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The second compilation album by legendary German Thrash Metal band.
The album includes re-recorded versions of the band's best songs of their 25-years period of existence.
Some will say that the original versions are better, since they bear the old days' atmosphere, and others will defend the band's right to fresh things up and probably correct some mistakes. The latter option, was chosen by Tankard and AFM Records to celebrate the band's 25 years of non-stop beer consuming by releasing a best-of compilation that feature classical tracks in re-recorded versions.  
Tankard was formed in 1982 where the story tells that during their first live performance in their classroom they were drinking beer out of milk cartons since it was forbidden to consume alcohol in school. After that glorious day, the Germans released several albums where they managed to sound exactly the same — the band still plays the classic German Thrash Metal with the 80s attitude and sound!
All these classic tunes can be found among the 65 minutes of this compilation that comes with a polished sound production that takes them into another level. It's amazing that the re-recorded versions have the same feeling and atmosphere as they did 20 years ago. This compilation is the best soundtrack for relentless beer drinking, hard moshing and serious headbanging, featuring Thrash hymns like "Zombie Attack" and "Maniac Forces"! Without any doubt, this is the definite release for all the Tankard/beer fans who still respect the old-school sound! So, heads and glasses up and always keep in mind the band's famous quote "we need another f*****g beer"!!!!
AFM Records, 2007 (AFM 165-2). Made in Germany. Pressed in Austria. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Zombie Attack 3:31
2. Maniac Forces 4:14
3. (Empty Tankard) 5:10
4. Don't Panic 4:30
5. Chemical Invasion 5:26
6. The Morning After 4:22
7. Alien 2:58
8. 666 Packs 4:36
9. Beermude 4:42
10. Space Beer 4:15
11. Medley (Alcohol, Puke, Mon Cheri, Wonderful Life) 4:43
12. Freibier 3:41
13. Nation Over Nation 4:20
14. Two-Faced 4:54
15. Minds On The Moon 3:31
Total playing time: 64:53 min.

The fifth compilation album by legendary German Thrash Metal band.
Hailing from Frankfurt, this booze fuelled tanker truck of a Thrash Metal band was formed in 1982. Not only is Tankard still kicking ass, they are doing from the peak of the thrash metal scene in Germany.  With no desire to walk the path most bands endure, diving in and out of obscurity, breaking up, rebuilding and giving it “another go”, Tankard has trucked through the last 30 some odd years producing quality Metal with a certain “charm”. This in fact sets Tankard apart from the screaming monotony of the sub-genre. However, this “charm” is not to be taken lightly. The quality of musical endowment is not lost on the group of metal heads, as the flow of fast guitars and powerful rhythms set the pace for very memorable and ear shattering pieces.
"Hymns For The Drunk" is a “best of” album, collecting songs from 2002 to 2010 during the time Tankard was signed with AFM Records. The album exemplifies the revival of the band and feels like a tribute to that period which seems to not only be a creatively active time for Tankard but also serves as a memorial to the late Henner (AFM) who helped to revive the band and lead them to producing 5 albums during their time with AFM Records.
Seriously, though being funny, sometimes takes away from the quality of the music and can turn off a lot of listeners just due to the joke getting old. But this isn’t the case with Tankard. Their musical prowess is much too strong for this theory to apply. The fact that these guys have been together 35 years (With a few changes along the way) is good enough reason to believe how tight these tunes can be. With a variety of riffs, mixed in with powerful head banging thrash, it’s hard to believe any metal head wouldn’t enjoy this album.
"Hymns For The Drunk" is a true Metal, with all the right intentions written into their songs to entice listeners with relating to what all metal heads praise, the all mighty brew!
AFM Records, a division of Soulfood Music Distribution GmbH, 2018 (AFM 636-2). Made in Germany. Pressed in Austria. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Rectifier 4:11
2. Need Money For Beer 3:35
3. New Liver Please 3:35
4. Slipping From Reality 4:16
5. Die With A Beer In Your Hand 5:33
6. We‘Re Coming Back 3:28
7. We Still Drink The Old Ways 4:05
8. The Beauty And The Beast 6:05
9. Metaltometal 4:50
10. Zombie Attack 3:31
11. (Empty) Tankard 5:01
12. The Morning After 4:22
13. Medley (Alcohol, Puke, Mon Cheri, Wonderful Life) 4:43
14. Octane Warriors 5:07
15. Stay Thirsty! 4:39
16. Time Warp 5:59
17. Rules For Fools 3:54
Total playing time: 76:54 min.

The twelfth full-length studio album by legendary German Thrash Metal band.
This Tankard album came as a huge surprise. Tankard improved musically from the rather simple HC influenced Thrash from the 80’s we all loved.
Tankard musically sound like a typical representative of the German Thrash school, meaning sophisticated violence. Of course, you simply can’t expect them to be serious in their lyrics. That’s one constant they didn’t change for 20 years already and never should. It’s simply nice to see a band that takes music as fun.
“The Beauty And The Beer” reminds so much of the later set of Holy Moses albums, or Destruction or even Kreator, but with a major difference to them. This album contains not a single bad song! Perhaps it’s their advantage that they’re making albums skipping the fillers, leaving only killer material. This is a simple, yet pure display of excellent riffs and just kick-ass straightforward Thrash Metal songs that are perfect to bang your head to. With what’s presented here, they’re a serious candidate for the throne!
AFM Records GmbH, 2006 (AFM 108-2). Made in Germany. Pressed in Austria. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Ice-Olation 5:10
2. We Still Drink The Old Ways 4:05
3. Forsaken World 4:33
4. Rockstars No. 1 4:02
5. The Beauty And The Beast 6:06
6. Blue Rage - Black Redemption 4:05
7. Frankfurt: We Need More Beer 3:49
8. Metaltometal 4:50
9. Dirty Digger 5:34
10. Shaken Not Stirred 3:36
Total playing time: 45:50 min.

The twelfth full-length studio album by legendary German Thrash Metal band.
This Tankard album came as a huge surprise. Tankard improved musically from the rather simple HC influenced Thrash from the 80’s we all loved.
Tankard musically sound like a typical representative of the German Thrash school, meaning sophisticated violence. Of course, you simply can’t expect them to be serious in their lyrics. That’s one constant they didn’t change for 20 years already and never should. It’s simply nice to see a band that takes music as fun.
“The Beauty And The Beer” reminds so much of the later set of Holy Moses albums, or Destruction or even Kreator, but with a major difference to them. This album contains not a single bad song! Perhaps it’s their advantage that they’re making albums skipping the fillers, leaving only killer material. This is a simple, yet pure display of excellent riffs and just kick-ass straightforward Thrash Metal songs that are perfect to bang your head to. With what’s presented here, they’re a serious candidate for the throne!
AFM Records GmbH/Locomotive Records, 2006 (LM347). Made in Spain. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Ice-Olation 5:10
2. We Still Drink The Old Ways 4:05
3. Forsaken World 4:33
4. Rockstars No. 1 4:02
5. The Beauty And The Beast 6:06
6. Blue Rage - Black Redemption 4:05
7. Frankfurt: We Need More Beer 3:49
8. Metaltometal 4:50
9. Dirty Digger 5:34
10. Shaken Not Stirred 3:36
Total playing time: 45:50 min.

The thirteenth full-length studio album by legendary German Thrash Metal band.
Tankard have never been about reinventing the wheel or displaying ground-breaking new ideas, but there are a number of tracks that have the fortune of sounding recognizably Tankard.
Album opener, "Octane Warriors", though not without its similarities to Slayer, sets the scene for a fun-filled 45 mins of mid-paced (by Thrash standards) catchy riffage. The album's video song "Stay Thirsty" has all the elements of a classic "Ride The Lightning"-era song. "Myevilfart", the owner of one of the greatest lyrics ever sung in Metal ("The burning flame of power/ My evil fart!"), has all the fun that someone singing something so ridiculous should be having while "Echoes of Fear" has the kind of groove Destruction have intermittently shown over their past few albums and a headbanging chorus riff to boot.
On "Thirst", Tankard have a near-perfect balance of what makes them so essential for any Thrasher. To beer!!
AFM Records GmbH, 2008 (AFM 231-2). Made in Germany. Pressed in Austria. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Octane Warriors 5:07
2. Deposit Pirates 5:14    
3. Stay Thirsty! 4:39
4. Hyperthermia 3:47
5. Echoes Of Fear 3:59
6. When Daddy Comes To Play 5:34
7. Zodiac Man 4:28
8. G.A.L.O.W. 3:50
9. Myevilfart 3:50
10. Sexy Feet Under 4:06
Total playing time: 44:34 min.

The fourteenth full-length studio album by legendary German Thrash Metal band.
Tankard is living proof of what could possibly be better paired than beer and German Thrash Metal. With close to 30 years of guzzling and fiery Thrashing under their belts, Frankfurt’s kings of Metal unleash "Vol(l)ume 14" upon the thirsting masses.
Featuring 10 new hymns extolling the virtues of alcohol and other more serious subject matter, "Vol(l)ume 14" will yet again delight every fan of first-class Thrash Metal and show that Tankard are one of the most unique bands on Earth!
Absolutely Musthave for those who like Beer and Thrash Metal!!
AFM Records, a division of Soulfood Music Distribution GmbH, 2010 (AFM 324-2). Made in Germany. Pressed in Austria. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Time Warp 06:00
2. Rules for Fools 03:55
3. Fat Snatchers (The Hippo Effect) 05:10
4. Black Plague (BP) 04:24
5. Somewhere in Nowhere 04:07
6. The Agency 05:04
7.Brain Piercing of Death 04:18
8. Beck's in the City 03:29
9. Condemnation 06:22
10. Weekend Warriors 07:25
Total playing time: 50:14 min.

Debut full-length album by russian Groove/Thrash Metal/Hardcore band.
Nice mix beetwen early Entombed or Autopsy with Pantera, Anthrax and Metallica!!
Release includes 10-pages booklet.
Metal Scrap Records, 2012 (MSR036/CD). Made in Ukraine. First press.
 

Tracklist:
1.Brothel In A Head 04:23
2.Go In The Fucking Hell 03:34 
3.Coneranchozzz 07:49
4.Rejected 02:05
5.Pride Of Prime 05:37
6.Why 07:34 
7.New Revolution 03:37 
8.One Day 06:24
9.We Will Fight 02:36
10.We Drive Now 05:11
Total playing time: 48:55 min.

 

The third live album by legendary Finnish Symphonic Rock/Metal band.
“Act I”, Tarja’s first ever live release, charted Top 10 all over Europe as well as almost all over the world, with a sensational #5 in Germany’s General Charts. The video version even remained for over two months at the peak of the Finnish music video charts.
“Act II” keeps the energy and aesthetics of its predecessor, but adds a new chapter to the live saga in a brand-new way.
Turn off the lights, volume up and dive into the show!
Edel Germany GmbH/earMusic, 2018 (0212885EMU) Made in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:

CD 1
1. No Bitter End 4:25
2. 500 Letters 4:14
3. Eagle Eye 4:40
4. Demons In You 4:59
5. Lucid Dreamer 6:42
6. Shameless 3:52
7. The Living End 4:56
8. Calling From The Wild 9:04
9. Supremacy 5:03
10. Tutankhamen - Ever Dream - The Riddler - Slaying The Dreamer 6:38

CD 2
1. Goldfinger 4:13
2. Deliverance 7:40
3. Until Silence - The Reign - Mystique Voyage -  House Of Wax - I Walk Alone 10:29
4. Love To Hate 5:53
5. Victim Of Ritual 5:58
6. Undertaker 7:58
7. Too Many 6:41
8. Innocence 4:44
9. Die Alive 4:01
10. Until My Last Breath 5:02

Total playing time: 117:12 min.

The first live album by legendary Finnish Symphonic Rock/Metal band.
Without exaggeration, the most spectacular Tarja's concerts. The two concerts were recorded and filmed with 10 HD cameras at the El Circulo Theatre in Rosario, Argentina, in March 2012, and the album was released on 2CD, 3LP, 2DVD, and Blu-ray Disc.
The track listing consists of a mix of her three solo albums, Nightwish's classic "Nemo" and covers of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Gary Moore, Bon Jovi, Whitesnake and more, plus a variety of extras.
A selection of songs and extra stuff do "Act I" a perfect gift for any fan of Tarja Turunen!
earMusic/Edel Germany, 2012 (0208092ERE) Made in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:

CD 1
1. Anteroom Of Death 4:20 
2. My Little Phoenix 4:42 
3. Dark Star 4:44 
4. Naiad 7:34 
5. Falling Awake 5:15 
6. I Walk Alone 4:27 
7. Little Lies 4:23 
8. Into The Sun 4:31 
9. Nemo 5:03 
10. Never Enough 4:55 
11. Still Of The Night 6:40 
12. In For A Kill 5:07

CD 2
1. Boy And The Ghost 4:29 
2. Lost Northern Star 4:38 
3. Ciaran's Well 3:40 
4. Tired Of Being Alone 5:56 
5. Where Were You Last Night – Heaven Is A Place On Earth – Livin' On A Prayer 4:05 
6. Underneath 5:40 
7. Oasis – The Archive Of Lost Dreams 4:17 
8. Crimson Deep 7:35 
9. Toccata And Fugue D-Minor (BWV 565) – The Phantom Of The Opera 6:48 
10. Die Alive 4:10 
11. Until My Last Breath 4:40 
12. Over The Hills And Far Away 6:07

Total playing time: 123:46 min.

The fourth full-length studio album by legendary Finnish Operatic/Symphonic Rock/Metal singer and she’s band.
"Colours In The Dark" is riskier than Tarja’s previous three solo albums. The album is a huge panorama of Operatic Metal, where some artistic experimentation is attempted, but repeatedly crushed under the album’s bombast. The dramatic scope of the strings and choirs, guitars and woodwinds, arrangement and high-gloss presentation is truly wondrous.
Tarja Turunen’s voice is a force of nature, dominant and dominating. The former lead singer for Nightwish fills her lungs and turns "Colours In The Dark" into the fury of the four winds. From the bombastic opener “Victim of Ritual” to the exquisite closer “Medusa”, in which she shares her hurricane-proof microphone with Blue October’s Justin Furstenfeld, "Colours In The Dark" is a colossal battle royal of operatic soprano, keyboard orchestra and Alex Schlopp’s ENGL amplifier madness. 
On "Colours In The Dark", the guitars are to die for, so to speak. The rhythm section is perfection and above all, Christian Kretschmar’s keyboards are magical. There are many instances where the orchestral emulation invokes the old question, is it The Hamburg Philharmonic or is it a bank of Access synthesizers?
The name of the album, as the cover image, came as a metaphor from the idea that life has a large range of colours and the dark absorbs all of them, containing every colour. Titles of the album's songs were revealed from times to times through Tarja's blog, like she did with "My Winter Storm" (2007). The album's name came out of the song "Until Silence". This is the third time the album's name came out of one of the songs. The artwork and some promotional pictures for this album were taken mainly in India during the What Lies Beneath World Tour in 2011. 
This is definitely one of the brightest albums in Rock in 2013 and proves to be a milestone for Heavy Symphonic Rock.
The Special Edition includes a download code for the studio version of "Into the Sun", special designed slip case, hard-book cover and 40-page booklet.
earMusic/Edel Germany/Nems Enterprises, 2013 (0208795ERE) Made in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Victim of Ritual 5:54
2. 500 Letters 4:22
3. Lucid Dreamer 7:28
4. Never Enough 5:20
5. Mystique Voyage 7:14
6. Darkness 5:38
7. Deliverance 7:27
8. Neverlight 4:33
9. Until Silence 5:03
10. Medusa 8:12
Total playing time:  61:11 min.

The fourth full-length studio album by legendary Finnish Operatic/Symphonic Rock/Metal singer and she’s band.
"Colours In The Dark" is riskier than Tarja’s previous three solo albums. The album is a huge panorama of Operatic Metal, where some artistic experimentation is attempted, but repeatedly crushed under the album’s bombast. The dramatic scope of the strings and choirs, guitars and woodwinds, arrangement and high-gloss presentation is truly wondrous.
Tarja Turunen’s voice is a force of nature, dominant and dominating. The former lead singer for Nightwish fills her lungs and turns "Colours In The Dark" into the fury of the four winds. From the bombastic opener “Victim of Ritual” to the exquisite closer “Medusa”, in which she shares her hurricane-proof microphone with Blue October’s Justin Furstenfeld, "Colours In The Dark" is a colossal battle royal of operatic soprano, keyboard orchestra and Alex Schlopp’s ENGL amplifier madness. 
On "Colours In The Dark", the guitars are to die for, so to speak. The rhythm section is perfection and above all, Christian Kretschmar’s keyboards are magical. There are many instances where the orchestral emulation invokes the old question, is it The Hamburg Philharmonic or is it a bank of Access synthesizers?
The name of the album, as the cover image, came as a metaphor from the idea that life has a large range of colours and the dark absorbs all of them, containing every colour. Titles of the album's songs were revealed from times to times through Tarja's blog, like she did with "My Winter Storm" (2007). The album's name came out of the song "Until Silence". This is the third time the album's name came out of one of the songs. The artwork and some promotional pictures for this album were taken mainly in India during the What Lies Beneath World Tour in 2011. 
This is definitely one of the brightest albums in Rock in 2013 and proves to be a milestone for Heavy Symphonic Rock.
CD includes special designed slip case and 24-page booklet.
earMusic/Edel Germany/Nems Enterprises, 2013 (0208723ERE) Made in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Victim of Ritual 5:54
2. 500 Letters 4:22
3. Lucid Dreamer 7:28
4. Never Enough 5:20
5. Mystique Voyage 7:14
6. Darkness 5:38
7. Deliverance 7:27
8. Neverlight 4:33
9. Until Silence 5:03
10. Medusa 8:12
Total playing time: 61:11 min.

The sixth full-length studio album by legendary Finnish Gothic Orchestral/Symphonic soprano singer.
It’s also the second classical and Christmas album of Tarja.
While Tarja Turunen is well known for wedding the Operatic to Symphonic Metal, she forgoes the latter entirely on "From Spirits And Ghosts (Score For A Dark Christmas)". Right in time for the holiday season, Tarja delivers the soundtrack to a darker Christmas – an exploration of the other side of Christmas - the Christmas of the lonely people and the missing ones.
Recorded during the summer of 2017 in the Caribbean, mixed in Texas, and mastered in New York, the set includes 11 classic carols and other songs associated with the season as well as a new track recorded in the same manner. Turunen produced the collection with the American, Emmy Award-winning film score composer Jim Dooley (who also handled arrangements), and British producer Tim Palmer (Pearl Jam, David Bowie, U2, the Cure, etc).
Though Turunen's voice is characteristically crystalline, the Gothic orchestral treatments of the traditional holiday material, beginning with downright spooky album-opener "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel", are sometimes akin to the gloomy and monumental atmospheres created by Dead Can Dance. This feel saturates other tunes here such as the heartbreakingly lovely "Pie Jesu", the wildly dramatic "O Tannenbaum", and amazingly enough, the album's greatest surprise "Feliz Navidad". The melancholy in the relatively sparse charts on "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" creates an even greater sense of intimacy, while closer "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" is drenched in echo and electronics aside a celeste and chamber instruments, creating an eerie feel to send the album off. "Together," the lone new track, is a bittersweet seasonal song with Turunen fronting a full chorus, as triangles, swelling strings, and tympanies fill up the space behind and around her – it's as lovely as it is sad. The outlier is the hymn "Amazing Grace", stitched together with pulsing synths, low-end brass, and reverb before the entire orchestra floods the foreground.
Somehow, Turunen's aesthetic principles shoehorns the tune to fit seamlessly into the mix. Given the absence of Metal on "Spirits And Ghosts", it was interesting to see how it sits with her legions of fans. At all, the album has been warmly acclaimed by critics and fans alike, who have noted the dark twist Turunen achieved on the album and the combination of different languages.
With the album release, comes also Tarja Turunen's first graphic novel, "From Spirits And Ghosts (Novel For A Dark Christmas)". The 40-page novel is about the world of dark Christmas, scripted by Peter Rogers with accompanying art by Conor Boyle. The "novel for a dark Christmas" revolves around Tarja's two characters, the dark and light one, bringing together lonely souls during the festive season.
Edel Germany GmbH/Ear Music, 2017 (0212132EMU). Made in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:
1. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Traditional song) 4:56
2. Together 3:21
3. We Three Kings (John Henry Hopkins Jr. cover) 3:54
4. Deck The Halls (Traditional song) 2:44
5. Pie Jesu (Traditional song) 3:28
6. Amazing Grace (Traditional song - John Newton cover) 4:42
7. O Tannenbaum (Traditional song - Melchior Franck cover) 3:37
8. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane cover) 3:40
9. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Traditional song) 4:13
10. Feliz Navidad (José Feliciano cover) 5:48
11. What Child Is This (William Chatterton Dix cover) 4:55
12. We Wish You A Merry Christmas (Traditional song) 4:07
Total playing time: 49:25 min.

The second live album by legendary Finnish Operatic/Symphonic Rock/Metal singer, and she’s band.
As we all know, Nightwish and Tarja decided to break up. The Finish singer with the enormous voice decided to continue releasing solo albums - four up till now. Next to those long plays, she also had two live releases for now.
Knowing that her husband, Marcelo Cabuli, is from Argentina, it isn't a too big step to understand that this country became almost a second home for Tarja. And what is also more obvious than recording a show in Buenos Aires. The concert from this live release took place in 2011. It was March 27 when Tarja performed a show in the Luna Park in Buenos Aires
"Luna Park Ride" is a documentation of Tarja's live skills, and is definitely a collector's piece. Tarja performs her songs sovereignly live on stage. Whether they are solo songs like the powerful "I Walk Alone" and "I Feel Immortal" or even some Nightwish songs like "Stargazers" or "Wishmaster" - she always gets the crowd going with her flesh-crawling voice and this record might be also of interest for old Nightwish fans who still mourn her leaving of the popular Finnish Symphonic Metal band as she remained in a similar field musically, being more Rock and less Epic than the band that made her famous, though. 
If you've ever been to a Tarja live show and loved it, this is a great way to keep the memories alive. "Luna Park Ride" consists of two CDs, featuring a recording of her live show in Buenos Aires' Luna Park and recordings of various festivals she performed at in Europe. It was mixed by Tim Palmer, who has found the perfect balance between keeping the recordings organic and polished. These two CDs makes something special and exciting for fans of Tarja and female fronted bombastic Metal.
earMUSIC, 2015 (0209448EMU). Made in Germany. First press. Please note! New sealed item has ragged corner, happened during transit.


Tracklist:

CD 1
1. Dark Star 4:36
2. My Little Phoenix 4:13
3. The Crying Moon 4:50
4. I Walk Alone 4:04
5. Falling Awake 5:06
6. Signos 6:09
7. Little Lies 4:20
8. Underneath 5:27
9. Stargazer 4:24
10. Ciaran's Well 3:30
11. In For A Kill 4:23
12. Where Were You Last Night-Heaven Is A Place On Earth-Livin On A Prayer 4:00
13. Die Alive 3:55
14. Until My Last Breath 4:30
15. Wishmaster 4:57

CD 2
1. In For A Kill 4:37
2. I Walk Alone 4:02
3. The Archive Of Lost Dreams 3:41
4. Crimson Deep 7:29
5. I Feel Immortal 4:27
6. The Siren 4:46
7. Until My Last Breath 4:34
8. 500 Letters 4:25
9. Damned And Devine 3:48
10. Neverlight 4:34
11. Anteroom Of Death 4:17
12. Never Enough 8:42
13. Die Alive 3:53
14. Victim Of Ritual 6:30

Total playing time: 138:09 min.

The second full-length studio album by legendary Finnish Symphonic Metal/Rock band.
Tarja Turunen is the exceptionally gifted singer who rose to prominence as the voice and the face of Finnish outfit Nightwish. With her unique tones and striking stage presence having played a key role in making Nightwish a major, multi-platinum success. The gifted Finnish vocalist and multi-instrumentalist unveiled her wildly-anticipated solo debut CD/DVD set, interfusing the worlds of Metal, Hard Rock, Opera, and Atmospheric soundtrack.
This is the first album to consist mainly of new and original songs specifically written by or for Turunen. The album was released by Universal Music on 19 November 2007 in Finland, on 2 January 2008 in South America and on February 26 in North America and in the United Kingdom was also released a special version limited in 300 copies.
The album was recorded with the collaboration of various artists, including cellist Martin Tillman, guitarist Kiko Loureiro and composer James Dooley, with Turunen also playing additional keyboards. The album contains several music styles including Alternative Rock and Classical music, and it was recorded in different studios in Finland, Brazil, Ireland, USA, Spain, Switzerland, Germany and the Czech Republic.
"My Winter Storm" has sold Platinum in Finland and Double Platinum in Russia, and also reached Tarja's first Gold Disc in her entire career in the Czech Republic; the album spent two and a half months on the Official Finnish Albums Chart, reaching the highest position right during the first week, also spending four months on German Top 100, two months on Swiss Top 100 and also a full month on the Austrian Top 40, ending 2007 at 11th position on Billboard's Top 100 European albums with more than 500 000 copies sold.
To promote the album, Tarja played the Storm World Tour that took place from Berlin on November 25, 2007, to London on October 19, 2009.
Limited to 2000 copies worldwide, Deluxe Edition includes 3 Extra Sons & Bonus DVD.
Universal Music Domestic Division, 2007 (006025175 095-0). Made in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:

CD:
1. Ite, Missa Est     0:27 
2. I Walk Alone     3:53 
3. Lost Northern Star     4:22 
4. Seeking For The Reign     0:58 
5. The Reign     4:07 
6. The Escape Of The Doll     0:32 
7. My Little Phoenix     4:02 
8. Die Alive     4:04 
9. Boy And The Ghost     4:36 
10. Sing For Me     4:16 
11. Oasis     5:10 
12. Poison     4:01 
13. Our Great Divide     5:05 
14. Sunset     0:36 
15. Damned And Divine     4:29 
16. Ciaran's Well     3:37 
17. Minor Heaven     4:00 
18. Calling Grace     3:06 
Bonus Tracks:
19. Damned Vampire & Gothic Divine     5:01
20. I Walk Alone (Artist Version)     4:23
21. I Walk Alone (In Extremo Mix)     4:31
Total playing time: 75:16 min.

Bonus DVD:
1. Photo Gallery 
2. I Walk Alone (Single Version) 
3. I Walk Alone (Artist Version) 
4. I Walk Alone (Making Of The Video) 
5. My Winter Storm (Making Of The Album)

The first studio mini-album by legendary Finnish Operatic/Symphonic Rock/Metal soprano singer and she’s band.
“The Brightest Void” is the second part of the sixth full-length album, “The Shadow Self”, although, chronologically, it was released before “The Shadow Self”. It has to be considered as prequel because, musically speaking, it carries on from where the second full-length left off, keeping the same vibe of diverse sounds and featuring more guest vocalists, such as Michael Monroe (ex-Hanoi Rocks) and Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers) playing drums.
“An Empty Dream” is the highlight of the album, with an ethereal arrangement contrasted by Tarja’s warm, emotional vocals. The album also includes a new mix of Tarja’s duet with Within Temptation, “Paradise (What About Us)”, but the absolute surprise of this release is definitely the cover of James Bond’s “Goldfinger”, originally sung by legendary singer Shirley Bassey. The arrangement is absolutely fantastic, and Tarja’s voice shifts from lower notes to the heavier moments of the song with great confidence.
Overall, Tarja demonstrated that she is not bound by genre labels and that she can elegantly put her own spin on anything she sings. This release is a challenging work that never gets boring or repetitive; a treat for fans and a statement for anyone who ever doubted Tarja’s skills.
Beside Within Temptation, album guests list features: Michael Monroe (ex- Hanoi Rocks), Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Toni Turunen, Mike Terrana, Alex Scholpp (Sinner), Max Lilja (ex- Apocalyptica, Hevein), Julián Barrett (Asspera, Barilari & Lörihen), Kevin Chown (Edwin Dare & Mike Terrana), Doug Wimbish (Living Colour), Torsten Stenzel (York, ex- Tarja), Peter Barrett, Christian Kretschmar, Bart Hendrickson, Guillermo De Medio, Luis Conte, Mervi Myllyoja, Fernando Scarcella, Tim Palmer, Nicolas Polo, Jim Dooley, Miguel Ricardo Borzi.
Track "An Empty Dream" is originally Main Theme from "Corazón Muerto" ("Dead Heart");
Track "House Of Wax" is originally by Paul McCartney;
Track "Goldfinger" is originally Main Theme from "James Bond".
CD includes 20-page booklet.
NEMS Enterprises SRL/Ear Music, a project of Edel Germany GmbH, 2016 (0211072EMU). Made in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:
1. No Bitter End (Video Clip Version) [with Toni Turunen & Chad Smith] 3:49
2. Your Heaven And Your Hell [with Michael Monroe] 5:34
3. Eagle Eye [with Toni Turunen & Chad Smith] 5:01
4. An Empty Dream (Main theme from "Corazón Muerto") 5:01
5. Witch-Hunt 5:15
6. Shameless 3:41
7. House of Wax (Paul McCartney Cover) 5:50
8. Goldfinger (Main theme from "James Bond" - Shirley Bassey cover) 4:14
9. Paradise (What About Us?) [Within Temptation feat. Tarja - New Mix] 5:18
Total playing time: 43:43 min.

The third full-length studio album by legendary Finnish Operatic/Symphonic Rock/Metal singer and she’s band.
This is the first album in Tarja's career in which she is credited for composition on every track. The album was well received among the critics and the fans; the critics generally praised Tarja's voice and originality in the album. Album charted in 18 countries, reaching the Top 20 in 7 and the Top 10 in 3.
To promote the album, Tarja started the "What Lies Beneath World Tour" on 12 June 2010, which ended on April 8, 2012, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Album sold around 1,300 copies in the United States in its first week of release and was landed at position 24 on the Billboard's Top Heatseekers, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists. In Finland album ranked at 6th position after two months on the official Finnish charts, also spending two months on the German Top 100, one and a half month on the Austrian Top 40, and a full month on the charts in Switzerland, Belgium and Greece, ending 2010 at 13th position on Billboard's Top 100 of best-selling albums in Europe.
Universal Music/Vertigo/NEMS Enterprises, 2010 (0602527425894). Made in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Anteroom Of Death 4:44
2. Until My Last Breath 4:25
3. I Feel Immortal 4:35
4. In For A Kill 4:41
5. Underneath 5:28
6. Little Lies 4:40
7. Rivers Of Lust 4:26
8. Dark Star 4:32
9. Falling Awake 5:16
10. The Archive Of Lost Dreams 4:52
11. Crimson Deep 7:36
Total playing time: 55:15 min.

The eighth full-length album by the cult Finnish Heavy/Power Metal band.
The follow-up to "Crows Fly Black" from Nightwish bass player (and singer) Marco Hietala and his brother Zachary!
Finland, like Sweden and Norway, is known for having an abundance of Death Metal and Black Metal, as well as plenty of Folk Metal, Gothic Metal, Doom Metal, and Alternative Metal. A variety of Punk-influenced Metal styles that either didn't exist before the '90s or didn't fully blossom until the '90s can be found in Finland, but Sweden's neighbor to the east has its classicists as well - many of them Power Metal revival bands. However, it would be inaccurate to describe Tarot as part of Europe's Power Metal revival movement because they were around before so many of the headbanging retro-classicists who emerged in the '90s and 2000s. Tarot have been banging their heads since 1982 (back when they were called Purgatory), and a strong '80s mindset prevails throughout "Gravity Of Light" even though this 49-minute CD is a 2010 release. "Gravity of Light" is stubbornly oblivious to post-‘80s developments in Metal, opting for a melodic but Hard-Rocking Power Metal approach that recalls the glory days of Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, and Ronnie James Dio. Tarot have been accused of being Judas Priest clones; lead singer Marco Hietala does, in fact, sound a lot like Rob Halford. But listen to "Caught in the Deadlights", "Sleep in the Dark", or "Satan Is Dead" closely, and you won't hear an exact replica of Judas Priest's songs. Elements of Maiden and Dio are present as well. So even though Tarot are derivative, it's a mistake to think they are making a conscious effort to sound exactly like Judas Priest or anyone else.
Overall, this is a decent effort - not a masterpiece, but an appealing example of Tarot's ability to combine melody and aggression. And even though "Gravity Of Light" isn't trying to reinvent the wheel, Power Metal diehards should at least be aware of this long-running but underexposed Nordic band!!
Nuclear Blast GmbH, 2010 (NB 2506-2). Made in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Satan Is Dead 4:12
2. Hell Knows 6:05
3. Rise! 4:30
4. Pilot Of All Dreams 3:42
5. Magic And Technology 5:48
6. Calling Down The Rain 4:11
7. Caught In The Deadlights 4:41
8. I Walk Forever 4:49
9. Sleep In The Dark 4:41
10. Gone 7:03
Bonus Track:
11. End Of Everything 3:49
Total playing time: 53:31


Samples: http://www.last.fm

The fourth full-length album by Russian Death/Black Metal band.
TarthariA are a Russian band who has been around for a dozen years with 10 releases, including four albums.
The new studio album of TarthariA mingles powerful sound, drive and high quality of sounding together - all that listener needs. This is the album, where Death, Black, Thrash Metal finally met and started hating each other...  Tracks are notable for variety, you will not find of the same kind. Eight combative charges, which will blow your mind and mutilate your ears...
Very good and very solid album from this band, probably the best album of TarthariA for today. Recommended for all fans of Death/Black Metal at it best way!!
NitroAtmosfericum Records, 2013 (NRL 041). Made in Russia. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Metal Salvation     02:02 
2. Bridges Burning Memories     05:11 
3. Bleeding for the Devil     04:30 
4. Satisfactory Suffocation     04:07 
5. Never Too Late     04:06 
6. Prime Evil     02:42 
7. Half a Sense     02:10 
8. Mission Failed     10:08
Total playing time: 34:56


Samples:  http://tarthariaofficial.bandcamp.com 

Debut EP by Russian Cyber Post Death/Black Metal band.
Excellent stuff in renewed version (first one was recorded in 2005 but newer released) from this original command partially based in Finland.
Highly recommended for all whom looking for something fresh and original!
Excellent mirror-CD with beautiful pit-art, packed in nice digipack! Renewed EP includes new artwork and contains bonus track and video!!
Phantom Pain, 2005/2009. Made in Russia. First press.


Tracklist:
1.Crowned By Name 
2.Unfear 
3.Satan's Little Shelter 
4.Horror With Out Name (live) 
5.Unfear (Rmx)

Horror With Out Name (video) 


Samples:  http://tarthariaofficial.bandcamp.com

The first compilation album by the Russian Post Death/Black Metal band.
This release is not a compilation of the greatest hits for band’s past X years; this is the songs never released before as well as alternative versions of old songs.
This Super Jewel Box CD includes a 16 pages booklet with pictures and comments covering each track.
A real gem for every Death/Black Metal fan!
Pahantom Pain, 2013. Made in Russia. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Erotic Mutations     04:36 
2. Abstract Nation     03:01 
3. Stand in the Wind     02:50 
4. WarLife     03:00 
5. As Ever     02:29 
6. Behind the Dawn     03:15 
7. Abnormal Sense     06:09 
8. Rape You Alive     03:58 
9. Unfear     03:57 
10. Crowned by Name     03:28 
11. Horror Without Name     02:27 
12. Over the Top     03:46 
13. Breaking the Gates of Hell     02:56
Total playing time: 45:52


Samples:  http://tarthariaofficial.bandcamp.com