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The third full-length album by the Russian Doom/Death Metal band.
With “Perjury” Inner Missing move from traditional Death Doom Metal influences and demonstrate the development of basic ideas of “Escapism” album. One of the features of this opus is an incidental use of extreme vocals what gives an opportunity to embody Sigmund’s talents as “clean” singer: brilliant arrangements and original voice. "Perjury" is full of contrasts: sincerity combines with Progressive elements and powerful vocals with depressive melodies.
The album is recommended for thoughtful multiple listening.
Darknagar Records, 2013 (DNR 021). Made in Russia. First press.


Tracklist:
1. The Sea of Grey 05:52
2. At High Altitudes 05:06
3. Blindfolded 05:51
4. The Stranglehold Romance 04:48
5. Death On Our Soles 05:06
6. Frigid Stars 06:30
7. Perjury 05:11
8. Lifers 06:06
Total playing time: 44:30


Samples: http://www.last.fm

The debut full-length studio album by Italian Heavy Metal band.
Innerload is a Heavy Metal band that mixes different styles and influences, creating an engaging sound made of power, energy and capturing melodies. Songs appear as a straight sound message, with original (but not baroque) structure.
Band play an excellent classic Heavy Metal sound, so pure that it comes directly from the glorious New Wave Of British Heavy Metal.
“React” is an album of pure Heavy Metal of the 80s, with a modern feel: classic, with no compromise!!
Enhanced CD contains "Fake World" video clip.
SG Records, 2011 (SGCD046). Made in Italy. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Through The Inner 0:35
2. Fake World 4:18
3. Dancing Queen 6:13
4. Ecocriminal 4:51
5. Million Times 6:22
6. Painful Freedom 6:36
7. The Wizard 6:26
Total playing time: 35:23 min.


Samples: https://innerload.com

The debut full-length album of the Norwegian Thrash Metal band is a truly comeback in time that brings to late eighties and early nineties, when the Thrash Metal movement was in the top. The band recovers the style's essence, the aggressiveness and melody from bands like Metallica, Forbidden, Megadeth or Exodus, the band don't stops here and along the track's passing new elements are discovered like some Death Metal influences a la Arch Enemy or Carcass and classic heavy metal feeling. Precise rhythm section, clean vocals and some harsh ones, and an amazing musicianship level, all this makes "The Red Chamber" a unique piece. Once this album start to play in your stereo will make yourself fall into nervous headbanging and the songs will be carved into your brain forever!
Mondongo Canibale Records, 2008 (MCR-011)


Tracklist:
1.Casualty and the Twisted 05:02
2.Eliminate 04:58
3.Hollow Sleeper 08:08
4.Headless 03:53
5.Scarfaced 05:14
6.The Underworld 06:16
7.Human Failure 04:55
8.Renevatio 01:20
9.Ghost of Existence 05:10
Total playing time: 44:56

The third full-length studio album by cult Brazilian Hard Rock/Heavy Metal band.
Known as Heavy/Speed Metal band before, on their third opus these Brazilian masters provides us into the world of classic Hard Rock in the best traditions of Deep Purple and Whitesnake! A gem!!
Metal Soldiers Records, 2014 (MSR 030). Made in Portugal. Pressed in Spain. First press.


Trackllist:
1. Hidden Horizon 4:57
2. Find Me Shelter 6:06
3. Church Of The Living Dead 4:46
4. Freedom Calling 4:52
5. Outside My Window 4:06
6. Sole Believer 5:09
7. Stranger On The Run 5:21
8. The Last Chance 4:27
9. Winds Will Blow 3:53
10. Nameless Hero 5:04
Total playing time: 48:44 min.

Second full-length album by Brazilian Heavy/Speed Metal band.
Veterans of Brazilian Metal squad (since 1983!) are back with an incendiary album! New songs and their demo 1985-1987 revisited. Their musical style is filled with raw emotion and a stunning richness of texture, attributed to their outstanding arrangements and accomplished musicianship. Embellishment and restraint are used judiciously throughout. Inquisicao creates an original, fresh and vibrant body of work from an eclectic foundation, clearly based upon NWOBHM, Progressive and Heavy Metal.
11 brand new tracks and 6 bonus tracks from 1985-1987, recorded live in the studio. Excellent Metal stuff by one of the oldest Heavy/Speed bands of Brazil that released their first demo in the mid-80s! Well worth checking out!!
Metal Soldiers Records, 2010 (MSR 008). Made in Spain. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Darkest Dreams     04:21
2. Midnight Wanderer     04:32 
3. Bullets Flying     05:31 
4. Break Down the Walls     05:31
5. Reborn     05:07 
6. Burn You Down     03:59 
7. Death of the Sun     04:43
8. Judgement Day     04:18
9. One Man Revolution     04:29 
10. Grey Skies     04:55
11. Brand New Day     04:15
Bonus Tracks:
12. Caes Malditos     04:10
13. Cruz De Ferro     04:38
14. Tempo Fechado     05:12
15. Insano     05:03 
16. Napalm     03:30 
17. O Exorcista      02:55
Total playing time: 77:09 min.

Third full-length album by Belgian Doom/Death Metal band.
This album has found a pretty unique formula of mixing the aggressive patterns of Death Metal with the funeral grimness of Doom Metal and some occasional Black Metal touches. Produced by Andy Classen, "Occultus insanus damnatus" is a dark and oppressive entity that grows stronger with every listen!
If you can picture a slower -yet equally epic and majestic- version of Septicflesh, then buy this blindly!!!
Shiver Records, 2009 (SHR 515). Made in Belgium. Pressed in Czech.


Tracklist:
1. Summoning the Ancients     00:13 
2. Death Cult Manifest     05:28 
3. Cultus Insanus Damnatus     04:55 
4. Deus Serpentis     05:11 
5. Rise of the Beast     00:51 
6. Legion     03:19 
7. Insane Cult of Doom     05:44 
8. Worship     05:00 
9. The Storm Unleashed     00:32 
10. Dark from the Soul     04:31 
11. We the Gods     00:32
Total playing time: 36:16

15th year’s anniversary compilation of Brutal Death Metal band from Sweden.
This is collection of: old tracks from their first demo “Meant To Suffer” 1998, their second live appearance from 1998 “Live Like A Worm”, MCD ’99 “The Dead Live On”, most brutal demo ever made “Promo 2000”, “Revelation Of The SadoGod” Demo 2001 plus a newly recorded track of an old song.
INSISION: “The new material sounds like a mix of the complex stuff we did on our first record “Beneath the Folds of Flesh” back in 2001 along with rhythm parts that can be explained with a more darker approach. We don't want our listeners to wait too long for a new record; therefore we'll release this collection for the fans that are into Brutal Death Metal”.
Sevared Records, 2012 (SR-200)


Tracklist:

Disc 1
1.Intro 01:08
2.Paedophilia Cum Sadissimus 03:18
3.Meant to Suffer 03:44
4.Drain Your Soul 03:29
5.I Am the Worm 04:36
6.Paedophilia Cum Sadissimus (live) 03:27
7.Corridors of Blood (live) 03:22
8.Drain Your Soul (live) 03:50
9.I Am the Worm (live) 04:23
10.She Speaks No More (live) 03:48
11.Hammer Smashed Face (Cannibal Corpse cover) (live) 04:15
12.Corridors of Blood 03:22
13.Paedophilia Cum Sadissimus 03:04
14.The Dead Live On 03:07
15.She Speaks No More 03:45
16.Exaggerated Torment 04:12
Total playing time: 56:50

Disc 2
1.Ex Oblivione 03:18
2.Impamiiz Graa 02:59
3.Rewind into Chaos 03:02
4.Entangled in Thorns 03:13
5.Intro 00:47
6.Before My Altar 03:26
7.Sado God 02:38
8.Trapped Within 03:52
9.Zombie Ritual (Death cover) 04:11
10.Outro: The Revelation 01:06
11.Intro 00:16
12.Exaggerated Torment 2012 04:16

Total playing time: 33:04

Debut full-length album of russian Melodic Death Metal band.
The powerful energy that combines dynamic riffs, bright catchy melodies, high-speed solos, passages in the classical style and extreme expressive vocals that best conveys the meaning of the songs.
The lyrics tell the story of inner feelings, loneliness, fear, alienation and madness. From the first track the listener begins to travel through deep sides of the human soul, so different and similar at the same time.
The limited collector's edition with the pit-art!
Recommended for fans of: Kalmah, Wintersun, and all fans of Melodic Death Metal!!
Total Metal Records, 2013 (TMR015-58). Made in Ukraine. First press.
 

Tracklist:
1. Escape from the Cellar 00:44
2. Written with Blood 04:48
3. Invisible 03:59 
4. Silent Hate 04:18 
5. It in the Well 04:20
6. The Rage in Your Blood 03:59 
7. Phobia 04:15
8. Lake of Shadows 04:01
9. The Withering 04:43
Total playing time: 35:14 min.

 

The third full-length album by the British Speed/Heavy/Power Metal band.
English band Intense has been plugging away at their craft for 20 years. While 20 years only puts them back to the early Nineties, one listen to this disc find that their roots go deeper into the earlier. "The Shape Of Rage" is blistering platter of old school Metal mixing Heavy, Speed and Power Metal in a melodic wrapper, pushed by a driving rhythm section and twin guitar attack.
From the gate, Intense offering a songs that clip along at fast and heavy pace. "Anubis", "The Elemental" and "One Man's Word" gallop along, leaving little time for catching your breath. Lightning guitar solos pepper each song. Once you get to "For the Fallen", Intense, in terms of speed, lightens up quite a bit. It's a heavy, steady piece nuanced by vocals over light guitar and drums, and a smattering of acoustic guitar. But, don't dismay it cranks up with some big riffage and more guitar solos for an epic feel.
"Save Me from Myself", "Lie" and the title cut return to racing speed, typical of the album. But they also express how easily Intense can deliver bombastic riffage in a truly melodic arrangement. While the speed side of the band is quite evident and exciting, they're even better when they tone things down or simply merge them with more steady Metal as on Maidenesque sounding song, "Haunted" (note, the bass segment just before four minutes also). "Skull of Sidon II" delivers a similar arrangement, sublime and steady at first, but then breaks out with speed midway. The result is a song with an epic feel.
For pure and classic Heavy Metal, with equal parts Speed, Power and melodic Metal, Intense's "The Shape Of Rage" delivers the goods. Fans of 'True' Metal should buy this straight away!! Up the Irons!!!
Pure Legend Records, 2011 (PLRCD003). Made in Germany. First press. Used: very good.


Tracklist:
1. Anubis     4:47
2. The Elemental     4:01
3. One Man's Word     5:26
4. For The Fallen     5:46
5. Save Me From Myself     5:27
6. Lie     5:10
7. Haunted     5:46
8. Skull Of Sidon II     8:39
9. The Shape Of Rage     6:30
Total playing time: 51:32

Debut full-length album by the American Thrash Metal band.
This young band play uncompromising in your face Thrash Metal.
10 songs bursting with tons of energy speedy and rhythmical at the same time perfect for someone who want to bang the shit out of his head!
Influences come from classic Bay Area bands of the 80's like Exodus and early Metallica to the giants of Euro Thrash like Kreator just to mention a few names but all these are fused into Invection's music along with their own personal style resulting in powerful, passionate and aggressive songs.
Andrew Kubiak's vocals are almost identical to Tom Arraya's style back in the days of “Divine Intervention” and “Undisputed Attitude”.
Invection's music is fast and heavy but at the same time has that vibe and feel albums like “Hell Awaits”, “Reign In Blood” and at times they bring to mind the golden days of Nuclear Assault's “Handle With Care” and “Game Over”. John Haag's drumming is absolutely stunning he has the speed, the groove and his playing can elevate even the weaker moments of the album into a headbanging Thrash fest.
Andrew Kubiak and Drew Gage's guitar playing is filled with great riffs but there aren't afraid in casting aside their influences and get a bit more technical with their leads. Listener doesn't have to face a constant hammering of fast riffs and tons of double bass for the sake of speed only. Invection know when to slow down and mix various mid tempo parts in their songs adding more variety without losing character.
Production is very fitting keeping the balances between modern Thrash of today and old school 80's sound. Drums sound natural moving away from the cursed digital triggered trend that dominated metal productions from mid 90's to 00's.
If you consider a fan of 80's Slayer style and love to wreck your neck with bands like Exodus, Nuclear Assault, Kreator, early Metallica and miss the Thrash days of Megadeth, give Invection a chance and you won't be disappointed!!
StormSpell Records, 2011 (SSR-DL64). Made in USA. Pressed in Japan.


Tracklist:
1. Impulsive Violence 3:58
2. Invection 2:40
3. Derealization 3:49
4. Formication 4:08
5. Drug Justice 3:27
6. Solace In Mediocrity 3:59
7. Two Faced Lie 4:43
8. As The Locust Starve 4:31 
9. Broken Silence 5:14 
10. Noetic Affliction 4:26
Total playing time: 40:55 min.



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The debut full-length studio album by Italian Thrash Metal band.
This Italian band are one of the best new bands in country's insanely productive and prolific Thrash Metal revival movement. There's a healthy thread of traditional Heavy Metal running through their otherwise orthodox Thrash sound, and it sets them apart and even gives a more evil vibe to their music. Fans of Nuclear Assault, Tankard, Slayer and Exhorder will love this!!
Punishment 18 Records, 2012 (P18R 045)


Tracklist:
1. Prelude To The Bomb 01:48
2. Tsar Bomb 04:36
3. Pray 05:13
4. Terrorizer 03:17
5. Beer 03:04
6. Chemical Death 04:04
7. War 03:10
8. Religious Explosion 04:05
9. Lager 04:57
Total playing time: 34:16 min.

The second re-release of the debut full-length studio album by cult Danish Technical Thrash Metal band.
Not all albums that failed commercially and were released in the 90s were masterpieces or lost gems. Neither, all bands were obscure legends that deserved more than to become cult heroes. But damn, some names should become much bigger. They deserved it as their works have passed the ultimate test, the test of Time. And some albums are damn true jewels. Invocator’s “Excursion Demise” that now at last is available for the first time in more than 30 years, is one of them. Of course Invocator’s debut wasn’t a commercial fail, as it had sold in its first year only around 10 000 copies still you can’t say it was a big hit or something. Originally printed in released in June 1991 via Black Mark Production and produced by Boss, Quorton’s father and the record label’s owner.
If you want to describe this album with one word, then “fast” is the one you are looking for. Yet this LP has more to offer than extreme velocity. Riffs upon riffs hit you like a blast with a plethora of drum patterns often off beat, that enrich their sound and keep the listeners attention and interest high, aggressive vocals that flirt with Death Metal growls blended with fast, furious and brilliant shredding solos that wisely avoid sounding repetitive. “Excursion Demise” is a mad as a hatter combination of high-speed Technical Thrash with a hint of Death Metal at its best. You can find similarities with Dark Angel, Sadus, early Kreator, even Atheist, late 80s early 90s Sepultura and early Pestilence. Some would dare to say that Invocator were something like more technical and closer to proto-Death version of Artillery. 
There isn’t really a bad song on here, all the songs are top-notch on this one. This album is one of those overlooked trashing gems. And when it comes to speed, nobody can touch these guys. They pull off the speed and competence so well. If you like nicely done complex Thrash, or if you like plenty of Thrash with your Death, this album is a must for you. If you don’t have this album, get it right now!
Remastered by Jacob Hansen, re-release includes bonus CD with an all demos, and 16-page booklet.
Hammerheart Records, 1991/2022 (HHR 2022-01). Made in Netherlands.


Tracklist:

CD 1 – “Excursion Demise”
1. Excursion Demise 5:37
2. ...To A Twisted Recess Of Mind 0:33
3. Forsaken Ones 5:56
4. The Persistence From Memorial Chasm 4:09
5. Absurd Temptation 6:56
6. Schismatic Injective Therapy 7:17
7. Occurence Concealed 3:47
8. Beyond Insufferable Dormancy 5:44
9. Inner Contrarieties 4:30
10. Alterations 4:28
Running time: 48:57 min.

CD 2 – The Demos
“Genetic Confusion” (Demo)
1. Dismal Serface 4:49    
2. Inserected Despair 3:39
3. Restraint Life 5:43
4. The Scars Remain 3:25
“Alterations” (Demo)
5. Alterations 4:59
6. Occurrence Concealed 4:14
7. The Persistence From Memorial Chasm 4:11
8. Pursuit Of A Rising Necessity 3:51
Re-recordings
9. Unsurrected Despair 3:28
“Promo 1991”
10. Beyond Insufferable Dormacy 5:26
11. Inner Contrarities 4:32
12. Absurd Temptation 7:12
Running time: 55:29min.

Total playing time: 104:26 min.




 

The first re-release of the second full-length studio album by cult Danish Technical Thrash/Groove Metal band.
Invocator are a good example of a band that was a little too late to really blow up some dust in their career. Four young boys from Esbjerg started the band in 1987 when Thrash Metal was really a great thing. Like most other ambitious bands in those days, Invocator recorded a bunch of demos and played as many shows as possible. Yet it took them four years to get a record deal with Black Mark Productions, which just started to become a real label and release more than just Bathory albums. But the musical landscape had changed a lot during those four years, and Thrash Metal was not much more than a side note. The Death Metal explosion had just started, and thus the technical Thrash Metal of Invocator seemed a little bit outdated. Yet, they released two albums on Black Mark and another one on Progress Records before they temporarily split up in 1995, just to reform five years later.
Invocator creates a Thrash masterpiece with this album, but beware, this is a different form of Thrash than you're used to, and may be too "Groovey" for some. Having said that, if you like Exhorder, Pantera, or Metallica, you'll probably find this album to be great. If you like Exhorder's "Slaughter In The Vatican", but can deal with a more streamlined and less-rude version, this will be up your alley. It's a total about face from their first album, but "Weave The Apocalypse" is something that is totally different and a true testament to Invocator's mastery of heavy riffing.
“Weave The Apocalypse” saw the light of day in 1993 and was maybe their best known, as it was graced by a classical piece of art from Dan Seagrave.
Remastered by Jacob Hansen, release includes bonus CD and 16-page booklet.
Hammerheart Records, 1983/2022 (HHR 2022-02). Made in Netherlands.


Tracklist:

CD I
“Weave The Apocalypse”
1. Through The Nether To The Sun 4:06
2. From My Skull It Rains 3:10
3. Desert Sands 3:02
4. Condition Critical 4:17
5. Breed Of Sin 2:43
1. Doomed To Be 3:52
2. Lost At Birth 2:33
3. Land Of Misery 3:41
4. The Afterbirth 3:36
5. Weave The Apocalypse 3:21
Running time: 34:21 min.

CD II 
“Live Odense 1994”
1. Excursion Demise 6:48
2. Land Of Misery 4:10
3. From My Skull It Rains 3:17
4. Condition Critical 5:11
5. Occurrence Concealed 5:09
6. The Afterbirth 4:21
7. Breed Of Sin 3:10
8. Lost At Birth 3:15
9. Desert Sands 3:48
10. Doomed To Be 5:53
11. Weave The Apocalypse 3:59
12. Mr. Albert Fish (Macabre cover) 3:27
“Promo 1992”
13. Doomed To Be 3:51
14. Land Of Misery 3:35
15. Lost At Birth 2:32
Covers
16. The Eternal War (Artillery cover) 5:35
17 The Promise Of Agony (Dark Angel cover) 9:26
Running time: 77:27 min.

Total playing time: 111:48 min.

The fifth full-length album by Danish Heavy/Power Metal band.
With this album Iron Fire forge into battle to once again fight for genuine True Metal and show how tradition-conscious Power Metal should be played. Pounding rhythms, heavy riffs, and thundering drums are again the foundation upon which Iron Fire lays down the law!
Napalm Records/Scarecrow Records, 2009 (SR0433-0). First press.


Tracklist:
1. The Beast from the Blackness 04:50
2. Kill for Metal 04:10
3. The Demon Master 03:39
4. Cover the Sun 05:09
5. To the Grave 04:54
6. March of the Immortals 04:03
7. The Kingdom 04:23
8. Frozen in Time 05:25
9. Hail to Odin 04:59
10. Doom Riders 05:40
11. Ghost of Vengeance 04:25
12. The Battlefield 03:59
Total playing time: 55:36

The eighth full-length live album by the legendary British Heavy Metal band.
Recorded at Westfalenhalle in Dortmund, Germany on 24 November 2003, during the Dance of Death World Tour (2003–2004), "Death On The Road" deviates little from Iron Maiden's countless other live shows. While blissfully heavy on the band's excellent - and suitably theatrical - new material, longtime fans do not need any more live versions of "Number of the Beast", "Hallowed Be Thy Name", "Run to the Hills", or "The Trooper". All that said, Iron Maiden do not disappoint, laying to waste any notions that they can't hold themselves to the performance standards of their younger days.
Even Bruce Dickinson, despite a voice that's now often more choked than feral, can barely keep himself from leaping into the crowd, and it's that kind of enthusiasm that makes each and every live release - and there are a lot of them - worthwhile to some degree!
Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd./EMI Records Ltd., 2005 (0946 336 4372 7). Made in Holland. First press. Copy protected CDs, made with “Copy Controlled” technology.


Tracklist:

CD 1:
1. Wildest Dreams 4:51
2. Wrathchild 2:59
3. Can I Play With Madness 3:31
4. The Trooper 4:11
5. Dance Of Death 9:34
6. Rainmaker 4:11
7. Brave New World 6:09
8. Paschendale 10:17
9. Lord Of The Flies 5:04

CD 2:
1. No More Lies 8:06
2. Hallowed Be Thy Name 7:40
3. Fear Of The Dark 7:38
4. Iron Maiden 5:09
5. Journeyman 7:02
6. The Number Of The Beast 4:57
7. Run To The Hills 4:23

Total playing time: 95:42 min.





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The tenth live album by the legendary British Heavy Metal band.
2 hours live show at Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile + Documentary bonus disc with Special Extras!
On April, 10th, 2011 Iron Maiden became the first Metal band ever to play in Chile’s prestigious Estadio Nacional in Santiago. This landmark show, filmed in front of 50,000 die-hard Chilean devotees, reveals a band firing on all cylinders, feeding off Latino passion and energy to deliver one of the most dramatic and powerful performances of “The Final Frontier Words Tour”.
“En Vivo!” embodies the heart and soul of Iron Maiden 2011: the music, the fans, the country!
Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd./EMI Records, 2012 (50999 301590 2 0). Made in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:

CD 1:
1. Satellite 15     04:36
2. The Final Frontier     04:10
3. El Dorado     05:52
4. 2 Minutes to Midnight     05:50
5. The Talisman     08:45
6. Coming Home     05:57
7. Dance of Death     09:03
8. The Trooper     03:59
9. The Wicker Man     05:06

CD 2:
1. Blood Brothers     07:04
2. When the Wild Wind Blows     10:37
3. The Evil That Men Do     04:17
4. Fear of the Dark     07:30 
5. Iron Maiden     05:08
6. The Number of the Beast     04:57
7. Hallowed Be Thy Name     07:28
8. Running Free     07:57

Total playing time: 108:16

Remastered re-release of the second full-length album by the legendary British Heavy Metal band.
The album was their first with guitarist Adrian Smith and their last with vocalist Paul Di'Anno, who was sacked after problems with his stage performance, arose due to his alcohol and cocaine use.
This sophomore Iron Maiden's effort is mostly composed of pre-existing material that had been left off the debut, with just a few new additions. It's certainly a better-sounding release than the debut, with new producer Martin Birch beefing up the band's studio presence and lending their instrumental attack a newfound clarity that throws their considerable skills into sharp relief. In fact, this helps mask the fact that the songwriting isn't quite as strong overall as it was on the debut. But the teaming of new guitarist Adrian Smith with Dave Murray forms the most formidable twin-guitar attack in Heavy Metal, outside of Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing. Plus, bassist Steve Harris' busy, driving lines are now consistently audible in the mix. The resulting instrumental fireworks are what truly make the album tick. That said, there's a much smaller percentage of catalog standards here than on the previous album.
"Wrathchild" is the standout, re-recorded here with Smith on guitar from an earlier version for the "Metal For Muthas" compilation. There's a fair bit of unity in the lyrical themes, with a parade of murderers, fugitives, and characters otherwise torn from their roots. "Murders in the Rue Morgue" is a first-person retelling of the Poe short story, and the title track is another highlight, with Paul Di'Anno turning in an especially menacing performance. The single "Purgatory" has a catchy singalong chorus and a tempo worthy of Motörhead, while "Twilight Zone" (not included on the U.K. issue, but added to subsequent releases) scraped the bottom of the British charts. The biggest departure here is the almost Supertramp-like Prog-Pop of "Prodigal Son," a melodic, uptempo offering with an arrangement based around acoustic guitars.
Despite some inconsistency in the material, "Killers" is clearly the work of a top-notch ensemble, and in order to take the next step forward, their musical ambitions were clearly going to require a vocalist as technically accomplished as the band. It's worth noting that some Maiden fans actually prefer the rawness of the Di'Anno years to the polish of the Bruce Dickinson era (though, it should also be noted, they're in the minority).
"Killers" is a monumental record, real Heavy Metal with powerful lyrics, real grit, a superb urban atmosphere, genuine heaviness and no pretentiousness! This is absolutely essential Metal classic!
Remastered enhanced edition contains multimedia part with full-length videos, exclusive band biographies, photo galleries, internet links and much more!
Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd./Parlophone Records Ltd., A Warner Music Group Company, 1981/1982/1998/2014 (7243 4 96917 0 4). EU.


Tracklist:
1.The Ides of March 01:46
2.Wrathchild 02:55
3.Murders in the Rue Morgue 04:19
4.Another Life 03:23
5.Genghis Khan 03:09
6.Innocent Exile 03:54
7.Killers 05:02
8.Prodigal Son 06:13
9.Purgatory 03:21
10.Twilight Zone
11.Drifter 04:48

Video bonus taken from "Life At The Rainbow":
1.Wrathchild
2.Killers

First remastered re-release of the second full-length album by the legendary British Heavy Metal band.
The album was their first with guitarist Adrian Smith and their last with vocalist Paul Di'Anno, who was sacked after problems with his stage performance arose due to his alcohol and cocaine use.
This sophomore Iron Maiden's effort is mostly composed of pre-existing material that had been left off the debut, with just a few new additions. It's certainly a better-sounding release than the debut, with new producer Martin Birch beefing up the band's studio presence and lending their instrumental attack a newfound clarity that throws their considerable skills into sharp relief. In fact, this helps mask the fact that the songwriting isn't quite as strong overall as it was on the debut. But the teaming of new guitarist Adrian Smith with Dave Murray forms the most formidable twin-guitar attack in Heavy Metal, outside of Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing. Plus, bassist Steve Harris' busy, driving lines are now consistently audible in the mix. The resulting instrumental fireworks are what truly make the album tick. That said, there's a much smaller percentage of catalog standards here than on the previous album.
"Wrathchild" is the standout, re-recorded here with Smith on guitar from an earlier version for the "Metal For Muthas" compilation. There's a fair bit of unity in the lyrical themes, with a parade of murderers, fugitives, and characters otherwise torn from their roots. "Murders in the Rue Morgue" is a first-person retelling of the Poe short story, and the title track is another highlight, with Paul Di'Anno turning in an especially menacing performance. The single "Purgatory" has a catchy singalong chorus and a tempo worthy of Motörhead, while "Twilight Zone" (not included on the U.K. issue, but added to subsequent releases) scraped the bottom of the British charts. The biggest departure here is the almost Supertramp-like Prog-Pop of "Prodigal Son," a melodic, uptempo offering with an arrangement based around acoustic guitars.
Despite some inconsistency in the material, "Killers" is clearly the work of a top-notch ensemble, and in order to take the next step forward, their musical ambitions were clearly going to require a vocalist as technically accomplished as the band. It's worth noting that some Maiden fans actually prefer the rawness of the Di'Anno years to the polish of the Bruce Dickinson era (though, it should also be noted, they're in the minority).
"Killers" is a monumental record, real Heavy Metal with powerful lyrics, real grit, a superb urban atmosphere, genuine heaviness and no pretentiousness! This is absolutely essential Metal classic!
Remastered enhanced edition contains multimedia part with full-length videos, exclusive band biographies, photo galleries, internet links and much more!
Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd./EMI Records, 1981/1982/1998 (7243 4 96917 0 4). Made in Germany. First press of first remastered edition.


Tracklist:
1.The Ides of March 01:46
2.Wrathchild 02:55
3.Murders in the Rue Morgue 04:19
4.Another Life 03:23
5.Genghis Khan 03:09
6.Innocent Exile 03:54
7.Killers 05:02
8.Prodigal Son 06:13
9.Purgatory 03:21
10.Twilight Zone
11.Drifter 04:48

Video bonus taken from "Life At The Rainbow":
1.Wrathchild
2.Killers

First remastered re-release of the eighth full-length studio album by the legendary British Heavy Metal band.
"No Prayer For The Dying" is one of the best Metal albums of 1990. Although it received generally mixed to negative reviews, the album peaked at No. 2 in the UK Albums Chart and contains the band's only UK Singles Chart No. 1, "Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter".
The album departed from the keyboard- and synthesiser-saturated Progressive Rock direction of the band's two previous studio outings (1986's "Somewhere In Time" and 1988's "Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son") in favour of a more "stripped down", straight forward style, reminiscent of the band's earlier material, which ushered in a change of vocal style for Bruce Dickinson from the operatic sound of the 1980s to a raspier way of singing. The album also departed from literary and historical lyrical themes in favour of more political content, with songs focusing on religious exploitation and social concerns. It's the only Iron Maiden studio album to date without a song exceeding six minutes in length and the only one to contain profanity in the lyrics.
Album marks band's first line-up change since 1983; guitarist Adrian Smith left the band during the pre-production phase, unhappy with the musical direction it was taking, and only having contributed to one song, "Hooks in You". Smith was replaced by Janick Gers, who had previously worked with singer Bruce Dickinson on his first solo-album, "Tattooed Millionaire", and had also worked with Ian Gillan and  White Spirit.
It was also the band's first release with Epic Records in the US, after the band left Capitol Records, but was sold through EMI for all territories outside the US.
The original 1990 version has cover picture where Eddie bursting from his grave and grabbing a grave-digger by the neck. As the band's manager, Rod Smallwood, disliked the figure, he asked artist Derek Riggs to remove him from the cover for the 1998 re-release, although the original artwork is used on the disc itself. Additionally an inscription was added to the plaque on the tomb, which Riggs had initially left blank to allow the band to add their own words, and reads "After the Daylight, The Night of Pain, That is not Dead, Which Can Rise Again".
Also this 1998 remastered re-edition contains a special enhanced CD-ROM multimedia section with videos, exclusive photo galleries, biographies, internet links plus a deluxe 24 page colour booklet with full lyrics, Eddie art and photos!!
Iron Maiden (Holdings) Ltd./EMI Records Ltd., 1990/1998 (7243 4 96865 0 2). Made in Holland. Pressed in Germany.


Tracklist:
1. Tail Gunner 4:15
2. Holy Smoke 3:50
3. No Prayer For The Dying 4:23
4. Public Enema Number One 4:13
5. Fates Warning 4:12
6. The Assassin 4:35
7. Run Silent Run Deep 4:36
8. Hooks In You 4:08
9. Bring Your Daughter... ...To The Slaughter 4:45
10. Mother Russia 5:33
Total playing time: 44:30 min.

Remastered re-release of the eighth full-length studio album by the legendary British Heavy Metal band.
"No Prayer For The Dying" is one of the best Metal albums of 1990. Although it received generally mixed to negative reviews, the album peaked at No. 2 in the UK Albums Chart and contains the band's only UK Singles Chart No. 1, "Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter".
The album departed from the keyboard- and synthesiser-saturated Progressive Rock direction of the band's two previous studio outings (1986's "Somewhere In Time" and 1988's "Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son") in favour of a more "stripped down", straight forward style, reminiscent of the band's earlier material, which ushered in a change of vocal style for Bruce Dickinson from the operatic sound of the 1980s to a raspier way of singing. The album also departed from literary and historical lyrical themes in favour of more political content, with songs focusing on religious exploitation and social concerns. It's the only Iron Maiden studio album to date without a song exceeding six minutes in length and the only one to contain profanity in the lyrics.
Album marks band's first line-up change since 1983; guitarist Adrian Smith left the band during the pre-production phase, unhappy with the musical direction it was taking, and only having contributed to one song, "Hooks in You". Smith was replaced by Janick Gers, who had previously worked with singer Bruce Dickinson on his first solo-album, "Tattooed Millionaire", and had also worked with Ian Gillan and  White Spirit.
It was also the band's first release with Epic Records in the US, after the band left Capitol Records, but was sold through EMI for all territories outside the US.
The original 1990 version has cover picture where Eddie bursting from his grave and grabbing a grave-digger by the neck. As the band's manager, Rod Smallwood, disliked the figure, he asked artist Derek Riggs to remove him from the cover for the 1998 re-release, although the original artwork is used on the disc itself. Additionally an inscription was added to the plaque on the tomb, which Riggs had initially left blank to allow the band to add their own words, and reads "After the Daylight, The Night of Pain, That is not Dead, Which Can Rise Again".
Also this 1998 remastered re-edition contains a special enhanced CD-ROM multimedia section with videos, exclusive photo galleries, biographies, internet links plus a deluxe 24 page colour booklet with full lyrics, Eddie art and photos!!
Iron Maiden (Holdings) Ltd./EMI Records Ltd., 1990/1998 (7243 4 96865 0 2). Made in Netherlands. First press of re-release. Used (cover/disc): EX/NM.


Tracklist:
1.Tailgunner 04:15
2.Holy Smoke 03:49
3.No Prayer for the Dying 04:23
4.Public Enema Number One 04:14
5.Fates Warning 04:10
6.The Assassin 04:18
7.Run Silent Run Deep 04:35
8.Hooks in You 04:07
9.Bring Your Daughter... To the Slaughter 04:44
10.Mother Russia 05:32



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