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The forty ninth compilation album by legendary Belgian Grindcore band.
The eight and the last LP in the eight albums series of complete sessions, made for various 7" EPs, recorded and released between 1990 and 2003. This album contains two recording sessions, which were made in 2003.
The 11 songs on side A were previously released on the:
Agathocles / Siviilimurha (Finland) split 7" EP;
Agathocles / The Mad Thrashers (France) split 7" EP;
and Agathocles / Bleedred Bacteria (Germany) split 7" EP.
The 11 songs on side B were previously released on the:
Agathocles / Kuolema (Finland) split 7" EP;
Agathocles / Fat Ass Fuckers (Belgium) split 7" EP;
 Agathocles / The Usual Suspects (Belgium) split 7" EP;
and Agathocles / Kadaverficker (Germany) split 7" EP.
Limited Editions to 300 copies, Black Vinyl. The covers of all 8 records of this series make up the complete triptych "The Garden of Earthly Delights" by Hieronymus Bosch.
Animate Records, 2021 (AR105). Made in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:

Side A
1. Lord Of Armageddon
2. Big Sick Business
3. Frost Bitten Death
4. Hit It Again
5. Retardation
6. Cruelty For Popularity
7. The World Owes Them A Living
8. Green Versus Green
9. Nice Brand, Wrong Price
10. Blue Twisted Rules
11. Incarceration

Side B
1. What For?
2. Dope, Dole, Dumb
3. Your Standards
4. Fist The Rapists
5. Sack The GATT
6. Cash And Traps
7. Fucking Right (We’re Left)
8. Last In, First Out
9. Lowlife Scumbags
10. Violence & Pure Hate (I Am)
11. Water

 

The first re-release on vinyl of the seventh EP by legendary Belgian Grindcore band.
These recordings are something like a "Belgian Peel Session". Kloot P. Wee, a producer, and DJ of a Metal program on the national radio station, contacted the band and offered them to record a session at the recording studios of the Belgian national radio station. It was recorded in April 1996 and broadcasted by the radio station a few months later.
11 legendary Mince Core tracks, pressed on a 12″ saw-blade vinyl, spinning at 45 RPM for the best fidelity. The record comes with completely new artwork. The answer to the question, what does that really mean "Bomb Brussels", and much other interesting information can be found in the liner notes, attached to the insert, written by Jan AG in June 2021.
Limited Editions to 300 copies, Sawblade Shape Vinyl.
Animate Records, 1996/2001/2023 (AR110). Made in Germany.


Tracklist:

Side A
1. Razor Sharp Daggers 01:03
2. Cheers Mankind Cheers 01:33
3. Lay Off Me 00:27
4. A for Arrogance 02:24
5. Thy Kingdom Won't Come 00:36
6. Christianity Means Tyranny 00:46

Side B
7. Didn't Ask 00:34
8. Trust? Not Me! 02:16
9. Sentimental Hypocrisy 01:12
10. Teachers 01:32
11. Big Headed Bastards 02:30

Total playing time: 14:53 min.


Samples:
https://animaterecords.bandcamp.com
https://shitresist.bandcamp.com

For the first time on 12” vinyl, the fourteenth live album by legendary Belgian Grindcore band.
15 songs recorded at the request of none other than legendary mister John Peel (R.I.P.), on March 30th, 1997 at the BBC Radio Studios (Studio Maida Vale 4) in London, England.
The session includes lots of classic Agathocles songs, such as "Theatric Symbolisation Of Life", "Mutilated Regurgitator", "Consuming Endoderme Pus" or "Kill Your Fucking Idols".
The music is simply Agathocles: raw, minimalistic Grind/Punk with political lyrics.
Limited Editions to 300 copies, Black Vinyl. 45 RPM. Insert with all lyrics also includes liner notes by Jan of Agathocles, which give a very interesting insight into the recording of this session.
Animate Records, 2010/2011/2022 (AR110). Made in Germany.


Tracklist:

Side A
1. A Start at Least 00:38
2. Theatric Symbolisation of Life 02:28
3. Mutilated Regurgitator 00:16
4. Consuming Endoderme Pus 01:00
5. The Accident 01:16
6. Kill Your Fucking Idols 04:09
7. Lay Off Me 00:27

Side B
1. Media Creations 01:00
2. Age of the Mutants 00:57
3. Thy Kingdom Won’t Come 00:35
4. Reduced to an Object 01:43
5. Is There a Place? 00:31
6. He Cared 01:02
7. Be Your Own God 01:23
8. Christianity Means Tyranny 00:58

Total playing time: 18:23 min.


Samples: 
https://selfmadegod.bandcamp.com
https://letthebastardsgrind.bandcamp.com

 

The debut full-length studio album by legendary Italian-American Pop duo.
Baby Records/EMI Electrola GmbH, 1982 (1C 066-65 003). Made in Germany. First press. Used (cover/disc): NM/NM.


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.

The debut full-length studio album by legendary Italian-American Pop duo.
Baby Records, 1982 (BR 56046). Made in Italy. First press. OIS. Used (cover/disc): VG+/NM.


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.

The debut full-length studio album by legendary Canadian Blues Rock singer.
The album was a big seller worldwide, and reached number one for two weeks in her native Canada, number 5 on the Billboard 200 in the US and number 3 in the UK Albums Chart.
The album includes the worldwide hit single "Black Velvet".
Atlantic Recording Corporation/WEA Musik GmbH, 1989 (781 956-1). Made in Germany. First press. 


Tracklist:

Side One
1. Still Got This Thing 4:35
2. Love Is 3:39
3. Black Velvet 4:49
4. Rock This Joint 4:00
5. Lover Of Mine 4:37

Side Two
6. Kick Start My Heart 3:41
7. If You Want To 4:11
8. Just One Kiss 3:34
9. Who Loves You 3:36
10. Hurry Make Love 2:18

Total playing time: 39:00 min.

The seventh full-length studio album by cult British Folk/Power Metal band.
Oh, wow! It’s time to put on your pirate hat and inflate your rubber ducks, because the world-famous Pirate Metal Drinking Crew Alestorm, have set sail on a new voyage with their seventh studio album!
The band spent two years during the lockdown going insane and frantically dredging up the craziest pirate Metal anthems from their treasure chest of ideas, and have created the most epic and serious (yes, serious) sounding Alestorm album you’ve ever heard. From the symphonic choir-powered “Magellan’s Expedition” which tells the tale of Ferdinand Magellan’s historical circumnavigation of the earth in 1522, to the rousing anthem “Under Blackened Banners” which features intense technical riffing and exquisite solo duels, “Seventh Rum of a Seventh Rum” is a real throwback to the early days of “Captain Morgan’s Revenge”. 
But fans of the modern Alestorm sound need not worry either – there’s plenty of party mood in the aptly-named future hit song “P.A.R.T.Y.”, and the high-speed insane folk metal banger “Cannonball” has the most ridiculous and offensive lyrics you’ve ever heard in a pirate metal song (it makes “Fucked With an Anchor” sound tame).
Once again, the band are joined by a whole host of guest musicians, including repeat appearances from the hurdy-gurdy of Patty Gurdy, the vocals of Captain Yarrface from Rumahoy, the violin playing of Ally Storch from Subway To Sally, majestic choirs from Hellscore, plus some familiar Spanish and Japanese vocalists in the final instalment of the Wooden Leg Saga. Most importantly, the album features the world’s first use of a fried egg as an instrument in a metal song, expertly played by Matt Cockram.
So, what are you waiting for? Crack open seven bottles of ancient rum, and get ready for the musical voyage of a lifetime!!
Napalm Records Handels GmbH, 2022 (NPR1109VINYL). Made in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:

Side A
I. Magellan's Expedition 4:38
II. The Battle Of Cape Fear River 3:06
III. Cannonball 3:57
IV. P.A.R.T.Y. 3:23
V. Under Blackened Banners 4:39
VI. Magyarország 3:58

Side B
VII. Seventh Rum Of A Seventh Rum 3:21
VIII. Bite The Hook Hand That Feeds 4:09
IX. Return To Tortuga 3:54
X. Come To Brazil 2:09
XI. Wooden Leg (Part III) 5:44

Total playing time: 42:58 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 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.

The sixteenth full-length studio album by legendary American Shock Rock/Hard Rock/Glam Metal singer.
This is comeback album of Alice Cooper, which brought new sounds and won new younger audience of Shock Rock fans. The album returned Cooper to the chats hitting on the 59th position of 200 and a subsequent The Nightmare Returns Tour became one of the most successful in the history of the 80's.
Track "He's Back (The Man Behind the Mask)" became a hit #1 in Sweden and got along with "Teenage Frankenstein" and "Hard Rock Summer", in to the film “Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives”. Track "The Great American Success Story" became the soundtrack to the movie “Back to School”.
MCA Records, Inc., 1986 (MCA-5761). Made in the USA. Insert. Still in seal. Cut-out. First press. Used (cover/disc): EX+/EX+.


Tracklist:

Side One:
1. Teenage Frankenstein 03:37
2. Give It Up 04:10
3. Thrill My Gorilla 03:06
4. Life And Death Of The Party 03:43
5. Simple Disobedience 03:28

Side Two:
1. The World Needs Guts 03:58
2. Trick Bag 04:14
3. Crawlin' 03:21
4. The Great American Success Story 03:36
5. He's Back (The Man Behind The Mask) 03:50

Total playing time: 37:03 min.

First re-release of the twelfth full-length studio album by legendary American New Wave/Pop Rock singer.
Musically, the album was a drastic change of style for Cooper, leaning towards a New Wave influence. After several self-indulgent albums in the late '70s ("Lace And Whiskey", "From The Inside"), Alice Cooper decided to reinvent himself as a New Waver for 1980's "Flush The Fashion". As a result of a hooking up with Cars' producer Roy Thomas Baker, the sound is glossier; Baker also replaced the gritty guitar riffs that served as the basis for past Cooper Rock compositions with icy synthesizers. Alice wrote most of these songs in conjunction with Elton John's longtime guitarist, Davey Johnstone, and his future keyboardist, Fred Mandel. This unusual combination results in an album that can best be described as The Best of The Cars sung by Alice Cooper (with just a dose of Huey Lewis & The News). As distinctly dissimilar from Alice's past work as such a thing sounds, the formula pays off for the first half of the album; the jangly guitars and prominent synth lines of "Talk Talk" and "Clones (We're All)" suggest that Alice could have a future here. His vocals might be unusually clean and the songs might be surprisingly friendly, but Alice is a true chameleon; he wears many colors and he wears them well, for the most part.
His classic Gothic Horror image of the 70's was replaced with stripped-down clothes, an uncomfortably clean-cut Alice Cooper sporting fully-tamed hair, a noticeable absence of makeup, and a lot less Alice than we're used to seeing.
1980 was not a good year for Alice, as evidenced by his corpse-like stare and fractured sense of self. He had no real band to speak of, and was fighting a losing battle with his career; the strong themes of missing identity in these songs offer insight into his mindset. It was a start of Cooper's "Blackout albums". It was around this time that Cooper relapsed into alcoholism, and his subsequent early-'80s releases ("Special Forces", "Zipper Catches Skin", "Dada") became more unpredictable and more uncharacteristic of the expected Alice Cooper direction and sound.
As an Alice Cooper album, "Flush The Fashion" makes no sense whatsoever. As an artifact of the New Wave tide that rose to prominence around that time, it sounds very dated, but not altogether kitschy; reasonably old-fashioned, but not drowned by being shackled to a fleeting point in time. A few gems like "Pain" still have charm, and after some time to assimilate it, the album isn't all that bad.
The best-known song of the album ended up being the cover "Clones (We're All)", which was in turn covered by the Smashing Pumpkins for their 1995 box set "The Aeroplane Flies High". Other highlights include the stately sounds of "Pain", the brief album-opening "Talk Talk", and one of the album's few riff Rockers, "Grim Facts".
The lead single "Clones (We're All)" peaked at No. 40 on the U.S. Billboard Top 40.
"Flush The Fashion", for its occasional successes, runs out of life quickly and, likely because of his questionable involvement, poorly captures Alice's true spirit and personality. It stands more as a forgotten point of interest that hardcore fans might find appealing than anything else.
Limited Edition Green Swirl Vinyl.
Warner Bros. Records Inc./Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company, 1980/2018 (603497860753). Made in EU.


Tracklist:

Side One
1. Talk Talk (The Music Machine cover) 2:08
2. Clones (We're All)  3:04
3. Pain 4:06
4. Leather Boots 1:38
5. Aspirin Damage 2:56

Side Two
1. Nuclear Infected 2:15
2. Grim Facts 3:25
3. Model Citizen 2:39
4. Dance Yourself To Death 3:09
5. Headlines 3:18

Total playing time: 28:33 min.

First European re-release of the nineteenth full-length studio album by the legendary American Shock Rock/Hard Rock/Glam Metal singer.
The 80s had been a bad time for Alice Cooper. Nondescript albums and failed attempts at flirting with other musical tendencies had left the Shock King dangerously close to losing most of the fanbase he had garnered in the 70s. Even the perfectly decent albums, like 1985’s "Constrictor", failed to convince or impress the fans, who longed for the halcyon days of "Killer". A comeback of sorts was made with 1988’s "Trash", an album that showed Alice revitalized and updated for the new decade, and flirting with the “in” sounds of the late 80s, namely Glam Rock. In view of that album’s acceptance and success, the exact same template was used for "Trash"’s follow-up, 1991s "Hey Stoopid". The results were, again, above average, even if this album is not as highly regarded as its predecessor.
For "Hey Stoopid", Alice takes his cues from what was still popular at the time: the vibrant, gushy, shiny Hard Rock of bands like Poison, Warrant or Firehouse. It comes as no surprise, then, that "Burning Our Bed" comes across as something Guns’n’Roses may have written at the time, or that the overall sound relies heavily on the huge crunchy riffs, sweeping keyboards and shouty backing vocals of Glam Rock, while endowing them with an extra dosage of class.
Experienced artist and master songwriter that he is, Alice surrounds himself with the cream of the Hard Rock crop this time around. His “regular” band consists of guitarist Stef Burns, bassist Hugh McDonald, drummer Mickey Curry and keyboardists Robert Bailey and John Webster. However, the album is absolutely littered with guest appearances, including: Slash, Joe Satriani, Vinnie Moore and Steve Vai, Motley Crue’s Nikki Sixx and Mick Mars (who co-wrote “Die For You”), plus Ozzy Osbourne providing backing vocals on the album’s title track. Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, provided the spoken word part on “Feed My Frankenstein”, a song co-written by Zodiac Mindwarp.
The album was produced by Peter Collins, famed for his work with Rush and Queensyrche, among many others. The album featured three hit singles: the title track, “Love’s A Loaded Gun” and “Feed My Frankenstein” (the latter was performed in the 1992 comedy film "Wayne’s World", in which Alice also starred).
"Hey Stoopid" is heavily recommended to not only Alice fans, but Hard Rockers in general.
180 gram audiophile vinyl.
Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment Inc./Music On Vinyl, 1991/2017 (MOVLP1863). Made in Netherlands.


Tracklist:

Side One
1. Hey Stoopid 4:29
2. Love's A Loaded Gun 4:11
3. Snakebite 4:33
4. Burning Our Bed 4:31
5. Dangerous Tonight 4:41
6. Might As Well Be On Mars 7:08

Side Two
1. Feed My Frankenstein 4:46
2. Hurricane Years 3:58
3. Little By Little 4:35
4. Die For You 4:16
5. Dirty Dreams 3:29
6. Wind-Up Toy 5:28

Total playing time: 56:09 min.

The fourth full-length studio album by the legendary American Psychedelic/Hard Rock band.
Following up the breakthrough success of "Love It to Death", Alice Cooper back with another album released the same year, producer again by Bob Ezrin.
The band's stage show dealt with the macabre, and such disturbing tracks as "Dead Babies" and the title track fit in perfectly. Other songs were even more exceptional, such as the perennial barnstorming concert standard "Under My Wheels", the melodic yet gritty "Be My Lover", and the tribute to their fallen friend Jim Morrison, "Desperado". The long and winding "Halo of Flies" correctly hinted that the band would be tackling more complex song structures on future albums, while "You Drive Me Nervous" and "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah" showed that Alice Cooper hadn't completely abandoned their early Garage Rock direction.
“Killer” is the third-most-represented album in Alice Cooper’s concert set-lists behind “Welcome To My Nightmare” and “Billion Dollar Babies”. With "Killer", they became one of the world's top Rock bands and concert attractions; it rewarded them as being among the most notorious and misunderstood entertainers, thoroughly despised by grownups!
The album reached number 21 on the Billboard 200 album chart, and the two singles "Under My Wheels" and "Be My Lover" made the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols and Public Image Ltd. called “Killer” the greatest Rock album of all time.
Cut out from the original analog master tapes. All packaging replicated to the finest detail. Pressed with more care than ever. 180g gatefold vinyl.
Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company, 1971/2012 (8122797167). Made in EU. Pressed in Germany.


Tracklist:

Side One
1. Under My Wheels 2:50
2. Be My Lover 3:15
3. Halo Of Flies 8:21
4. Desperado 3:25

Side Two
1. You Drive Me Nervous 2:24
2. Yeah, Yeah, Yeah 3:33
3. Dead Babies 5:40
4. Killer 7:07

Total playing time: 36:35 min.

The first single from eleventh full-length studio album "Trash" by legendary American Shock Rock/Punk Rock/Hard Rock singer.
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.
 

The eighteenth full-length studio album by the legendary American Hard Rock/Glam Metal singer and his band.
“Trash” became one of Cooper's biggest albums, featuring "Poison", Cooper's first top ten hit since his Single "You And Me" in 1977. 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.
Probably, the best Cooper’s album and one of the best albums in Hard Rock/Heavy Metal history.
180g Audiophile Black Vinyl.
Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment/Music On Vinyl, 1989/2017 (MOVLP1862). Made in Netherlands.


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.

Remastered re-release of the fifth full-length studio album by russian New Wave/Post-Punk Rock band.
Мистерия Звука/Мирумир, 1993/2016 (LP-M+393-2 / MIR 100491). Made in EU.


Tracklist:

Side 1 "Для Тех"
1. Театр
2. Для тех, кто свалился с Луны
3. Республика
4. Камикадзе

Side 2 "О Тех"
1. Кибитка
2. Смутные дни
3. Плач
4. Пасынок звезд

The fifth full-length studio album by russian New Wave/Post-Punk Rock band.
Moroz Records, 1993 (MR 2011). Made in russia. First press. Laminated cover sleeve.
Used (cover/disc): NM/EX+.


Tracklist:

Side 1 "Для Тех"
1. Театр
2. Для тех, кто свалился с Луны
3. Республика
4. Камикадзе

Side 2 "О Тех"
1. Кибитка
2. Смутные дни
3. Плач
4. Пасынок звезд

Ariola Records, 1978 (25 900 OT). Made in Germany. Used (cover/disc): EX+/EX. OIS. Poster included.

 
Tracklist:

Side A:
1. Follow Me 3:50    
2. Gold 3:45    
3. Mother, Look What They've Done To Me 4:32    
4. Run Baby Run 3:45    
5. Follow Me (Reprise) 3:40

Side B:
6. Comics 3:40    
7. Enigma (Give A Bit Of Mmh To Me) 5:08    
8. The Stud 4:02    
9. Hollywood Flashback 4:31    

Total playing time: 36:53 min.

The second re-release of the debut full-length studio album by legendary Swedish Melodic Death Metal band.
When a band is named after the Mountain of Doom in Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, you're pretty much guaranteed Epic Metal at its most extravagant. But despite their lyrical bent (including Dungeons & Dragons titles like "Ride for Vengeance", "Victorious March", and "The Dragons' Flight Across the Waves"), Sweden's Amon Amarth eschews the expected Germanic Power Metal usually associated with such subject for brutally intense Scandinavian Death Metal. Firmly rooted in the At the Gates school, the band doesn't really break any new ground here. But they get the job done with plenty of spirit, more than competent songwriting, and excellent musicianship - most notably from future Opeth drummer Martin Lopez. The song that bears the band's namesake is probably the most memorable, as it contains the chaotic noises of battle, the screams of the dying, and much sword-clashing to boot. Ultimately, Amon Amarth's war hymns often take themselves a bit too seriously and are bound to provoke either delirious head-banging or irresistible laughter, but what else would you expect from good Heavy Metal?
Mastered for Vinyl by Patrick W. Engel at Temple of Disharmony in August 2016, 180 g Black Vinyl includes large 24" x 24" 2-sided full-color Poster!
Metal Blade Records, 1998/2017 (3984-14133-1). Made in Germany.


Tracklist:

Side A
1. Ride For Vengeance 4:28
2. The Dragons Flight Across The Waves 4:33
3. Without Fear 4:50
4. Victorious March 7:56

Side B
5. Friends Of The Suncross 4:42
6. Abandoned 6:00
7. Amon Amarth 8:06
8. Once Sent From The Golden Hall 4:11

Total playing time: 44:46 min.


Samples: https://amonamarth.bandcamp.com

The second re-release of the debut full-length studio album by legendary Swedish Melodic Death Metal band.
When a band is named after the Mountain of Doom in Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, you're pretty much guaranteed Epic Metal at its most extravagant. But despite their lyrical bent (including Dungeons & Dragons titles like "Ride for Vengeance", "Victorious March", and "The Dragons' Flight Across the Waves"), Sweden's Amon Amarth eschews the expected Germanic Power Metal usually associated with such subject for brutally intense Scandinavian Death Metal. Firmly rooted in the At the Gates school, the band doesn't really break any new ground here. But they get the job done with plenty of spirit, more than competent songwriting, and excellent musicianship - most notably from future Opeth drummer Martin Lopez. The song that bears the band's namesake is probably the most memorable, as it contains the chaotic noises of battle, the screams of the dying, and much sword-clashing to boot. Ultimately, Amon Amarth's war hymns often take themselves a bit too seriously and are bound to provoke either delirious head-banging or irresistible laughter, but what else would you expect from good Heavy Metal?
Mastered for Vinyl by Patrick W. Engel at Temple of Disharmony in August 2016, 180 g Smoke Grey Marbled Vinyl includes large 24" x 24" 2-sided full-color Poster!
Metal Blade Records, 1998/2017 (3984-14133-1). Made in Germany.



Tracklist:

Side A
1. Ride For Vengeance 4:28
2. The Dragons Flight Across The Waves 4:33
3. Without Fear 4:50
4. Victorious March 7:56

Side B
5. Friends Of The Suncross 4:42
6. Abandoned 6:00
7. Amon Amarth 8:06
8. Once Sent From The Golden Hall 4:11

Total playing time: 44:46 min.


Samples: https://amonamarth.bandcamp.com

The third re-release of the second full-length studio album by legendary Swedish Melodic Death Metal band.
The first Amon Amarth album with guitarist Johan Söderberg and drummer Fredrik Andersson, Thus completing the line-up that remained up until 2015, following Andersson's departure from the band. 
Amon Amarth does one thing: Melodic yet Brutal Viking Death Metal. And they do it better than anyone else. "The Avenger" is an album that inspires one to grow a beard and take up arms against the Christian oppressors like no other. The twin guitar assault is the spear of Odin thrust into your heart, Johan Hegg's growling vocals are the battle cry of a thousand frenzied berserkers, the relentless double kick echoes with the thunderclap of Mjolnir.
There is not a single weak point over the course of the album's duration. It's looks like "The Avenger" is the best Viking Metal album ever put out. Each song is a well-constructed epic tale of Nordic folklore, accompanied most appropriately by the all best elements of the Melodic Death Metal genre. This is the album that should inspire artists to paint vast murals depicting proud Viking warriors dying gloriously on the field of battle, slaughtering the Christian dogs till their swords fall from their grasp, cursing their enemies with their last gasping breath. There is no other band that sounds like Amon Amarth, no other band that so clearly brings to mind such striking imagery.
The album’s only one fault would be it's too short. "The Avenger" clocks in at just over 36 minutes with only seven songs. It's a brief listen, though an intense one from start to finish. But considering how often these masterful architects pump out consistently great material, it’s an easily forgivable fault.
Remastered re-release contains a bonus track, "Thor Arise", a re-recording of the title track from their first demo, "Thor Arise".
Mastered for Vinyl by Patrick W. Engel at Temple of Disharmony in August 2016, 180 g Black Vinyl includes large 24" x 24" 2-sided full-color Poster!
Metal Blade Records, 1999/2017 (3984-14262-1). Made in Germany.


Tracklist:

Side A
1. Bleed For Ancient Gods 4:31
2. The Last With Pagan Blood 5:40
3. North Sea Storm 4:56
4. Avenger 7:11

Side B
5. God, His Son And Holy Whore 4:00
6. Metalwrath 3:50
7. Legend Of A Banished Man 6:08
Bonus Track:
8. Thos Arise 5:14

Total playing time: 41:30 min.



Samples: https://amonamarth.bandcamp.com