Πέμπτη, Δεκεμβρίου 31, 2009

Control Denied - The Fragile Art of Existence (1999)

1. Consumed 07:24
2. Breaking the Broken 05:41
3. Expect the Unexpected 07:18
4. What If...? 04:30
5. When the Link Becomes Missing 05:17
6. Believe 06:10
7. Cut Down 04:50
8. The Fragile Art of Existence 09:38
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Total playing time 50:49

Charles "Chuck" Schuldiner (R.I.P. - December 13th, 2001, brain stem cancer) - Guitar (Death, Mantas, Voodoocult, Slaughter (Can))
Tim Aymar - Vocals (Psycho Scream, Pharaoh, Triple X (USA), Vicious Cycle, 313, Dr No)
Richard Christy - Drums (Burning Inside, Rick Renstrom, Acheron, Death, Demons & Wizards, Iced Earth, Leash Law, Public Assassin, Tiwanaku, Syzygy (USA), Bung Dizeez, Crotchduster, Incantation, Monument of Bones, Charred Walls of the Damned, The Loosers)
Steve DiGiorgio - Bass (Testament, Scariot, Freak Neil Inc., Funeral, Quo Vadis (Can), Sebastian Bach & Friends, Artension, Death, Vintersorg, Suicide Shift, Autopsy, Dark Hall, Iced Earth, James Murphy, Sadus, Dragonlord, Futures End)
Shannon Hamm - Guitar (Death, Talonzfury, Beyond Unknown, Metalstorm)

United States of America (Tampa, Florida)
Technical Progressive Metal

Testament - The Formation of Damnation (2008)

1. For the Glory of... 01:12
2. More than Meets the Eye 04:31
3. The Evil has Landed 04:44
4. Formation of Damnation 05:09
5. Dangers of the Faithless 05:48
6. The Persecuted Won''t Forget 05:49
7. Henchman Ride 04:01
8. Killing Season 04:53
9. Afterlife 04:14
10. F.E.A.R. 04:47
11. Leave Me Forever 04:28
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Total playing time 49:36

Chuck Billy - Vocals (1986-) (Legacy, Dublin Death Patrol)
Eric Peterson - Guitar (1986-) (Legacy, Dragonlord)
Alex Skolnick - Guitar (1986-1993, 2001-) (Legacy, Savatage, The Skolnick Trio, Attention Deficit, Trans-Siberian Orchestra)
Greg Christian - Bass (1986-1996, 2003-) (Legacy, HavocHate)
Paul Bostaph - Drums (1993, 2007-) (Slayer (USA), Systematic, Forbidden (USA), Exodus)

United States of America (Oakland, California)
Thrash Metal

Σάββατο, Δεκεμβρίου 26, 2009

Dark Angel - Time Does Not Heal [Deluxe Black Edition] (1991)

1. Time Does Not Heal 06:40
2. Pain's Invention, Madness 07:44
3. Act of Contrition 06:10
4. The New Priesthood 07:15
5. Psychosexuality 08:56
6. An Ancient Inherited Shame 09:16
7. Trauma and Catharsis 08:22
8. Sensory Deprivation 07:36
9. A Subtle Induction 05:09
10. The Promise Of Agony (live) (bonus track) 08:52
11. I Don't Care About You (live) (bonus track) 03:18
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Total playing time: 1:19:18

Reissued in 2008 as "The Black Edition" oversize digipack
containing 2 bonustracks and remastered sound

Ron Rinehart - Vocals (Messiah, Oil, Hunger (USA))
Eric Meyer - Guitars (Hunger (USA))
Brett Eriksen - Guitars (Viking (USA))
Mike Gonzalez - Bass
Gene Hoglan - Drums (Daemon (Dnk), Death, Dethklok, Devin Townsend, Forbidden (USA), Just Cause, Meldrum, Naphobia, Old Man's Child, Phantasm (USA), Pitch Black Forecast, Strapping Young Lad, Tenet, Testament, Unearth, Wargod (USA), Zimmers Hole, Mechanism (Can), Fear Factory)

United States of America (Downey, California)
Technical Thrash Metal

Sanctuary - Into the Mirror Black (1990)

1. Future Tense 05:10
2. Taste Revenge 05:03
3. Long Since Dark 05:08
4. Epitaph 06:05
5. Eden Lies Obscured 05:24
6. The Mirror Black 05:10
7. Seasons Of Destruction 04:54
8. One More Murder 04:24
9. Communion 05:38
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Total playing time 46:56

Warrel Dane - Vocals (Nevermore, Serpent's Knight)
Jeff Loomis - Guitar (Nevermore, Experiment Fear, Fear-Tech, System)
Sean Blosl - Guitar
Jim Sheppard - Bass (Nevermore, Alice in Chains, Warrel Dane)
Dave Budbill - Drums (Zerocreep)

United States of America (Seattle, Washington)
Power/Thrash/Progressive Metal

Anthrax - Persistence of Time (1990)

1. Time 06:54
2. Blood 07:15
3. Keep It In The Family 07:09
4. In My World 06:25
5. Gridlock 05:16
6. Intro To Reality 03:25
7. Belly Of The Beast 04:47
8. Got the Time (Joe Jackson cover) 02:45
9. H8 Red 05:04
10. One Man Stands 05:38
11. Discharge 04:12
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Total playing time 01:01:12

Charlie Benante: Drums (Stormtroopers of Death, Heavy The Fall)

Dan Spitz: Guitars (Overkill (USA), Thrasher (USA), Deuxmonkey)
Scott Ian: Guitars, Vocals (Stormtroopers of Death, The Damned Things, Damnocracy, Pearl)
Joey Belladonna: Vocals (Bible Black (USA))
Frank Bello: Bass (Fates Warning, Engine (USA), John Arch, Seven Witches, Jack Frost (USA), OSI, Armored Saint, Invasion)

United States of America (Yonkers, New York)
Speed/Thrash Metal

Δευτέρα, Δεκεμβρίου 14, 2009

Toxik - Think This (1989)

1. Think This 05:37
2. Greed 04:10
3. Spontaneous 05:10
4. There Stood the Fence 04:43
5. Black and White 05:10
6. Technical Arrogance 05:25
7. WIR NJN8/In God 05:10
8. Machine Dream 04:27
9. Out on the Tiles (Led Zeppelin cover) 03:06
10. Shotgun Logic 05:14
11. Time After Time 04:55
12. Think That 00:27
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Total playing time 40:03

Charles Sabin - vocals
Josh Christian - guitar, backing vocals
John Donnelly - guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
Brian Bonini - bass, keyboards, backing vocals
Tad Leger - drums, backing vocals (Blackened Sky (USA), Prime Evil, Sons of Celluloid, Lucertola)

United States of America (Westchester, New York)
Technical Speed/Thrash/Progressive Metal

Toxik - World Circus (1988)

1. Heart Attack 03:49
2. Social Overload 03:28
3. Pain and Misery 03:16
4. Voices 03:25
5. Door to Hell 03:52
6. World Circus 05:02
7. 47 Seconds of Sanity/Count Your Blessings 04:57
8. False Prophets 02:22
9. Haunted Earth 03:28
10. Victims 03:59
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Total playing time 37:38

Mike Sanders - vocals
Josh Christian - guitar
Brian Bonini - bass
Tad Leger - drums (Blackened Sky (USA), Prime Evil, Sons of Celluloid, Lucertola)

United States of America (Westchester, New York)
Technical Speed/Thrash/Progrressive Metal

Τετάρτη, Νοεμβρίου 11, 2009

Mystik - The Plot Sickens (1992)


1. Intro 01:25
2. Reflection of the Dying 03:20
3. Psychosis 04:08
4. Commandment 04:39
5. Death to All (Peace at Last!) 04:28
6. Method of Madness 06:53
7. Red Rum 04:27
8. Laid to Rest 04:03
9. Evil Oil 04:30
10. The Plot Sickens 06:16
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Total playing time 45:00

Vocals: Patrick Hughes
Guitars: Ed Miller
Guitars: Roy Gursten
Bass: Joe Kilcoyne
Drums: Ken Easterly

United States of America (Cleveland, Ohio)
Power/Thrash Metal

Τετάρτη, Οκτωβρίου 28, 2009

Taramis - Stretch Of The Imagination (1991)

1. Dreaming (5:39)
2. Diceman (4:35)
3. Maze of Glory (7:12)
4. Another Tomorrow (6:01)
5. Behind These Eyes (4:08)
6. Jigaboo Boogie (Instrumental) (4:55)
7. Lonely Star (6:28)
8. Delayed Reaction (2:49)
9. Changes (Bonus Track) (4:31)
10. Never (Bonus Track) (4:43)
11. Defying Imagery (Bonus Track) (4:58)
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Total playing time: 55:59

Shane "Joel" Southby - Vocals (1987-1993)
George Larin - Guitar (1990-1993) (New Religion (Aus), Backwater, Nothing Sacred (Aus), Amethyst (Aus))
Evan Harris - Bass (1987-1993) (Luthor (Aus))
Dave Browne (R.I.P. 21st October 1965 to 6th January 2009) - Drums (1987-1993) (Clauz, Nothing Sacred (Aus))
This Australian band played a unique form of thrash metal and this album, originally released in 1991, is now reissued with bonus tracks

Australia (Melbourne, Victoria)
Progressive Power/Thrash Metal

Δευτέρα, Οκτωβρίου 12, 2009

Paradox - Heresy (1989)

1. Heresy 06:55
2. Search For Perfection 04:54
3. Killtime 04:31
4. Crusaders Revenge 04:26
5. The Burning 05:26
6. Massacre Of The Cathars 04:19
7. Serenity 04:53
8. 700 Years On 05:14
9. Castle In The Wind 01:33
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Total playing time 42:11

Charly Steinhauer - Vocals/Guitar
Markus Spyth - Guitar
Matthias Schmidt - Bass
Axel Blaha - Drums

Germany (Würzburg, Bavaria)
Power/Thrash/Speed Metal

Flotsam and Jetsam - No Place for Disgrace (1998)

1. No Place for Disgrace 06:13
2. Dreams of Death 05:39
3. N.E. Terror 05:57
4. Escape From Within 06:47
5. Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting (Elton John cover) 03:53
6. Hard on You 04:51
7. I Live You Die 05:49
8. Misguided Fortune 05:41
9. P.A.A.B. 05:32
10. The Jones 04:07
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Total playing time 54:29

Eric Knutson - Vocals
Edward Carlson - Guitar
Michael Gilbert - Guitar
Troy Gregory - Bass
Kelly David Smith - Drums

United States of America (Phoenix, Arizona)
Power/Thrash Metal

Σάββατο, Σεπτεμβρίου 12, 2009

Floodline - Beneath the Waves (2009)

1. Show Me the Way 09:06
2. Innocence Lost 07:14
3. Cross the Line 04:16
4. Sink or Swim 07:35
5. Rhythm of the Sea 06:30
6. At Any Cost 04:06
7. Search for Reason 06:19
8. Surrender 04:23
9. Far Apart 06:27
10. Constant Flow 05:25
11. Reborn 11:12
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Total playing time 01:12:23

Daniel Hall - clean vocals, guitars, keyboards
Jared Crabb - throat vocals, bass, drums

United States of America (Spokane, Washington)
Progressive Metal

Πέμπτη, Σεπτεμβρίου 10, 2009

Division by Zero - Tyranny of Therapy (2007)

1. Evening 01:39
2. True Peak 08:17
3. Your Salvation 05:08
4. Incinerated Wishes 08:26
5. Night 01:12
6. Deadline Meeting 06:40
7. Self Control 07:45
8. Morning 00:59
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Total playing time 40:06

S³awek "5th" Wierny - Vocals
Mariusz "Rogol" Prêtkiewicz - Drums (Kat)
Leszek "Lechu" Trela - Guitar (Soulstice)
Robert "Robo" Gajgier - Keyboards
Micha³ "Michael" Wieczorek - Bass Guitar (Never)

Poland (Wojkowice)
Progressive Metal

Δευτέρα, Αυγούστου 31, 2009

Afterworld - Dark Side Of Mind (1999)

1. Dark Side Of Mind 04:40
2. To The Afterworld 04:37
3. Lost In The Dark 05:01
4. Never Ending Sleep 05:10
5. Sixteen Innocent Children 04:58
6. Power To Kill 04:58
7. The End Becomes 04:38
8. The Silence Of The End 01:47
9. Virtual Angel 05:36
10. Touch Of Hate 07:09
11. The Final Winter 01:44
12. Prison Without Walls 05:12
13. Are We Alone 03:52
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Total playing time 59:44

Mika Kuokkanen - Vocals
Petri Sääskö - Guitars (Solution 13, Magga)
Ville Koskela - Guitars
Marko Salo - Bass
Jani Outinen - Drums, Keyboards

Finland (Oulu)
Power Metal

Πέμπτη, Αυγούστου 20, 2009

A Lower Deep - Black Marys (2007)

1. Bleed 5:56
2. Black Marys 6:24
3. Dead House Gates 6:17
4. Facing the Demon 5:14
5. Hamartia 5:44
6. The Maudlin Child 8:01
7. The Narrow Way 5:57
8. Children of Cain 6:06
9. For Those Left Behind 5:45
10. Revelation 5:16
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Total playing time: 1:00:39

Billy Mullican - Vocals
Troy Reid - Guitar
Tim Umstead - Bass
Jason Lassetter - Drums

United States of America (Birmingham, Alabama)
Power/Thrash Metal

Σάββατο, Αυγούστου 08, 2009

Confessor - Unraveled (2005)

1. Cross the Bar 04:24
2. Until Tomorrow 05:01
3. Wig Stand 04:35
4. Blueprint Soul 05:33
5. The Downside 05:09
6. Sour Times 05:56
7. Hibernation 05:33
8. Strata of Fear 04:34
9. The Secret (Bonus track) 06:04
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Total playing time 46:49

Scott Jeffreys - Vocals (Watchtower)
Shawn McCoy - Guitar (Age of Despair)
Brian Shoaf - Guitar
Cary Rowells - Bass (Fly Machine, Loincloth)
Steve Shelton - Drums (Fly Machine, Loincloth)

United States of America (Raleigh, North Carolina)
Technical Doom/Progressive Metal

Harllequin - Archangel Asylum (2008)

1. Archangel Asylum 07:34
2. Overshadow 05:03
3. Hellakin Riders 08:36
4. King Of The Dead 07:29
5. Three Days In Hell 06:52
6. Dare Devil 05:08
7. Going To War 04:34
8. The Riddle 05:15
9. The Bride 07:12
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Total playing time 57:43

Mário Linhares - Vocals (Khallice, Dark Avenger (Bra), Heaven's Guardian)
Caio Duarte - Bass (Abhorrent (Bra), Dynahead)
Pedro Val - Keyboards (Laudate Dominium, Hard Times)
Kayo John - Drums (Amonicide, (Valhalla (Bra), Dark Avenger (Bra), Mystic (Bra), P.U.S. (Bra), Abhorrent (Bra))
Júlio César - Guitar (Amonicide, Dark Avenger (Bra), Mental Asylum, Mystic (Bra))
Ian Lucena - Guitar

Brazil (Brasília, Distrito Federal)
Power/Progressive Metal

Τετάρτη, Αυγούστου 05, 2009

Communic - Payment of Existence (2008)

1. On Ancient Ground 08:44
2. The Abandoned One 08:45
3. Becoming of Man 07:54
4. Payment of Existence 07:32
5. Through the Labyrinth of Years 05:39
6. Raven's Cry 08:18
7. Unpredictables of Life 06:39
8. Stone Carved Eyes 09:11
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Total playing time 01:02:42

Oddleif Stensland - Guitar, Vocals (Ingermanland, Clairvoya, Nuclear Blast Allstars, Scariot)
Tor Atle Gabrielsen-Andersen - Drums (Scariot, Opus Forgotten, Apostasy (Nor))
Erik Mortensen - Bass (Clairvoya)
Kim Olesen (Anubis Gate) plays keyboards

Norway (Kristiansand)
Progressive/Power Metal

Despair - Beyond All Reason (1992)

1. Beyond Comprehension 02:32
2. Deaf and Blind 04:43
3. Imported Love 05:18
4. The Day of Desperation 04:47
5. In the Deep 06:08
6. Rage in the Eyes 06:27
7. Burnt Out Souls 05:15
8. Son of the Wild 04:25
9. Crossed in Sorrow 04:22
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Total playing time 43:57

Andreas Henschel - Vocals (Apostasy (Ger))
Marek Grzeszek - Guitar
Waldemar Sorychta - Guitar (Grip Inc., Voodoocult, Eyes Of Eden, Enemy of the Sun)
Klaus Pachura - Bass (Dark Millennium)
Markus Freiwald - Drums (Flaming Anger, Voodoocult)

Germany (Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia)
Technical Thrash/Speed Metal

Despair - Decay of Humanity (1990)

1. Decay of Humanity 05:49
2. Cry For Liberty 04:57
3. Delusion 04:55
4. Victims of Vanity 06:02
5. A Distant Territory 05:18
6. Silent Screaming 04:47
7. Radiated 04:33
8. Satanic Verses 01:55
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Total playing time 38:16

Andreas Henschel - Vocals (Apostasy (Ger))
Marek Grzeszek - Guitar
Waldemar Sorychta - Guitar (Grip Inc., Voodoocult, Eyes Of Eden, Enemy of the Sun)
Klaus Pachura - Bass (Dark Millennium)
Markus Freiwald - Drums (Flaming Anger, Voodoocult)

Germany (Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia)
Technical Thrash/Speed Metal