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AKHENATEN "Incantations Through The Gates Of Irkalla" /CD/
- Product Code: DR 023 CD
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€ 3.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 39
A project of two very talented brothers, Akhenaten is a Black/Death Metal act similar to Melechesh, Nile or SepticFlesh. The Houseman brothers have separate duties here, with Jerred handling all of the music and S. Wyatt handling the vocals. The brothers excel heavily in creating Egyptian atmospheres, especially when there are no vocal elements involved (and there are several of these).
"Incantations Through The Gates Of Irkalla" is the sort of album that balances Atmosphere and Metal together quite brilliantly. Akhenaten feels like a good band, with a whole lot promise; fans of SepticFlesh and Melechesh will thoroughly enjoy this album!!
Murdher Records/Satanath Records/Darzamadicus Records, 2015 (MURDHER 009 / SAT136 / DR 023 CD). Made in Russia.
Tracklist:
1. Incantations Through the Gates of Irkalla 04:07
2. The Watchers 02:29
3. Enlil: Lugal Kurk Ur Ra 03:06
4. Ninurta: The Fall of Anzu 06:53
5. The Passage Through Flames 06:23
6. Brahma Astra 05:49
7. Anunnaki 05:16
8. Apkallu: Seven of the Abzu 04:15
9. Mis Pi 03:44
10. Golden Palace of the Lamassu 08:02
11. Abu Simbel 02:28
12. Anubis (Septic Flesh cover) 04:05
Total playing time: 56:42 min.
Samples: https://akhenatenmusic.bandcamp.com
The second full-length album by American Middle Eastern Folk Black/Death Metal band. A project of two very talented brothers, Akhenaten is a Black/Death Metal act similar to Melechesh, Nile or SepticFlesh. The Houseman brothers have separate duties here, with Jerred handling all of the music and S...
€ 3.90
AKROTHEISM “Behold The Son Of Plagues” /CD/
- Product Code: ART CD 014
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€ 3.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 39
A machine well oiled by the musical exploits of their more well-known Scandinavian forebears, "Behold The Son Of Plagues" might not be the most unique album of its kind but the sonic hellfire contained in these ten tracks leaves little doubt as to the band’s mastery of all things black. Fierce and passionately executed, "Behold The Son Of Plagues" is the manifesto of a band so dedicated to their chosen craft they practically seem to will it into existence.
Traces of Watain, Marduk and Setherial, as well as those of slightly less celebrated names like Pestilential Shadows and Enthroned abound, and though these Greeks’ sonic lineage is clear they are ultimately a beast unto themselves. The strident chord progressions and emotive melodies naturally won me over right from the get-go (see the belligerent “Antimatter as I”) but the album’s secret weapon lies elsewhere. The production job has the distinction of being simultaneously jagged and voluminous, leaving no doubt that you’re dealing with a black metal album here but one where the finer intricacies of the music aren’t buried in mud.
The other big plus is the subtle playfulness that permeates the songs, as the band often "zigs" when you expect them to "zag". Their tendency to not let loose after periods of sustained build-up (see the title track) and for harsh vocal sections to suddenly collapse into eerie yet serene choral passages (see “To Swarm Deserted Away”) are prime examples of the off-kilter dynamics at play here. The two major highlights arrive at the tail end of the album, with the windswept melancholy of “Wine of Blasphemies” leading effortlessly into the very Deathspell Omega-like “Send Us to Swines”, with its jangly riff constructs and detached melodies bringing to mind an album like Paracletus.
All things considered, this is a stellar effort by a very promising band, something made even more impressive given that they only formed a scant two years ago. "Behold The Son Of Plagues" is recommended for those who prefer their Black Metal steeped in tradition yet playful enough to rescue it from redundancy.
Odium Records, 2014 (ART CD 014). Made in Poland. First press.
Tracklist:
1. Sepsis Ex Nihilo 1:43
2. Antimatter As I 5:45
3. Hanged In The Shaft Of The Abyss 6:42
4. Behold The Son Of Plagues 7:31
5. Subhumans' Anabaptism 5:21
6. Flagellum Made Catharsis 6:44
7. Salt Of Grace 7:17
8. Wine Of Blasphemies 5:11
9. Send Us To Swines 6:56
10. To Swarm Deserted Away 2:28
Total playing time: 55:38
Samples: http://akrotheism.bandcamp.com
Debut full-length album by Greek Black Metal band. A machine well oiled by the musical exploits of their more well-known Scandinavian forebears, "Behold The Son Of Plagues" might not be the most unique album of its kind but the sonic hellfire contained in these ten tracks leaves little do..
€ 3.90
AL BANO E ROMINA POWER “Che Angelo Sei” /GLP/
- Product Code: 1C 066-65 003
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€ 17.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 179
Baby Records/EMI Records, 1982 (1C 066-65 003). Made in Germany. First press. Used (cover/disc): M-/M-.
Tracklist:
Side A
1. Che Angelo Sei 3:36
2. Abbandonati 3:03
3. Meditando 3:10
4. Perche' 3:55
5. Viaggiando 2:58
Side B
1. Tu Soltanto Tu 3:39
2. Parigi E' Bella 3:17
3. 1961 3:20
4. Anche Tu 3:26
5. Lo Ti Cerco 3:38
Total playing time: 34:02 min.
AL BANO E ROMINA POWER “Effetto Amore” /LP/
- Product Code: 41 487 0
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€ 11.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 119
Tracklist:
Side A:
1. Al Ritmo Di Beguine (Ti Amo)
2. L'Amore È
3. Ciao, Aufwiedersehen, Goodbye
4. Quando Un Amore Se Ne Va
5. It's Forever
Side B:
6. Canzone Blu
7. Ci Sarà
8. Grazie
9. Leo, Leo
10. Un'Isola Nella Città
11. Gli Innamorati
Total playing time: 38:38 min.
ALASKA “The Pack” /LP/
- Product Code: 7 90272-1
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€ 18.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 189
The second full-length studio album by cult British Hard Rock band.
Alaska was founded and led by former Whitesnake guitarist Bernie Marsden. After the first album release, band toured Europe as the opening act for Manowar. On their debut album, Alaska had their own identify - Guitar Rock with heavy synthesizer.
With their second and final album, Bernie Marsden’s Alaska sounding ever more like Whitesnake.
So, this is a worthy album for fans of Marsden and Whitesnake, as well as all AOR lovers in general!
Bronze Records Ltd./Island Records, Inc., 1985 (7 90272-1). Made in USA. First press. Cover: EX+. Disc: M. Still factory sealed.
Tracklist:
Side One
1. I Really Want To Know 6:12
2. The Thing 5:00
3. Where Did They Go (Boneville Blues) 4:39
4. Help Yourself 4:22
5. Run With The Pack 3:48
Side Two
6. Miss You Tonight 4:15
7. Woman Like You 3:34
8. Schoolgirl 5:05
9. S.O.S. 5:24
Total playing time: 42:19 min.
ALASTOR SANGUINARY EMBRYO "For Satan And The Ruin Of The Divine” /CD/
- Product Code: DR 015 CD
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€ 4.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 49
The new long-awaited album by Symphonic Black Metal masters from Latin America.
This album is a pure manifesto of evil Black Metal art in the vein of early 90-es performed and recorded at a new up-to-date level yet preserving its dark and ominous nature.
Musically this album follows organically from the early works of the band and keeps to the same style. It features fast and furious drum attacks, razor-sharp guitar riffs, venomous morbid Black Metal screaming and keyboard lines which create a background against the solid guitar framework. Each song of the album is full of uncompromising brutality required to deliver a nihilistic message to the listeners in the correct way.
This album is ultimately a really good exemplar of how Symphonic Black Metal should sound if you want a good taste of what the style was originally about, rather than what it’s largely become today.
A refreshing blast from the past; it’s hard to not enjoy this release as there’s such palpable enthusiasm and passion on display here. The songs are just really enjoyable, especially if you were brought up on this kind of thing.
Satanath Records/More Hate Productions/Darzamadicus Records, 2015 (SAT107 / MHP 15-143 / DR 015 CD). Made in Russia. First press.
Tracklist:
1. We Forged The Wound In The Christian Scar 5:42
2. Summoning The Beast Of Stigmata 7:31
3. War, Pestilence, Famine And Death 6:13
4. ...And Your Kingdom Has Fallen 6:33
5. Thick Darkness Below The Feet Of The Crucified 6:32
6. Immolate The Bethlehem Son 7:06
7. Black Dysangelion. Chapter I: Invocation To Satan 3:08
8. Black Dysangelion. Chapter II: The Holy Ghost Banishment 6:31
9. Black Dysangelion. Chapter III: Diabolus Victoriam 1:39
Bonus Track:
10. Beyond My Unconscious Deep XLIX 6:12
Total playing time: 57:07
Samples: https://satanath.bandcamp.com
The fourth full-length album by Costa Rican Black Metal band. The new long-awaited album by Symphonic Black Metal masters from Latin America. This album is a pure manifesto of evil Black Metal art in the vein of early 90-es performed and recorded at a new up-to-date level yet preserving its dark a..
€ 4.90
ALBATRHOZ "La Vision De Los Profetas" /CD/
- Product Code: La-140
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€ 2.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 29
American Line Productions, 2011 (La-140)
Tracklist:
1.Preludio a la Existencia (Intro) 01:29
2.Genesis 04:22
3.La vision de los profetas 04:17
4.El Martir del Golgota 06:58
5.Ancestros 03:43
6.Llorar en el infierno 03:59
7.Crucifixion 05:59
8.La ultima agonia 05:06
Bonus tracks (Demo 2005)
9.Last Espadas
10.El Hijo del trueno
11.En la Inmensidad del cosmos
Total playing time: 35:53
Traditional Heavy metal from Mexico. Re-edition of 2005 album with 3 bonus tracks!! American Line Productions, 2011 (La-140) Tracklist: 1.Preludio a la Existencia (Intro) 01:29 2.Genesis 04:22 3.La vision de los profetas 04:17 4.El Martir del Golgota 06:58 5.Ancestros 03:43 6.Llorar en e..
€ 2.90
ALCHEMY X “11:59:59” /CD/
- Product Code: 8803004
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€ 3.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 39
ALCHEMY X have been compared to bands like DREAM THEATER and FATES WARNING, SYMPHONY X and DEFYANCE, but can at times sound heavier. They also take a unique approach to their sound, incorporating two guitarists playing 7-string guitars and a bassist playing a 7-string bass, adding furious riffing, bottom-end heaviness and virtuosity to their music.
Highly recommended for all fans of progressive metal.
Light shabby on the disc surface.
Unisound records, 2003 (8803004)
Tracklist:
1.Shifting Images 01:42
2.A Kiss Before Death 07:49
3.Renaissance 07:30
4.The Dance 00:37
5.Penance 05:02
6.Reverie 00:28
7.Interlude (More Real than Real) 04:17
8.Space Between Walls 00:31
9.Beyond the Veil of Sorrow 05:01
10.Looking Glass 05:45
11.11:59:59 04:36
12.Afterimage 01:21
13.The Dance (reprise) 00:31
Total playing time: 45:10
Progressive Metal band from New York (U.S.A.) ALCHEMY X have been compared to bands like DREAM THEATER and FATES WARNING, SYMPHONY X and DEFYANCE, but can at times sound heavier. They also take a unique approach to their sound, incorporating two guitarists playing 7-string guitars and a bassist pla..
€ 3.90
ALEA JACTA “The Empire Will Fall” /MCD/
- Product Code: ALEA JACTA T - CD
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€ 2.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 29
Alea Jacta are already since 1994 musically active. Their latest trick is called “The Empire Will Fall“ and is distributed via Necromance Records.
The gents play modern Hardcore through and through. Riddled with some Thrash Metal speckles this results in a lively and going forwards mixture. Powerful drumming supports hardness and sustainability of the songs. Strong, forceful bass lines emphasise the hard general impression of the production. By the dark, distinctie vocals of Eduardo Vera which also sometimes passes over into growls the border to Metalcore becomes little short of tripping. This also confirm the melodic parts of the mini-album which rather go into the Metalcore area but are nevertheless not soft.
“The Empire Will Fall“ has definitiely punch! By the variable use of tempo and melodies develop six powerful songs which are all different and nevertheless sustainable. Very professional recorded!
It’s recommended for those followers of aggressive Thrash, Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore and Hardcore stuff, as well as for those interested in what’s going on in Canarias Island’s Metal scene!!
Selfreleased, 2012. Made in Spain. First press.
Tracklist:
1. The Way 03:17
2. Vengeance Is Mine 04:19
3. We Are the Storm 05:27
4. Silence Comes 04:12
5. The Empire Will Fall 05:04
6. Wake Up 05:14
Total playing time: 27:33
Samples: http://aleajacta.bandcamp.com
Second mini-album by Spanish Thrash Metal/Metalcore band. Alea Jacta are already since 1994 musically active. Their latest trick is called “The Empire Will Fall“ and is distributed via Necromance Records. The gents play modern Hardcore through and through. Riddled with some Thrash Meta..
€ 2.90
ALFA ERIDANO AKHERNAR "Aberrant Hate Icon" /CD/
- Product Code: CDCR22
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€ 2.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 29
Blackened Death Metal ever its back!!! A new killer production,
mixing maturity, tecnic and total hate under an outstanding recording...
The Aztec War Metal horde its returning showing what real Metal its about,
musick for tyrants!!!
Concreto Records, 2007 (CDCR22)
Tracklist:
1.Slaves' Rulers
2.Bastion of Kings
3.Fireblast
4.Obnoxious Contemptuous Sight!
5.Bellifer Foedus
6.Ire's Zenith
7.Tyrannis!
8.Unmercy Attack!
9.Enthronement Death Campaign
10.Monumental Expression of Hate
11.Hell's Lair*
* Sargatanas -Mx- Cover
The most insane and sacrilegious feelings to unleash the best Blackened Death Metal ever its back!!! A new killer production, mixing maturity, tecnic and total hate under an outstanding recording... The Aztec War Metal horde its returning showing what real Metal its about, musick for tyrants!!! ..
€ 2.90
ALFA ERIDANO AKHERNAR "The Magnificent Rebirth of a Mighty Old Empire" /CD/
- Product Code: CDCR-06
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€ 2.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 29
A full lenght effort, that enclose a volcanic sound,
mixing extreme Death Metal with Black Metal!!
Concreto Records, 2004 (CDCR-06)
Tracklist:
1.Argumentum ad Baculum (5:33)
2.Mexica’s Battles (6:00)
3.Inhuman Ritual of Submission and Blood (4:55)
4....To Aztec Glory (4:46)
5.Alienate Armies to Serve our Greed (4:44)
6.Hail King Victorious! (3:59)
7.The Magnificent Rebirth of a Mighty Old Empire (8:00)
Brutal Death/Black Metal from Mexico. A full lenght effort, that enclose a volcanic sound, mixing extreme Death Metal with Black Metal!! Concreto Records, 2004 (CDCR-06) Tracklist: 1.Argumentum ad Baculum (5:33) 2.Mexica’s Battles (6:00) 3.Inhuman Ritual of Submission and Blood (4:5..
€ 2.90
ALGOL "Complex Shapes" /CD/
- Product Code: P18R042
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€ 3.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 39
A demo in 2004 announced this Italian melodic death metal band's arrival, and it was followed by a self-released album in 2007, and now they offer their official debut with 'Complex Shapes.' Any fan of this genre needs to hear this band, as Algol are very much helping to keep it viabile and vital.
Punishment 18 Records, 2012 (P18R042)
Tracklist:
1.Your Lies
2.Fragments Of Me
3.Still In My Eyes, Burning
4.Gorgon
5.Subvert
6.Dreams/Demise
7.Complex Shapes
8.Whiteout
9.Empire Of The Sands
10.Hate Serenades
11.N.O.F.T.
Second full-length album by Italian Melodic Death Metal band. A demo in 2004 announced this Italian melodic death metal band's arrival, and it was followed by a self-released album in 2007, and now they offer their official debut with 'Complex Shapes.' Any fan of this genre needs to hea..
€ 3.90
ALICE COOPER "Along Came A Spider" /CD/
- Product Code: SPV 90602 CD Ltd.
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€ 5.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 59
The 25th full-length album by the legendary American Shock Rock/Hard Rock/Glam Metal singer.
Cooper's highest-charting album in the US since "Hey Stoopid" in 1991.
Throughout his long career, Alice Cooper has taken full advantage of how concept albums allow for more ambitious songwriting and memorable, layered characters who get more than one song to tell their stories. They're always tortured stories with social outcasts rebelling against turbulent childhoods or other traumatic whatnot, but this time the stakes are much higher. The storyline for the album was first revealed on Cooper's radio show "Nights with Alice Cooper". The theme of the album revolves around a "cool, calm and collected" serial killer known as Spider. The police are baffled by the bodies of Spider's victims, which are cocooned in a silk web, and are each missing a leg. Spider's task is to collect eight legs in order to complete the construction of his own spider. However, things get complicated when he falls in love with his eighth victim.
While the casual fan will feel that some of the less gripping songs are just here to move the story along, fanatics will gush as Alice once again acts as host and narrator and revives the character Steven, the young boy who broke all his toys on Nightmare. With a serial killer as lead and titles like "(In Touch With) Your Feminine Side" and "The One That Got Away", Alice fills his lyrics with clever and gruesome wordplay, but the winner here is the only plausible single, "Wake the Dead", which shockingly and shamelessly borrows the bassline from the Chemical Brothers' "Let Forever Be".
Guitarist Slash, Kiss drummer Eric Singer and background vocalist extraordinaire Bernard Fowler all make appearances, while Renaissance man Danny Saber handles the production with co-producer Greg Hampton, which appropriately sounds soundtrack big.
An easy recommendation for fan club members and/or serial killers!
Nightmare Inc./Steamhammer/SPV, 2008 (SPV 90602 CD Ltd.). Used: good.
Tracklist:
1. Prologue / I Know Where You Live 4:22
2. Vengeance Is Mine 4:26
3. Wake The Dead 3:54
4. Catch Me If You Can 3:16
5. (In Touch With) Your Feminine Side 3:16
6. Wrapped In Silk 4:17
7. Killed By Love 3:34
8. I'm Hungry 3:58
9. The One That Got Away 3:21
10. Salvation 4:36
11. I Am The Spider / Epilogue 5:21
Total playing time: 44:21
ALICE COOPER "Dragontown" /CD/
- Product Code: ARMCD524
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€ 9.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 99
Like "Brutal Planet", the album displays a heavier style than many of his previous releases. Unarguably a continuation of “Brutal Planet”, with Cooper and Marlette again collaborating, and Cooper surrounding himself with a tighter than tight band – Eric Dover, Tim Pierce, Ryan Roxie and Kenny Aronoff. Cooper and Marlette, by now enjoying a collusive and confident songwriting relationship, fan that creative spark into something more substantial on "Dragontown". Here, Cooper is guided by a greater sense of social commentary and narrative complexity. He torques up the tension on funereal elegy, "Deeper" and laces "Sex, Death & Money"’s morality tale with dark humour. "Somewhere In The Jungle" and "I Just Wanna Be God" are less about the music and more about creating a clinging, dream-like atmosphere, where the message is hammered home by heavyweight guitars and pounding beats. This time around, a couple of more commercial (or at least accessible) tracks are to be found among the grim tales of alienation and materialism. "Triggerman" keeps a foothold in Cooper’s big chorus, big hook past, and the endearing ballad, "Every Woman Has A Name" add greater musical and emotional range to "Dragontown", providing radio with an opportunity to play Cooper’s new music, without compromising anyone’s position.
The album peaked on Billboard's “Top Independent Albums” Chart at #12, and the Billboard 200 at #197. This is the first Alice Cooper studio album to contain no singles.
Armoury Records/Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd., 2001/2010 (ARMCD524 GAS 0000524 AMY). Made in Germany.
Tracklist:
1. Triggerman 3:58
2. Deeper 4:34
3. Dragontown 5:04
4. Sex, Death And Money 3:37
5. Fantasy Man 4:05
6. Somewhere In The Jungle 5:20
7. Disgraceland 3:32
8. Sister Sara 4:33
9. Every Woman Has A Name 3:43
10. I Just Wanna Be God 3:51
11. It's Much Too Late 4:38
12. The Sentinel 3:53
Total playing time: 50:48
Re-release of the 22nd full-length studio album by the legendary American Shock Rock/Hard Rock/Glam Metal singer. Like "Brutal Planet", the album displays a heavier style than many of his previous releases. Unarguably a continuation of “Brutal Planet”, with Cooper and Marlette..
€ 9.90
ALICE COOPER "Ladies Man" /LP; Live/
- Product Code: THBM 005
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€ 17.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 179
Recorded live at the Toronto Rock Festival in 1969, except last two tracks, "Goin' to the River" and "Ain't That Just Like A Woman", which are by Ronnie Hawkins. Alice Cooper slapped an injunction on this LP due to the two Ronnie Hawkins tracks being included.
Thunderbolt, a Magnum Music Group company, 1987 (THBM 005). Made in UK. Used (cover/disc): EX+/EX+.
Tracklist:
Side 1
1. Freak Out
2. Painting A Picture
3. I've Written Home To Mother
4. Science Fiction
Side 2
5. For Alice
6. Nobody Likes Me
7. Goin' To The River
8. Ain't That Just Like A Woman
ALICE COOPER "Poison" /12" Maxi Single/
- Product Code: 655061 6
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€ 13.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 139
CBS Records Inc./Epic Records, 1989 (655061 6). Made in Holland. First press. Used (cover/disc): EX/EX.
Tracklist:
Side 1
1. Poison 4:30
Side 2
1. Ballad Of Dwight Fry (Live) 7:22
2. Cold Ethyl (Live) 3:12
Total playing time: 15:04 min.
ALICE COOPER "Trash" /CD/
- Product Code: 465130 2
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€ 13.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 139
The album featured "Poison", Cooper's first top ten hit since his single "You And Me" in 1977.
“Trash” became one of Cooper's biggest albums, accompanied by music videos for "Poison", "Bed of Nails", "House of Fire" and "Only My Heart Talkin'". A successful year-long worldwide concert tour in support of the album was documented in the home video release “Alice Cooper Trashes The World”.
The album features many guest performances including Jon Bon Jovi, Stiv Bators, Steven Tyler, as well as singer/guitarist Kane Roberts, who left Cooper's band in 1988. Songwriting contributions were also made by Joan Jett, Diane Warren, Jon Bon Jovi, and Richie Sambora.
This is probably best Cooper’s album for this time.
Epic Records/Sony Music, 1989 (465130 2). Made in Austria.
Tracklist:
1.Poison 04:29
2.Spark In The Dark 03:52
3.House Of Fire 03:47
4.Why Trust You 03:12
5.Only My Heart Talkin' 04:47
6.Bed Of Nails 04:20
7.This Maniacs' In Love With You 03:48
8.Trash 04:01
9.Hell Is Living Without You 04:11
10.I'm Your Gun 03:47
Total playing time: 40:14 min.
Re-release of the 18th full-length album by the legendary American Shock Rock/Hard Rock/Glam Metal singer. The album featured "Poison", Cooper's first top ten hit since his single "You And Me" in 1977. “Trash” became one of Cooper's biggest albums, accompani..
€ 13.90
ALICE COOPER "Trash" /CD/
- Product Code: 465130 2
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€ 15.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 159
Re-release of the 18th full-length album by the legendary American Shock Rock/Hard Rock/Glam Metal singer.
The album featured "Poison", Cooper's first top ten hit since his single "You And Me" in 1977.
“Trash” became one of Cooper's biggest albums, accompanied by music videos for "Poison", "Bed of Nails", "House of Fire" and "Only My Heart Talkin'". A successful year-long worldwide concert tour in support of the album was documented in the home video release “Alice Cooper Trashes The World”.
The album features many guest performances including Jon Bon Jovi, Stiv Bators, Steven Tyler, as well as singer/guitarist Kane Roberts, who left Cooper's band in 1988. Songwriting contributions were also made by Joan Jett, Diane Warren, Jon Bon Jovi, and Richie Sambora.
This is probably best Cooper’s album for this time.
Epic Records/CBS Records, 1989 (465130 2). Made in Austria. First press. Used (cover/disc): NM/NM.
Tracklist:
1.Poison 04:29
2.Spark In The Dark 03:52
3.House Of Fire 03:47
4.Why Trust You 03:12
5.Only My Heart Talkin' 04:47
6.Bed Of Nails 04:20
7.This Maniacs' In Love With You 03:48
8.Trash 04:01
9.Hell Is Living Without You 04:11
10.I'm Your Gun 03:47
Total playing time: 40:14 min.
ALICE COOPER “Alice Cooper's Greatest Hits” /LP/
- Product Code: 603497857883
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€ 22.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 229
The only greatest hits album by Alice Cooper as a band, as well as their last release. Originally released in 1974, it features hit songs from five of the band's seven studio albums - from their third album, "Love It To Death", to their seventh and last, "Muscle Of Love".
This compilation’s song versions were remixed by Jack Richardson at the time, with the remix of “I’m Eighteen” being released as a single in the US. The reason behind remixing the songs was perhaps to boost its appeal as "new" versions because no new tracks were available for inclusion by the group as they were on hiatus at the time. It does not include any material from their first two albums, "Pretties For You" and "Easy Action".
Warner Bros. Records Inc., 1974/2018 (603497857883). Made in Europe.
Tracklist:
Side I
1. I'm Eighteen 2:55
2. Is It My Body 2:40
3. Desperado 3:26
4. Under My Wheels 2:44
5. Be My Lover 3:18
6. School's Out 3:28
Side II
7. Hello Hooray 4:16
8. Elected 4:06
9. No More Mr. Nice Guy 3:05
10. Billion Dollar Babies 3:36
11. Teenage Lament '74 3:54
12. Muscle Of Love 3:46
Total plying time: 41:14 min.
Re-release of the greatest hits album album by the legendary American Psychedelic/Hard Rock band. The only greatest hits album by Alice Cooper as a band, as well as their last release. Originally released in 1974, it features hit songs from five of the band's seven studio albums - from their th..
€ 22.90
ALICE COOPER “Brutal Planet” + “Dragontown” /2CD Set/
- Product Code: EDGCD381
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€ 10.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 109
These two releases confirmed Cooper’s artistic reinvention, but failed commercially. Cooper’s subsequent recordings saw his return to the theatrical, melodic Hard Rock of his earlier career.
First re-release of these two albums in one set was in 2007 by Snapper Music, with another artwork.
"Brutal Planet" is the 21st full-length studio album by Alice Cooper, released in 2000.
The album displays a heavier style than many of his previous releases. Musically, this finds Alice tackling a much darker and heavier approach than on previous albums, with many songs approaching a somewhat modern-sounding, Industrial/Metal sound. Lyrically, it's a concept album that deals with themes of dark "social fiction", including domestic violence ("Take It Like a Woman"), prejudice ("Blow Me a Kiss"), war ("Pick Up the Bones") and school shootings ("Wicked Young Man"). The album is the second album in a trilogy of albums (beginning with "The Last Temptation" and ending with "Dragontown").
Hooking up with Bob Marlette in 2000 was one of the best things Alice Cooper could have done. Cooper had written with a host of acclaimed songwriters on previous albums, but writing a full album with a producer and songwriter as skilled and talented as Marlette gave Cooper new voice. There’s a sense of purpose and cohesion to "Brutal Planet" that make it infinitely greater than the sum of its parts.
The music is a natural successor to previous album "The Last Temptation", replacing that album’s comic book melodrama with a condemnation of the West’s moral decline. His savage satires are deployed like RPGs, propelled by Marlette’s sturdy, insidious melodies, and a production that takes a huge transgressive sideways step into the world of Industrial Metal, only with better tunes. It doesn’t venture too deep into the darkness, just far enough for the downtuned guitars to add a doomy, driving clang to Cooper’s bruising meditations on death, decay and despair. And winningly, despite the subject matter, the songs have their blood spattered boots firmly planted in memorable melodies and short, sharp choruses. The stomping, half spoken "Sanctuary" and the powerful "Blow Me A Kiss" are formidable assaults on the senses. Cooper’s protagonist exclaims his paranoia with slashing ferocity on the former, and on the latter, lines up discrimination in his gunsights, lightening both songs with sturdy tunes and head turning hooks.
And that’s what makes this album work so well. Marlette’s arrangements may often include short bursts of deliberate dissonance – usually where we expect an emotive swell of guitars/keyboards/synths – that reflect the subject matter, but they’ve written songs filled with ascending choruses and catchy tunes. The soaring power ballads, "Pick Up The Bone" and "Take It Like A Woman" are cases in point. They deal in death and dysfunction, but are realised in hi def melodies that never undermine the weight and meaning of the lyrics. It’s a surprisingly effective combination!
"Dragontown" is the 22nd full-length studio album by Alice Cooper, released in 2001.
Like "Brutal Planet", the album displays a heavier style than many of his previous releases. Unarguably a continuation of "Brutal Planet", with Cooper and Marlette again collaborating, and Cooper surrounding himself with a tighter than tight band – Eric Dover, Tim Pierce, Ryan Roxie and Kenny Aronoff. Cooper and Marlette, by now enjoying a collusive and confident songwriting relationship, fan that creative spark into something more substantial on "Dragontown". Here, Cooper is guided by a greater sense of social commentary and narrative complexity. He torques up the tension on funereal elegy, "Deeper" and laces "Sex, Death & Money"’s morality tale with dark humour. "Somewhere In The Jungle" and "I Just Wanna Be God" are less about the music and more about creating a clinging, dream-like atmosphere, where the message is hammered home by heavyweight guitars and pounding beats. This time around, a couple of more commercial – or at least accessible – tracks are to be found among the grim tales of alienation and materialism. "Triggerman" keeps a foothold in Cooper’s big chorus, big hook past, and the endearing ballad, "Every Woman Has A Name" add greater musical and emotional range to "Dragontown", providing radio with an opportunity to play Cooper’s new music, without compromising anyone’s position.
The album peaked on Billboard's “Top Independent Albums” Chart at #12, and the Billboard 200 at #197. This is the first Alice Cooper studio album to contain no singles.
Eagle Records, 2000/2001/2008 (EDGCD381). Made in Germany.
Tracklist:
CD 1 (Brutal Planet):
1. Brutal Planet 4:39
2. Wicked Young Man 3:50
3. Sanctuary 4:00
4. Blow Me A Kiss 3:18
5. Eat Some More 4:35
6. Pick Up The Bones 5:15
7. Pessi-Mystic 4:56
8. Gimme 4:46
9. It's The Little Things 4:11
10. Take It Like A Woman 4:12
11. Cold Machines 4:16
Total playing time: 48:06 min.
CD 2 (Dragontown):
1. Triggerman 3:58
2. Deeper 4:34
3. Dragontown 5:04
4. Sex, Death And Money 3:37
5. Fantasy Man 4:05
6. Somewhere In The Jungle 5:20
7. Disgraceland 3:32
8. Sister Sara 4:33
9. Every Woman Has A Name 3:43
10. I Just Wanna Be God 3:51
11. It's Much Too Late 4:38
12. The Sentinel 3:53
Total playing time: 50:56 min.
Second re-release of the 21st and 22nd full-length albums in one Set by the legendary American Shock Rock/Hard Rock/Heavy Metal singer. These two releases confirmed Cooper’s artistic reinvention, but failed commercially. Cooper’s subsequent recordings saw his return to the theatri..
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