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The second full-length studio album by Italian Thrash Metal band.
A new intense voyage through the deepest corners of Thrash Metal! These Italian Thrashers mixing the best of modern and old-school approaches, with a good degree of influence from good old traditional Heavy Metal.
Formed by the two young guitarists Alessio Garavello and Fabio Cavallaro during May 1996, the Thrash Metal band called Deluge started to perform some of the most famous bay-area Thrash Metal hits of the ’80, written by Metallica and Megadeth. Between 1996 and 2002 the band line-up has changed many times trying to reach the perfect alchemy and during the summer of 2002 the Italian Thrash Metal band Ground Control was finally formed. They started to write their own material, following the path of some of the most important bands of the Bay Area Thrash Metal scene (Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax and Testament) and mixing this powerful style with the US Hard Rock melodies.
Their first full length album, "Insanity", was released in 2005. Its follow-up, "Dragged", features a very dark cover artwork with a hanged man, not really telling what kind of genre the album belongs in. The intro doesn't give it away either, but when the second track hit you, you'll know you are in for a Thrash Metal ride! This is a Bay Area influenced Thrash, that the band has kind of tried to modernize a bit. Don't let the word modern scare you because there are plenty to like even if you are a bound to the thrash metal roots!
A real gem for fans of Metallica!!
Punishment 18, 2010 (P18R 028). Made in Italy. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Intro 01:00
2. Pray & Die 05:23
3. Lost 04:51
4. Breath 00:47
5. Final Solution 04:01
6. For What? 03:53
7. Wasted 05:54
8. Days in Rage 05:05
9. Leave Me Alone 05:01
10. Outro 01:07


Samples: https://soundcloud.com

 

Debut full-length album by the Italian Heavy/Thrash Metal band.
Great mix of Thrash Metal, following the path of some of the most important bands of the 80's American scene (Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax, Intruder and Testament) and US Hard Rock melodies. Great sound, catchy songs, awesome playing and clean vocals. This is high class Thrash Metal!!
Punishment 18 Records, 2006 (P18R-001)


Tracklist:
1.Intro
2.Days of Justice
3.Insanity (In My Mind)
4.Alone
5.Vortex of Violence
6.Truth
7.Oriental Sorrow
8.Face This Night
9.Free Your Soul
10.Metal Thrashing Mad (Anthrax Cover)

Debut full-length album by the Dark/Black Metal one man band from Turkey.
Second solo project by Bahadir Uludaglar, vocalist of MORIBUND OBLIVION.
“Life, After Life” was dedicated in the memory of Bosnian people who lost
their life in Bosnian War.
Poem Productions, 2005 (PP008)


Tracklist:
1.The Castle Of Sins Will Fall 03:37
2.The Beginning Of Anguish 02:29
3.The Last Time I Turned And Looked At You 03:53
4.Your Song Of Eternity Has Lost Its Meaning 03:50
5.In Your Dramatic Mourning 03:28
6.Noone Saw But You 03:37
7.Filthy And Fallen World 03:32

The second album by South Australian Boozecore/Grindcore/Punk/Thrash Metal band.
Crossing over from alcohol focused Grind to Punk, from Death to Black (although in meager amounts) it’s clear to see how well traversed in music they are and have added that tongue in cheek we all know and love within their Grind elements, adding crazy samples and hard hitting rhythms – it’s just one superb album!
Beer, bongs, Thrash & Grind are probably the four things that this twisted quintet worship and they have irreverently wrapped up the styles and resulting states of mind to bring us this album of just under half an hours-worth of audio insanity. Yes Pink Floyd lovers are probably groaning at the play on words and the album cover but Ministry already riddled the corpse of that particular album in a steamy heroin soaked piss anyway. However it comes as a slight surprise playing this album that amongst the humor the band can sort play too.
Such a pity that they reside in Oz, because we are missing out big time!!
Album also includes covers of Discharge and Celtic Frost, as well as hidden bonus track.
Grindhead Records, 2013 ‎(GHR053). Made in Australia. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Welcome To The Funeral 2:42
2. Wish You Were Beer 1:25
3. If You're So Anal, Why Do You Act Like A Cunt? 2:22
4. Goon Saloon 1:54
5. Dark Side Of The Goon 2:46
6. Protest And Survive (cover DISCHARGE) 1:34
7. Fly's Eyes 2:05
8. Into The Crypt Of Rays (cover CELTIC FROST) 11:49
Total playing time: 26:40

Remixed re-release of the second full-length album by oldschool Black Thrash Speed Metal band from Colombia.
36 minutes of dirty Speed/Thrash Black/Metal in the vein of the ancient glories for the steel and death cult! Hellish Black’n’Speed Metal for fans of Sabbat, Hellhammer, Venom, Destruction and Iron Witch!!
American re-edition contains different logo and layout.
American Line Records, 2012 (La-148). Made in Mexico.


Tracklist:
1.Intro 01:21
2.Black Goat of the Woods (Shub-Niggurath) 04:00
3.Exterminio Ritual (Har Megiddo) 04:02
4.Metal Holocaust (Nuklear Revenge) 03:56
5.M?s All? de la Tumba (La Llamada de Cthulhu) 05:00
6.Tormento Nuclear (Nuklear Revenge II) 05:15
7.Holocausto Zombi (2012) 04:18
8.Cenobites 05:18
9.I Am the Werewolf (Wolf auf der Burg) 03:31
Total playing time: 36:41 

The first full-length studio album by Italian Shred guitarist. 
Guido Campiglio is a solo guitarist, recreating the feel of the best shredders from the 80s. “Rumble In The Jungle” is a fine album, with quite a few different styles throughout it.
There’s no doubt at all that Campiglio is very talented. The album has a great fluency to it, even with the different genres present here – you’ve got Hard Rock and Heavy Metal, obviously, but there are Jazzy elements to it, Electronic inserts and rhythmic elements. Never fear though, this is most certainly a Rock album, and if anything, the different styles add new levels to the music. It says something about the production values that all these different styles have been tied together, and are visible within the songs, but they don’t detract from the overall Hard Rock shredding feel of “Rumble In The Jungle”.
For those people out there that like albums without vocals, this is definitely one to check out. “Rumble In The Jungle” is an excellent release, that well worth a listen!
SG Records, 2011 (SGCD047). Made in Italy. First press.


Tracklist:
1. C.D.T. Symphony 4:24
2. Rumble In The Jungle 4:14
3. Butterfly Suite Op. No. 1 6:38
4. Resurrection (Giuseppe Verdi's Requiem Ouverture Included) 1:57
5. Skin 3:41
6. Tomahawk (Dance Of War) 4:08
7. Secret Garden 3:21
8. Dhalsim 4:01
9. Drakkar 3:30
Total playing time: 35:56 min.

The debut full-length album by Russian Symphonic Black/Death Metal band.
The Russian extreme underground scene has lots of potential. It has produced many talented and great names over the years, and it's kind of unfortunate that many of them never seem to have success outside of the Russian borders due to the labels' relatively limited promotional resources. Gul Taosa, formed in 2009, is one of those many Russian acts that undoubtedly would do really well everywhere, if people could just find them.
The band plays a flawless combination of Death Metal and Symphonic Black Metal, somewhat similar to Dimmu Borgir, but with death growls and the main emphasis being on more Death Metal riffs, blast beats and stuff. It's a safe recipe that they have for their Black/Death Metal bombardment and when done well, it definitely works.
The first thing to mention about the album is a professional team-work of the musicians and precisely balanced sound of all instruments. The album is full of expectation of the approaching apocalypse, chaos and destruction. It is literally painted crimson colors of infernal evil. Tenebrous, aggressive yet graceful music of the band is a good example of how brutal material can at the same time be beautiful! The album plunges listeners into the atmosphere of horrors bred by the humankind itself that have survived to the present days. Insane surrealist world created by the band seems to resemble the paintings of Hieronymus Bosch.
Upcoming Armageddon, demonic darkness of medieval myths and different deformities of a sick human mind - these are the themes forming the basis of the lyrical content of “Агония Солнца“ (The Agony Of The Sun).
This Russian Metal patrol has managed to create a pretty dark and oppressive aura around their songs, thanks to the effective use of keyboards and overall ability to paint the horizon in all kinds of powerful shades of Black. This is meant to surround your miserable being, like it or not. On "The Agony Of The Sun", Gul Taosa sounds "big" with this pompous atmosphere, and they probably also tend to appeal to a lot of people equally both in the Black and Death Metal camps. There's nothing in their sound that would push you away from them like some vicious Ebola virus. So, give them a chance and a listen!!
More Hate Productions, 2015 (MHP 15-150). Made in Russia. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Семь 04:39 
2. Опиум 03:46 
3. Дитя Луны 05:16 
4. Агония Солнца 01:28 
5. Глаз хищника 04:12 
6. Дикая охота 03:34 
7. Возрождение жизни 04:05 
8. Нигилизм 05:51 
9. Гул Таоса 05:58
Total playing time: 38:49

The sixth full-length studio album by legendary American Hard Rock/Blues/Glam Metal band.
15 years after their last original album "The Spaghetti Incident?" (1993), Guns N' Roses have finally released "Chinese Democracy". It’s band’s first album of original studio material since the simultaneous releases of “Use Your Illusion I” and “II” in September 1991 (17 years after!!). The long wait is finally over, and we have never heard such a satisfying result. The new songs are fantastic, and easily stand up to the great “Appetite for Destruction”, “GnR Lies” and “Use Your Illusions” albums. Album debuts at number three on the Billboard 200 and being certified Platinum by the RIAA. It received generally mixed to positive reviews from music critics. The album achieved international chart success and has sold over one million copies in Europe. It is the most expensive album ever produced, with production costs in excess of $13 million.
True GN'R fans will go out and buy “Chinese Democracy”, because after all, Guns N' Roses did originally contain a Mr W. Axl Rose as well as the rest of 'em. Well worth checking out, and as a music fan you almost owe it to yourself to hear the myth that is “Chinese Democracy”!!
Black Frog/Geffen Records, 2008 (B0012356-02). Made in USA. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Chinese Democracy 04:43
2. Shackler's Revenge 03:36
3. Better 04:58
4. Street Of Dreams 04:46
5. If The World 04:54
6. There Was A Time 06:41
7. Catcher In The Rye 05:52
8. Scraped 03:30
9. Riad N' The Bedouins 04:10
10. Sorry 06:14
11. I.R.S. 04:28
12. Madagascar 05:37
13. This I Love 05:34
14. Prostitute 06:15
Total playing time: 71:28 min.

The first compilation album by legendary American Hard Rock/Blues/Glam Metal band.
Released by Geffen Records in part because of the delay in the making of "Chinese Democracy", the album was subject to lawsuits by band member Axl Rose and former band members, in an attempt to block its release due to its track listing. Axl Rose immediately tried to block the release by suing Geffen, saying it would ruin his focus on "Chinese Democracy" and if he were to get the album finished and released sooner, the "Greatest Hits" album would be selling more, leaving the album unnoticed. Former bandmates Slash and Duff McKagan helped Rose file the lawsuit against Geffen, although they did not speak to each other in person. The lawsuit failed, and the album was released under Geffen Records' rights.
Several critics complaining of the track listing, feeling several notable songs like "Nightrain", "Estranged", "It's So Easy", "Mr. Brownstone", "Out Ta Get Me", "Used to Love Her", "Pretty Tied Up", and "One in a Million" were missing, causing portrait of the band an inaccurate. 
Despite the album having almost no promotion, it reached number one on the UK Albums Chart and number three on the Billboard 200 chart upon its release. "Greatest Hits" re-entered the Billboard 200 at number three in March 2012, selling about 85 000 copies as part of a promotion by both Amazon and Google Play that saw the album sold for 25 cents for one day. The album has proven a popular seller, selling over six million copies in the United States by 2018. "Greatest Hits" is one of the longest charting albums in the Billboard 200 era, being one of only seven albums to notch at least 400 weeks on the chart by June 2017. As of July 2023, it has spent 631 weeks on the chart.
Geffen Records, a division of UMG Recordings Inc., 2004 (0602498621080). Made in the EU.


Tracklist:
1. Welcome To The Jungle 4:31
2. Sweet Child O' Mine 5:55
3. Patience 5:56
4. Paradise City 6:47
5. Knockin' On Heavens Door 5:36
6. Civil War 7:42
7. You Could Be Mine 5:43
8. Don't Cry (Original) 4:45
9. November Rain 8:56
10. Live And Let Die 3:02
11. Yesterdays 3:16
12. Ain't It Fun 5:07
13. Since I Don't Have You 4:19
14. Sympathy For The Devil 7:35
Total playing time: 79:10 min.

The fifth full-length studio album by legendary American Hard Rock/Blues/Glam Metal band.
The album is unique for the band, consisting entirely of cover versions, mostly of Punk and Glam Rock songs of the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Many of the tracks were recorded with original Guns N' Roses guitarist Izzy Stradlin during the “Use Your Illusion I” and “Use Your Illusion II” sessions and then were later re-recorded by Gilby Clarke. Those tracks were previously intended to be included in a combined “Use Your Illusion” album, consisting of three (or possibly even four) discs, instead of the two separate discs they ended up being.
In 1992, the band prepared to release the leftover cover tracks as an EP, with Gilby Clarke replacing Stradlin's guitar tracks. They later decided on making the full-length album and recorded several more tracks for it. 
Bassist Duff McKagan sings on many of the album's tracks and Hanoi Rocks frontman Michael Monroe appears on "Ain't It Fun" as a guest vocalist.
This was the last Guns N' Roses album to feature lead guitarist Slash, bassist Duff McKagan and drummer Matt Sorum and the only album to feature Gilby Clarke. It was also their last studio album until exactly 15 years later with “Chinese Democracy”, and their last album until the live compilation album exactly 6 years later with “Live Era: '87-'93”.
"The Spaghetti Incident?" debuted at #4 on the Billboard 200, selling about 190000 albums in its first week of release, significantly less than their previous releases.
Geffen Records Inc., an MCA Company, 1993 (GED24617) Made in Germany.


Tracklist:
1. Since I Don't Have You (The Skyliners) 04:19
2. New Rose (The Damned) 02:38
3. Down On The Farm (UK Subs) 03:28
4. Human Being (The New York Dolls) 06:48
5. Raw Power (Iggy And The Stooges) 03:11
6. Ain't It Fun (The Dead Boys) 05:05
7. Buick Makane/Big Dumb Sex (T.Rex / Soundgarden) 02:39
8. Hair Of The Dog (Nazareth) 03:54
9. Attitude (Misfits) 01:27
10. Black Leather (Steve Jones / The Sex Pistols) 04:08
11. You Can't Put Your Arms Around A Memory (Johnny Thunders) 03:35
12. I Don't Care About You (Fear) 02:17
13. Look At Your Game Girl (Charles Manson) 02:34 (Hidden Track)
Total playing time: 46:03 min.

The fourteenth full-length studio album by legendary American Thrash Metal band Gwar.
It is the band's first album without founding member Dave Brockie, who portrayed Oderus Urungus, due to his heroin overdose death on March 23, 2014. The album is also the first to feature Michael Bishop since 1999's "We Kill Everything", portraying the newest character, lead singer Blöthar the Berserker, as opposed to his role as the original Beefcake the Mighty. It was the band's last album to be released through Metal Blade.
Double black vinyl in gatefold cover includes poster.
Metal Blade Records, 2017 (3984-15532-2). Made in Germany. Pressed in Austria. First press.


Tracklist:
1. War On Gwar 7:21
2. Viking Death Machine 4:16
3. El Presidente 4:21
4. I`ll Be Your Monster 3:10
5. Auroch 4:05
6. Swarm 4:33
7. The Sordid Soliloquy Of Sawborg Destructo 4:08
8. Death To Dickie Duncan 3:39
9. Crushed By The Cross 3:57
10. Fuck This Place 5:08
11. Phantom Limb 6:10
12. If You Want Blood (You Got It) 5:06
Total playing time: 55:57 min.



Samples: https://gwar.bandcamp.com

Debut full-length album by Italian Thrash Metal band.
It almost feels like it was 1980's again, as Italian Thrashers H.O.S. (short for Harvester Of Sorrow) fire their first full-length load of bullets! Prior to the debut album, the band have released a couple of demos and seem to have been quite active in the live circuit in their homeland.
"The Beginning" includes ten songs (one being a intro) of old school Thrash Metal. Basically, H.O.S.'s one foot is firmly placed in the USA. Atrophy, Forbidden and Heathen are just a few names coming to mind when listening to this one, but certainly not Metallica, as the band's name might suggest. H.O.S. have a more rocking side too them, like "Road Madness" shows, even though the song is pure Thrash Metal anyways. However, Crossover is something their Thrash is devoid of. Kreator are a huge influence to these Italians. Some guitar soloing and riff writing is close to late 1980's/early 1990's Kreator. Generally, it comes as no surprise, that H.O.S. aren't quite as angry-sounding or jaw-dropping as those legendary bands. However, H.O.S. have still managed to pen some tasty riffage and songs, even though it's all surely more or less recycled. There's evil atmosphere in some of the songs, there are some fast blasters, and balls to the wall anger throughout the platter, so it won't get too boring.
If the music is an all right duplicate of the 80's Thrash Metal, also soundwise this is quite "back in the day". The band sound pretty tight, and that's because they have played quite a lot of live shows. The vocalist Dado's (also rhythm guitar) evil voice reminds a lot of Kreator's Mille Petrozza, especially "Coma of Souls" (1990) times. However, he utilizes snarling much further than Mille. The vocals are totally love or hate affair. He sounds like a man who has been drinking too much radioactive water.
This is a good attempt in old school Thrash for sure. It does not reach the heights of legendary albums, but that's almost the unbreakable law nowadays! So if you want some Mille-ish vocals on good enough songs, why not give it a try!!
Punishment 18 Records, 2011 (P18R 033). Made in Italy. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Intro 01:24
2. Fallout 04:02
3. Annihilation Of Society 02:47
4. Road Madness 03:48
5. The Haunt 04:21
6. No More Traitors 03:36
7. The Last Will 04:03
8. Ready To Fight 03:02
9. Earthquake 03:57
10. We Are H.O.S.! 03:31
Total playing time: 34:31

Re-Release of live 1991 album from famous Heavy/Power/Thrash Metal band from New Jersey (U.S.A.) with four bonus-tracks.
Crook'd Records, 1991/2000 (cr0005)


Tracklist:
1.The Leaders? 05:07
2.King in Exile 04:26
3.On to Illiad 03:17
4.In the Mean Time 01:23
5.Oppinionate! 04:20
6.Rebel Without a Brain 04:20
7.A 01:26
8.Rape of Persephone 01:47
9.The Cross 05:09
10.Face the Fat Reality 03:41
11.I Too Eye 03:34
12.Aftermath of Betrayal 06:11
13.Nightstalker 06:14
Total playing time: 50:55

Bonus Track:
14.System Addict - His N Hers
15.Non Fiction - Love, Liking, Nothing
16.Hades - Saviorself
17.Dreams Of Venus - Book Of Lies

The fourth full-length studio album by French/Bulgarian Avant-garde Doom/Dark/Black/Electro/Industrial Metal band.
Dark visitations from syncopated, hypnotic, lysergic and erotic rites - musick and magick are intertwined and explored...
Aesthetic Death, 2016 (ADCD 034). Made in UK. Pressed in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:
1. The First Amphetamine Kiss 1:58
2. Hallucinations 4:23
3. Разграждане 6:17
4. Гласът 4:45
5. Suicide Organ 5:49
6. Servants Of Fire 3:46
7. Darkest Day Of The Year 4:03
8. Faith's Black Orgasm 8:06
9. The Final Amphetamine Kiss 3:28
10. The Last Hallucination Of Christ 11:11
Total playing time: 53:48 min.


Samples: https://haikufuneral.bandcamp.com

Third full-length album by French Avant-garde Doom/Dark/Black/Electro/Industrial Metal band.
An innovative, exciting and twisted nightmare. Haiku Funeral generate an atmosphere of black, bleak, ironic paradox. Cold Industrial ambience meets Darkwave experimentation, liberally seasoned with Death/Doom and driven by the twin engines of pulsing, virtuoso bass and hoarse, snarling, savagely crazed voice. Horrifying imagery of death, madness and godless depravity, developing the musical themes to new levels of maturity and subversiveness. Whilst the listener is drawn in like a moth to a flame, by the appealing rhythms and textures of post-everything avant-garde, the darkest of messages is being whispered direct to their cortex, under the skin and echoing somewhere in the morbid depths of your soul. Such tender murder, indeed.
Pulsing, trippy, virtuoso bass and hoarse, snarling, savagely crazed voice.
A Blackened Metal hybrid with Ambient experimentation...
Aesthetic Death Records, 2012 (ADCD 025). Made in UK. Pressed in Austria.


Tracklist:
1. The Nightmare Door 1:55
2. Blacklight Amniotic Erotica 4:13
3. Scorpion Ritual 3:00
4. Behemoth Rising 5:23
5. Raining Nightbirds 6:08
6. Flags Of A New Empire Burn 4:12
7. Death Poem 2:24
8. Heavy Breasted Innocence 4:24
9. Your Heart A Black Tunnel 5:51
10. Damnation 5:55
Total playing time: 43:25


Samples: https://haikufuneral.bandcamp.com

Debut EP from Russian Thrash Metal band.
The first mini-album was created in the classic Thrash Metal style, influenced by the early Metallica, Slayer and Kreator. Powerful riffs blend harmoniously with the melodic solos, reproducing the atmosphere of American Thrash Metal of the early nineties.
A lyric tells the story of human vices and injustice in our world.
Overall, the album can attract the attention of both lovers of classic Heavy Metal, and fans of oldschool Thrash Metal, as well as giving no chance to relax for slam-loving fans!
Metal Scrap Records, 2013 (MSR066/CD). Made in Ukraine. First press.
 

Tracklist:
1. Intro 02:12
2. Wicked Patterns 05:02
3. Army of Reproachers 04:08
4. Ruthless Game 03:33
5. The Time of Temptation 03:45
Total playing time: 18:44 min.

 

The second full-length album by the solo project of Judas Priest frontman, legendary British singer Rob Halford.
Rob Halford returned to the classic Heavy Metal style that he helped make famous on the focused "Resurrection", an album that garnered critical acclaim for its spectacular Metal focus. On the follow-up to this monumental release he continues down the same path, as his assembled backing band is quite possibly one of the best on the scene in the early '00s, and his vocals are as focused and exceptional as they have ever been.
Songs such as "Betrayal" and "Wrath of God" highlight "Crucible", an album where Rob's signature falsetto wail is distinct and picture-perfect, while bandmates Pat Lachman, Mike Chlasciak, Bobby Jarzombek and Ray Riendeau have seemingly topped their magnificent work on Halford's previous outing.
"Crucible" keeps things fresh, as Rob himself states that he dared not retread on themes abundant on "Resurrection"; as a result, this is yet another classic Metal album for the next generation!!
Metal-Is Records/Sanctuary Records, 2002 (MISCD020). Made in U.K. First press.


Tracklist:
Tracklist:
1. Park Manor (Instrumental) 01:11
2. Crucible 04:26
3. One Will 03:32
4. Betrayal 03:04
5. Handing Out Bullets 03:16
6. Hearts of Darkness 03:48
7. Crystal 04:37
8. Heretic 03:49
9. Golgotha 04:20
10. Wrath of God 03:11
11. Weaving Sorrow 03:28
12. Sun 03:48
13. Trail of Tears 05:56
Total playing time: 46:58 min.

The second album by American Horror Stoner/Punk Rock band.
Hallowmas is Boris Randall's (vocal) lifelong pursuit of blending aggressive music with a vision of horror. With the help of Damien Matthews (Necrophagia) on guitar, Johnny Coffin on bass and Drew Blood on drums, the band has begun their onslaught of terror in the fall of 2004 with the release of their debut album, "October Burning".
On their second release, Hallowmas returns with more dark, powerful Horror Punk sing-a-longs in the key of death. "The Road To Hallow’s Eve" is a seven-track mini-album blending traditional Hallowmas sounds with some new direction.
With their fear-charged CD, Hallowmas is sure to leave a scar for fans of the Misfits!
Coffin Records, 2005 (RSR – 0185). Made in USA. First press.


Tracklist:
1. The Hanging Girl 3:56
2. Twins Of Evil 2:30
3. Planet X 2:58
4. Miss Devil Doll 3:36
5. When You're Blue 2:55
6. The Road To Hallow's Eve 1:38
7. Pagan's Night 2:12
Total playing time: 19:47 min.


Samples: https://hallowmas.bandcamp.com

The ninth full-length studio album by legendary Swedish Heavy/Power Metal band.
After taking a creative break last year, Swedish Metallers HammeFfall are fully recharged and back with a vengeance. With "(r)Evolution", band takes things back to the roots in many ways, as the band once again worked with producer Fredrik Nordström, who helmed HammerFall's two milestone releases "Glory To The Brave" and "Legacy Of Kings" during the group's early years and thus played a major part in the development of HammerFall.
The music for "(r)Evolution" was recorded in March and April at guitarist Oscar Dronjak's Castle Black Studios. Singer Joacim Cans then went to the United States for vocal recordings, once again working with James Michael (Scorpions, Motley Crüe), who previously collaborated with HammerFall on "Infected". The album was mixed and mastered by Fredrik Nordström and Henrik Udd at Studio Fredman.
"(r)Evolution" represents yet another reunion of sorts for the band, who hired cover artist Andreas Marschall, the "father" of HammerFall's mascot Hector, to design the artwork for the new CD.
“(r)Evolution” is an uprising of old and represents a reset for the band that would stylistically fall somewhere between “Legacy Of Kings” and “Crimson Thunder”. The material is refreshed and catchy without being overdone and drab. The band’s decision to stick to what it is good at and what made the band famous was a sound decision. Of course, there will be certain fans of HammerFall that will never be satisfied unless a time machine is built to transport their physical beings to catch up with the late 90’s mentality. But not any reason to imagine how any longtime fans would be disappointed. HammerFall has given you exactly what you wanted – a return to passionate and glorious cheese so you must “Live Life Loud”!!
Nuclear Blast Records, 2014 (3047-2). Made in USA. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Hector's Hymn 5:54
2. (R)Evolution 4:25
3. Bushido 4:41
4. Live Life Loud 3:32
5. Ex Inferis 4:41
6. We Won't Back Down 4:19
7. Winter Is Coming 3:49
8. Origins 4:58
9. Tainted Metal 4:37
10. Evil Incarnate 4:36
11. Wildfire 4:05
Bonus Track:
12. Demonized 3:36
Total playing time: 53:20 min.

Special Mediabook Edition of the tenth full-length studio album by legendary Swedish Heavy/Power Metal band.
The first album to feature David Wallin on drums.
In times when finest steel was no longer considered the crowning of our beloved genre, HammerFall came to the rescue and blew everyone away with melodic finesse and sincerity: longplays such as "Glory To The Brave" (1997) and "Renegade" (2000) quickly established the Swedes as pioneers of a modern version of classic 80s Metal – and they sure haven't slowed down any since!
"Built To Last" definitely boasts a programmatic title and brilliantly displays the strengths of the band. Highly melodic and swift anthems, aggressive lead guitars, choruses you'd kill your mother for and Joacim Cans` inimitable, steel-melting voice turn this oeuvre into one of the most consistent, exciting and passionate HammerFall ever recorded!
Special Edition contains Bonus DVD “Live At Masters Of Rock 15”, filmed live at the Masters Rock Festival, Rudolf Jelínek Distillery, Vizovice, Czech Republic, July 10th 2015.
Napalm Records Handels GmbH, 2016 (NPR 684 MB). Made in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:

CD
1. Bring It! 4:19
2. Hammer High 4:38
3. The Sacred Vow 4:12
4. Dethrone and Defy 5:11
5. Twilight Princess 5:05
6. Stormbreaker 4:52
7. Built To Last 3:53
8. The Star of Home 4:48
9. New Breed 5:03
10. Second To None 5:29
Running time: 47:36 min.

DVD
1. Hector's Hymn 7:14    
2. Any Means Necessary 3:41
3. Renegade 4:29
4. B.Y.H. 4:56
5. Blood Bound 4:46
6. Let The Hammer Fall 7:22
7. Live Life Loud 3:35
8. Guitar Solo: Pontus Norgren 1:08
9. 400 M Medley 6:08
10. Threshold 5:27
11. Last Man Standing 4:13
12. Hammerfall 8:01
13. Bushido 5:46
14. Hearts On Fire 6:00
Running time: 72:46 min.

Total playing time: 120:23 min.