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The eighth full-length studio album by legendary American Soft Metal band.
It is the first Y&T studio album to feature a different line-up since their debut album, with Jimmy DeGrasso replacing Leonard Haze on drums after he left the band in 1986.
The band used outside co-writers on many songs for the album. Taylor Rhodes has written hits for Aerosmith and Celine Dion and produced and wrote on an album by Glam Metal band Kix, the song "Temptation" is credited to Kennemore along with Megadeth and Savatage guitarist Al Pitrelli and Danger Danger bass player Bruno Ravel, while Robert White Johnson who cowrote "Eyes of A Stranger" with Rhodes also wrote songs for Celine Dion and Doro among many others.
30 000 albums were pressed with the track titled "Boys Night Out" instead of "L.A. Rocks." This was due to the song title chosen for that song that came from Jesse Harms (Sammy Hagar's keyboardist at the time), who was working with Dave Meneketti at the time, but when Geffen released a Sammy Hagar album using the actual song written by Harms, "Boys Night Out" Y&T was forced to change the title on the insistence of David Geffen.
The album peaked at #78 on the Billboard 200.
Geffen Records/Warner Bros. Records Inc./WEA Musik GmbH, 1987 (924 142-1). Made in Germany. First press. Used (cover/disc): VG/EX.


Tracklist:

Side 1
1. Contagious 3:19
2. L.A. Rocks 4:37
3. Temptation 4:22
4. The Kid Goes Crazy 4:14
5. Fight for Your Life 4:47

Side 2
1. Armed And Dangerous 4:17
2. Rhythm Or Not 5:05
3. Bodily Harm 3:31
4. Eyes of A Stranger 4:37
5. I'll Cry for You 2:33

Total playing time: 41:49 min.

The seventh full-length studio album by legendary American Hard Rock/Meavy Metal band.
The album marks the band's change to a lighter sound to find success in the Hair Metal scene. It contains the band's biggest hit, "Summertime Girls", which charted at #55 on the Billboard Hot 100. This song had initially appeared as the only studio track on the band's live album, "Open Fire", released earlier in the year. The album itself peaked at #91 on the Billboard 200 on December 14, 1985. It was the last album with the original line-up of Meniketti, Alves, Kennemore and Haze, as Haze left the following year.
A&M Records, Inc., 1985 (SP 5101). Made in Canada. First press. Promotional Copy. Used (cover/disc): EX/EX.


Tracklist:

Side 1
1. In The Name Of Rock 5:30
2. All American Boy 2:20
3. Anytime At All 4:29
4. Anything For Money 3:19
5. Face Like An Angel 4:32

Side 2
1. Summertime Girls (Studio Version) 3:26
2. Looks Like Trouble 4:02
3. Your Mama Don't Dance 2:46
4. Don't Tell Me What To Wear 4:00
5. Hands Of Time 6:10

Total playing time: 40:34 min.

The first live album by legendary American Hard Rock/Heavy Metal band.
The album also introducing a new studio song, "Summertime Girls". The live material on the album was recorded at various venues in Greater London in early 1985, and during April 5–6, 1985, at the Keystone club in Palo Alto, California. The Keystone songs, "Go For the Throat" and "Open Fire", were recorded by Guy Charbonneau in Le Mobile, a mobile recording studio. All the live tracks were remixed at A&M Studios. The song "Summertime Girls" is a studio recording, produced and engineered separately by Kevin Beamish at Sound City Studios in Van Nuys.
"Open Fire" spent 17 weeks on the Billboard 200, peaking at Number 70. "Summertime Girls" Single became the band's biggest hit, peaking at Number 16 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart. The song also appeared on the band's next proper studio album, "Down For The Count", which was released in November 1985. Despite this, "Open Fire" would go on to become a one of the hardest to find albums by the band.
A&M Records/PGP RTB (2223040). Made in Yugoslavia. First press. Used (cover/disc): EX/NM-


Tracklist:

Side 1
1. Open Fire 4:26
2. Go For The Throat 4:51
3. 25 Hours A Day 4:21
4. Rescue Me 5:54

Side 2
5. Summertime Girls (Studio Version) 3:29
6. Forever 5:55
7. Barroom Boogie 4:34
8. I Believe In You 8:05

Total playing time: 41:35 min.

Debut full-length album by American Sludge/Doom Metal band.
10 tracks of excellent Sludge/Doom Metal from Michigan City, Indiana. Fuzzed out, Sludged up, pumped full of Death, and Stoned out of its goddamned mind, Disgust is the product of a veteran trio of 40-somethings that have done time in Chronic Disorder, Sea Of Tranquillity, Shades Of Grey, Skullview, Nocturnal Torment, and Invasion.
The album has a distinctly ’90s-style Death Metal production — the guitar of Hank McGinnis is crunchy more than fuzz-laden as one might expect, and his vocals are barked out like earliest Morbid Angel or maybe even Max Cavalera when Sepultura were a Death Metal band. Yellowtooth‘s rhythm section of bassist/backing vocalist Peter Clemens and drummer Ed Kribs strike an excellent balance between proffering extreme abrasion and highlighting riff-led nod-fodder.
The band has certainly has unleashed an album which is openly inspiring and a certainty to capture vast amount of imaginations for all things Yellowtooth.
Orchestrated Misery Recordings/Cursed Productions, 2012 (misery003). Made in USA.


Tracklist:
1. Wizard Dust 05:41
2. Soulstalker 04:16
3. John Wilkes Booth 04:52
4. 75 Black Pontiac 04:44
5. Burning Daylight 05:30
6. Prophetic Ramblings 04:26
7. On the Trail of Lewis Medlock 05:11
8. Traitor 03:50
9. Decaying from Within 04:39
10. 11th Hour 04:09
Total playing time: 47:18

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The second full-length album by American Sludge/Doom Metal band.
Hailing from the state of Indiana, the band make a mighty return with their new album entitled “Crushed By The Wheels Of Progress”. This album is definitely going to take the Underground Sludge/Doom scene by storm for the simple fact that these guys are so devastatingly awesome with the music that they create. What makes them so awesome? Well, they take a form of music where all that can be done has been done and they add their own special magic to is to breathe new life and start a new legacy of Doom-like Sludginess that is sure to satisfy the most critical of fans.
Even though they are labelled as a Sludge/Doom band, there are several instances throughout this album where you can definitely feel a Death n’ Roll type vibe going on. Try to picture, if you will, Entombed playing a Cathedral album.
The guitar work on this album is phenomenal. The use of Groove-laden riffs at precise moments really compliment the straight forward Sludge/Doom riffs. In most instances the Groove style of playing is brought to the forefront which is done in a way and intended to be more than just an accent to the music. The way these riffs are played hits you right in the soul and then continues to dig even deeper.
If you are into bands like Cathedral, Entombed (Death n’ Roll era), Black Label Society, Down, or bands similar to these, then it's highly recommend to check out this album! The caliber of the music contained in this CD almost commands respect!!
Orchestrated Misery Recordings, 2015 (misery006). Made in USA. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Meet Mr. Mossberg 5:48
2. Climbing The Mountain 5:15
3. Season's End 7:15
4. Manifesto 5:11
5. Crushed By The Wheels Of Progress 8:33
6. Spiral Stairs 4:52
7. Before I Return To Dust 5:02
8. Virginia Creeper 4:52
Total playing time: 46:48


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The eighth full-length studio album by legendary English Progressive Rock band.
“Going For The One” saw the return of Rick Wakeman and found the band incorporating shorter form songs.
The album topped the U.K. charts and reached #8 on the Billboard 200. It includes the hit Singles “Wonderous Stories” and “Going For The One.”
Trifold cover sleeve.
Atlantic Recording Corporation/WEA Records B.V., 1977 (ATL 50379). Printed in U.S.A. Made in Netherlands. First press. OIS. Used (cover/disc): EX/EX.


Tracklist:

Side 1
1. Going For The One  5:30    
2. Turn Of The Century  7:58
3. Parallels  5:52

Side 2
4. Wonderous Stories  3:45    
5. Awaken  15:38    

Total playing time: 38:43 min.

The first re-release of the seventeenth full-length studio album by legendary British Progressive Rock band.
The band's first “full” studio album after the twin projects "Keys To Ascension" and "Keys To Ascension 2", which were both live and studio albums. It is also the first album with former session member Billy Sherwood on guitar, and the only one on which he also plays keyboards.
Following the 1996 revival of the 1970s "classic" line-up of Yes, the band's relationship with management had broken down and keyboardist Rick Wakeman had once again left the band. While various other members dispersed, guitarist, keyboardist, and producer Billy Sherwood (a long-time Yes associate and contributor) began developing new songs with band bassist and de facto leader Chris Squire to prevent the band from losing momentum and fully splitting. Yes' new management company suggested adding a couple of songs originally written for Squire and Sherwood's other band, Conspiracy, to help build up material for a new Yes studio album. With the writing and production sessions dominated by Squire and Sherwood, and with singer Jon Anderson, guitarist Steve Howe and drummer Alan White only involved later in the process, the writing and creative input of the latter three members was limited.
"Open Your Eyes" received mixed reviews from music critics and became one of the band's lowest selling albums, reaching number 151 on the US Billboard 200 and failing to enter the UK Albums Chart. Its lead Single, "Open Your Eyes", reached number 33 on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, which was followed by a second, "New State of Mind". A limited edition with a surround sound mix was also released (the first album ever released in that format), containing a surround mix developed by Seattle Audio Imaging Labs, Inc. with an encoding system more suitable for home theatre audio systems. This version had the ambient section of "The Solution" omitted.
Yes supported the album with a 12-month world tour from October 1997 that coincided with their thirtieth anniversary. The band were joined by russian keyboardist Igor Khoroshev, who had played on the album as a guest musician and who became a full-time member at the tour's conclusion. The tour saw the band perform in smaller venues such as theatres and amphitheatres. The Alan Parsons Live Project was the opening act on select dates. The show at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles saw the band joined on stage with a school choir for a performance of "No Way We Can Lose".
Many Yes fans really dislike this album. However, it is a disc, as much of the classics in the band's catalogue are, that is not fully appreciated on the first few listenings. You really need to give this one the time to sink in. The faithful in Yes' fandom had very high hopes for this release, as it was the first full studio album after Steve Howe re-joined the band. Many were anticipating another "Close To The Edge". The album certainly does not live up to that standard. It actually works better, serving as a bridge between the classic Yes sound of the '70s and the more Pop-oriented Trevor Rabin-era material. It also seems at times to carry on in the direction begun with such albums as "Tormato" and "Drama". There are at least a couple of standout tracks here that would, having been released on a different album, probably have become Yes classics and fan favourites.
Beyond Music/Eagle Records, a division of Eagle Rock Entertainment Plc./Sony Music Entertainment Czech Republic s.r.o., 1997/2010 (8869745570249). Made in Czech.


Tracklist:
1. New State Of Mind 6:00
2. Open Your Eyes 5:14
3. Universal Garden 6:16
4. No Way We Can Lose 4:56
5. Fortune Seller 5:00
6. Man In The Moon 4:41
7. Wonderlove 6:06
8. From The Balcony 2:43
9. Love Shine 4:37
10. Somehow.....Someday 4:47
11. The Solution 5:25
12. The Source (Hidden Track) 16:22
Total playing time: 74:10 min.

Re-release of the five classic studio albums, in one set, by the legendary British Progressive Rock band.
Yes are regarded as pioneers of the Progressive Rock genre since there formation in 1969. This collection contains the five albums from 1977 to 1987; the decade that saw the band’s sales peak worldwide.
Included here are the hit albums "Going For The One" and "Drama" that reached #1 and #2 in the UK respectively; as well as the band’s most successful record, "90125", which spawned the US number 1 hit single “Owner Of A Lonely Heart”.
Each of these five albums is presented as a mini-LP in a cardboard sleeve, making this a quick, easy, affordable way to get all of band's best albums at once.
100% musthave for every Progressive Rock maniac!!
Atlantic Records/Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company, 1977/1978/1980/1983/1987/2013 (8122-79828-4). Made in Germany. First press.

Tracklist:

CD 1: Going For The One
1. Going For The One 5:30 
2. Turn Of The Century 7:58 
3. Parallels 5:52 
4. Wonderous Stories 3:45 
5. Awaken 15:38

CD 2: Tormato
1. Future Times/Rejoice 6:44 
2. Don't Kill The Whale 3:58 
3. Madrigal 2:27 
4. Release, Release 5:49 
5. Arriving Ufo 6:09 
6. Circus Of Heaven 4:32 
7. Onward 4:05 
8. On The Silent Wings Of Freedom 7:52

CD 3: Drama
1. Machine Messiah 10:27 
2. White Car 1:21 
3. Does It Really Happen? 6:34 
4. Into The Lens 8:31 
5. Run Through The Light 4:39 
6. Tempus Fugit 5:14

CD 4: 90125
1. Owner Of A Lonley Heart 4:27 
2. Hold On 5:15 
3. It Can Happen 5:39 
4. Changes 6:16 
5. Cinema 2:09 
6. Leave It 4:10 
7. Our Song 4:16 
8. City Of Love 4:48 
9. Hearts 7:34

CD 5: Big Generator
1. Rhythm Of Love 4:48 
2. Big Generator 4:34 
3. Shoot High Aim Low 7:03 
4. Almost Like Love 4:58 
5. Love Will Find A Way 4:50 
6. Final Eyes 6:26 
7. I'm Running 7:37 
8. Holy Lmb (Song For Harmonic Convergence) 3:19

Total playing time: 205:14 min.

The third full-length album by legendary British Progressive/Psychedelic Rock band.
The band's first album to feature guitarist Steve Howe, who replaced Peter Banks in 1970, as well as their last to feature keyboardist Tony Kaye until 1983's "90125".
The album was the first by the band not to feature any cover versions of songs.
While the album retained close harmony singing, Kaye's Hammond organ, and Chris Squire's melodic bass, as heard on earlier releases, the new material also covered further styles including Jazz piano, Funk, and acoustic music. All of the band members contributed ideas, and tracks were extended in length to allow music to develop. Howe contributed a variety of guitar styles, including a Portuguese guitar, and recorded the solo acoustic guitar piece "Clap", live at the Lyceum Theatre, London.
The album was a critical success and a major commercial breakthrough for Yes, who had been at risk of being dropped by Atlantic Records due to the commercial failures of their first two albums. It reached number 4 in the United Kingdom and number 40 in the United States, and was later certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for surpassing one million copies. The album is one of three by Yes to appear in the book "1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die". The album is also featured in the book "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die".
Atlantic Recording Corporation/Elektra Entertainment/Rhino Vinyl, 1971/2013 (R1 73788). Made in USA.


Tracklist:

Side One
1. Yours Is No Disgrace 9:36
2. Clap 3:07
3. Starship Trooper 9:23
   a. Life Seeker
   b. Disillusion
   c. Würm

Side Two
1. I've Seen All Good People 6:47
    a. Your Move
    b. All Good People
2. A Venture 3:13
3. Perpetual Change 8:50

Total playing time: 40:56 min.

Debut full-length solo album (eventually the third in total) by legendary Swedish Neoclassical/Shred/Hard Rock/Power Metal guitarist-virtuoso.
Yngwie J. Malmsteen, a virtuoso guitarist who burst onto the music scene in the early 1980's with the rather stereotypical 80's Metal band Alcatrazz, became renowned for his speedy play and mesmerizing solos. After Yngwie departed from Alcatrazz, he launched a highly successful solo-career. Yngwie's debut album "Rising Force" put Malmsteen on the map as a solo artist when the album drew critical acclaim for it's virtuoso-like guitar work. Yngwie followed "Rising Force" with his second album "Marching Out". Yngwie's sophomore release didn't draw as much praise as his debut did, but it never-the-less was another work of sheer guitar brilliance and helped elevate Yngwie to the ranks of a guitar-god. Malmsteen was hyped, if not over-hyped, when he came into the music scene early in his career. Many called him the "Next Hendrix" and critics began to deem Yngwie as the next great guitarist, and possibly the best to ever live. While Yngwie's rankings as a guitarist are up for debate, in order to live up to his praises Yngwie released "Trilogy" his junior release. The album shows a more mature side of Yngwie, both in his guitar and in his lyrics.
Yngwie Malmsteen's second best album after "Rising Force", "Trilogy", finds him delving wholeheartedly into fantastic, medieval themes and lyrical imagery. Yngwie's compositional skills are at their peak, and of all his albums, the lyrics here contribute the most to the overall feel of the music. The guitar solos, as always, are jaw-droppingly fast and technically demanding, but Malmsteen is still capable of playing them with force and fire behind them.
In the liner notes, Malmsteen dedicates the album to the memory of the late Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme, who was assassinated on 28 February 1986.
Album reached #44 on that year's Billboard 200 chart and remained charted for thirteen weeks!!
"Trilogy" is an album that shows Malmsteen's amazing guitar work as well as his decent lyrical potential. While many feel it is not as good as "Rising Force" the Swedish Guitar-Maestro's debut, "Trilogy" lives up to the expectations many had for Yngwie as a solo artist. If Yngwie's band did not solely revolve around his guitar and he was more a key component in a band rather than a solo guitar artist, Malmsteen could have risen to the heights of Jimmy Page, Eddie Van Halen, etc. But as a solo guitar artist, Yngwie is held in the highest regards!!
Polydor/PolyGram Records, Inc., USA. (831 073-2). Made in Germany.


Tracklist:
1. You Don't Remember, I'll Never Forget     4:29 
2. Liar     4:07 
3. Queen In Love     4:02 
4. Crying     5:01 
5. Fury     3:54 
6. Fire     4:09 
7. Magic Mirror     3:51 
8. Dark Ages     3:54 
9. Trilogy Suite Op: 5     7:17
Total playing time: 40:44

Debut full-length solo album (eventually the third in career) by legendary Swedish Neoclassical/Shred/Hard Rock/Power Metal guitarist-virtuoso.
Yngwie J. Malmsteen, a virtuoso guitarist who burst onto the music scene in the early 1980s with the rather stereotypical 80s Metal band Alcatrazz, became renowned for his speedy play and mesmerizing solos. After Yngwie departed from Alcatrazz, he launched a highly successful solo-career. Yngwie's debut album "Rising Force" put Malmsteen on the map as a solo artist when the album drew critical acclaim for it's virtuoso-like guitar work. Yngwie followed "Rising Force" with his second album, "Marching Out". Yngwie's sophomore release didn't draw as much praise as his debut did, but it nevertheless was another work of sheer guitar brilliance and helped elevate Yngwie to the ranks of a guitar-god.
Malmsteen was hyped, if not over-hyped, when he came into the music scene early in his career. Many called him the "Next Hendrix" and critics began to deem Yngwie as the next great guitarist, and possibly the best to ever live. While Yngwie's rankings as a guitarist are up for debate, in order to live up to his praises, Yngwie released "Trilogy" - his second-best album after "Rising Force".
"Trilogy" shows a more mature side of Yngwie, both in his guitar and in his lyrics, and finds him delving wholeheartedly into fantastic, medieval themes and lyrical imagery. Yngwie's compositional skills are at their peak, and of all his albums, the lyrics here contribute the most to the overall feel of the music. The guitar solos, as always, are jaw-droppingly fast and technically demanding, but Malmsteen is still capable of playing them with force and fire behind them.
In the liner notes, Malmsteen dedicates the album to the memory of the late Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme, who was assassinated on 28 February 1986.
"Trilogy" is an album that shows Malmsteen's amazing guitar work as well as his descent lyrical potential. The album reached #44 on that year's Billboard 200 chart and remained charted for thirteen weeks.
This rare Russian edition has titles and tracks marked in English and Russian.
Polydor/Melodiya, 1986/1988 (C60 27355 005). Made in USSR. Used.


Tracklist:

Side 1
1. You Don't Remember, I'll Never Forget 04:27
2. Liar 04:07
3. Queen In Love 04:04
4. Crying 05:00
5. Fury 03:56

Side 2
6. Fire 04:12
7. Magic Mirror 03:49
8. Dark Ages 03:56
9. Trilogy Suite Op:5 07:14

Total playing time: 40:44 min.

The third full-length studio album (eventually the fourth in Malmsteen’s discography) by the band of legendary Swedish Neoclassical Power Metal/Hard Rock/Shred musician.
Odyssey is a more subdued, polished collection seemingly designed for mainstream radio airplay. Vocalist Joe Lynn Turner gives the set a smooth, professional feel, and Yngwie Malmsteen's playing is more mellow, due partly to the fact that he was still recovering from his near-fatal car accident when the album was recorded. However, all of this works to the detriment of the music: the mellowness of Malmsteen's guitar work makes him sound constrained and passionless, and the album shows little difference in approach from his previous output, lending credence to critics' charges that Malmsteen plays with mindless technique at the expense of substance, fire, and emotion.
The "Odyssey" album by YNGWIE J. MALMSTEEN'S RISING FORCE is a Must for each fan of Stratovarius, Sonata Arctica etc., because here we have the original (ok, almost, if there were not Rainbow still). The Swedish finder artist could win former Rainbow and Deep Purple singer Joe Lynn Turner for his fourth album. And with the current Stratovarius keyboarder Jens Johansson there was another well known artist in the line-up.
Just compare the two songs "Rising Force" and "Will The Sun Rise?" and you will know, where the Finns took their insane guitar/keyboard duels from. Exactly, from Yngwie! And he had taken them from the Deep Purple dream team Ritchie Blackmore/Jon Lord.
Melodic Metallers, who like the above mentioned bands, have to have the "Odyssey" album, if they do not have it already!!!
The album reached #40 on the Billboard 200 chart (as of 2014 it remains Malmsteen's highest-charting Billboard 200 release) and reached the top 50 in five other countries.
PolyGram Records/Polydor, 1988 (835 451-2). Made in Germany.


Tracklist:
1. Rising Force 4:25
2. Hold On 5:11
3. Heaven Tonight 4:06
4. Dreaming (Tell Me) 5:19
5. Bite The Bullet 1:36
6. Riot In The Dungeons 4:22
7. Deja Vu 4:17
8. Crystal Ball 4:55
9. Now Is The Time 4:34
10. Faster Than The Speed Of Light 4:30
11. Krakatau 6:08
12. Memories 1:14
Total playing time: 50:42 min.

The debut full-length studio album by the band of legendary Swedish Neoclassical Power Metal/Hard Rock/Shred musician.
"Rising Force" was a revelation upon its release in 1984; Eddie Van Halen had introduced dazzling speed to the realm of Rock guitar technique, and the compositions of Randy Rhoads had begun to fuse Heavy Metal with Neo-Classical influences, but no one before Yngwie Malmsteen was able to combine those elements with such blinding virtuosity. Malmsteen's innovative guitar style made "Rising Force" a mandatory primer for '80s Metal guitarists, with its classical chord progressions and Malmsteen's use of harmonic minor scales, a wide vibrato imitative of classical violinists, and impossibly fast picking techniques, including the sweep-picked arpeggio (sort of a cross between strumming a chord and picking each note individually). Malmsteen's obsessions with Bach, Beethoven and Paganini are used in the service of a dark, stately, gothic atmosphere and sent guitar students scurrying to learn their works as well as Malmsteen's own.
The true inauguration of the age of the guitar shredder!!
Album reached #14 on the Swedish albums chart, #60 on the Billboard 200, and later received a nomination for Best Rock Instrumental Performance at the 1986 Grammy Awards. In a 2009 article by Guitar World magazine, "Rising Force" was ranked first in the All-time Top Ten List of Shred Albums.
Polydor K.K. Tokyo, 1984 (825 324-2). Made in Germany.


Tracklist:
1. Black Star 4:51
2. Far Beyond The Sun 5:49
3. Now Your Ships Are Burned 4:09
4. Evil Eye 5:12
5. Icarus' Dream Suite Op. 4 8:30
6. As Above, So Below 4:36
7. Little Savage 5:21
8. Farewell 0:48
Total playing time: 39:16


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The debut full-length album by the band of the legendary Swedish Neoclassical Power Metal/Hard Rock/Shred musician Yngwie J. Malmsteen.
"Rising Force" was a revelation upon its release in 1984; Eddie Van Halen had introduced dazzling speed to the realm of Rock guitar technique, and the compositions of Randy Rhoads had begun to fuse Heavy Metal with Neo-Classical influences, but no one before Yngwie Malmsteen was able to combine those elements with such blinding virtuosity. Malmsteen's innovative guitar style made "Rising Force" a mandatory primer for '80s Metal guitarists, with its classical chord progressions and Malmsteen's use of harmonic minor scales, a wide vibrato imitative of classical violinists, and impossibly fast picking techniques, including the sweep-picked arpeggio (sort of a cross between strumming a chord and picking each note individually). Malmsteen's obsessions with Bach, Beethoven and Paganini are used in the service of a dark, stately, gothic atmosphere and sent guitar students scurrying to learn their works as well as Malmsteen's own.
The true inauguration of the age of the guitar shredder!!
Album reached #14 on the Swedish albums chart, #60 on the Billboard 200, and later received a nomination for Best Rock Instrumental Performance at the 1986 Grammy Awards. In a 2009 article by Guitar World magazine, "Rising Force" was ranked first in the All-time Top Ten List of Shred Albums.
PolyGram Records/Polydor K.K. Tokyo, 1984 (825 324-2). Made in USA.


Tracklist:
1. Black Star 4:51
2. Far Beyond The Sun 5:49
3. Now Your Ships Are Burned 4:09
4. Evil Eye 5:12
5. Icarus' Dream Suite Op. 4 8:30
6. As Above, So Below 4:36
7. Little Savage 5:21
8. Farewell 0:48
Total playing time: 39:16

The second full-length studio album by the band of legendary Swedish Neoclassical Power Metal/Hard Rock/Shred musician.
Yngwie took a different route from the amazing yet highly inaccessible debut and opted to write an album with more songs and less instrumentals. The results are completely amazing. We have all the right elements that make a great mid-80s Metal act, drawing lyrically from the dark subjects touched upon in the NWOBHM, though the music is still far more complex.
Jeff Scott Soto gives the vocal performance of a lifetime on here, pushing the limits of how far a natural male voice can soar, and still maintaining the rough edged Rock style that was present on the debut album. "I'll See the Light Tonight" and "Soldier without faith" represent two of probably the most amazing and simultaneously impossible to recreate singing feats ever put forth by a Metal band.
The guitar solos are equally as complex and magical as before, but their time length and overall structure has been balanced out a bit more, making them easier to remember after few listens. Such tracks as "I am a Viking" and "I'll See the Light Tonight" have melodic themes that can be easily recognized, despite being highly complex and fast.
The instrumentals on here consist of "Overture 1383" and "Marching Out", both of which are dramatically shorter than those on the first album. The former has a lot of tempo and textural changes, as well as a very catchy, yet somewhat cliché melody line during the solo section. The latter is pretty steady rocker with a good deal of amazing guitar work, and works well as a closer.
Malmsteen's playing on the follow-up to the epochal Rising Force is slightly more raw and aggressive, but the most notable difference is the addition of lyrics on many of the songs. By his own admission, Malmsteen isn't much of a lyricist, and his frequent use of occult and pagan imagery (demons, Vikings, and so on) isn't as effective at producing a dark, gothic mood as his compositions and guitar playing are. Still, those aspects of the album are vital and stimulating, making Marching Out a worthwhile listen.
There are essentially no bad songs or filler on here, although some songs are so amazing that you find yourself wanting to skip back to listen again, or skip over a couple of the less amazing songs to get to them. The eighth track, "On the Run Again", is a remake of "Victim of the City", a 1983 song by Malmsteen's earlier band Steeler, which was later released on their 2005 compilation album "Metal Generation: The Steeler Anthology".
This album is a bit more accessable than the first one and recommended for fans of traditional Metal and Power Metal a bit more enthusiastically. Fans of Symphony X, Rhapsody, Dark Moor, Helloween, Adagio and Stratovarius can all find something of their own favorite bands in this album!
PolyGram Records/Polydor, 1985 (825 733-2). Made in USA.


Tracklist:
1. Prelude  1:00 
2. I'll See The Light, Tonight  4:24 
3. Don't Let It End  4:07 
4. Disciples Of Hell  5:53 
5. I Am A Viking  5:58 
6. Overture 1383  2:59 
7. Anguish And Fear  3:47 
8. On The Run Again  3:22 
9. Soldier Without Faith  6:08 
10. Caught In The Middle  4:17 
11. Marching Out  3:08
Total playing time: 45:03 min.

The second full-length studio album by the band of legendary Swedish Neoclassical Power Metal/Hard Rock/Shred musician.
Yngwie took a different route from the amazing yet highly inaccessible debut and opted to write an album with more songs and less instrumentals. The results are completely amazing. We have all the right elements that make a great mid-80s Metal act, drawing lyrically from the dark subjects touched upon in the NWOBHM, though the music is still far more complex.
Jeff Scott Soto gives the vocal performance of a lifetime on here, pushing the limits of how far a natural male voice can soar, and still maintaining the rough edged Rock style that was present on the debut album. "I'll See the Light Tonight" and "Soldier without faith" represent two of probably the most amazing and simultaneously impossible to recreate singing feats ever put forth by a Metal band.
The guitar solos are equally as complex and magical as before, but their time length and overall structure has been balanced out a bit more, making them easier to remember after few listens. Such tracks as "I am a Viking" and "I'll See the Light Tonight" have melodic themes that can be easily recognized, despite being highly complex and fast.
The instrumentals on here consist of "Overture 1383" and "Marching Out", both of which are dramatically shorter than those on the first album. The former has a lot of tempo and textural changes, as well as a very catchy, yet somewhat cliché melody line during the solo section. The latter is pretty steady rocker with a good deal of amazing guitar work, and works well as a closer.
Malmsteen's playing on the follow-up to the epochal Rising Force is slightly more raw and aggressive, but the most notable difference is the addition of lyrics on many of the songs. By his own admission, Malmsteen isn't much of a lyricist, and his frequent use of occult and pagan imagery (demons, Vikings, and so on) isn't as effective at producing a dark, gothic mood as his compositions and guitar playing are. Still, those aspects of the album are vital and stimulating, making Marching Out a worthwhile listen.
There are essentially no bad songs or filler on here, although some songs are so amazing that you find yourself wanting to skip back to listen again, or skip over a couple of the less amazing songs to get to them. The eighth track, "On the Run Again", is a remake of "Victim of the City", a 1983 song by Malmsteen's earlier band Steeler, which was later released on their 2005 compilation album "Metal Generation: The Steeler Anthology".
This album is a bit more accessable than the first one and recommended for fans of traditional Metal and Power Metal a bit more enthusiastically. Fans of Symphony X, Rhapsody, Dark Moor, Helloween, Adagio and Stratovarius can all find something of their own favorite bands in this album!
Polydor Records, Inc., 1985 (825 733-2). Made in Germany.


Tracklist:
1. Prelude  1:00 
2. I'll See The Light, Tonight  4:24 
3. Don't Let It End  4:07 
4. Disciples Of Hell  5:53 
5. I Am A Viking  5:58 
6. Overture 1383  2:59 
7. Anguish And Fear  3:47 
8. On The Run Again  3:22 
9. Soldier Without Faith  6:08 
10. Caught In The Middle  4:17 
11. Marching Out  3:08
Total playing time: 45:03 min.

Debut full-length album by Russian Ambient/Pagan Black Metal one man band.
Music of Yolwolf, impregnated in melodic, successful way, combines elements of Pagan Black Metal, Post Black and Ambient, folklore music and neoclassic, that create a unique atmosphere. The music became more gloomy and heavy! Feel the icy breath beautiful Northern nature!!
Nihil Art Records/Yar Productions, 2012 (NAR 022 / ЯРЬ021)


Tracklist:
1. Сквозь тернии в дебри (Through the Thorns in the Backwoods) 03:14
2. Freedomstorm Part 1 03:35
3. Freedomstorm Part 2 03:00
4. Drakkar 05:16
5. Hrafnsmerki 04:39
6. Wolfog 02:44
7. Лес - Государь (King - Forest) 05:42
8. Над лесами, над курганами… (Over Forests, Over Mounds...) 04:21
9. Thorns-Horns 06:23
Total playing time: 38:54


Samples: http://www.last.fm

Hypnotic Music (Electro Dark/Experimental/Ambient) from Italy.
Journey where hypnotic female voice, electronic rhythms and dark atmospheres take you on a mystical tour of the mind. The music is a mix between Electro Dark, Ambient, New Wave, World Music, Jazz, Trip-Hop, Indie Rock… 
For fans of: The 3rd And The Mortal, Ulver, Portished, Bjork.
My Kingdom Music, 2009 (echo042)


Tracklist:
1.Babylon 02:58
2.Nations 03:23
3.Killer 02:50
4.Border Line 03:59
5.Revolution Part 1 04:09
6.My Dream 03:54
7.Sleepin' On A Satellite 03:47
8.Revolution Part 2 02:34
9.La Negligence 03:45
10.Try (Sunday After The War) 05:13
11.Habito Paloma 04:20 

The fourth full-length studio album by Mexican Melodic Death Metal band.
Extreme and violent Death Metal for all fans of genre!
Release includes cutout cross-booklet. 2013 re-press.
Bizzarre Records/American Line Productions, 2009/2013 (BZP006). Made in Mexico. Pressed in USA.


Tracklist:
1. Flag of Pain 5:44
2. The Scars Remind Us 5:14
3. Rise the Silence 4:56
4. Bleed for Me 5:23
5. Sacrifice Your Pain 4:41
6. Ghost Walker 4:37
7. Temptation 4:46
8. Serpent Eyes 4:23
9. The Inner Hate 4:16
Total playing time: 44:02 min.

symphonic black metal from Greece
Cirkle Of Blood, 2005 (CB001)


Tracklist:
1. Atrocities of vlad tepes
2. Order of the dragon
3. Drakula - the son of the devil
4. When love bleeds in vein
5. Alone
6. The forest of the impaled