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Remastered re-release of the debut full-length studio album by legendary American Power/Thrash Metal band.
Released on July 4, 1986, on a budget of $12 000, and recorded in two weeks, it's the only album by Flotsam And Jetsam with Jason Newsted before his departure to Metallica. Most lyrics were written by Newsted; his songwriting contributions also appeared on the band's next album "No Place For Disgrace" and their 2012 album "Ugly Noise".
Though a little rough in the production department, "Doomsday For The Deceiver" attempts both short bursts of Thrashing intensity ("Desecrator", "Iron Tears") as well as extended, multi-part epics ("Metalshock" and the title track). Bassist and lyricist Jason Newsted occasionally attempts to squeeze too many words into some songs, but also displays a refreshing sense of humor (a rarity in this genre) on "Hammerhead" and "She Took an Axe". "U.S.L.W." is rather good but the nine-minute-plus title track is the best cut on the album, largely due to guitarist Michael Gilbert's very tasteful acoustic guitar intro.
The album was the first of only a handful to ever receive a 6k rating from the influential British Kerrang! Magazine. The album cover can be seen in the 1988 movie "Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers".
"Doomsday For The Deceiver" was ranked at number six on Loudwire's list "Top 10 Thrash Albums NOT Released by the Big 4".
Flotsam And Jetsam's debut is yet another feather in the cap of Metal history and an important record for fans of early Thrash Metal!
Re-release includes booklet-poster and “Metal Shock” demo 1985 as a bonus.
Metal Blade Records, 1986/2006/2018 (3984-14077-0). Made in Germany. Pressed in Austria.


Tracklist:
1. Hammerhead 6:13
2. Iron Tears 3:50
3. Desecrator 3:48
4. Fade To Black 2:04
5. Doomsday For The Deceiver 9:08
6. Metalshock 8:16
7. She Took An Axe 5:16
8. U.L.S.W. 4:19
9. Der Führer 5:44
10. Flotzilla 6:09
“Metal Shock” Demo 1985
11. Hammerhead 6:34
12. The Evil Sheik 5:27
13. I Live You Die 6:26
14. The Beast Within 4:09
Total playing time: 77:23 min.

Re-recorded version of the second full-length studio album, “No Place For Disgrace”, by legendary American Power/Thrash Metal band.
Flotsam And Jetsam received many requests to remix the album. They had experienced difficulties in obtaining the master tapes of the 1988 album and, as such, so they decided to re-record the album. The band, consisting of the same line-up that recorded that early gem, rehashed the sharp-edged sword of "No Place For Disgrace", now vial Metal Blade Records!
On February 14, 2014, the band re-released the album with Tory Edwards on violin and mandolin. Of the decision, the band commented that: "The aim was not really to change but to enhance it with the opportunity with the use of new tools".
The original version album release marked the band's first album to be released through a major label, Elektra Records, and was also their first album with the bass guitarist Troy Gregory, who had replaced Jason Newsted when the latter left the band in 1986 to join Metallica. Though they had recently lost lyricist and principal songwriter, Jason Newsted, Arizona Thrashers neatly avoided the sophomore slump with "No Place for Disgrace". The album basically repeats the formula of their debut but benefits from a cleaner yet still-in-your face production job. Despite not playing on the album, three songs on it were co-written by Newsted.
"No Place For Disgrace" is thematically much darker than "Doomsday For The Deceiver", and while some of the band's subsequent albums have a more political edge, the lyrical content of the album was similar to its predecessor, focusing on themes centred around history and literature, as well as Satanism and the occult.
"No Place For Disgrace" also received some notice for its cover of an Elton John song, "Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)", and upon its release charted on Billboard at #143.
"No Place For Disgrace 2014" - now is in a some slower pace, sounded heavier, chunkier, cleaner, tighter, and moderately smoother. This new production setting accentuated the lead twin guitar work of Edward Carlson and Michael Gilbert, which sounded grand, both exchanging energetic alongside touchy soloing showcases, combined with hard edge rhythm guitar riffs that celebrated the hey days of that album. Eric A.K. rejoiced the occasion with an amazing vocal performance with a tougher indentation, clearly one of the best Speed/Thrash vocalists that isn't rasping or growling his way into a different zone. As for the rhythm section of Kelly David-Smith and Michael Spencer, no less than blissful grace, slow tempo it is on several occurrences, but still kicking ass.
Flotsam And Jetsam made a sweet tribute to their past with the release of this old gemstone. Congratulations to the band for fighting to keep Metal alive and alight!!
Walk The Plank Music/Metal Blade Records, 1988//2014 (3984-15290-2). Made in Germany. Pressed in Austria. First press.


Tracklist:
1. No Place For Disgrace 7:01
2. Dream Of Death 5:55
3. N.E. Terror 6:13
4. Escape From Within 7:18
5. Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting) (Elton John cover) 4:06
6. Hard On You 5:01
7. I Live You Die 6:18
8. Misguided Fortune 6:34
9. P.A.A.B. 6:25
10. The Jones 4:22
Total playing time: 59:13 min.

Debut full-length album of Ukrainian Melodic Death Metal band.
The album includes aggressive and melodic guitar riffs together with fast melodic solos that add Power Metal sound to the music. The lyrics cover such things as human relationships, good and evil, truth and lies, etc.
For fans of such bands as: Children Of Bodom, Norther, Arch Enemy, Dark Tranquillity, In Flames ...
Release includes 12-pages booklet.
Total Metal Records, 2013 (TMR014-53). Made in Ukraine. First press. 
 

Tracklist:
1. Intro 01:46
2. Усе, що є 04:07
3. Living in Lie 03:06
4. I Need Salvation 04:11 
5. Lost Feel 03:03 
6. Свинцеві квіти 05:08
7. The Same 03:59
8. In the Dark 04:32 
9. Equilibrium 04:11
10. Not My Delusion 04:56
11. Outro 01:37
Total playing time: 40:41 min.

 

Re-release of the five classic studio albums, in one set, by the legendary American Hard Rock/Soft Rock band.
Includes the albums: "Foreigner", "Double Vision", "Head Games", "4", and "Agent Provocateur".
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 old school maniac!!
Atlantic Records/Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company, 1977/1978/1979/1981/1984/2009 (8122 79828 3). Made in Germany. First press.

Tracklist:

CD 1 «Foreigner»
1. Feels Like The First Time 3:53 
2. Cold As Ice 3:24 
3. Starrider 4:03 
4. Headknocker 3:03 
5. The Damage Is Done 4:19 
6. Long, Way From Home 2:56 
7. Woman Oh Woman 3:53 
8. At War With The World 4:26 
9. Fool For You Anyway 4:17 
10. I Need You 5:12

CD 2 «Double Vision»
1. Hot Blooded 4:29 
2. Blue Morning, Blue Day 3:12 
3. You're All I Am 3:24 
4. Back Where You Belong 3:15 
5. Love Has Taken Its Toll 3:31 
6. Double Vision 3:44 
7. Tramantane 3:55 
8. I Have Waited So Long 4:06 
9. Lonely Children 3:37 
10. Spellbinder 4:51

CD 3 «Head Games»
1. Dirty White Boy 3:38 
2. Love On The Telephone 3:17 
3. Women 3:24 
4. I'll Get Even With You 3:41 
5. Seventeen 4:36 
6. Head Games 3:39 
7. The Modern Day 3:26 
8. Blinded By Science 4:55 
9. Do What You Like 3:58 
10. Rev On The Red Line 3:34

CD 4 «4»
1. Night Life 3:48 
2. Juke Box Hero 4:18 
3. Break It Up 4:11 
4. Waiting For A Girl Like You 4:49 
5. Luanne 3:25 
6. Urgent 4:29 
7. I'm Gonna Win 4:51 
8. Woman In Black 4:42 
9. Girl On The Moon 3:49 
10. Don't Let Go 3:48

CD 5 «Agent Provocateur»
1. Tooth And Nail 3:54 
2. That Was Yesterday 3:46 
3. I Want To Know What Love Is 4:58 
4. Growing Up The Hard Way 4:18 
5. Reaction To Action 3:57 
6. Stranger In My Own House 4:54 
7. A Love In Vain 4:12 
8. Down On Love 4:08 
9. Two Different Worlds 4:28 
10. She's Too Tough 3:07

Total playing time: 199:30 min.

Debut full-length album by Italian Death Metal band.
Following the 2008 EP and the 2011 Promo, the album, with its Swedish riffs, cavernous growls and furious blastbeats, embraces all the band's influences and ideas flowed through years of intense songwriting - the time necessary to embody in music and lyrics such loss, death and apathy. 
The fury and guitar melodies of Swedish Death Metal and Black Metal atmospheres, in a perfect mix for fans of At The Gates, Dissection and The Black Dahlia Murder.
Recorded, mixed and mastered at Hate Studio, Italy (The Secret, Amia Venera Landscape, Dufresne, Devotion) by Maurizio Baggio, these 10 songs show the different path the band took, marking a big step forward the past.
For fans of: The Black Dahlia Murder, At The Gates, Immortal, Emperor, Aversions Crown, Kataklysm, Dissection, and Behemoth!
Metal Scrap Records, 2016 (MSR132/CD). Made in Ukraine. First press.


Tracklist:
1. This Ain’t Another Feast for Crows 00:43
2. Heaven’s Dark Harbinger 02:57
3. The Constellation Thirst 02:57
4. To Rest in Arms of Perfection 03:58
5. Incest of the Wretched 04:10
6. Primal 03:44
7. Opus XIII 02:10
8. Hourglass 03:40
9. I, the Firebreather 04:04
10. Weakness of the Flesh 08:43
Total playing time: 37:28 min.

The debut full-length studio album by Danish Funeral Doom Metal band.
Influenced by bands such as Fields Of The Nephilim, Sisters Of Mercy, Celtic Frost, Burzum, Ved Buens Ende, Thergothon and Vangelis, the band came up with the album containing inspirations from those different genres and sounds. “Omniversal Existence” is a deep, personal and sublime piece of extreme doom. It is an introspective reflection, that is full of visceral emotion.
The run time makes it a very easy album to listen to in terms of flow and overall presentation, and these two things make it an album with a very high replay value. The overall feel of the album is, of course, depressing but more Gothic and melodic at times than dismal. 
Funeral Chasm have crafted an excellent debut, and any fan of this style of Doom should be just as pleasantly surprised.  This is definitely a band to watch in the coming years!
Limited to 500 copies digipak comes with 20-page booklet.
Aesthetic Death, 2021 (ADCD 079). Made in UK. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Embellishment of Inception 8:28
2. The Truth That Never Was 6:32
3. Mesmerising Clarity 6:38
4. Extracting the Black Gods 6:32
5. Sunrise Vertigo 6:54
6. The Skeleton Secret 6:21
7. Astral Reality 7:07
Total playing time: 48:18 min.


Samples: https://funeralchasm.bandcamp.com

The sixth full-length studio album by legendary Norwegian Gothic/Doom Metal band.
An early progenitor of Funeral Doom, Norway's Funeral have returned with their first new album in nearly a decade!
The quartet bring forth a soul-rending offering that is rife with agony and pain, providing a fitting soundtrack for the times. Crushing, mournful passages and soaring lead breaks amplify its sorrowful atmosphere, and are certain to rive the heart, mind, and soul of listeners!
Strictly limited to 500 copies, Double Black Vinyl in sturdy printed inner sleeves, with two double-sided inserts, in deluxe gatefold cover (with soft touch matt laminate) includes three bonus tracks.
Season Of Mist, 2021 (SOM 581LP). Made in France. First press.


Tracklist:

Side A
1. Ånd 8:08
2. Dvelen 11:35
Side B
3. Erindring I - Hovmod 8:56
4. Erindring II - Fall 10:55
Running time: 39:34 min.

Side C
5. Her Til Evig Tid (Ånd: Epilog) / Bonus Track 10:18
6. Oppvåkning 9:56
Side D
7. Materie 6:26
8. Vekst (Erindring: Prolog) / Bonus Track 9:17
9. Shades From These Wounds / Bonus Track 5:28
Running time: 41:25 min.

Total playing time: 80:59 min.


Samples: https://funeraldoom.bandcamp.com

The sixth full-length studio album by legendary Norwegian Gothic/Doom Metal band.
An early progenitor of Funeral Doom, Norway's Funeral have returned with their first new album in nearly a decade!
The quartet bring forth a soul-rending offering that is rife with agony and pain, providing a fitting soundtrack for the times. Crushing, mournful passages and soaring lead breaks amplify its sorrowful atmosphere, and are certain to rive the heart, mind, and soul of listeners!
Strictly limited to 300 copies, Double Red Transparent & Black Marbled Vinyl in sturdy printed inner sleeves, with two double-sided inserts, in deluxe gatefold cover (with soft touch matt laminate) includes three bonus tracks.
Season Of Mist, 2021 (SOM 581LPCM). Made in France. First press.


Tracklist:

Side A
1. Ånd 8:08
2. Dvelen 11:35
Side B
3. Erindring I - Hovmod 8:56
4. Erindring II - Fall 10:55
Running time: 39:34 min.

Side C
5. Her Til Evig Tid (Ånd: Epilog) / Bonus Track 10:18
6. Oppvåkning 9:56
Side D
7. Materie 6:26
8. Vekst (Erindring: Prolog) / Bonus Track 9:17
9. Shades From These Wounds / Bonus Track 5:28
Running time: 41:25 min.

Total playing time: 80:59 min.



Samples: https://funeraldoom.bandcamp.com

The third full-length album by Fusion/Neo-classical/Progressive Death Metal project of Italian guitarist Gabriele Pala.
A fully instrumental album, apart from the vocals on the bonus track. There are lots of different bits, from lots of different genres.
Gabriele Pala is obviously a very talented musician, especially on the guitar. Taking inspiration from the classic Death Metal bands of the early 90s like Atheist, Cynic, Death and Pestilence, Gabriele Pala began Goldenseed project to experiment with everything not feasible by a band made of humans, in terms of forcefully exaggerated arrangements, speed and complexity. Thanks to the increasing popularity of social networks, Gabriele could get in touch with a lot of musicians around the world and collaborate with them. He appears as guest for some lead work in the debut album of the American band Gone In April, thanks to Chicco Parisi Lalonde (ex- Sadist).
2011 was a really productive year. The time has come to give life to a new Goldenseed episode, a more guitar-centric work entitled “The War Is In My Mind”. Album makes kaleidoscope of styles: Fusion, Progressive, Metal and much more that the guitarist Gabriele Pala mixes in an job accessible despite the melodic and structural complexity.
The last song in album featured guest appearance on vocals by Stian "Culto" Johansen (ex- Mayhem, Con Anima, Shadow Dancers, etc.)!
If you like completely instrumental albums, then you should give this a look!
SG Records, 2012 (SGCD050). Made in Italy. First press.


Tracklist:
1. The R38 Class
2. Kosmos 233
3. A Million Random Digits
4. Aragonite Sea
5. Blindness
6. An Homage To Frank
7. The Enhancer Trap
8. XTP3
9. G1S Transition
10. The Cathedral Of Incarnation
Bonus Track:
11. (Dead) On The Road
Total playing time: 52:21


Samples: http://www.last.fm

The first re-release of the debut full-length studio album by legendary Swedish Melodic Death Metal band.
Gates Of Isthar was formed in Luleå, Sweden, in 1992 under the name Disrupt (until 1994). Their second demo, "Season Of Frost", led to a record deal with Finnish Spinefarm Records. Their highly acclaimed debut album, "A Bloodred Path", was recorded at the famous Tico-Tico Studios (Sentenced, Demigod, Impaled Nazarene) and released in 1996.
These Swedes have a touch of frosty Black Metal in their melodic sound. The songs are catchy, change from groove beats to furious blast attacks, only to make you kneel on the ground with your horns up while the Maiden-like guitar solo drops in. Twin harmonies, pounding drums and bass, some keyboard here and there to give some more depth to the atmosphere and your high pitched vocals from the Blackest Scandinavian corner.
This debut put Gates Of Isthar on the map as one of the best Melo-Death bands around the globe. Great Melodic Swedish Death Metal for fans of Dawn, Dissection, Sacramentum, Unanimated and early At The Gates!
Re-issue comes with a booklet remake very close to the original 1996 version and the same cover-art as used back then.
Vic Records, 1996/2017 (VIC134CD). Made in Netherlands. Pressed in Poland.


Tracklist:
1. Inanna 2:03
2. Where the Winds of Darkness Blow 3:22
3. The Silence 3:00
4. Tears 5:03
5. The Dreaming Glade 3:42
6. When Daylight's Gone 4:16
7. A Bloodred Path 3:30
8. Into Seasons of Frost 4:48
9. I Wanna Be Somebody (W.A.S.P. cover) 3:19
Total playing time: 33:03 min.

The ninth full-length studio album by legendary British Art Rock/Progressive Rock band.
Charisma Records Ltd., 1978 (CDS 4010). Made in UK. Second press. Used (cover/disc): EX/EX.


Tracklist:

Side 1
1. Down And Out  5:13
2. Undertow  4:35
3. Ballad Of Big  4:37
4. Snowbound  4:20
5. Burning Rope  6:52

Side 2
6. Deep In The Motherlode  5:02
7. Many Too Many  3:22
8. Scenes From A Night`s Dream  3:21
9. Say It`s Alright Joe  4:09
10. The Lady Lies  5:53
11. Follow You Follow Me  3:51

Total playing time: 51:15 min.

The fourth full-length studio album by Sweden Psychedelic/Punk/Doom Metal band.
Two maniac guys from Gothenburg, damaging your ears with ferocious Metal/Punk from the apocalyptic wastelands!
On this album, Germ Bomb has deviated from the traditional Thrash/Crossover style to a more Proto-Metal, like act with Doom and Psychedelic influences, as well as the slightest hint of Punk. This is all well, and good, but the album lacks a certain kick or oomph to really sell itself as genuine or interesting.
For fans Venom, Motörhead, Metallica, GBH, Entombed, and others...
Limited to 200 hand-numbered copies digipak.
Metal Race Records, 2019 (MR 053). First press.


Tracklist:
1. Rasera 00:48
2. Siberia Wasteland 03:30
3. Endless Night 02:53 
4. Rebellion 03:33
5. Old Beliefs 04:32
6. Trust No One 05:33
7. Atomic Lust 03:44
8. Death of a 80's Yuppie 03:34
9. Gist Sucked Out 03:21
10. Asfalt 06:50
Total playing time: 38:18 min.


Samples: 
https://metalrace.bandcamp.com
https://germbomb.bandcamp.com

The debut full-length studio album by cult Swedish Heavy Metal/Rock band.
Standing motionless and anonymous beneath the painted faces, hoods, and robes (which their sect demand), the six nameless ghouls of Ghost deliver litanies of sexually pulsating Heavy Rock music and romantic lyrics, which glorify and glamorize the disgusting and sacrilegious. The simple intention to communicate a message of pure evil via the most effective device they can find: Entertainment.  This is Black Metal at its most original and deceiving; compositions such as “Ritual” and “Death Knell” majestically weave their melodic spell of evil through the senses until the listener finds themselves utterly possessed and open to any diabolical suggestion.
A daringly beautiful combination of Satanic Rock music with an almost unthinkable Pop sensibility, "Opus Eponymous" is where it all began for this beautifully dark global phenomenon!
"Opus Eponymous" entered the Sverigetopplistan Albums Top 60 chart at No. 59, staying on the charts for 5 weeks and peaking at No. 50. The album was nominated for the 2011 Grammis Award (the Swedish equivalent to the Grammy Awards) in the "Best Hard Rock" category. In the June 2011 edition of Sweden Rock Magazine named it the third-best album in the past decade, with the first two being "The Final Frontier" and "A Matter of Life And Death" by Iron Maiden. The album's cover was declared the fourth best of 2010 by Revolver Magazine. Noisecreep listed Ghost's version of "Here Comes The Sun" at number six on their list of the 10 Best Metal Cover Songs. In their roundup of the 25 Best Metal Albums of 2010–2019, the music blog MetalSucks declared "Opus Eponymous" to be the 5th best Metal album of the 2010s. In 2015, PopMatters called "Opus Eponymous" a 21st-century classic.
For fans of early Mercyful Fate, Misfits, and Black Sabbath.
Rise Above Records, 2010/2023 (RISELP124). Made in UK.


Tracklist:

Side A
1. Deus Culpa 1:34
2. Con Clavi Con Dio 3:34
3. Ritual 4:29
4. Elizabeth 4:01
5. Stand By Him 3:56

Side B
6. Satan Prayer 4:38
7. Death Knell 4:37
8. Prime Mover 3:53
9. Genesis 4:03

Total playing time: 34:45 min.

The third re-release of the second full-length studio album by legendary British Heavy Metal band.
"Hit And Run", didn't have as many standout cuts as their debut, but it lost little in the way of intensity and raw aggression. Like its predecessor, "Demolition" (1980), it was recorded at Jackson's Studios, England. The band were in the studio from December 1980 to January 1981 with Vic Maile again serving as producer.
The car on the cover is a 1972 Buick Riviera.
"Hit And Run" is the most successful Girlschool album, having reached No. 5 in the UK Albums Chart, with the Single of the title track climbing to No. 32 in the UK Singles Chart. The band appeared on the BBC show Top of the Pops on April 16, 1981, miming to the hit song.
The 7-inch single had "Tonight" as B-side, with the 10-inch adding the cover version of the famous ZZ Top song "Tush". Lead track "C'mon Let's Go" was featured in the Gemini Award-winning 2005 documentary film "Metal: A Headbanger's Journey".
In 2005, "Hit And Run" was ranked number 289 in Rock Hard Magazine's book "The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time".
180 gram Pink Vinyl in gatefold cover.
Renaissance Records, 1981/2022 (RDEG-LP-881). Made in USA.


Tracklist:

Seite 1
1. C'mon Let's Go 3:35
2. The Hunter 3:15
3. (I'm Your) Victim 2:42
4. Kick It Down 3:03
5. Following The Crowd 3:08
6. Tush 2:15

Seite 2
1. Hit And Run 3:08
2. Watch Your Step 3:20
3. Back To Start 3:32
4. Yeah Right 3:20
5. Future Flash 4:27

Total playing time: 35:51 min.

Second full-length album by the Italian Neoclassical Progressive Metal/Shred guitarist-virtuoso.
The style of the album ranges from my favorite Neo-classical songs to Eastern-influenced tracks, mid-tempo pompous compositions and quite sentimental moments, so there’s plenty of variety for the listener to choose which songs fits his taste best. Giuseppe is totally enjoyable when he performs the songs: he uses catchy phrases which never produce a dull moment and this is the great advantage of his second effort!
Secret Port Records, 2008 (SPR 0020). Pressed in Germany.


Tracklist:
1. Inferno 04:07
2. Gates Of Passion 04:41
3. Black Venus 04:23
4. La Rosa Del Deserto 03:23
5. Garden Of Memories 04:28
6. Coral Castle 05:28
7. Portrait Of Isabel 02:56
8. Eternity 06:22
9. Redemption 07:03
10. Stregata 01:16
11. Les Fleurs Du Mal 03:25
12. La Ballerina Rusa 03:53
13. Daisy 03:50
Total playing time: 55:15

The debut full-length studio album by Italian Thrash/Death Metal band.
Amazing Old School Death Metal, which brings back the days of the old Masters.
Fans of early Morbid Angel, Sadistic Intent, Sarcofago, etc... take a notice! This will be a Classic!!
Butchered Records/United Underground/Sevared Records/Old Cemetery Records, 2013 (BR 44 | UU 5 | OCR 53). Made in USA. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Introphilia 0:33
2. Necrolust 3:43
3. Death By Deformity 3:51
4. Magic Death 4:54
5. Mass Slaughter 2:41
6. Infestation Of Worms 4:48
7. Fucken Evoked 3:06
8. Impossible, Horrific Creatures 4:01
9. Evilized Remains 5:39
Total playing time: 33:19 min.

The thirteenth full-length studio album by legendary German Heavy/Power Metal band.
During their career, Grave Digger have made a lot of excellent albums and always sounded like traditional Heavy Metal, but still managed to variated their albums quite good. The almost Speed metal albums of the 80s, epic and melodic albums with big choirs on. But the bottom line in the music has always been and felt like nothing but true Heavy Metal, and it’s the same deal with this album.
This is the first Grave Digger album to feature two guitarists, the only one to feature Thilo Hermann, who co-wrote the album but was asked to leave soon after its release, and also the last one with Manni Schmidt, who left the band in October 2009, due to personal differences with Chris Boltendahl. The guys are spitting out classic, 80s Heavy Metal riffs throughout the whole album, and the sound of them guitars is pretty old-school too.
It is the best album this band has done since 2003’s “Rheingold”, and absolutely better than 1999’s “Excalibur”. Grave Digger still delivers, even if it’s quite far from their best album. Should please any fan of the genre!
Napalm Records Handels GmbH, 2009 (NPR 271). Made in Austria. Pressed in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:
1. The Gallows Pole (Intro) 0:48
2. Ballad of a Hangman 4:45
3. Hell of Disillusion 3:56
4. Sorrow of the Dead 3:36
5. Grave of the Addicted 3:34
6. Lonely the Innocence Dies (ft. Veronica Freeman) 5:46
7. Into the War 3:32
8. The Shadow of Your Soul 4:15
9. Funeral for a Fallen Angel 4:31
10. Stormrider 3:17
11. Pray 3:36
Total playing time: 41:36 min.

The fifteenth full-length studio album by legendary German Heavy/Power Metal band.
After exploring Scottish motifs on their last few albums, Grave Digger turned toward Ancient Greece on "Clash Of The Gods", an opus filled with Gods, heroes and legends. While the lyrics revolve around mythical figures such as Odysseus, Hades, and Medusa, the album's music eschews world music elements and sticks to the band's trademark Power Metal.
The tales are clad in sweeping Power Metal compositions, filled with powerful riffing and catchy choruses. The songs range from fast and driving double bass tracks, anthemic mid-tempo compositions, up to rousing and simply beautiful Power Metal ballads. Crowned by Chris Boltdendahl's charismatic vocals, the new album offers everything a true Metal heart desires!
The magnificent artwork provides the finishing touches and, together with the compositions, brings the legendary figures of Ancient Greek to life. "Clash Of The Gods" is an unbelievable compact and energy driven opus and will grant Grave Digger themselves a warm welcome into the pantheon of the gods!!
In Extremo frontman, Michael Rhein, guests on the album's first track, a spoken word intro called "Charon (Fährmann des Todes)".
Clash of the Gods entered the German charts at number 29.
Napalm Records Handels GmbH, 2012 (NPR 449). Made in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Charon (Fährmann Des Todes) 2:19
2. God Of Terror 4:19
3. Hell Dog 4:27
4. Medusa 5:38
5. Clash Of The Gods 4:53
6. Death Angel & The Grave Digger 4:22
7. Walls Of Sorrow 4:43
8. Call Of The Sirens 5:30
9. Warriors Revenge 4:00
10. ...With The Wind 0:48
11. Home At Last 3:56
Total playing time: 44:55 min.

The seventeenth full-length studio album by legendary German Heavy/Speed Metal band.
Thirteen re-recorded songs from the three first albums of band's career, with modern elements, and without forgetting their roots in Traditional Heavy Metal. And two new songs added as well.
Tracks 1 to 4 and 6 to 13 are re-recorded songs from their first three albums and the "Shoot Her Down" EP.
Track 5 is a song from the Digger album "Stronger than Ever". As Grave Digger split up, the band members formed Digger and commercialized their sound. Although the band members are the same, this song does not belong to the official Grave Digger catalogue.
Tracks 14 and 15 are new songs.
Boltendahl’s voice is better than the early years because it’s lower than he was young and keeps unmistakable, like always. The riffs and solos made by Axel Ritt are better than Masson and would be a great progress when Ritt joined the band. They refreshed their melodies making it current, despite they’re old songs. Another important point is the technology (now, with money, a big label, and musical cutting edge-technology), that helped the band making these songs to sound better than the original.
As a stop-gap and fun way for the band to revisit their roots, "Exhumation (The Early Years)" works well. New fans would be wise to get this, not because Grave Digger's first three albums are anything particularly special, but because to fully appreciate their domination of the '90s (and later), you have to be conscious of their rough and ragged starting point! A nice way to stoke flames long-starved of attention, and give the better cuts from their infancy a chance to crack skulls once again!!
Napalm Records Handels GmbH, 2015 (NPR 626 DP). Made in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Headbanging Man 3:31
2. Fire In Your Eyes 3:24
3. Witch Hunter 3:18
4. Shoot Her Down 3:32
5. Stand Up And Rock 3:07
6. Heavy Metal Breakdown 3:50
7. Enola Gay - Drop The Bomb 3:36
8. Get Away 3:04
9. We Wanna Rock You 4:14
10. Playing Fools 3:51
11. Here I Stand 4:44
12. Tyrant 3:29
13. Paradise 3:50
Bonus:
14. My Private Morning Hell 3:19
15. Young And Dangerous 4:34
Total playing time: 55:23 min.

The eighteenth full-length studio album by legendary German Heavy/Power Metal band.
This is the first album to feature new keyboardist Marcus Kniep as The Reaper since H.P. Katzenburg's departure in 2014.
The boys still sound fairly spry for their age and as always, you can imagine these songs going over pretty well live. At this point in their lengthy career, Grave Digger are writing from a template older than many of our readers, and though it makes for painfully familiar song craft, it still works to some extent. Cuts like “Lawbreaker” and “Free Forever” approximate a merger of "Painkiller" era Priest with recent U.D.O. material, and that’ll always get a little blood pumping in Metallic fossils. The same goes for straight-ahead mouth breathers like “Call for War” and “Hallelujah” which put the boot to you without subtlety in classic Teutonic style. Wisely, the band keeps the adrenaline level pretty high throughout, which is when they’re at their troglodyte best. The riffing is in-your-face, the solos are out of hand, and the songs hits like a sucker punch in church.
After 37 years of metallic rabble-rousing, neither time nor tide seem able to silence these grave robbing fiends. These Heavy Metal legends will snap your neck, all while healing you with epic melodies and anthems!
Napalm Records Handels GmbH, 2017 (NPR 696 DP). Made in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Healed By Metal 3:45    
2. When Night Falls 3:56
3. Lawbreaker 3:08
4. Free Forever 3:23
5. Call For War 3:21
6. Ten Commandments Of Metal 3:28
7. The Hangman's Eye 3:08
8. Kill Ritual 3:44
9. Hallelujah 3:31
10. Laughing With The Dead 5:17
Bonus:
11. Kingdom Of The Night 4:07
12. Bucket List 3:03
Total playing time: 43:51 min.