantom of a Doll 03:29
3.Opression and self-affirmation 04:06
4.Zombie City 03:14
5.Depopulation 01:45
6.At the Bottom of the Universe 02:47
7.Death by Hanging 03:07
8.The Immortal 05:05
Total playing time: 26:54 min.
AUTHORITY OF HATE "Crackdown" /Pit-Art CD/
All income from the sale of this product will go to the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. By buying this product, you support the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the fight against the russian aggressor...
€ 19.90
AUTOGRAPH “Sign In Please” /CD/
- Product Code: PCD1-5423
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€ 11.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 119
The debut full-length studio album by legendary American Melodic Hard Rock/Glam Metal band.
Despite their long-haired, pretty-boy image and the occasional hot guitar solo, Autograph was one of the more mainstream Hard Rock bands associated with the L.A. Metal scene. And though it spawned only one hit (the MTV favourite "Turn Up the Radio"), their 1984 debut is a solid collection of hook-heavy tunes. The album also featured another minor hit, "Send Her to Me". Both songs had accompanying videos. According to lead guitarist Steve Lynch, "Turn Up the Radio", was recorded at the tail end of the "Sign In Please" sessions and that RCA didn't find it suitable enough for inclusion. However, after stern insistence, the band was able to get it on the album. Neither party, however, expected it to gain such critical success that led to the album's Gold status.
"Turn Up the Radio" was featured in a variety of media in the coming decades and is regarded as a '80s Metal staple. "Turn Up the Radio" was featured in "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" and "All I'm Gonna Take" was featured in "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories" games, respectively.
Anyone expecting ridiculous aggression should stick with Mötley Crüe, but for those who prefer a sleeker Hard Rock sound in the vein of Night Ranger, this album will certainly satisfy!
At 1985 the album reached 29 place and Billboard 200 and was certified Gold in the USA by RIAA.
RCA Records/Sony Music, 1984/1985/2010 (PCD1-5423). Made in USA.
Tracklist:
1. Send Her To Me 3:58
2. Turn Up The Radio 4:38
3. Night Teen & Non Stop 4:19
4. Cloud 10 3:36
5. Deep End 4:17
6. My Girlfriend's Boyfriend Isn't Me 3:32
7. Thrill Of Love 3:59
8. Friday 4:13
9. In The Night 3:57
10. All I'm Gonna Take 5:41
Total playing time: 42:10 min.
Despite their long-haired, pretty-boy image and the occasional hot guitar solo, Autograph was one of the more mainstream Hard Rock bands associated with the L.A. Metal scene. And though it spawned only one hit (the MTV favourite "Turn Up the Radio"), their 1984 debut is a solid collection of hook-heavy tunes. The album also featured another minor hit, "Send Her to Me". Both songs had accompanying videos. According to lead guitarist Steve Lynch, "Turn Up the Radio", was recorded at the tail end of the "Sign In Please" sessions and that RCA didn't find it suitable enough for inclusion. However, after stern insistence, the band was able to get it on the album. Neither party, however, expected it to gain such critical success that led to the album's Gold status.
"Turn Up the Radio" was featured in a variety of media in the coming decades and is regarded as a '80s Metal staple. "Turn Up the Radio" was featured in "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" and "All I'm Gonna Take" was featured in "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories" games, respectively.
Anyone expecting ridiculous aggression should stick with Mötley Crüe, but for those who prefer a sleeker Hard Rock sound in the vein of Night Ranger, this album will certainly satisfy!
At 1985 the album reached 29 place and Billboard 200 and was certified Gold in the USA by RIAA.
RCA Records/Sony Music, 1984/1985/2010 (PCD1-5423). Made in USA.
Tracklist:
1. Send Her To Me 3:58
2. Turn Up The Radio 4:38
3. Night Teen & Non Stop 4:19
4. Cloud 10 3:36
5. Deep End 4:17
6. My Girlfriend's Boyfriend Isn't Me 3:32
7. Thrill Of Love 3:59
8. Friday 4:13
9. In The Night 3:57
10. All I'm Gonna Take 5:41
Total playing time: 42:10 min.
AUTOGRAPH “Sign In Please” /CD/
The debut full-length studio album by legendary American Melodic Hard Rock/Glam Metal band. Despite their long-haired, pretty-boy image and the occasional hot guitar solo, Autograph was one of the more mainstream Hard Rock bands associated with the L.A. Metal scene. And though it spawned only one h..
€ 11.90
AUTOPSY “All Tomorrow’s Funerals” /Digibook CD/
- Product Code: CDVILEF365
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€ 12.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 129
The fourth compilation album by legendary American Death Metal band.
This great digibook contains all of Autopsy's EPs and rarities remastered by the band as well as some new and exclusive cuts (1-4 tracks) for a combined total of 22 tracks, resulting in over 73 minutes of sickness! Everything from "Retribution For The Dead" to "The Tomb Within" is presented with all original artworks and liner notes from the band!!
Doomed up, mud'n'guts Death Metal, most of which compiles previously released out of print EP material, remastered and repackaged in a terrific hardcover booklet with righteously reeking artwork from Matt Cavotta.
"All Tomorrow's Funerals" includes the remastered versions of songs from early '90s EPs "Retribution For The Dead" and "Fiend For Blood; "Horrific Obsession" and "Feast of the Graveworm" from the "Horrific Obsession" Single; "Funereality" from the "Peaceville Vol. 4" compilation; the five cuts that first appeared on "The Tomb Within" EP, which includes one of the most nefarious Doom licks Autopsy has ever recorded on "My Corpse Shall Rise"; four new cuts, including a title track, "Broken People", "Maggot Holes" that pick up right where the phenomenal "Macabre Eternal" left off, and an appropriately creepy/bizarre close to the proceedings called "Sign of the Corpse"; and he aforementioned "Mauled to Death", which is a 1987 demo track resurrected for this release.
If you already own most of the previously released material, you could make the argument that "All Tomorrow's Funerals" is for that reason alone not all that essential. But you'd be totally dismissing the impact of the remastering, the first-rate packaging, and the new songs. Besides, the original recordings offered much in the way of compositional value to begin with. None of it comes close to unacceptable. This is one case where remastering adds immense value to the oldest recordings; much like the production on "Macabre Eternal" was of a high, modern standard that didn't sap the filthy essence of Autopsy.
The commentary contributed to the booklet by guys like Bob Bagchus (Asphyx), Ted Skjellum (DarkThrone), and Dopi (Machetazo) is well worth the read. All are long-time fans that are intimately familiar with the Autopsy material and offer insight into the band's influence and impact on the genre of Death Metal. Collectively written comments from Autopsy are also included.
The real story told through all that blood-gargling and sewage riffing is how Autopsy managed to get better as players and songwriters with the new material (as already proven by "The Tomb Within" and "Macabre Eternal"), while staying true to the form perfected by the band all those years ago. It is impressive how cohesive "All Tomorrow's Funerals" sounds during front-to-back-listens. The reanimated and the newly formed fit together snugly, the result a compilation that flows damn near as well as a proper studio release.
"All Tomorrow's Funerals" is 73 representatively morbid minutes of music from one of the greatest Death Metal bands of all time!!!
Peaceville Records, 2012 (CDVILEF365). Made in EU. Pressed in Poland. First press.
Tracklist:
1. All Tomorrow's Funerals 5:14
2. Broken People 3:55
3. Mauled To Death 4:27
4. Maggot Holes 2:56
5. The Tomb Within 3:42
6. My Corpse Shall Rise 4:18
7. Seven Skulls 3:05
8. Human Genocide 3:03
9. Mutant Village 5:51
10. Horrific Obsession 4:31
11. Feast Of The Graveworm 3:26
12. Funereality 2:51
13. Fiend For Blood 0:25
14. Keeper Of Decay 2:23
15. Squeal Like A Pig 3:41
16. Ravenous Freaks 2:23
17. A Different Kind Of Mindfuck 0:47
18. Dead Hole 2:28
19. Retribution For The Dead 3:53
20. Destined To Fester 4:29
21. In The Grip Of Winter 4:05
22. Sign Of The Corpse 0:53
Total playing time: 72:46
This great digibook contains all of Autopsy's EPs and rarities remastered by the band as well as some new and exclusive cuts (1-4 tracks) for a combined total of 22 tracks, resulting in over 73 minutes of sickness! Everything from "Retribution For The Dead" to "The Tomb Within" is presented with all original artworks and liner notes from the band!!
Doomed up, mud'n'guts Death Metal, most of which compiles previously released out of print EP material, remastered and repackaged in a terrific hardcover booklet with righteously reeking artwork from Matt Cavotta.
"All Tomorrow's Funerals" includes the remastered versions of songs from early '90s EPs "Retribution For The Dead" and "Fiend For Blood; "Horrific Obsession" and "Feast of the Graveworm" from the "Horrific Obsession" Single; "Funereality" from the "Peaceville Vol. 4" compilation; the five cuts that first appeared on "The Tomb Within" EP, which includes one of the most nefarious Doom licks Autopsy has ever recorded on "My Corpse Shall Rise"; four new cuts, including a title track, "Broken People", "Maggot Holes" that pick up right where the phenomenal "Macabre Eternal" left off, and an appropriately creepy/bizarre close to the proceedings called "Sign of the Corpse"; and he aforementioned "Mauled to Death", which is a 1987 demo track resurrected for this release.
If you already own most of the previously released material, you could make the argument that "All Tomorrow's Funerals" is for that reason alone not all that essential. But you'd be totally dismissing the impact of the remastering, the first-rate packaging, and the new songs. Besides, the original recordings offered much in the way of compositional value to begin with. None of it comes close to unacceptable. This is one case where remastering adds immense value to the oldest recordings; much like the production on "Macabre Eternal" was of a high, modern standard that didn't sap the filthy essence of Autopsy.
The commentary contributed to the booklet by guys like Bob Bagchus (Asphyx), Ted Skjellum (DarkThrone), and Dopi (Machetazo) is well worth the read. All are long-time fans that are intimately familiar with the Autopsy material and offer insight into the band's influence and impact on the genre of Death Metal. Collectively written comments from Autopsy are also included.
The real story told through all that blood-gargling and sewage riffing is how Autopsy managed to get better as players and songwriters with the new material (as already proven by "The Tomb Within" and "Macabre Eternal"), while staying true to the form perfected by the band all those years ago. It is impressive how cohesive "All Tomorrow's Funerals" sounds during front-to-back-listens. The reanimated and the newly formed fit together snugly, the result a compilation that flows damn near as well as a proper studio release.
"All Tomorrow's Funerals" is 73 representatively morbid minutes of music from one of the greatest Death Metal bands of all time!!!
Peaceville Records, 2012 (CDVILEF365). Made in EU. Pressed in Poland. First press.
Tracklist:
1. All Tomorrow's Funerals 5:14
2. Broken People 3:55
3. Mauled To Death 4:27
4. Maggot Holes 2:56
5. The Tomb Within 3:42
6. My Corpse Shall Rise 4:18
7. Seven Skulls 3:05
8. Human Genocide 3:03
9. Mutant Village 5:51
10. Horrific Obsession 4:31
11. Feast Of The Graveworm 3:26
12. Funereality 2:51
13. Fiend For Blood 0:25
14. Keeper Of Decay 2:23
15. Squeal Like A Pig 3:41
16. Ravenous Freaks 2:23
17. A Different Kind Of Mindfuck 0:47
18. Dead Hole 2:28
19. Retribution For The Dead 3:53
20. Destined To Fester 4:29
21. In The Grip Of Winter 4:05
22. Sign Of The Corpse 0:53
Total playing time: 72:46
AUTOPSY “All Tomorrow’s Funerals” /Digibook CD/
The fourth compilation album by legendary American Death Metal band. This great digibook contains all of Autopsy's EPs and rarities remastered by the band as well as some new and exclusive cuts (1-4 tracks) for a combined total of 22 tracks, resulting in over 73 minutes of sickness! Everything ..
€ 12.90
AUTUMNBLAZE "Lighthouses" /MCD/
- Product Code: pro54
- € 9.90
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€ 5.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 99
Second EP by German Gothic/Atmospheric Rock band.
Only a few months after the release of their much-lauded album "Mute Boy Sad Girl", Autumnblaze released the EP "Lighthouses" in autumn 2002 to coincide with their tour with The 3rd And The Mortal. These four tracks show the unmistakable signature of Markus B. and open a yearning vista somewhere between introverted singer/song-writer music and atmospheric rock. Band claim to be the creators of a new music style called Trip Rock.
Prophecy Productions/Pro-Media, 2002 (pro54). Made in Germany.
Tracklist:
1. The Cat with the Silvery Paws 04:01
2. Wake Me Up in the Evening 05:04
3. Man on a Lighthouse Mountain 04:34
4. Towards the Oldest Silence 05:16
Total playing time 18:55 min.
Only a few months after the release of their much-lauded album "Mute Boy Sad Girl", Autumnblaze released the EP "Lighthouses" in autumn 2002 to coincide with their tour with The 3rd And The Mortal. These four tracks show the unmistakable signature of Markus B. and open a yearning vista somewhere between introverted singer/song-writer music and atmospheric rock. Band claim to be the creators of a new music style called Trip Rock.
Prophecy Productions/Pro-Media, 2002 (pro54). Made in Germany.
Tracklist:
1. The Cat with the Silvery Paws 04:01
2. Wake Me Up in the Evening 05:04
3. Man on a Lighthouse Mountain 04:34
4. Towards the Oldest Silence 05:16
Total playing time 18:55 min.
AUTUMNBLAZE "Lighthouses" /MCD/
Second EP by German Gothic/Atmospheric Rock band. Only a few months after the release of their much-lauded album "Mute Boy Sad Girl", Autumnblaze released the EP "Lighthouses" in autumn 2002 to coincide with their tour with The 3rd And The Mortal. These four tracks show the unmi..
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€ 5.90 € 9.90
AUTUMNIA “Two Faces Of Autumn” /Digipack 2CD/
- Product Code: FOP071CD
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€ 9.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 99
Re-release of the first two albums, “In Loneliness Of Two Souls” and “By The Candles Obsequial”, in one set by the Ukrainian Melodic Doom/Death Metal band.
Both records are long out of print and very hard to come by, meaning this collection will be warmly received by fans of the bands more widely available third album "O’Funeralia" (2009) – and those fans may be many as all three albums were very well received by fans and critics alike upon their original release.
From the very start of debut album "In Loneliness of Two Souls" it is apparent what subgenre we are dealing with here, as images of early My Dying Bride and Anathema are instantly evoked.
"By The Candles Obsequial" is indeed a progression in the band’s sound, with more variety of elements, especially the addition of occasional female vocals, which, although a bit of a clichéd way for a band of this ilk to diversify, is tried and tested and certainly works. Certainly the keyboards are a cut above those found on the debut, really standing out rather than being a bit of a background/textural element. The general level of both song writing and production also seems improved and really puts "By The Candles Obsequial" up there in the elite category within the genre.
All in all this has to go down as an absolutely essential release for anybody into this kind of Melodic Death/Doom Metal who does not own both albums. Sadly the band have released nothing new since 2009, but perhaps the renewed interest generated by this release will spark something. We certainly hope so!
Solitude Productions/Fono Ltd., 2004/2006/2015 (SP. 098-15 / FOP071CD). Made in Russia. First press.
Tracklist:
CD 1:
1. ...by Your Hand 09:05
2. Before Leave for Ever 10:00
3. In Sorrow and Solitude 10:29
4. At Eternal Parting 13:57
5. Pray for Me 10:38
6. Into the Grave... 04:44
CD 2:
1. Increasing the Grief Terrestrial 09:01
2. With Wailing and Lament 06:56
3. Bitterness of Loss 07:19
4. ...and the Life Dies Away... 12:50
5. In Loneliness of Two Souls 09:21
Total playing time: 104:20
Samples: https://autumnia.bandcamp.com
Both records are long out of print and very hard to come by, meaning this collection will be warmly received by fans of the bands more widely available third album "O’Funeralia" (2009) – and those fans may be many as all three albums were very well received by fans and critics alike upon their original release.
From the very start of debut album "In Loneliness of Two Souls" it is apparent what subgenre we are dealing with here, as images of early My Dying Bride and Anathema are instantly evoked.
"By The Candles Obsequial" is indeed a progression in the band’s sound, with more variety of elements, especially the addition of occasional female vocals, which, although a bit of a clichéd way for a band of this ilk to diversify, is tried and tested and certainly works. Certainly the keyboards are a cut above those found on the debut, really standing out rather than being a bit of a background/textural element. The general level of both song writing and production also seems improved and really puts "By The Candles Obsequial" up there in the elite category within the genre.
All in all this has to go down as an absolutely essential release for anybody into this kind of Melodic Death/Doom Metal who does not own both albums. Sadly the band have released nothing new since 2009, but perhaps the renewed interest generated by this release will spark something. We certainly hope so!
Solitude Productions/Fono Ltd., 2004/2006/2015 (SP. 098-15 / FOP071CD). Made in Russia. First press.
Tracklist:
CD 1:
1. ...by Your Hand 09:05
2. Before Leave for Ever 10:00
3. In Sorrow and Solitude 10:29
4. At Eternal Parting 13:57
5. Pray for Me 10:38
6. Into the Grave... 04:44
CD 2:
1. Increasing the Grief Terrestrial 09:01
2. With Wailing and Lament 06:56
3. Bitterness of Loss 07:19
4. ...and the Life Dies Away... 12:50
5. In Loneliness of Two Souls 09:21
Total playing time: 104:20
Samples: https://autumnia.bandcamp.com
AUTUMNIA “Two Faces Of Autumn” /Digipack 2CD/
Re-release of the first two albums, “In Loneliness Of Two Souls” and “By The Candles Obsequial”, in one set by the Ukrainian Melodic Doom/Death Metal band. Both records are long out of print and very hard to come by, meaning this collection will be warmly received by fans of..
€ 9.90
AXECUTER “Metal Is Invincible” /CD/
- Product Code: IRO17CD
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€ 9.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 99
The debut full-length studio album by Brazilian Heavy/Speed Metal band.
The long waited debut album from the restless Brazilian warriors! After a period of tribulations, they're back and ready to continue their resistance saga, no matter who it hurts!!
Here you'll find nothing but pure and savage Metal, 100% free from every disgusting modern tendency! If you are a real old school worshiper, you won't get ripped off... be sure!!!
Infernö Records, 2013 (IRO17CD). Made in France. First press.
Tracklist:
1. Metal Is Invincible 4:24
2. Too Heavy to Load 4:41
3. Feed the Beast 5:09
4. No God, No Devil (Worship Metal!) 7:01
5. Bangers Prevail 3:26
6. Destructive Blitzkrieg 4:54
7. Keep on Sinning 4:49
8. The Fires of Krakatoa 10:21
9. Heavy Metal to the World (Manilla Road cover) 3:25
Total playing time: 48:25 min.
Samples: https://infernorecords.bandcamp.com
The long waited debut album from the restless Brazilian warriors! After a period of tribulations, they're back and ready to continue their resistance saga, no matter who it hurts!!
Here you'll find nothing but pure and savage Metal, 100% free from every disgusting modern tendency! If you are a real old school worshiper, you won't get ripped off... be sure!!!
Infernö Records, 2013 (IRO17CD). Made in France. First press.
Tracklist:
1. Metal Is Invincible 4:24
2. Too Heavy to Load 4:41
3. Feed the Beast 5:09
4. No God, No Devil (Worship Metal!) 7:01
5. Bangers Prevail 3:26
6. Destructive Blitzkrieg 4:54
7. Keep on Sinning 4:49
8. The Fires of Krakatoa 10:21
9. Heavy Metal to the World (Manilla Road cover) 3:25
Total playing time: 48:25 min.
Samples: https://infernorecords.bandcamp.com
AXECUTER “Metal Is Invincible” /CD/
The debut full-length studio album by Brazilian Heavy/Speed Metal band. The long waited debut album from the restless Brazilian warriors! After a period of tribulations, they're back and ready to continue their resistance saga, no matter who it hurts!! Here you'll find nothing but pure and..
€ 9.90
AXEL RUDI PELL “Circle Of The Oath” /CD/
- Product Code: SPV 260032 CD
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€ 13.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 139
The fifteenth full-length studio album by the legendary German Hard Rock/Heavy/Power Metal band.
This is Pell’s fourteenth studio album, excluding "Diamonds Unlocked" cover album, and his eighth with Hardline vocalist Johnny Gioeli and journeyman drummer Mike Terrana on board.
Axel Rudi Pell is nothing if not dependable, and in addition to knocking out a new album every two years fans can always count on each new album sounding almost exactly like the albums that came before it. The formula goes something like this: start with a short instrumental introductory track (for Circle of the Oath it’s “The Guillotine Suite”), then blaze right through a couple of high octane Hard Rockers (“Ghost in the Black”, “Run With the Wind” and “Before I Die”). After that it’s time for a sweeping epic that clocks in somewhere around the ten minute mark (title track). Then do it all over again, with a couple more rockers and at least one ballad, before closing things out with another epic (“World of Confusion”). Another brief instrumental is optional. As for lyrics, just throw everything Ronnie James Dio ever wrote into a hat and pull lines out at random until you have enough to fill an album.
Now, if you love that formula then by all means pick up a copy of this album. You’ll get Pell’s dynamite guitar work, Terrana’s very steady drumming and, perhaps most notably, a powerhouse vocal performance by Gioeli.
Overall, Axel Rudi Pell’s newest effort “Circle Of The Oath” is sheer testimony to the fact that there is no end in sight for this brilliant guitarist, and yet again, he has churned out an excellent set of tunes!
Steamhammer/SPV, 2012 (SPV 260032 CD). Made in Germany. First press.
Tracklist:
1. The Guillotine Suite (Intro) 1:52
2. Ghost In The Black 4:36
3. Run With The Wind 4:42
4. Before I Die 4:29
5. Circle Of The Oath 9:20
6. Fortunes Of War 5:19
7. Bridges To Nowhere 7:10
8. Lived Our Lives Before 6:31
9. Hold On To Your Dreams 5:47
10. World Of Confusion (The Masquerade Ball Part II) 9:30
Total playing time: 59:16 min.
This is Pell’s fourteenth studio album, excluding "Diamonds Unlocked" cover album, and his eighth with Hardline vocalist Johnny Gioeli and journeyman drummer Mike Terrana on board.
Axel Rudi Pell is nothing if not dependable, and in addition to knocking out a new album every two years fans can always count on each new album sounding almost exactly like the albums that came before it. The formula goes something like this: start with a short instrumental introductory track (for Circle of the Oath it’s “The Guillotine Suite”), then blaze right through a couple of high octane Hard Rockers (“Ghost in the Black”, “Run With the Wind” and “Before I Die”). After that it’s time for a sweeping epic that clocks in somewhere around the ten minute mark (title track). Then do it all over again, with a couple more rockers and at least one ballad, before closing things out with another epic (“World of Confusion”). Another brief instrumental is optional. As for lyrics, just throw everything Ronnie James Dio ever wrote into a hat and pull lines out at random until you have enough to fill an album.
Now, if you love that formula then by all means pick up a copy of this album. You’ll get Pell’s dynamite guitar work, Terrana’s very steady drumming and, perhaps most notably, a powerhouse vocal performance by Gioeli.
Overall, Axel Rudi Pell’s newest effort “Circle Of The Oath” is sheer testimony to the fact that there is no end in sight for this brilliant guitarist, and yet again, he has churned out an excellent set of tunes!
Steamhammer/SPV, 2012 (SPV 260032 CD). Made in Germany. First press.
Tracklist:
1. The Guillotine Suite (Intro) 1:52
2. Ghost In The Black 4:36
3. Run With The Wind 4:42
4. Before I Die 4:29
5. Circle Of The Oath 9:20
6. Fortunes Of War 5:19
7. Bridges To Nowhere 7:10
8. Lived Our Lives Before 6:31
9. Hold On To Your Dreams 5:47
10. World Of Confusion (The Masquerade Ball Part II) 9:30
Total playing time: 59:16 min.
AXEL RUDI PELL “Circle Of The Oath” /CD/
The fifteenth full-length studio album by the legendary German Hard Rock/Heavy/Power Metal band. This is Pell’s fourteenth studio album, excluding "Diamonds Unlocked" cover album, and his eighth with Hardline vocalist Johnny Gioeli and journeyman drummer Mike Terrana on board. Axel..
€ 13.90
AXEL RUDI PELL “Diamonds Unlocked” /CD/
- Product Code: SPV 98072 CD
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€ 13.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 139
The twelfth full-length studio album by the legendary German Hard Rock/Heavy/Power Metal band.
"Diamonds Unlocked" is a cover songs album that consists of 10 cover tracks and 1 self-written introduction track. Axel Rudi Pell attempted to make cover versions of tracks from typically "non-Metal" artists including Phil Collins and Michael Bolton in order to show how these songs would be done in his signature Melodic Rock/Metal style.
"Diamonds Unlocked" is hardly the first example of an established rocker putting together an album of covers, and it certainly won't be the last. Some Rock critics say that they hate cover albums on principle, but truth be told, there is nothing wrong with cover albums as long as the artist makes an effort to put new spins on familiar songs. In other words, a good cover album isn't going to sound like the work of a run-of-the-mill cover band - and Axel Rudi Pell pretty much avoids that on "Diamonds Unlocked", which employs Johnny Gioeli (perhaps best known for his work with Hardline) on lead vocals. Gioeli's performances tend to have a Jon Bon Jovi-ish quality, but none of the songs on this 2007 release are Bon Jovi songs; actually, about half of the tunes originated outside of Hard Rock and Metal.
Pell and Gioeli turn their attention to Hard Rock favorites like the Who's "Won't Get Fooled Again", Montrose's "Rock the Nation", and Free's "Heartbreaker", but they also embrace songs ranging from Phil Collins' "In the Air Tonight" to U2's "Beautiful Day" to Michael Bolton's "Fools Game". Pell and Gioeli make "In the Air Tonight" and "Beautiful Day" Rock harder - not in a full-fledged Heavy Metal way, but certainly in a Hard Rock/Arena Rock way - whereas their equally intriguing take on Kiss' "Love Gun" does just the opposite: it rocks less hard than the original version and is transformed into a moody ballad.
"Diamonds Unlocked" won't go down in history as one of 2007's masterpieces, but despite hitting the occasional speed bump (most notably, the Bolton cover), "Diamonds Unlocked" has more ups than downs and demonstrates that cover albums don't have to be predictable or devoid of surprises. After all, you probably already know all the songs featured on this CD, but damn, that's cool to listen to those Metal versions! It's fresh and extremely fun to listen to such covers and you'll like a lot to listen to this album!! "Diamonds Unlocked" is a really nice break in the musical discography of Axel Rudi Pell!!!
Steamhammer/SPV, 2007 (SPV 98072 CD). Made in Germany. First press.
Tracklist:
1. The Diamond Overture 1:42
2. Warrior (Riot cover) 3:43
3. Beautiful Day (U2 cover) 4:47
4. Stone (Chris Rea / The Law cover) 6:36
5. Love Gun (KISS cover) 4:04
6. Fools Game (Michael Bolton cover) 3:58
7. Heartbreaker (Free cover) 6:56
8. Rock The Nation (Montrose cover) 4:05
9. In The Air Tonight (Phil Collins cover) 8:38
10. Like A Child Again (The Mission cover) 4:48
11. Won't Get Fooled Again (The Who cover) 6:13
Total playing time: 55:30 min.
"Diamonds Unlocked" is a cover songs album that consists of 10 cover tracks and 1 self-written introduction track. Axel Rudi Pell attempted to make cover versions of tracks from typically "non-Metal" artists including Phil Collins and Michael Bolton in order to show how these songs would be done in his signature Melodic Rock/Metal style.
"Diamonds Unlocked" is hardly the first example of an established rocker putting together an album of covers, and it certainly won't be the last. Some Rock critics say that they hate cover albums on principle, but truth be told, there is nothing wrong with cover albums as long as the artist makes an effort to put new spins on familiar songs. In other words, a good cover album isn't going to sound like the work of a run-of-the-mill cover band - and Axel Rudi Pell pretty much avoids that on "Diamonds Unlocked", which employs Johnny Gioeli (perhaps best known for his work with Hardline) on lead vocals. Gioeli's performances tend to have a Jon Bon Jovi-ish quality, but none of the songs on this 2007 release are Bon Jovi songs; actually, about half of the tunes originated outside of Hard Rock and Metal.
Pell and Gioeli turn their attention to Hard Rock favorites like the Who's "Won't Get Fooled Again", Montrose's "Rock the Nation", and Free's "Heartbreaker", but they also embrace songs ranging from Phil Collins' "In the Air Tonight" to U2's "Beautiful Day" to Michael Bolton's "Fools Game". Pell and Gioeli make "In the Air Tonight" and "Beautiful Day" Rock harder - not in a full-fledged Heavy Metal way, but certainly in a Hard Rock/Arena Rock way - whereas their equally intriguing take on Kiss' "Love Gun" does just the opposite: it rocks less hard than the original version and is transformed into a moody ballad.
"Diamonds Unlocked" won't go down in history as one of 2007's masterpieces, but despite hitting the occasional speed bump (most notably, the Bolton cover), "Diamonds Unlocked" has more ups than downs and demonstrates that cover albums don't have to be predictable or devoid of surprises. After all, you probably already know all the songs featured on this CD, but damn, that's cool to listen to those Metal versions! It's fresh and extremely fun to listen to such covers and you'll like a lot to listen to this album!! "Diamonds Unlocked" is a really nice break in the musical discography of Axel Rudi Pell!!!
Steamhammer/SPV, 2007 (SPV 98072 CD). Made in Germany. First press.
Tracklist:
1. The Diamond Overture 1:42
2. Warrior (Riot cover) 3:43
3. Beautiful Day (U2 cover) 4:47
4. Stone (Chris Rea / The Law cover) 6:36
5. Love Gun (KISS cover) 4:04
6. Fools Game (Michael Bolton cover) 3:58
7. Heartbreaker (Free cover) 6:56
8. Rock The Nation (Montrose cover) 4:05
9. In The Air Tonight (Phil Collins cover) 8:38
10. Like A Child Again (The Mission cover) 4:48
11. Won't Get Fooled Again (The Who cover) 6:13
Total playing time: 55:30 min.
AXEL RUDI PELL “Diamonds Unlocked” /CD/
The twelfth full-length studio album by the legendary German Hard Rock/Heavy/Power Metal band. "Diamonds Unlocked" is a cover songs album that consists of 10 cover tracks and 1 self-written introduction track. Axel Rudi Pell attempted to make cover versions of tracks from typically "..
€ 13.90
AXEL RUDI PELL “Into The Storm” /CD/
- Product Code: SPV 266372 CD
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€ 13.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 139
The sixteenth full-length studio album by the legendary German Hard Rock/Heavy/Power Metal band.
There are bands that opt to change with the times, there are bands that gradually evolve with little sense of the scene around them, and then there are the unmoved stoics like Axel Rudi Pell that sneer at the very concept of evolution. One might venture to say that Axel never left the 1980s, but rather the eighties may have left him to be their spokesman throughout the several decades to follow. His band's sound is one that saw its most significant developments in terms of quality right in the midst of the musical wastelands of the mid 1990s, and is arguably one of the earliest and most conservative purveyors of what is now remembered as the turn of the millennium Power Metal revival. To be clear, there has been a fair degree of development in the overall heaviness and depth of ARP's sound and production, but a constant air of familiarity with the early days of Melodic Metal from the primordial wells of Deep Purple, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio, Uli Jon Roth and early Yngwie Malmsteen permeates every inch of their sound and has done so for the full 25 years of their existence.
Though the sound in question has not really changed all that much, it is curious to note that the tides of time has brought a significant change to the lineup of this fold for the first time in 12 years, namely with the exodus of longtime drummer Mike Terrana, himself filling the massive shoes of kit extraordinaire Jorg Michael. Naturally questions arise of what sort of larger than life personality could man the percussive battery in a similar fashion to the two persons in question, and Axel seems to have quadrupled down on hims commitment to the mystique of 80s Metal by tapping Bobby Rondinelli, who arguably embodies the decade in question more than any drummer still out there since the close of said period and whose past band associations (including Warlock, Rainbow and Black Sabbath) make him probably the most logical choice. His contribution to this album is maybe a bit more fancy and fill-happy than that of Terrana, but follows the same mode of power and rock-solid punch that he brought to the kit on the last several albums.
In spite of the shift in membership, "Into The Storm" follows the recent precedents of "The Crest" and "Circle Of The Oath" to a sheer fault, and even dredges up some occasional similarities to the colossal one set by 2006 new classic "Mystica". It starts on a somewhat atypical note with the instrumental prelude "The Inquisitional Procedure", which opts to skip a guitar driven melody with a keyboard backdrop for something a bit more Symphonic, Atmospheric and subtle, but once the full band kicks in it's business as usual. The flashy Speed Metal that was largely abandoned following "Kings And Queens" is still absent, but there is a healthy dose of upper mid-tempo rocks in "Tower Of Lies", the Deep Purple infused Rock organ meets driving Metal cruiser "Burning Chains", the galloping delight "Changing Times" and the catchy bruiser "High Above". Actually, this album does mark a slight shift towards an approach that could be described as more well-rounded and reliant on mid-paced impact, as the more back-tempo rocker "Long Way To Go" and the epic semi-ballad turned catchy march after the "Mystica" mold "Touching Heaven" follow a similar mode of mostly punch and only occasional nods to Axel Rudi Pell's signature balladry approach.
While being a bit lighter on the ballad work and quirky eastern influences, those same elements that reminisce upon the more creative side of Axel catalog where the more ambitious moments of Dio and Rainbow are emulated definitely find themselves well represented here. The woeful piano driven ballad "When Truth Hurts" is kinda cliche and arguably the weak point of this whole experience, but Axel's expressive lead playing definitely bolsters an otherwise commonplace ballad, while the dreary reinterpretation of Neil Young's "Hey Hey My My" works a bit better and finds itself with a vocalist in Johnny Gioeli who is bearable for more than two minutes. But in usual Axel Rudi Pell fashion, the coup de grace turns out to be the long-winded title song "Into The Storm", which takes the same cues that "Circle Of The Oath" took from the Eastern-inspired side of the Rainbow catalog (aka "Stargazer" and "Gates Of Babylon"), but without the quirky switches in feel and with more of a straight-forward, down tempo drag somewhat reminiscent of "Holy Diver".
Generally speaking, “Into The Storm” tends to be marked by a general sense of tightness and togetherness between the rhythm section, guitar riff work, keyboards and vocals, while Axel's lead work tends to be a bit more loose in character. While some songs obviously sound quite alike on here, this album includes no stinker and has a constant high quality. In times where comparable German bands such as Axxis, Edguy, Gamma Ray, Primal Fear and Sinner are releasing somewhat lackluster records, Axel Rudin Pell still incarnates the power other Power Metal bands seem to have lost. Fans of Dio, Jorn, Lizzy Borden and even Whitesnake will also feel at home when they are listening to this release. The veterans are really attacking the genre thrown this year! They don’t do it with a big bang but prove their honest consistency that their colleagues have lost over the last years. Fans of all aforementioned bands should check this album out as it’s never too late to discover Axel Rudi Pell!!
Steamhammer/SPV, 2014 (SPV 266372 CD). Made in Germany. First press.
Tracklist:
1. The Inquisitorial Procedure 1:48
2. Tower Of Lies 4:26
3. Long Way To Go 5:32
4. Burning Chains 5:23
5. When Truth Hurts 6:46
6. Changing Times 6:05
7. Touching Heaven 7:02
8. High Above 4:49
9. Hey Hey My My 5:02
10. Into The Storm 10:35
Total playing time: 57:28 min.
There are bands that opt to change with the times, there are bands that gradually evolve with little sense of the scene around them, and then there are the unmoved stoics like Axel Rudi Pell that sneer at the very concept of evolution. One might venture to say that Axel never left the 1980s, but rather the eighties may have left him to be their spokesman throughout the several decades to follow. His band's sound is one that saw its most significant developments in terms of quality right in the midst of the musical wastelands of the mid 1990s, and is arguably one of the earliest and most conservative purveyors of what is now remembered as the turn of the millennium Power Metal revival. To be clear, there has been a fair degree of development in the overall heaviness and depth of ARP's sound and production, but a constant air of familiarity with the early days of Melodic Metal from the primordial wells of Deep Purple, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio, Uli Jon Roth and early Yngwie Malmsteen permeates every inch of their sound and has done so for the full 25 years of their existence.
Though the sound in question has not really changed all that much, it is curious to note that the tides of time has brought a significant change to the lineup of this fold for the first time in 12 years, namely with the exodus of longtime drummer Mike Terrana, himself filling the massive shoes of kit extraordinaire Jorg Michael. Naturally questions arise of what sort of larger than life personality could man the percussive battery in a similar fashion to the two persons in question, and Axel seems to have quadrupled down on hims commitment to the mystique of 80s Metal by tapping Bobby Rondinelli, who arguably embodies the decade in question more than any drummer still out there since the close of said period and whose past band associations (including Warlock, Rainbow and Black Sabbath) make him probably the most logical choice. His contribution to this album is maybe a bit more fancy and fill-happy than that of Terrana, but follows the same mode of power and rock-solid punch that he brought to the kit on the last several albums.
In spite of the shift in membership, "Into The Storm" follows the recent precedents of "The Crest" and "Circle Of The Oath" to a sheer fault, and even dredges up some occasional similarities to the colossal one set by 2006 new classic "Mystica". It starts on a somewhat atypical note with the instrumental prelude "The Inquisitional Procedure", which opts to skip a guitar driven melody with a keyboard backdrop for something a bit more Symphonic, Atmospheric and subtle, but once the full band kicks in it's business as usual. The flashy Speed Metal that was largely abandoned following "Kings And Queens" is still absent, but there is a healthy dose of upper mid-tempo rocks in "Tower Of Lies", the Deep Purple infused Rock organ meets driving Metal cruiser "Burning Chains", the galloping delight "Changing Times" and the catchy bruiser "High Above". Actually, this album does mark a slight shift towards an approach that could be described as more well-rounded and reliant on mid-paced impact, as the more back-tempo rocker "Long Way To Go" and the epic semi-ballad turned catchy march after the "Mystica" mold "Touching Heaven" follow a similar mode of mostly punch and only occasional nods to Axel Rudi Pell's signature balladry approach.
While being a bit lighter on the ballad work and quirky eastern influences, those same elements that reminisce upon the more creative side of Axel catalog where the more ambitious moments of Dio and Rainbow are emulated definitely find themselves well represented here. The woeful piano driven ballad "When Truth Hurts" is kinda cliche and arguably the weak point of this whole experience, but Axel's expressive lead playing definitely bolsters an otherwise commonplace ballad, while the dreary reinterpretation of Neil Young's "Hey Hey My My" works a bit better and finds itself with a vocalist in Johnny Gioeli who is bearable for more than two minutes. But in usual Axel Rudi Pell fashion, the coup de grace turns out to be the long-winded title song "Into The Storm", which takes the same cues that "Circle Of The Oath" took from the Eastern-inspired side of the Rainbow catalog (aka "Stargazer" and "Gates Of Babylon"), but without the quirky switches in feel and with more of a straight-forward, down tempo drag somewhat reminiscent of "Holy Diver".
Generally speaking, “Into The Storm” tends to be marked by a general sense of tightness and togetherness between the rhythm section, guitar riff work, keyboards and vocals, while Axel's lead work tends to be a bit more loose in character. While some songs obviously sound quite alike on here, this album includes no stinker and has a constant high quality. In times where comparable German bands such as Axxis, Edguy, Gamma Ray, Primal Fear and Sinner are releasing somewhat lackluster records, Axel Rudin Pell still incarnates the power other Power Metal bands seem to have lost. Fans of Dio, Jorn, Lizzy Borden and even Whitesnake will also feel at home when they are listening to this release. The veterans are really attacking the genre thrown this year! They don’t do it with a big bang but prove their honest consistency that their colleagues have lost over the last years. Fans of all aforementioned bands should check this album out as it’s never too late to discover Axel Rudi Pell!!
Steamhammer/SPV, 2014 (SPV 266372 CD). Made in Germany. First press.
Tracklist:
1. The Inquisitorial Procedure 1:48
2. Tower Of Lies 4:26
3. Long Way To Go 5:32
4. Burning Chains 5:23
5. When Truth Hurts 6:46
6. Changing Times 6:05
7. Touching Heaven 7:02
8. High Above 4:49
9. Hey Hey My My 5:02
10. Into The Storm 10:35
Total playing time: 57:28 min.
AXEL RUDI PELL “Into The Storm” /CD/
The sixteenth full-length studio album by the legendary German Hard Rock/Heavy/Power Metal band. There are bands that opt to change with the times, there are bands that gradually evolve with little sense of the scene around them, and then there are the unmoved stoics like Axel Rudi Pell that sneer ..
€ 13.90
AXEL RUDI PELL “Nasty Reputation” /CD/
- Product Code: SPV 084-76342
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€ 14.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 149
The second full-length studio album by the legendary German Hard Rock/Heavy/Power Metal band.
After transitioning into a solo artist and releasing the strong yet somewhat derivative album “Wild Obsession”, Axel parted ways with singer Charlie Huhn and hooked up with more accomplished and passion driven singer Rob Rock. “Nasty Reputation” is the blue print for the new and refined band's sound that still consistently present on his latest albums despite a changing musical world and a barrage of fly by night trends.
Rob Rock’s vocal performance on here is over-the-top, as is the case with his solo work, but this has consistently worked well for him. He pulls off Sleazy sounding Rocking numbers like the album’s title track and “Wanted Man” with equally proficiency as he does the more vocally exposed and keyboard driven ballad “When a Blind Man cries”. Unlike Jeff Scott Soto and Johnny Gioeli, whom both tend to sound rough edged when hitting the higher notes, Rob’s voice consistently remains a husky, classically driven tenor when not going for the over-the-top banshee screeches.
As far as the overall song collection on here, we get all the key ingredients for the same winning albums of “Oceans Of Time” and “Kings And Queens” which followed a while after this one. “I Will Survive” and “Fighting the Law” are classic band's brand Speed Metal. “Wanted Man” and “Firewall” are cut from the mid-tempo 80s inspired Sleaze Metal but with a bit more attitude, as is “Unchain the Thunder” but with a few quiet sections for melodically driven guitar work and more subdued vocals. “When a Blind Man Cries” is the first true Axel Rudi Pell ballad in the current definition, combining an exposed vocal performance and a serene overall atmosphere provided by the keyboards with some emotionally driven yet simple lead work. “Nasty Reputation” is cut from the mid-tempo 80s fold, but also possesses the simple riffing and Rock glorifying lyrics that make for any live venue favorite. But the one that really grabs the listener is the epic guitar driven track “Land of the Giants”, which is the blueprint for every long winded epic found on every release since its conception. Musically it bears the most similarity to “Gates of the Seven Seals” off the "Oceans Of Time" LP, containing a similar elongated solo section with funky wah pedal work and some interesting background atmospheric devices.
Overall, if you liked “Oceans Of Time”, “Between The Walls”, “Masquerade Ball”, or any of the mid 90s to current day Axel Rudi Pell releases, this album will definitely give you and enjoyable listening experience! If you are not familiar with these releases, picture a brilliant marriage of the lyrical poetry of Ronnie Dio, the music of Rainbow, Black Sabbath and Yngwie Malmsteen and you’ll get the basic idea!!
SPV/Steamhammer, 1991 (SPV 084-76342). Made in Germany. Re-press.
Tracklist:
1. I Will Survive 5:03
2. Nasty Reputation 4:07
3. Fighting The Law 3:21
4. Wanted Man 3:49
5. When A Blind Man Cries 4:34
6. Land Of The Giants 10:25
7. Firewall 3:51
8. Unchain The Thunder 3:31
9. Open Doors ( Pt.1:Experience Pt.2:The Journey Pt.3:Sugar Big Daddy ) 7:54
Total playing time: 46:35 min.
After transitioning into a solo artist and releasing the strong yet somewhat derivative album “Wild Obsession”, Axel parted ways with singer Charlie Huhn and hooked up with more accomplished and passion driven singer Rob Rock. “Nasty Reputation” is the blue print for the new and refined band's sound that still consistently present on his latest albums despite a changing musical world and a barrage of fly by night trends.
Rob Rock’s vocal performance on here is over-the-top, as is the case with his solo work, but this has consistently worked well for him. He pulls off Sleazy sounding Rocking numbers like the album’s title track and “Wanted Man” with equally proficiency as he does the more vocally exposed and keyboard driven ballad “When a Blind Man cries”. Unlike Jeff Scott Soto and Johnny Gioeli, whom both tend to sound rough edged when hitting the higher notes, Rob’s voice consistently remains a husky, classically driven tenor when not going for the over-the-top banshee screeches.
As far as the overall song collection on here, we get all the key ingredients for the same winning albums of “Oceans Of Time” and “Kings And Queens” which followed a while after this one. “I Will Survive” and “Fighting the Law” are classic band's brand Speed Metal. “Wanted Man” and “Firewall” are cut from the mid-tempo 80s inspired Sleaze Metal but with a bit more attitude, as is “Unchain the Thunder” but with a few quiet sections for melodically driven guitar work and more subdued vocals. “When a Blind Man Cries” is the first true Axel Rudi Pell ballad in the current definition, combining an exposed vocal performance and a serene overall atmosphere provided by the keyboards with some emotionally driven yet simple lead work. “Nasty Reputation” is cut from the mid-tempo 80s fold, but also possesses the simple riffing and Rock glorifying lyrics that make for any live venue favorite. But the one that really grabs the listener is the epic guitar driven track “Land of the Giants”, which is the blueprint for every long winded epic found on every release since its conception. Musically it bears the most similarity to “Gates of the Seven Seals” off the "Oceans Of Time" LP, containing a similar elongated solo section with funky wah pedal work and some interesting background atmospheric devices.
Overall, if you liked “Oceans Of Time”, “Between The Walls”, “Masquerade Ball”, or any of the mid 90s to current day Axel Rudi Pell releases, this album will definitely give you and enjoyable listening experience! If you are not familiar with these releases, picture a brilliant marriage of the lyrical poetry of Ronnie Dio, the music of Rainbow, Black Sabbath and Yngwie Malmsteen and you’ll get the basic idea!!
SPV/Steamhammer, 1991 (SPV 084-76342). Made in Germany. Re-press.
Tracklist:
1. I Will Survive 5:03
2. Nasty Reputation 4:07
3. Fighting The Law 3:21
4. Wanted Man 3:49
5. When A Blind Man Cries 4:34
6. Land Of The Giants 10:25
7. Firewall 3:51
8. Unchain The Thunder 3:31
9. Open Doors ( Pt.1:Experience Pt.2:The Journey Pt.3:Sugar Big Daddy ) 7:54
Total playing time: 46:35 min.
AXEL RUDI PELL “Nasty Reputation” /CD/
The second full-length studio album by the legendary German Hard Rock/Heavy/Power Metal band. After transitioning into a solo artist and releasing the strong yet somewhat derivative album “Wild Obsession”, Axel parted ways with singer Charlie Huhn and hooked up with more accomplished an..
€ 14.90
AXEL RUDI PELL “Tales Of The Crown” /CD/
- Product Code: SPV 91702 CD
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€ 13.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 139
The thirteenth full-length studio album by the legendary German Hard Rock/Heavy/Power Metal band.
This 2008 release is totally oblivious to Metal trends of the late 2000s, but that doesn't prevent every one of the tracks from being pleasingly solid. The only thing that lets you know this is a 2008 release is the release date; stylistically, melodic but Hard-Rocking tracks such as "Angel Eyes", "Buried Alive," and "Riding on an Arrow" are firmly planted in the 1970s and 1980s. Old-school headbangers like Ronnie James Dio, Rainbow, Deep Purple, and UFO continue to inspire Pell creatively, and he makes no effort to update his approach.
Again, that is probably for the best; as predictable as "Tales Of The Crown" is, Pell never sounds bored or uninspired. Quite the contrary - he sounds like he gets a lot of pleasure from his 1970s/1980s comfort zone. And once again, former Hardline frontman Johnny Gioeli comes through for Pell. Gioeli still sounds a lot like Jon Bon Jovi, but none of the material on this hourlong CD is Bon Jovi-ish; while Bon Jovi's Hard Rock/Pop Metal was never Heavy Metal in the strict sense, "Tales Of The Crown" is very much a Metal album. And it is also an enjoyable indication that in some cases, artists are probably better off not changing with the times!
Steamhammer/SPV, 2008 (SPV 91702 CD). Made in Germany. First press.
Tracklist:
1. Higher 7:18
2. Ain't Gonna Win 4:12
3. Angel Eyes 4:58
4. Crossfire 5:22
5. Touching My Soul 6:32
6. Emotional Echoes 5:07
7. Riding On An Arrow 5:55
8. Tales Of The Crown 8:21
9. Buried Alive 5:13
10. Northern Lights 6:22
Total playing time: 59:20 min.
This 2008 release is totally oblivious to Metal trends of the late 2000s, but that doesn't prevent every one of the tracks from being pleasingly solid. The only thing that lets you know this is a 2008 release is the release date; stylistically, melodic but Hard-Rocking tracks such as "Angel Eyes", "Buried Alive," and "Riding on an Arrow" are firmly planted in the 1970s and 1980s. Old-school headbangers like Ronnie James Dio, Rainbow, Deep Purple, and UFO continue to inspire Pell creatively, and he makes no effort to update his approach.
Again, that is probably for the best; as predictable as "Tales Of The Crown" is, Pell never sounds bored or uninspired. Quite the contrary - he sounds like he gets a lot of pleasure from his 1970s/1980s comfort zone. And once again, former Hardline frontman Johnny Gioeli comes through for Pell. Gioeli still sounds a lot like Jon Bon Jovi, but none of the material on this hourlong CD is Bon Jovi-ish; while Bon Jovi's Hard Rock/Pop Metal was never Heavy Metal in the strict sense, "Tales Of The Crown" is very much a Metal album. And it is also an enjoyable indication that in some cases, artists are probably better off not changing with the times!
Steamhammer/SPV, 2008 (SPV 91702 CD). Made in Germany. First press.
Tracklist:
1. Higher 7:18
2. Ain't Gonna Win 4:12
3. Angel Eyes 4:58
4. Crossfire 5:22
5. Touching My Soul 6:32
6. Emotional Echoes 5:07
7. Riding On An Arrow 5:55
8. Tales Of The Crown 8:21
9. Buried Alive 5:13
10. Northern Lights 6:22
Total playing time: 59:20 min.
AXEL RUDI PELL “Tales Of The Crown” /CD/
The thirteenth full-length studio album by the legendary German Hard Rock/Heavy/Power Metal band. This 2008 release is totally oblivious to Metal trends of the late 2000s, but that doesn't prevent every one of the tracks from being pleasingly solid. The only thing that lets you know this is a 2..
€ 13.90
AXEL RUDI PELL “Wild Obsession” /CD/
- Product Code: SPV 84-7610
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€ 13.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 139
The debut full-length studio album by the legendary German Hard Rock/Glam Metal band.
After his exodus from 80s German Glam Metal outfit Steeler, Axel Rudi Pell decided to go it alone and create a music all his own, and in subsequent years would grow to develop a sound more worthy of his abilities than what he had been doing.
However, like with all solo projects, one can’t help but imitate what one knows at the time until new ideas begin to form, and this release succeeds mostly in being a slightly more musically interesting version of Steeler. It’s full of great guitar work, vocalist Charlie Huhn does a decent job, but overall this is still 80s Glam Rock.
Charlie Huhn sounds a tiny bit like Jeff Scott Soto in his low to mid-range, but when he launches into his higher register, he sounds a bit more like a combination of Bon Scott and Udo Dirkschneider. The resulting combination of his vocals and the mostly Rock driven riffs, is quite good for singing cheesy love ballads like “Broken Heart” in the Dokken style, as well as for Rock anthems about strippers like “Call Her Princess”. But it is painfully obvious that such a voice would not be able to pull off a more art driven work like “Oceans of Time” or “Legions of Hell”.
The musical on here is pretty much as far removed from the current direction of the band as the vocalist is. The principle riffs of 80s Glam anthems like “Slave of Love”, “Snake Eyes” and “Cold as Ice” are heavily Mötley Crüe inspired, while the choruses are a bit more towards the Dokken formula of dense harmonies and multiple backup singers. “Broken Heart” has an interesting acoustic line and plenty of slow melodic solo work, but its overall presentation is not as deep or thought provoking as “Forever Angel” or “The Clown is Dead”.
The musical highlights on here are the areas where Pell seems to be moving towards a more aggressive and Progressive style. “Hear You Calling Me” is quite similar to later and heavier mid-tempo rockers such as “Follow the Sign” and “Ride the Rainbow”. “Call Her Princess” is mostly a heavy riff oriented song, despite the ode to stripper style lyrics and still enjoys regular play at live venues on Axel Rudi Pell tours. “Wild Cat”, although lyrically another sexual anthem to a pretty Vixen, is a fine piece of early Speed Metal work. “Don’t Trust the Promised Dreams” is the closest thing to an Axel Rudi Pell epic to be found on here, although it lacks the epic feel and sounds more like a heavily riff oriented mid-tempo song. The lyrical direction gives an indication of more thoughtful things to come and the musical middle section gives hints at Axel’s fascination with Eastern mysticism.
This is essentially a solid 80s Glam Metal album that unlike the Glam outfits of the late 80s actually has the riffs and the attitude to qualify as Metal. It is nonetheless an overtly 80s album precisely because it was recorded in the 80s. If you like bands such as Dokken, Mötley Crüe, Skid Row, Accept, and Warlock then this album will treat you well! It’s a lot different than the albums that followed it, but is still a good listen!!
SPV/Steamhammer, 1989 (SPV 84-7610). Made in Germany. Re-press.
Tracklist:
1. Wild Cat 3:39
2. Call Of The Wild Dogs 3:51
3. Slave Of Love 4:36
4. Cold As Ice 6:21
5. Broken Heart 5:04
6. Call Her Princess 3:19
7. Snake Eyes 5:13
8. Unchain The Thunder 3:31
9. Return Of The Calyph From The Apocalypse Of Babylon 0:51
10. (Don't Trust The) Promised Dreams 6:28
Total playing time: 42:53 min.
After his exodus from 80s German Glam Metal outfit Steeler, Axel Rudi Pell decided to go it alone and create a music all his own, and in subsequent years would grow to develop a sound more worthy of his abilities than what he had been doing.
However, like with all solo projects, one can’t help but imitate what one knows at the time until new ideas begin to form, and this release succeeds mostly in being a slightly more musically interesting version of Steeler. It’s full of great guitar work, vocalist Charlie Huhn does a decent job, but overall this is still 80s Glam Rock.
Charlie Huhn sounds a tiny bit like Jeff Scott Soto in his low to mid-range, but when he launches into his higher register, he sounds a bit more like a combination of Bon Scott and Udo Dirkschneider. The resulting combination of his vocals and the mostly Rock driven riffs, is quite good for singing cheesy love ballads like “Broken Heart” in the Dokken style, as well as for Rock anthems about strippers like “Call Her Princess”. But it is painfully obvious that such a voice would not be able to pull off a more art driven work like “Oceans of Time” or “Legions of Hell”.
The musical on here is pretty much as far removed from the current direction of the band as the vocalist is. The principle riffs of 80s Glam anthems like “Slave of Love”, “Snake Eyes” and “Cold as Ice” are heavily Mötley Crüe inspired, while the choruses are a bit more towards the Dokken formula of dense harmonies and multiple backup singers. “Broken Heart” has an interesting acoustic line and plenty of slow melodic solo work, but its overall presentation is not as deep or thought provoking as “Forever Angel” or “The Clown is Dead”.
The musical highlights on here are the areas where Pell seems to be moving towards a more aggressive and Progressive style. “Hear You Calling Me” is quite similar to later and heavier mid-tempo rockers such as “Follow the Sign” and “Ride the Rainbow”. “Call Her Princess” is mostly a heavy riff oriented song, despite the ode to stripper style lyrics and still enjoys regular play at live venues on Axel Rudi Pell tours. “Wild Cat”, although lyrically another sexual anthem to a pretty Vixen, is a fine piece of early Speed Metal work. “Don’t Trust the Promised Dreams” is the closest thing to an Axel Rudi Pell epic to be found on here, although it lacks the epic feel and sounds more like a heavily riff oriented mid-tempo song. The lyrical direction gives an indication of more thoughtful things to come and the musical middle section gives hints at Axel’s fascination with Eastern mysticism.
This is essentially a solid 80s Glam Metal album that unlike the Glam outfits of the late 80s actually has the riffs and the attitude to qualify as Metal. It is nonetheless an overtly 80s album precisely because it was recorded in the 80s. If you like bands such as Dokken, Mötley Crüe, Skid Row, Accept, and Warlock then this album will treat you well! It’s a lot different than the albums that followed it, but is still a good listen!!
SPV/Steamhammer, 1989 (SPV 84-7610). Made in Germany. Re-press.
Tracklist:
1. Wild Cat 3:39
2. Call Of The Wild Dogs 3:51
3. Slave Of Love 4:36
4. Cold As Ice 6:21
5. Broken Heart 5:04
6. Call Her Princess 3:19
7. Snake Eyes 5:13
8. Unchain The Thunder 3:31
9. Return Of The Calyph From The Apocalypse Of Babylon 0:51
10. (Don't Trust The) Promised Dreams 6:28
Total playing time: 42:53 min.
AXEL RUDI PELL “Wild Obsession” /CD/
The debut full-length studio album by the legendary German Hard Rock/Glam Metal band. After his exodus from 80s German Glam Metal outfit Steeler, Axel Rudi Pell decided to go it alone and create a music all his own, and in subsequent years would grow to develop a sound more worthy of his abilities ..
€ 13.90
AXEWITCH “The Lord Of Flies” /Digipack CD/
- Product Code: HOM 007
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€ 9.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 99
Second re-release of the debut full-length studio album by cult Swedish Heavy Metal band.
Axewitch was one of the most important bands in the formative years of the Swedish Heavy Metal scene. "The Lord Of Flies" was highly anticipated band's debut from 1983.
A high octane dose of good old early-mid 80s Heavy Metal delivered with sharp precision and with plenty of incredibly catchy hooks! This is Heavy Metal with a definite feel good vibe, the kind of Heavy Metal that was made for headbanging, fist raising and beer drinking!
The production is powerful for its time with the songs really coming out of the speakers at you full force with each instrument clearly audible, but there’s just the right amount of 80s style grit too, so it definitely doesn’t sound overly polished, they found a good mix production wise back in the day, and it does sound very of its time. This will transport you right back to the heyday of the era when the NWOBHM movement was going very strong and still a dominant force in the global Metal scene but these Swedes along with countrymen Gotham City, Torch, Silver Mountain, Heavy Load, etc. were also contributing some top class Heavy Metal to the world and helping to put Scandinavia on the Metal map!
“The Lord Of Flies” will absolutely appeal to anyone who loves early-mid 80s fist pumping Heavy Metal. It is a warm and very welcome revisit to the days when Heavy Metal was mainly just that, HEAVY METAL!!
For the first time on Digipak CD, including 12 pages booklet.
Hooked on Metal Records, 1983/2021 (HOM 007). Made in Sweden. First press.
Tracklist:
1. Axevictim 04:51
2. Just Another Lunatic 04:16
3. High Power 05:46
4. Let the Strings Cry Out 01:27
5. Sinner 04:40
6. The Arrival of the Flies (Part 1) 02:10
7. The Lord of Flies 06:01
8. Down Town 04:57
9. Seven Angels 04:35
Total playing time: 38:43 min.
Axewitch was one of the most important bands in the formative years of the Swedish Heavy Metal scene. "The Lord Of Flies" was highly anticipated band's debut from 1983.
A high octane dose of good old early-mid 80s Heavy Metal delivered with sharp precision and with plenty of incredibly catchy hooks! This is Heavy Metal with a definite feel good vibe, the kind of Heavy Metal that was made for headbanging, fist raising and beer drinking!
The production is powerful for its time with the songs really coming out of the speakers at you full force with each instrument clearly audible, but there’s just the right amount of 80s style grit too, so it definitely doesn’t sound overly polished, they found a good mix production wise back in the day, and it does sound very of its time. This will transport you right back to the heyday of the era when the NWOBHM movement was going very strong and still a dominant force in the global Metal scene but these Swedes along with countrymen Gotham City, Torch, Silver Mountain, Heavy Load, etc. were also contributing some top class Heavy Metal to the world and helping to put Scandinavia on the Metal map!
“The Lord Of Flies” will absolutely appeal to anyone who loves early-mid 80s fist pumping Heavy Metal. It is a warm and very welcome revisit to the days when Heavy Metal was mainly just that, HEAVY METAL!!
For the first time on Digipak CD, including 12 pages booklet.
Hooked on Metal Records, 1983/2021 (HOM 007). Made in Sweden. First press.
Tracklist:
1. Axevictim 04:51
2. Just Another Lunatic 04:16
3. High Power 05:46
4. Let the Strings Cry Out 01:27
5. Sinner 04:40
6. The Arrival of the Flies (Part 1) 02:10
7. The Lord of Flies 06:01
8. Down Town 04:57
9. Seven Angels 04:35
Total playing time: 38:43 min.
AXEWITCH “The Lord Of Flies” /Digipack CD/
Second re-release of the debut full-length studio album by cult Swedish Heavy Metal band. Axewitch was one of the most important bands in the formative years of the Swedish Heavy Metal scene. "The Lord Of Flies" was highly anticipated band's debut from 1983. A high octane dose of goo..
€ 9.90
AXXIS “II” /CD/
- Product Code: 1C 564-7 95140 2
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€ 12.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 129
The second full-length album by the legendary German Melodic Heavy/Power Metal band.
In 1988, after sending in only one demo song, Axxis were signed to EMI Electrola! The debut album "Kingdom Of The Night" 1989, which was already released in Europe, Canada, Japan, Australia and the USA, sold 100 000 times immediately!! It became the best ever selling debut album by a Hard Rock band in Germany in 1989. "Axxis II" marked a similar huge success in 1990, followed by the authentic and energetic live release "Access All Areas" a year later.
It's not easy to keep up after such a good album as "Kingdom Of The Night"... but this one is just as good!! The Chorus are more intense on this release, more mature perhaps. Same thing again, melodies of this album were made to stay forever in your mind and heart! Once again Bernhard voice is simply amazing and guitars riffs and solos are strong points in this album. Some keyboard makes it's apparition on this release adding more atmosphere.
"Axxis II" is one of those feel good Metal albums that remindsof a playful Van Halen circa "Jump" era or even the Hagar time period. There is a melodic quality that is filled with terrific guitar hooks and plenty of sing-a-long anthem like choruses. The album is too heavy to be called fluff and too fluffy to be called Heavy Metal and that may be why this band seemed to fall between the cracks for the most part in America. It is a shame too that more people were not turned on to this very good music and the dynamic vocals of Bernhard Weiss.
This second album by the band has a good blending of the guitar sound that was popular with the so called Hair bands and a very melodic side that comes out in songs like "The World Is Looking In Their Eyes", "Touch The Rainbow" and the power ballad "Hold You".
These are just highlights in a disc filled with just very good quality guitar laden music. With Bernhard's soaring vocals added to the mix, this becomes a disc that very glad to get reacquainted with. It is the perfect music for the nice summer day when you roll the windows down and head out for a nice cruise!
You can say that this disc is like that inexpensive wine that you like the taste of but don't want anyone to know your drinking.
Harvest/EMI Electrola GmbH, 1990 (1C 564-7 95140 2). Made in Germany. First press.
Tracklist:
1. The World Is Looking in Their Eyes 04:04
2. Save Me 04:03
3. Touch the Rainbow 03:31
4. Rolling like Thunder 04:03
5. Hold You 04:42
6. Ships Are Sailing 03:50
7. Little Look Back 03:56
8. Face to Face 05:22
9. Get Down 03:20
10. Gimme Back the Paradise 03:34
11. Hold You (acoustic version) 04:08
Total playing time: 44:50
Samples: http://www.allmusic.com
In 1988, after sending in only one demo song, Axxis were signed to EMI Electrola! The debut album "Kingdom Of The Night" 1989, which was already released in Europe, Canada, Japan, Australia and the USA, sold 100 000 times immediately!! It became the best ever selling debut album by a Hard Rock band in Germany in 1989. "Axxis II" marked a similar huge success in 1990, followed by the authentic and energetic live release "Access All Areas" a year later.
It's not easy to keep up after such a good album as "Kingdom Of The Night"... but this one is just as good!! The Chorus are more intense on this release, more mature perhaps. Same thing again, melodies of this album were made to stay forever in your mind and heart! Once again Bernhard voice is simply amazing and guitars riffs and solos are strong points in this album. Some keyboard makes it's apparition on this release adding more atmosphere.
"Axxis II" is one of those feel good Metal albums that remindsof a playful Van Halen circa "Jump" era or even the Hagar time period. There is a melodic quality that is filled with terrific guitar hooks and plenty of sing-a-long anthem like choruses. The album is too heavy to be called fluff and too fluffy to be called Heavy Metal and that may be why this band seemed to fall between the cracks for the most part in America. It is a shame too that more people were not turned on to this very good music and the dynamic vocals of Bernhard Weiss.
This second album by the band has a good blending of the guitar sound that was popular with the so called Hair bands and a very melodic side that comes out in songs like "The World Is Looking In Their Eyes", "Touch The Rainbow" and the power ballad "Hold You".
These are just highlights in a disc filled with just very good quality guitar laden music. With Bernhard's soaring vocals added to the mix, this becomes a disc that very glad to get reacquainted with. It is the perfect music for the nice summer day when you roll the windows down and head out for a nice cruise!
You can say that this disc is like that inexpensive wine that you like the taste of but don't want anyone to know your drinking.
Harvest/EMI Electrola GmbH, 1990 (1C 564-7 95140 2). Made in Germany. First press.
Tracklist:
1. The World Is Looking in Their Eyes 04:04
2. Save Me 04:03
3. Touch the Rainbow 03:31
4. Rolling like Thunder 04:03
5. Hold You 04:42
6. Ships Are Sailing 03:50
7. Little Look Back 03:56
8. Face to Face 05:22
9. Get Down 03:20
10. Gimme Back the Paradise 03:34
11. Hold You (acoustic version) 04:08
Total playing time: 44:50
Samples: http://www.allmusic.com
AXXIS “II” /CD/
The second full-length album by the legendary German Melodic Heavy/Power Metal band. In 1988, after sending in only one demo song, Axxis were signed to EMI Electrola! The debut album "Kingdom Of The Night" 1989, which was already released in Europe, Canada, Japan, Australia and the USA, s..
€ 12.90
AXXIS “Kingdom Of The Night” /CD/
- Product Code: 0777 7 91829 2 3
-
€ 12.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 129
The debut full-length studio album by legendary German Melodic Heavy Metal band.
In the 1980s, Germany was a hotbed of Heavy Metal and Hard Rock action - it was Germany that gave fans the Scorpions, Accept and Warlock. Germany was also the home of Axxis, who was never as big as the Scorpions or Accept, but made some decent contributions to the Metal/Hard Rock field.
It was a much different time in 1989, when Axxis burst onto the scene with their debut "Kingdom Of The Night". The Heavy Metal scene was ruled by bands such as The Scorpions, Poison and a host of others that filled the airways with a much more radio friendly guitar oriented Rock that was based on catchy hooks and anthem like choruses. Axxis is one of the bands that jumped on this bandwagon and have yet to get off!
This disc, which was the best-selling debut album in Germany at the time, is filled with all the quintessential trappings you would expect from this kind of band. From the album' openers, "Living In A World" and "Kingdom Of The Night", you get the obligatory fiery anthem like Metal that will have the fist pumping and the crowd singing along with the refrain! Lead singer Bernhard Weiss is given the chance to show the right amount of angst with not one, but two mandatory power ballads with "Fire And Ice" and "Tears Of The Trees".
Guitar work of Weiss and Walter Pietsch is very good throughout the album, and the vocals of Bernhard is as very good too.
"Kingdom Of The Night" is decent and respectable album. It is easy to see why this album did so well. It gives people just what they want without having to delve to deep. This album will bring back memories of music that was less complicated and unpretentious. It was just Rock And Roll!
EMI Electrola GmbH, 1989 (0777 7 91829 2 3). Made in Holland. Pressed in Poland.
Tracklist:
1. Living In A World 3:50
2. Kingdom Of The Night 3:50
3. Never Say Never 3:40
4. Fire And Ice 3:59
5. Young Souls 3:14
6. For A Song 3:04
7. Love Is Like An Ocean 3:23
8. The Moon 3:38
9. Tears Of The Trees 4:07
10. Just The Night 3:42
11. Kings Made Of Steel 3:29
12. Living In A World (Extended Version) 5:00
Total playing time: 45:41 min.
In the 1980s, Germany was a hotbed of Heavy Metal and Hard Rock action - it was Germany that gave fans the Scorpions, Accept and Warlock. Germany was also the home of Axxis, who was never as big as the Scorpions or Accept, but made some decent contributions to the Metal/Hard Rock field.
It was a much different time in 1989, when Axxis burst onto the scene with their debut "Kingdom Of The Night". The Heavy Metal scene was ruled by bands such as The Scorpions, Poison and a host of others that filled the airways with a much more radio friendly guitar oriented Rock that was based on catchy hooks and anthem like choruses. Axxis is one of the bands that jumped on this bandwagon and have yet to get off!
This disc, which was the best-selling debut album in Germany at the time, is filled with all the quintessential trappings you would expect from this kind of band. From the album' openers, "Living In A World" and "Kingdom Of The Night", you get the obligatory fiery anthem like Metal that will have the fist pumping and the crowd singing along with the refrain! Lead singer Bernhard Weiss is given the chance to show the right amount of angst with not one, but two mandatory power ballads with "Fire And Ice" and "Tears Of The Trees".
Guitar work of Weiss and Walter Pietsch is very good throughout the album, and the vocals of Bernhard is as very good too.
"Kingdom Of The Night" is decent and respectable album. It is easy to see why this album did so well. It gives people just what they want without having to delve to deep. This album will bring back memories of music that was less complicated and unpretentious. It was just Rock And Roll!
EMI Electrola GmbH, 1989 (0777 7 91829 2 3). Made in Holland. Pressed in Poland.
Tracklist:
1. Living In A World 3:50
2. Kingdom Of The Night 3:50
3. Never Say Never 3:40
4. Fire And Ice 3:59
5. Young Souls 3:14
6. For A Song 3:04
7. Love Is Like An Ocean 3:23
8. The Moon 3:38
9. Tears Of The Trees 4:07
10. Just The Night 3:42
11. Kings Made Of Steel 3:29
12. Living In A World (Extended Version) 5:00
Total playing time: 45:41 min.
AXXIS “Kingdom Of The Night” /CD/
The debut full-length studio album by legendary German Melodic Heavy Metal band. In the 1980s, Germany was a hotbed of Heavy Metal and Hard Rock action - it was Germany that gave fans the Scorpions, Accept and Warlock. Germany was also the home of Axxis, who was never as big as the Scorpions or Acc..
€ 12.90
AZRATH XI “Ov Tentacles And Spirals” /CD/
- Product Code: P18R 054
- € 9.90
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€ 4.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 99
Second full-length album by Italian Blackened Brutal Death Metal band.
Powerful combination of Death Metal and obscure Black Metal gave the band an Epical and Avantgardistic touch. Extraordinary aggressiveness material, contributing to blood spilling heaviness of the riffs marking the roughness of the sea and the sensation of pandemonium due to the blasting of the skins like crushing waves. The album's escalation into tinges of brutality comprised of nearly frenzied massiveness, provided by the general wall of sound, led to several extra crispy results in the vein of the somewhat Thrash/Death "Surge", Blackish oriented "Emblem Ov Primordial Tides" and "Enraging The Water Spirits" along with spirited rage of Poseidon of "Beholding The Oceans".
Keep tight to what you hold dear as this ride is probably one of the roughest of this mixture of Metal's Extreme children, a recommended album!
Punishment 18 Records, 2014 (P18R 054). Made in Italy. First press.
Tracklist:
1. Awaiting the Inexorable 01:44
2. Emblem ov Primordial Tides 04:07
3. Enraging the Water Spirits 03:37
4. Maelstrom Descent 03:58
5. Domination ov the Storms 04:34
6. Surge 03:48
7. Beholding the Oceans 04:54
8. Sunset ov the Abysmal Embrace 05:06
9. Let the Realms Rise 05:13
10. He Who Dwells the Depths 05:58
11. God ov Emptiness (Morbid Angel cover) 06:08
Total playing time: 49:07 min.
Powerful combination of Death Metal and obscure Black Metal gave the band an Epical and Avantgardistic touch. Extraordinary aggressiveness material, contributing to blood spilling heaviness of the riffs marking the roughness of the sea and the sensation of pandemonium due to the blasting of the skins like crushing waves. The album's escalation into tinges of brutality comprised of nearly frenzied massiveness, provided by the general wall of sound, led to several extra crispy results in the vein of the somewhat Thrash/Death "Surge", Blackish oriented "Emblem Ov Primordial Tides" and "Enraging The Water Spirits" along with spirited rage of Poseidon of "Beholding The Oceans".
Keep tight to what you hold dear as this ride is probably one of the roughest of this mixture of Metal's Extreme children, a recommended album!
Punishment 18 Records, 2014 (P18R 054). Made in Italy. First press.
Tracklist:
1. Awaiting the Inexorable 01:44
2. Emblem ov Primordial Tides 04:07
3. Enraging the Water Spirits 03:37
4. Maelstrom Descent 03:58
5. Domination ov the Storms 04:34
6. Surge 03:48
7. Beholding the Oceans 04:54
8. Sunset ov the Abysmal Embrace 05:06
9. Let the Realms Rise 05:13
10. He Who Dwells the Depths 05:58
11. God ov Emptiness (Morbid Angel cover) 06:08
Total playing time: 49:07 min.
AZRATH XI “Ov Tentacles And Spirals” /CD/
Second full-length album by Italian Blackened Brutal Death Metal band. Powerful combination of Death Metal and obscure Black Metal gave the band an Epical and Avantgardistic touch. Extraordinary aggressiveness material, contributing to blood spilling heaviness of the riffs marking the roughness of ..
DIscount -51%
€ 4.90 € 9.90
AZTEC JADE "Paradise Lost" /Digipack CD/
- Product Code: ADR00011
- € 12.90
-
€ 6.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 129
Compilation album by American Progressive Metal band.
This is a re-release of band’s two first albums, "Modern Prophet" and "Frame Of Mind", completely re-recorded (!!) + unreleased studio bonus track “Regatta Fugue, Part I” as one complete CD.
Great US Prog/Power Metal highlight! Sadly a real unknown gem. It's hard to compare Aztec Jade to any others, but we can hear here some influences from Kansas, Rush, Fates Warning and early Queensryche. Uninhibited by the normal trends prevalent in music today, Aztec Jade (from Albany, USA) has developed a unique chemistry of off time progressive rock rhythms, hooky choruses, and thought provoking lyrics tied together with colorful themes and imagery. Although many aspects of AZTEC JADE go against the current trends, the members continue to remain optimistic that their music will awaken minds to the wonders and possibilities of the world, while bringing color and imagination into today's music. Although self taught, all five musicians are technically highly skilled. The song writing is excellent, as usual, and the production is impeccable. However, don't look for ground-breaking innovations or long drawn-out technical solos here. The music of Aztec Jade is exciting but has no pretention except to provide some good clean fun. And it rocks!
This is a great album with some classy lyrics and a definite taste for progressiveness. Really great stuff that highly recommended to fans of Rush, Saga, Symphony X, old Queensryche or Crimson Glory as well as to anyone into Melodic Prog Metal!!
Adrenaline Records, 2000 (ADR00011). Made in Italy.
Tracklist:
1. Regatta Fugue Part I 04:02
2. The Calling 04:20
3. To Believe 05:14
4. Mad Not Crazy 04:18
5. Desperate Land 03:00
6. Nosferatu 04:39
7. Atlantis 04:27
8. Regatta Fugue Part II 03:27
9. Stained 04:19
10. Gates Of Babylon 04:17
11. Requiem 04:33
12. Modern Prophet 04:14
13. Dirty Secrets 03:38
14. Soul Inside Of Me 05:11
15. The Creator 03:16
16. Indian Summer 03:37
17. Odyssey 06:31
Total playing time: 73:03 min.
http://www.last.fm
This is a re-release of band’s two first albums, "Modern Prophet" and "Frame Of Mind", completely re-recorded (!!) + unreleased studio bonus track “Regatta Fugue, Part I” as one complete CD.
Great US Prog/Power Metal highlight! Sadly a real unknown gem. It's hard to compare Aztec Jade to any others, but we can hear here some influences from Kansas, Rush, Fates Warning and early Queensryche. Uninhibited by the normal trends prevalent in music today, Aztec Jade (from Albany, USA) has developed a unique chemistry of off time progressive rock rhythms, hooky choruses, and thought provoking lyrics tied together with colorful themes and imagery. Although many aspects of AZTEC JADE go against the current trends, the members continue to remain optimistic that their music will awaken minds to the wonders and possibilities of the world, while bringing color and imagination into today's music. Although self taught, all five musicians are technically highly skilled. The song writing is excellent, as usual, and the production is impeccable. However, don't look for ground-breaking innovations or long drawn-out technical solos here. The music of Aztec Jade is exciting but has no pretention except to provide some good clean fun. And it rocks!
This is a great album with some classy lyrics and a definite taste for progressiveness. Really great stuff that highly recommended to fans of Rush, Saga, Symphony X, old Queensryche or Crimson Glory as well as to anyone into Melodic Prog Metal!!
Adrenaline Records, 2000 (ADR00011). Made in Italy.
Tracklist:
1. Regatta Fugue Part I 04:02
2. The Calling 04:20
3. To Believe 05:14
4. Mad Not Crazy 04:18
5. Desperate Land 03:00
6. Nosferatu 04:39
7. Atlantis 04:27
8. Regatta Fugue Part II 03:27
9. Stained 04:19
10. Gates Of Babylon 04:17
11. Requiem 04:33
12. Modern Prophet 04:14
13. Dirty Secrets 03:38
14. Soul Inside Of Me 05:11
15. The Creator 03:16
16. Indian Summer 03:37
17. Odyssey 06:31
Total playing time: 73:03 min.
http://www.last.fm
AZTEC JADE "Paradise Lost" /Digipack CD/
Compilation album by American Progressive Metal band. This is a re-release of band’s two first albums, "Modern Prophet" and "Frame Of Mind", completely re-recorded (!!) + unreleased studio bonus track “Regatta Fugue, Part I” as one complete CD. Great US Prog/P..
DIscount -47%
€ 6.90 € 12.90
AZURE AGONY “Beyond Belief” /CD/
- Product Code: SGCD014
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€ 9.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 99
The debut full-length studio album by Italian Progressive Metal band.
Azure Agony’s musical style can be split into two distinct categories: Metallic and melodic. Each is present in every song, and each song switches fairly frequently between the two. It’s not uncommon for any song to dive suddenly from a light piano melody into a heavy guitar riff.
"Beyond Belief" encompasses a wide range of musical styles, from frantic and heavy to light and symphonic. You won’t ever be bored listening to the album, as the music is varied enough to stay fresh throughout its entirety.
"Beyond Belief" is fantastic, and highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys Progressive Metal!
SG Records, 2010 (SGCD014). Made in Italy. First press.
Tracklist:
1. Awareness... 00:53
2. Mystic Interiors 05:11
3. Terror Haza 07:11
4. The Temple of Vandora 07:32
5. Ante Tentora 05:32
6. Across Elysian Fields 04:36
7. The Fall of the Vector 07:39
8. Secret Getaway 07:39
9. The Last City 07:01
Total playing time: 50:12 min.
Azure Agony’s musical style can be split into two distinct categories: Metallic and melodic. Each is present in every song, and each song switches fairly frequently between the two. It’s not uncommon for any song to dive suddenly from a light piano melody into a heavy guitar riff.
"Beyond Belief" encompasses a wide range of musical styles, from frantic and heavy to light and symphonic. You won’t ever be bored listening to the album, as the music is varied enough to stay fresh throughout its entirety.
"Beyond Belief" is fantastic, and highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys Progressive Metal!
SG Records, 2010 (SGCD014). Made in Italy. First press.
Tracklist:
1. Awareness... 00:53
2. Mystic Interiors 05:11
3. Terror Haza 07:11
4. The Temple of Vandora 07:32
5. Ante Tentora 05:32
6. Across Elysian Fields 04:36
7. The Fall of the Vector 07:39
8. Secret Getaway 07:39
9. The Last City 07:01
Total playing time: 50:12 min.
AZURE AGONY “Beyond Belief” /CD/
The debut full-length studio album by Italian Progressive Metal band. Azure Agony’s musical style can be split into two distinct categories: Metallic and melodic. Each is present in every song, and each song switches fairly frequently between the two. It’s not uncommon for any song to d..
€ 9.90
AZURE AGONY “India” /CD/
- Product Code: SGCD059
- € 12.90
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€ 4.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 129
Second full-length album by Italian Progressive Metal band.
Azure Agony with the new album gives us again an hour of dreamy Progressive Metal music. The band plays a very complex and heavily involved form of Progressive Metal. These guys do have some Prog Rock & some Speed/Power Metal also in the mix. The Prog Rock/Metal is very apparent in the arrangements of the songs structures and intricate passages. The Speed Metal comes through in some of the guitar work, mostly in the straight forward solo parts. Power Metal makes its present in some of the full and epic parts as well as some of the vocal stylings. Azure Agony started out as an instrumental band, because the lack of talented vocalist that could compliment their music instead of over ride or diminish their powerful sound. "India" being the bands second release, they found a much suited vocalist in the name of Federico Ahrens. His vocal style ranges from melodic Prog/Classic Rock to a more modern aggressive Prog Metal style and some more ballad and full on Power Metal vocals. So Azure Agony added soaring vocal melodies to the wonderful Prog Metal of the previous album "Beyond Belief", as well as various inserts from special instruments like cello, accordion and chapman stick, for a result that will not disappoint the expectations.
Azure Agony have made themselves a very fine sophomore production with "India". Their accessible take on the Dream Theater school of Progressive Metal, alternating lighter toned and fairly gentle movements with harder edged ones focusing on intensity is one that should gain this band a nice and broad audience. A very well made album that deserves a lot more attention than it has gotten so far. This band cannot be fully appreciated unless you experience their music first hand over and over again. Truly a very talented and gifted group of musicians that deserve a lot of attention!!
SG Records, 2012 (SGCD059). Made in Italy. First press.
Tracklist:
1. Twin Babel
2. Private Fears
3. Libra's Fall
4. My Last Time On Earth
5. India
6. Hold My Hand
7. A Man That No Longer Is
8. Forever Blind
Total playing time: 46:13 min.
Azure Agony with the new album gives us again an hour of dreamy Progressive Metal music. The band plays a very complex and heavily involved form of Progressive Metal. These guys do have some Prog Rock & some Speed/Power Metal also in the mix. The Prog Rock/Metal is very apparent in the arrangements of the songs structures and intricate passages. The Speed Metal comes through in some of the guitar work, mostly in the straight forward solo parts. Power Metal makes its present in some of the full and epic parts as well as some of the vocal stylings. Azure Agony started out as an instrumental band, because the lack of talented vocalist that could compliment their music instead of over ride or diminish their powerful sound. "India" being the bands second release, they found a much suited vocalist in the name of Federico Ahrens. His vocal style ranges from melodic Prog/Classic Rock to a more modern aggressive Prog Metal style and some more ballad and full on Power Metal vocals. So Azure Agony added soaring vocal melodies to the wonderful Prog Metal of the previous album "Beyond Belief", as well as various inserts from special instruments like cello, accordion and chapman stick, for a result that will not disappoint the expectations.
Azure Agony have made themselves a very fine sophomore production with "India". Their accessible take on the Dream Theater school of Progressive Metal, alternating lighter toned and fairly gentle movements with harder edged ones focusing on intensity is one that should gain this band a nice and broad audience. A very well made album that deserves a lot more attention than it has gotten so far. This band cannot be fully appreciated unless you experience their music first hand over and over again. Truly a very talented and gifted group of musicians that deserve a lot of attention!!
SG Records, 2012 (SGCD059). Made in Italy. First press.
Tracklist:
1. Twin Babel
2. Private Fears
3. Libra's Fall
4. My Last Time On Earth
5. India
6. Hold My Hand
7. A Man That No Longer Is
8. Forever Blind
Total playing time: 46:13 min.
AZURE AGONY “India” /CD/
Second full-length album by Italian Progressive Metal band. Azure Agony with the new album gives us again an hour of dreamy Progressive Metal music. The band plays a very complex and heavily involved form of Progressive Metal. These guys do have some Prog Rock & some Speed/Power Metal also in t..
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