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BLACK SABBATH “The Last Supper” /DVD; Live/
- Product Code: 202193 9
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€ 5.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 59
This is the first-ever live DVD from legendary Metal superstars, which includes all of Sabbath's biggest hits performed live. The "Last Supper" features all of the original members of Black Sabbath on their sold-out 1999 Reunion tour, and includes behind-the-scenes interviews and tour photos.
The original line-up get together for classic Sabbath. Each member sounds good as ever, it's amazing to think that Ozzy is so messed up from drugs, he still puts on a good show. The set list is fantastic, but stupidly, they put interviews halfway between songs, for example the solo in "Ironman" is interupted by a rediculous interview with Geezer Butler. There is a cool documentary as one of the special features. Filming throughout is very good.
This DVD is probably one of the best live ones out there today. It's from a great band with great members. The most impressive thing on this DVD is probably seeing Sabbath out there playing and rocking hard even at their old age. We salute you, Black Sabbath!!
DVD 5 | Dolby Surround 5.1 & Dolby Digital 2.0 | 0 | 4:3 | 120 min. approx.
Columbia Music Video/Sony Music Entertainment Inc., 1999 (202193 9). Russian bootleg.
Tracklist:
1. Program Start
2. War Pigs
3. N.I.B.
4. Electric Funeral
5. Fairies Wear Boots
6. Into The Void
7. Sweet Leaf
8. Snowblind
9. After Forever
10. Dirty Women
11. Black Sabbath
12. Iron Man
13. Children Of The Grave
14. Paranoid
15. Closing Credits
The third DVD by the legendary British Hard Rock/Heavy Metal band. This is the first-ever live DVD from legendary Metal superstars, which includes all of Sabbath's biggest hits performed live. The "Last Supper" features all of the original members of Black Sabbath on their sold-out 19..
€ 5.90
BLACK SABBATH “Vol. 4” /GLP/
- Product Code: BMGRM056LP
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€ 33.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 339
The fourth full-length album by legendary British Heavy/Doom Metal band.
"Vol. 4" is the point in Black Sabbath's career where the band's legendary drug consumption really starts to make itself felt. And it isn't just in the lyrics, most of which are about the blurry line between reality and illusion. "Vol. 4" has all the messiness of a Heavy Metal Exile on Main St., and if it lacks that album's overall diversity, it does find Sabbath at their most musically varied, pushing to experiment amidst the drug-addled murk. As a result, there are some puzzling choices made here, and the album often contradicts itself. Ozzy Osbourne's wail is becoming more powerful here, taking greater independence from Tony Iommi's guitar riffs, yet his vocals are processed into a nearly textural element on much of side two.
Parts of "Vol. 4" are as ultra-heavy as "Master Of Reality", yet the band also takes its most blatant shots at accessibility to date, and then undercuts that very intent. The effectively concise "Tomorrow's Dream" has a chorus that could almost be called radio-ready, were it not for the fact that it only appears once in the entire song. "St. Vitus Dance" is surprisingly upbeat, yet the distant-sounding vocals don't really register. The notorious piano-and-Mellotron ballad "Changes" ultimately fails not because of its change-of-pace mood, but more for a raft of the most horrendously clichéd rhymes this side of "moon-June". Even the crushing "Supernaut", perhaps the heaviest single track in the Sabbath catalog, sticks a Funky, almost danceable acoustic breakdown smack in the middle. Besides "Supernaut", the core of "Vol. 4" lies in the midtempo cocaine ode "Snowblind", which was originally slated to be the album's title track until the record company got cold feet, and the multi-sectioned Prog-leaning opener, "Wheels of Confusion". The latter is one of Iommi's most complex and impressive compositions, varying not only riffs but textures throughout its eight minutes.
Many Doom and Stoner Metal aficionados prize the second side of the album, where Osbourne's vocals gradually fade further and further away into the murk, and Iommi's guitar assumes center stage. The underrated "Cornucopia" strikes a better balance of those elements, but by the time "Under the Sun" closes the album, the lyrics are mostly lost under a mountain of memorable, contrasting riffery.
Add all of this up, and "Vol. 4" is a less cohesive effort than its two immediate predecessors, but is all the more fascinating for it. Die-hard fans sick of the standards come here next, and some end up counting this as their favorite Sabbath record for its eccentricities and for its embodiment of the band's excesses!
Kerrang! Magazine listed the album at No. 48 among the "100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone ranked it 14th on their 2017 list of "100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time". The album was also included in the book "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die".
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company, 1972/2015 (BMGRM056LP). Made in EU. 180g vinyl.
Tracklist:
Side One
1. Wheels Of Confusion 8:14
2. Tomorrows Dream 3:12
3. Changes 4:46
4. Fx 1:43
5. Supernaut 4:46
Side Two
1. Snowblind 5:32
2. Cornucopia 3:55
3. Laguna Sunrise 2:53
4. St. Vitus Dance 2:30
5. Under The Sun 5:50
Total playing time: 43:31 min.
The fourth full-length album by legendary British Heavy/Doom Metal band. "Vol. 4" is the point in Black Sabbath's career where the band's legendary drug consumption really starts to make itself felt. And it isn't just in the lyrics, most of which are about the blurry line betw..
€ 33.90
BLACK SHADOW “Ада Возмездие Лжепророчным Тварям / Hell’s Retribution To False Prophets’ Scums” /CD/
- Product Code: MHP 15-160
- € 9.90
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€ 4.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 99
The album was originally released by S.B.M. Records in 2006. In 2015 it was completely re-mixed and released by More Hate Production.
CD presents finally developed distinctive style of the band – evil guitar-based Technical Black Metal. The voice of Lord Demogorgon was put on top in order to make clear the significant part of Black Shadow – extreme lyrics in Russian. In general, the album sounds as one piece rather than a compilation of songs – it’s a solid alloy of anger, hatred and speed. Headbanging riffs and blast-beats alternate with slow heavy inserts, guitar melodies and melodic solos.
Great sound of the album and improved the quality of the material.
Advised to all fans of Black Metal, regardless of personal preferences! This album of Black Shadow is melodic, angry, technically and interesting!!
More Hate Productions, 2006/2015 (MHP 15-160).
Tracklist:
1. Страшный суд 05:46
2. На колени, к ногам Сатаны! 05:27
3. Во тьме нет жизни - только смерть... 04:38
4. Пусть вечно горит немощь Христа в пламени ада! 05:00
5. Зло царит в каждом из нас 02:50
6. Ада возмездие лжепророчным тварям 03:46
7. Мир во власти Сатаны 05:11
8. Кровавые похороны мира 04:03
9. Приговор распятого лжепророка 05:07
10. В логове ведьмы... 05:53
Total playing time: 47:41 min.
Remastered re-release of the fourth full-length album by russian Black Metal band. The album was originally released by S.B.M. Records in 2006. In 2015 it was completely re-mixed and released by More Hate Production. CD presents finally developed distinctive style of the band – evil guitar-b..
€ 4.90 € 9.90
BLACK SHADOW “Против бога - Во имя Тьмы! / Against The God – In The Name Of Darkness!” /CD/
- Product Code: MHP 15-148
- € 9.90
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€ 4.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 99
Black Shadow is a long-running Russian Black Metal duo featuring Lord Demogorgon (on vocals, bass and guitar) and Asmodeus (on guitar).
Release includes four studio tracks recorded back in 2002 and four bonus live tracks taken from the Moscow show (November 18, 2004). It was originally released by SBM Records in limited quantity to 100 copies and became rare.
In May of 2015, all album tracks were re-mixed and the completely new artwork was made. The new sound is clearer and thicker.
Musical material presented on the album is fast and technical Melodic Black Metal in the vein of such Swedish icons like Setherial and Dark Funeral with distinctive Russian lyrics by Lord Demogorgon.
Black Shadow is at home with hyper-speed blasting stuff, not giving much mercy to the listeners while letting the band invade your speakers. All the studio stuff sounds really good, but the same cannot be said about the bonus live tracks. Those sound really raw and extremely unpolished.
If you want to find out how it would sound if Dark Funeral was cloned in Russia, the answer can be found right here.
Definitely must have for all fans of Pure Black Metal art!
More Hate Productions, 2007/2015 (MHP 15-148).
Tracklist:
1. Избранный Сатаной 05:35
2. Пробуди в себе зверя 03:55
3. Да прольётся же кровь отпрысков Бога 03:40
4. Против бога - во имя тьмы! 07:16
5. Конец света 05:10
6. Зов смерти 03:49
7. Возвращение князя тьмы 04:02
8. Порождение тьмы и зла 04:03
Total playing time: 37:30 min.
Remastered re-release of the first EP by russian Black Metal band. Black Shadow is a long-running Russian Black Metal duo featuring Lord Demogorgon (on vocals, bass and guitar) and Asmodeus (on guitar). Release includes four studio tracks recorded back in 2002 and four bonus live tracks taken from..
€ 4.90 € 9.90
BLACK SYMPHONY “Tears Of Blood” /CD/
- Product Code: 312.5002.2
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€ 9.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 99
After touring activities ended for their very successful debut “Black Symphony”, main man Rick Plester built a recording studio and began assembling the next record. This would feature a new line up with vocalist Ric Plamondon, new drummer Pete Holmes (Ted Nugent, Black n Blue, MSG, Yngwie Malmsteen, Ian Gillian), and keyboardist Mattias Burstrom. This record again became a success out selling their first release and being nominated best of 2002 in Europe, finishing 3rd for all Hard Rock/Metal artists. Charting in most counties outside North America, the band had great momentum.
Unfortunate the band never toured this record too heavily as the record company debt to the band grew and an unfix able situation was occurring thus the fans were left out in the cold. After a legal battle of the band and record label, lasting 3 years, finally in 2005 it came to an end with the demise of their record label and Black Symphony were free to go elsewhere.
Influenced by bands like Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, AC/DC, old Metallica and Pink Floyd, this band reminds very much Evergrey. However, they have totally digested their influences and Black Symphony can be proud to have now their own style.
The "fist in the face" comes from the production, which is really powerful, and from all these sounds used by the band to create another dimension inside each song. This band knows how to sound really heavy and melodic at the same time.
Lyricaly, it's a concept-album about religions. Lyrics, which are excellent, highlight the wars between humans who like different Gods ... but in fact, this is the "perfect justification" for their crimes. Songs like "Tears Of Blood I" & "II", "Death", "Take Me Down" or "I Am Hate" are based on complex song-writing, but are easily accessible for the listener.
This album is sheer awesome. It's one of the most complete, consistent albums ever. Musically, this album is just pure win. Awesome shredding riffs and guitar solos are accompanied by some excellent drumming. It's a fairly Proggy album, but don't get turned off by that. The guitar work is truely a highlight!
There are absolutely no bad songs on this album, and each is just as good as the other! If you can find it, buy this album, it's just that good!!
Rising Sun Productions, 2001 (312.5002.2). Made in Germany. First press.
Tracklist:
1. Tears Of Blood (Part I) 4:51
2. It Remains A Mystery 3:07
3. Take Me Down 3:46
4. I Am Hate 3:45
5. Death 7:02
6. Burned 4:15
7. Over And Over 3:56
8. Tears Of Blood (Part II) 3:13
9. Forgive Me 4:58
10. Left In Confusion 2:44
11. Into The Dark 6:01
12. Black Symphony (Part II) 8:03
Total playing time: 55:41 min.
http://www.last.fm
The second full-length album by American Power/Progressive Metal band. After touring activities ended for their very successful debut “Black Symphony”, main man Rick Plester built a recording studio and began assembling the next record. This would feature a new line up with vocalist Ric..
€ 9.90
BLACKCIRCLE “Requiem In Silence” /Slipcase CD/
- Product Code: AUS024CD
- € 9.90
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€ 3.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 39
Blackcircle hails from Chile and plays experimental Death/Black Metal that slides from very clean harmonious melodies and dramatic sounds desperate to own a mix of Black/Doom Metal.
The band began around the year 2010 to working a genre that moves from very clean and harmonious melodies to dramatic and desperates sounds, from a mixture of Black/Doom Metal with a reminiscence of Death Metal and some melodic parts, and bordering the Drone Music.
60 minutes of unusual music. Eight complex, technical, Progressive Metal tracks. Various vocals... dark considerations... death... chaos... try it!!
Australis Records, 2011 (AUS024CD). Made in Chile. First press. Please note: though the disc is new and has never been played, there are light booklet bend that happened during transit.
Tracklist:
1. Ascension 08:19
2. Flowers 07:24
3. Echoes 08:27
4. In the Eyes of Chaos 07:13
5. The Ghost Garden 07:43
6. Timeline 09:29
7. Mirrorhouse 04:45
8. Requiem in Silence 06:30
Total playing time: 59:50 min.
http://beowolfproductions.bandcamp.com
The debut full-length album by the Chilean Experimental Progressive Death/Doom Metal band. Blackcircle hails from Chile and plays experimental Death/Black Metal that slides from very clean harmonious melodies and dramatic sounds desperate to own a mix of Black/Doom Metal. The band began around the..
€ 3.90 € 9.90
BLACKNESS "Vzglyad Za Gran'" /CD/
- Product Code: MP-57
- € 5.90
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€ 3.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 59
The band from Sahalin Island, Far East of Russia was found in 2001. They play organic mixture of Black and Death Metal. The musicians themselves call their music Extreme Metal.
Difference of sound, melodies and Russian lyrics!
Recommended for fans of: Cradle Of Filth, Children Of Bodom and Graveworm!!
Musica Production, 2012 (MP-57). First press.
Tracklist:
1.Безмолвный зверь 06:00
2.Взгляд за грань 08:23
3.Невинная кровь 06:26
4.Weaking Mind 06:41
5.Танец вслепую 04:25
6.Озеро прощения 05:44
7.Mind Creeper 05:23
8.Паранойя 04:48
Total playing time: 47:00 min.
Debut full-length album from russian Melodic Sympho Death/Black Metal band. The band from Sahalin Island, Far East of Russia was found in 2001. They play organic mixture of Black and Death Metal. The musicians themselves call their music Extreme Metal. Difference of sound, melodies and Russian lyr..
€ 3.90 € 5.90
BLASFEMADOR “A Meia Noite Levarei Tua Alma” /CD/
- Product Code: UR01
- € 9.90
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€ 7.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 99
Formed in 2009 with the intention of playing an old school Metal, band presents ferocious evil Black/Speed Metal, raging in their lyrics all hate to the false morality, Christianity and life’s torments. This first album featured a good recording. The sound of the band is highly competent. A Speed Metal furious, fast, but without ceasing to be heavy. Fabricio Ripper's vocals are quite intelligible, and the songs presented in this work are all sung in Portuguese. Finally, an album showed maturity, even though the band very young. And it is hard not to get excited about bangers like "The Ripper", "Total Destruction" or "Attack". It put the sound to roll, increase in stem and headbanging nonstop!!
Underground Records, 2010 (UR01). Made in Brazil.
Tracklist:
1. A Meia Noite Levarei Tua Alma 00:43
2. Alienação 02:28
3. O Estripador 02:42
4. Speed Metal Ataque 02:55
5. Destruição Total 03:16
6. O Ataque 04:37
7. Traga-me a Cabeça do Rei 02:46
8. Holocausto Canibal 03:12
9. Correntes de Metal 02:53
10. Esta Noite Encarnarei no Teu Cadáver 03:36
Total playing time: 29:08 min.
Re-release of the debut full-length album by Brazilian Speed/Thrash Metal band. Formed in 2009 with the intention of playing an old school Metal, band presents ferocious evil Black/Speed Metal, raging in their lyrics all hate to the false morality, Christianity and life’s torments. This first..
€ 7.90 € 9.90
BLAST OFF “World Of Lies” /MCD/
- Product Code: SPR013
- € 8.90
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€ 5.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 89
Formed in early 2011, these guys rapidly made a name for themselves in Spain and released their first 3-track EP “Devious Insane” a year later which received great reviews and acclaim. In 2014 they’re back with their brand new 4-track EP.
“World Of Lies” is just under 20 minutes in length and sounds like your typical new age of Thrash album, which is not a bad thing. Blast Off do have potential to make it big here as some of the music that comes out of this album is very good indeed, it just lacks a little in originality.
All in all, “World Of Lies” is a damn good release and tops its predecessor of 2012. Blast Off hold a lot of potential with their music!
Suspiria Records, 2014 (SPR013). Made in Spain. First press.
Tracklist:
1. Magnicide 03:52
2. Blackout 04:51
3. Government of Money 05:08
4. Hunter of Evil 03:58
Total playing time: 17:49 min.
Samples: https://blastoffthrash.bandcamp.com
The second EP by Spanish Thrash Metal band. Formed in early 2011, these guys rapidly made a name for themselves in Spain and released their first 3-track EP “Devious Insane” a year later which received great reviews and acclaim. In 2014 they’re back with their brand new 4-track EP..
€ 5.90 € 8.90
BLAST OPEN “Spitting Blood” /CD/
- Product Code: SPR029
- € 9.90
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€ 4.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 49
The second full-length studio album by Spanish Heavy/Thrash Metal band.
Formed in 2008, Blast Open is a band from Asturias (Spain). Their debut album, "They Destroy Our World", was released in 2012. Their second effort, "Beyond The Hope" EP (2016), brought them a series of nominations and awards.
The expectations generated by the new album were very high, since the three singles had been released before, including a video clip. And now, we can state emphatically that expectations have been more than met, since the nine tracks that make up “Spitting Blood” are at a very high level, maintaining the Thrash Metal essence of Blast Open and approaching more Extreme ranges with a more current sound.
Forty-two minutes without respite to release adrenaline at the fullest!
Suspiria Records, 2022 (SPR029). Made in Spain. First press.
Tracklist:
1. Riding on a Dead Horse 05:10
2. Fallen Angel 03:44
3. Pray Without Fear 04:12
4. Pool of Blood 04:32
5. Cross Hate 04:11
6. A Light Behind the Darkness 04:58
7. The Ball of the World 04:35
8. Trying to Escape 04:44
9. Immortals 06:11
Total playing time: 42:19 min.
Samples: https://blastopen.bandcamp.com
The second full-length studio album by Spanish Heavy/Thrash Metal band. Formed in 2008, Blast Open is a band from Asturias (Spain). Their debut album, "They Destroy Our World", was released in 2012. Their second effort, "Beyond The Hope" EP (2016), brought them a series of nomin..
€ 4.90 € 9.90
BLEED THE MAN “Behind The Walls Of Reality” /CD/
- Product Code: NHR1410
- € 9.90
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€ 3.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 99
A lot of time and hard work have given band’s result in this debut album that has been recorded and produced in Mallorca (Balearyc Islands) at Psychosomatic Recording Studio. Stylistically the music hard to describe and classify. The quintet plays Melodic Metal with a lot of clean vocals , but also a lot of screams and growls some specifically used. The verses are usually hard, but can never miss melodies and choruses in contrast, often catchy and very melodic.
Melodic Metal with a touch of 80's - 90's Thrash, in conjunction with an exceptional vocal performance, define this whole masterpiece. Deep emotional lyrics have been specially written for the songs treating themes like anguish, fear, despair, rage, love... all sort of feelings that take place in human nature. “Behind The Walls Of Reality” exposes the thoughts of human mind in order to retrieve some kind of inner peace through the music.
Rough guitar riffs with solos that would take anyone to another level of consciousness, aggressive bass lines, raw drums and powerful vocals with amazing melodic parts make this album a complex mixture of different music styles that characterize Bleed The Man's essence making this recording a “must have” for all Metal fans!
Noise Head Records, 2010 (NHR1410). Made in Austria.
Tracklist:
1. Not An Angel 4:37
2. A New Beginning 4:56
3. I Fought For You 4:27
4. The Darkened Sun 4:06
5. Blank Page 4:15
6. Unreal 5:09
7. Behind The Walls Of Reality 1:43
8. Untold Tragedy 5:22
9. U O Me 4:18
10. Oblivion 4:03
11. We Become One 5:26
12. Bleed The Man 3:15
Total playing time: 51:37 min.
http://www.lastfm
Debut full-length album by Spanish Melodic Death/Thrash/Metalcore band. A lot of time and hard work have given band’s result in this debut album that has been recorded and produced in Mallorca (Balearyc Islands) at Psychosomatic Recording Studio. Stylistically the music hard to describe and c..
€ 3.90 € 9.90
BLEEDING DISPLAY “Deviance” /CD/
- Product Code: SR-290
- € 9.90
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€ 4.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 99
After 8 years of silence Portugal’s Brutal Death Metal Monsters are back with a brand new full length album! More Brutal than 2006’s “Ways To End”, it's totally crushing album and sure to be an instant classic!!
Sharp riffs, fat and tight bass following their lead, growling vocals and relentless drumming with various embellishments. The whole thing reeks of reference bands as Cannibal Corpse, Deicide, Vader and all those beasts from back in the day. Of course their influences are imprinted really well in their music and no one will get bothered by a track reminding Cannibal Corpse or another reminding of Deicide. On the contrary. They are filtered so well to make em their own, forming their own style in the genre. All gets tied up together in a great packaging.
A really nice effort and a CD that can be listened without sweat over and over again. And that is a quality itself in music!!!
Vomit Your Shirt/Sevared Records, 2014 (VYS-011 | SR-290). Made in Portugal. Pressed in Spain. First press.
Tracklist:
1. Reckoning 01:22
2. Dark Passenger 02:57
3. Persuasive Demons 03:20
4. Deprivation 03:40
5. Refinement Of Evil 03:43
6. Blood Cult 03:03
7. Inglorious Killing 02:48
8. Killing Spree 03:01
9. Remains To Be Seen 04:59
Total playing time: 28:53 min.
https://bleedingdisplay.bandcamp.com
The second full-length album by Portuguese Brutal Death Metal band. After 8 years of silence Portugal’s Brutal Death Metal Monsters are back with a brand new full length album! More Brutal than 2006’s “Ways To End”, it's totally crushing album and sure to be an instant c..
€ 4.90 € 9.90
BLEEDING GODS “Shepherd Of Souls” /CD/
- Product Code: P18R 088
- € 9.90
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€ 4.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 49
Bleeding Gods are a band that combine Death and Thrash Metal to great results.
The band was formed back in 2012 by Ramon Ploeg when he left his former band Houwister. The lineup also features members of Sinister, Debauchery, Altar and more.
Outside of the acoustic piece that appears as the fifth track, the 9 other cuts focus on a Groovy concoction of heavy riffs, growly (but discernable) vocals and tempos that range from up beat Thrash and blasting action to solid Metal parts that force audiences to elevate adrenaline to unforeseen levels.
Meat and potatoes cuts like "Abyss of the World", the Slayer-esque "Rise from Ashes", and hauntingly evil "Human Weakness" serve notice that this quintet is perfectly content to just keep their sound at the roots of the movement - not overly technical but crushing just the same. The final song "Symbolic Sculptures has a lot of rhythmic qualities both vocally and musically to the early Obituary years during the first half of the song, before Edwin van den Eeden elevates his drumming to Punk-like Thrash madness with some Lombardo-like kick fills.
This is a great first album for this band. They clearly have a strong idea of what they want to sound like, and they have the musicianship and talent to bring that to life. If you like Thrash-infused Death Metal, then "Shepherd Of Souls" will definitely turn you into a part of this bands ever-growing flock!
Punishment 18 Records, 2015 (P18R 088). Made in Italy. First press.
Tracklist:
1. Abyss Of The World 4:24
2. Into The Depth Of Misery 3:27
3. Shepherd Of Souls 4:06
4. Rise From Ashes 3:36
5. Ixmucane 3:00
6. Lords Of Xibalba 5:19
7. Glorious Relentless Destiny 4:06
8. Empire Of The Immortals 3:50
9. Human Weakness 4:29
10. Symbolic Sculptures 5:02
Total playing time: 41:19 min.
The debut full-length album by Dutch Thrash/Death Metal band. Bleeding Gods are a band that combine Death and Thrash Metal to great results. The band was formed back in 2012 by Ramon Ploeg when he left his former band Houwister. The lineup also features members of Sinister, Debauchery, Altar and m..
€ 4.90 € 9.90
BLIND EGO “Numb” /CD/
- Product Code: 47110815-21
- € 7.90
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€ 3.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 39
The second full-length studio album by German Progressive Rock/Metal band.
Blind Ego is a side project of Kalle Wallner, guitarist of RPWL. Just as in Blind Ego’s first album, "Mirror", Wallner asked Paul Wrightson (ex-Arena) to do the vocals. John Jowitt (IQ) and Sebastian Harnack (Sylvan) play the bass, and drummer Michael Schwager (Dreamscape) completes the line-up.
With the second album, Kalle Wallner - the rather Prog-savvy musician, chose for a mixture of Prog Rock and Prog Metal. As a result, "Numb" is a very good Progressive album. This album is a sensible development since the emotional debut album “Mirror”, a clear snapshot of overwhelming feelings – always straight and Rock. All songs are vital, melodious and have nice choruses. Some songs start mysteriously with sounds capes, while others grasp you straight by the throat. "Risk" is the only short acoustic ballad on the album, well sung by Wrightson. Although "Numb" is a heavy album, there is enough variation. Yogi Lang (RPWL) did a perfect job on the album – a crystal clear production with a modern sound.
With special guest appearances, such as of Igor Cavalera (Sepultura), this album is an absolutely must-have for fans of solid Metal!
Red Farm Records, 2009 (47110815-21). Bootlegged replica. Used (cover/disc): NM/EX.
Tracklist:
1. Lost 6:09
2. Guilt 6:15
3. Numb 6:09
4. Leave 6:52
5. Death 9:38
6. Change 7:19
7. Seek 5:40
8. Risk 3:52
9. Torn 4:45
10. Vow 7:01
11. Change Reprise 5:05
Total playing time: 68:45 min.
BLIND GUARDIAN “A Night At The Opera” /CD/
- Product Code: NB 4171-2
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€ 17.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 179
This album continues a stylistic change from Power Metal into a more Progressive sound, with multiple overlaid vocals, choirs, orchestral keys and guitar leads, and less emphasis on powerful guitar riffs and heavy rhythms. Every song is filled with such a large amount of variation, of layers, of little detailed flourishes and touches that make it stand out from the previous, it's an impossible argument to claim that the album was written with anything less than pure passion.
The greatest strength of this album is that it fully embraces its own identity. Rather than recycling old ideas of the band's former works, it adapts them and envelopes them in this new style that is prominent from the first few seconds of the opening track. It's a brave and bold new direction, a benchmark for the band that they would continuously try and surpass with every album since this one. It's not an album for everyone, but it's an album that oozes personality, love and passion through every second of its run time. If it clicks with you, you will likely feel the same!
Nuclear Blast Tonträger Produktions- und Vertriebs GmbH, 2002/2017 (NB 4171-2). Made in Germany.
Tracklist:
1. Precious Jerusalem 06:21
2. Battlefield 05:37
3. Under The Ice 05:44
4. Sadly Sings Destiny 06:04
5. The Maiden And The Minstrel Knight 05:30
6. Wait For An Answer 06:30
7. The Soulforged 05:18
8. Age Of False Innocence 06:05
9. Punishment Divine 05:45
10. And Then There Was Silence 14:05
Total playing time: 67:05 min.
Remastered re-release of the seventh full-length studio album by legendary German Symphonic Progressive Power Metal band. This album continues a stylistic change from Power Metal into a more Progressive sound, with multiple overlaid vocals, choirs, orchestral keys and guitar leads, and less emphasi..
€ 17.90
BLIND GUARDIAN “A Twist In The Myth” /Ltd. Special Edition 2CD Digipack/
- Product Code: NB 1515-0
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€ 19.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 199
The new masterpiece of Hansi Kürsch & co! Like no other this band is inspired by the medieval fantasy worlds that literature has given to us, most notably J.R.R., and combines it with the high energy Speed and Power Metal styles they have endorsed since their beginning. This album follows the old Blind Guardian's formula, with some twists and touches thrown in (the band credits this as the reason for the album title.) It's straight up Power/Speed Metal like Blind Guardian has always done it. Although Blind Guardian are very innovative and don't stand still on any record, nor here, there are two or three tracks absolutely do without.
It's a very good record, superb release from an excellent band, very consistent throughout. It has some nice twists to it, especially with the Folk influences, and the lyrical content at times deviating from the Blind Guardian’s fantasy-based lyrics. It conforms to all the clichés the other albums this band has released conform to.
If you've liked Blind Guardian all these years, you'll approve of this one for its consistency and innovations at the same time. It's a step back, but a step forward at the same time! Good Power Metal don't get any better than this!!
Special Edition digipak features one bonus track and second CD with band interviews and Blind Guardian Media Player with access to special features (videos, pictures, news and other exclusives).
Nuclear Blast Records, 2006 (NB 1515-0). Made in Germany. First press.
Tracklist:
CD1
1. This Will Never End 05:07
2. Otherland 05:14
3. Turn the Page 04:16
4. Fly 05:43
5. Carry the Blessed Home 04:03
6. Another Stranger Me 04:36
7. Straight Through the Mirror 05:48
8. Lionheart 04:15
9. Skalds & Shadows 03:13
10. The Edge 04:27
11. The New Order 04:49
12. Dead Sound Of Misery (Bonus Track) 5:18
CD 2
1. Interview (German) 17:39
2. Interview (English) 12:41
Total playing time: 87:09
The eighth full-length album by legendary German Power Metal band. The new masterpiece of Hansi Kürsch & co! Like no other this band is inspired by the medieval fantasy worlds that literature has given to us, most notably J.R.R., and combines it with the high energy Speed and Power Metal s..
€ 19.90
BLIND GUARDIAN “A Voice In The Dark” /CD Single/
- Product Code: NB 2614-2
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€ 8.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 89
It was released on June 25, 2010 in Germany and July 6, 2010 in North America.
With "A Voice in the Dark" Blind Guardian released the first track off of "At The Edge Of Time". The band chose a unique track, which shows their roots on the one side, their musical skills and visions on the other. It’s a song that will become a hymn; fast, melodic and progressive.
“Throughout our band history we’ve never been working that intense on new material, the continuous progression of the songs never felt that good and organic and we’ve never unleashed our boundless creativity to such an extent. But the time arrives to let go of something. "A Voice in the Dark" is a bombshell and it gives you the possibility to see behind the curtain of our bombastic arrangement-firework of "At The Edge Of Time"“, - says Hansi Kürsch, singer and founder of Blind Guardian. But this is not enough. “To prove the eternal right to exist for the single we’ve put two other songs on it."War of the Thrones", an unbelievable stunner and the heavy version of “You’re The Voice”, the John Farnham classic”.
Blind Guardian take their time (four years in between albums is a long time), but when they put out material, it is quality, and the same can be said about "A Voice In The Dark". This single gives only a small taste of what is to come on their forthcoming album, but this leaves little doubt our minds that one of the best Power Metal bands around will make a killer new album to rival their past “glory” days!!
Nuclear Blast GmbH, 2010 (NB 2614-2). Made in Germany. First press.
Tracklist:
1. A Voice In The Dark 5:45
2. You're The Voice 4:43
3. War Of The Thrones 5:20
Total playing time: 15:48
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The single from the ninth full-length album, "At The Edge Of Time", by the legendary German Power Metal band. It was released on June 25, 2010 in Germany and July 6, 2010 in North America. With "A Voice in the Dark" Blind Guardian released the first track off of "At The Ed..
€ 8.90
BLIND GUARDIAN “At The Edge Of Time” /CD/
- Product Code: NB 2287-2
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€ 17.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 179
"At The Edge Of Time" is a fairly diverse album that got influences from Euro-Folk to Classical to Progressive Rock. These German veterans have been around since the mid-’80s, and whether they are being influenced for, "At The Edge Of Time" maintains a stubbornly pre-’90s outlook - both musically and lyrically. The lyrics are strictly fantasy-based, as were so many pre-90s Metal lyrics. Blind Guardian continue to live and breath the ’70s and ’80s, reminding us that they enjoy the pomp of Queen as much as they enjoy the pomp of Iron Maiden and Judas Priest.
Some will complain that this 64-minute CD sounds dated, but then, dated is exactly what Blind Guardian are going for; they don’t run away from it, they embrace it. Besides, one man’s dated is another man’s classicist.
Maybe not quite essential, "At The Edge Of Time" is an engaging album that not only achieves a fair amount of diversity within a Power and Progressive Metal framework - it is also one of the more consistent releases that Blind Guardian have provided in the 21st century!
Nuclear Blast GmbH, 2010 (NB 2287-2). Made in Germany. First press.
Tracklist:
1. Sacred Worlds 9:17
2. Tanelorn (Into The Void) 5:58
3. Road Of No Release 6:30
4. Ride Into Obsession 4:46
5. Curse My Name 5:52
6. Valkyries 6:38
7. Control The Divine 5:26
8. War Of The Thrones 4:55
9. A Voice In The Dark 5:41
10. Wheel Of Time 8:55
Total playing time: 63:58 min.
The ninth full-length studio album by legendary German Power Metal band. "At The Edge Of Time" is a fairly diverse album that got influences from Euro-Folk to Classical to Progressive Rock. These German veterans have been around since the mid-’80s, and whether they are being influen..
€ 17.90
BLIND GUARDIAN “Follow The Blind” /CD/
- Product Code: 0946 3 96513 2 0
- € 17.90
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€ 11.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 119
In comparison to their compatriots, their sophomore release can be considered underrated compared to the rest of their discography. Granted, it is still an important album in the early formative years of Power Metal. On "Battalions Of Fear" they had a raw proto-Power Metal sound, taking the template from bands like Judas Priest and Iron Maiden and simply playing it faster. They took this Speed Metal sound and amplified it further on "Follow The Blind", playing furious tempo songs interspersed with the occasional Folky keyboard. The Speed Metal here is almost Thrash Metal-like, minus the aggression. According to guitarist Marcus Siepen, "When we were doing "Follow The Blind", we were listening to a lot of Thrash Metal bands like Testament or Forbidden, and that's why "Follow The Blind" was a bit heavier".
"Follow The Blind" shows Power Metal in its early hybrid stages. There is a lot of youthful vitality and energy here, which helps to balance out their relative inexperience. It is clear that this early in their career they have not reached their songwriting or lyrical capacity, but they still offer over 38 minutes of pure fun Speedy mayhem!
Re-edition features four bonus tracks from the Lucifer's Heritage era.
Virgin Music, A Division Of EMI Music Germany GmbH & Co. KG, 1989/2007 (0946 3 96513 2 0). Made in Germany.
Tracklist:
01. Inquisition 0:40
02. Banish from Sanctuary 5:27
03. Damned for All Time 4:57
04. Follow the Blind 7:10
05. Hall of The King 4:16
06. Fast to Madness 5:57
07. Beyond the Ice 3:28
08. Valhalla 4:56
09. Don't Break the Circle (Demon cover) 3:28
10. Barbara Ann (The Regents cover) / Long Tall Sally (Little Richard cover) 2:43
Bonus tracks (originally recorded for the Lucifer's Heritage demo “Battalions Of Fear”):
11. Majesty (demo) 7:14
12. Trial by the Archon (demo) 3:51
13. Battalions of Fear (demo) 6:19
14. Run for the Night (demo) 4:29
Total playing time: 64:55 min.
Remastered re-release of the second full-length studio album by legendary German Epic Speed/Power Metal band. In comparison to their compatriots, their sophomore release can be considered underrated compared to the rest of their discography. Granted, it is still an important album in the early form..
€ 11.90 € 17.90
BLIND GUARDIAN “Imaginations From The Other Side” /CD/
- Product Code: NB 4168-2
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€ 17.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 179
The atmosphere of this album is darker in comparison to their earlier works, such as "Battalions Of Fear", which had a relatively light tone.
"Imaginations From The Other Side" reiterates on the quasi-conceptual character of the two previous studio releases and, perhaps, ups the ante somewhat: the titular opening piece abstracts from particular imaginative stories and instead tells a story about imagination itself, referencing the childhood escapist-fantasies of The Wizard of Oz, Peter Pan, Alice in Wonderland and Chronicles of Narnia. The album proceeds to tell the story of a child’s escape through a mirror to an Arthurian world of swords, dragons and crusades before being brought back to reality. This story is picked up again twenty years later on the "Beyond The Red Mirror" album, which tells the story of how the ‘other side’ has fallen into darkness, and the quest to find a way back.
"Imaginations From The Other Side" is the last album to feature Hansi Kürsch on bass, who would thenceforth give himself over entirely to vocal and lyric-writing duties.
This album also marks the first, since "Battalions Of Fear", in which Kai Hansen (Helloween, Gamma Ray) did not guest on vocals or guitar. It was also their first album to spawn Singles, "A Past and Future Secret" and "Bright Eyes".
In 2005, "Imaginations From The Other Side" was ranked number 373 in Rock Hard Magazine's book of "The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time". Loudwire named the album at second in their list "Top 25 Power Metal Albums of All Time" and Metal Hammer ranked it at third in a similar list.
No doubts, one of the best Blind Guardain albums and one of the best Heavy Metal album of all the times!
Re-edition features three bonus tracks.
Nuclear Blast Tonträger Produktions- und Vertriebs GmbH, 1995/2017 (NB 4168-2). Made in Germany. Re-press.
Tracklist:
1. Imaginations From The Other Side 7:20
2. I'm Alive 5:32
3. A Past And Future Secret 3:49
4. The Script For My Requiem 6:09
5. Mordred's Song 5:30
6. Born In A Mourning Hall 5:15
7. Bright Eyes 5:17
8. Another Holy War 4:33
9. And The Story Ends 6:02
Bonus Tracks:
10. A Past And Future Secret (Demo) 3:38
11. Imaginations From The Other Side (Demo) 7:14
12. The Script For My Requiem (Demo) 7:01
Total playing time: 67:20 min.
Remastered re-release of the fifth full-length studio album by legendary German Epic Power Metal band. The atmosphere of this album is darker in comparison to their earlier works, such as "Battalions Of Fear", which had a relatively light tone. "Imaginations From The Other Side"..
€ 17.90
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