Greatest Ever! Heavy Metal: The Definitive Collection

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Tracklist

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1CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Space Lord
engineer:
Matt Hyde
producer:
Matt Hyde and Dave Wyndorf
mixer:
Randy Staub
music videos:
Space Lord by Monster Magnet
recording of:
Space Lord
lyricist and composer:
Dave Wyndorf
Monster Magnet6:00
2Dragula
additional programming:
Paul DeCarli
programming, engineer and mixer:
Scott Humphrey
additional engineer:
Frank Gryner
producer:
Scott Humphrey and Rob Zombie
additional mixer:
Chris Lord‐Alge
lead vocals:
Rob Zombie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records, Inc. (in 1998)
music videos:
Dragula by Rob Zombie
recording of:
Dragula
lyricist:
Rob Zombie
composer:
Scott Humphrey and Rob Zombie
publisher:
Demonoid Deluxe Music, Gimme Back My Publishing and WB Music Corp.
Rob Zombie3:45
3Night of the Vampire
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Earache Records Ltd (in 1997, in 2009, in 2016)
music videos:
Night of the Vampire by Entombed
cover recording of:
Night of the Vampire
lyricist and composer:
Roky Erickson
Entombed5:00
4Linchpin
producer:
Rhys Fulber
mixer:
Fear Factory and Mike Plotnikoff
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music Group – X5 Music Group (in 2021)
recording of:
Linchpin
writer:
Dino Cazares and Christian Olde Wolbers
Fear Factory3:26
5Straight to Hell
Venom4:28
6Balls to the Wall
engineer:
Louis Austin
producer:
Accept
mixer:
Michael Wagener
bass guitar:
Peter Baltes (from 1983-07 until 1983-08)
drums (drum set):
Stefan Kaufmann (from 1983-07 to ????)
guitar:
Hermann Frank (from 1983-07 until 1983-08) and Wolf Hoffmann (from 1983-07 until 1983-08)
vocals:
Udo Dirkschneider (from 1983-07 until 1983-08)
recorded at and mixed at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (from 1983-07 until 1983-08)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 79)
recording of:
Balls to the Wall (from 1983-07 until 1983-08)
lyricist:
Peter Baltes, Deaffy, Udo Dirkschneider, Wolf Hoffmann and Stefan Kaufmann
composer:
Peter Baltes, Udo Dirkschneider, Wolf Hoffmann and Stefan Kaufmann
publisher:
Breeze Music GmbH, SMV Schacht Musikverlage and Summer Breeze Music (from 1983 to present)
Accept5:44
7Dying Days
Screaming Trees4:52
8Angel Witch
recording of:
Angel Witch
writer:
Kevin Heybourne
Angel Witch3:25
9Evil
producer:
Henrik Lund (from 1983-07-18 until 1983-07-29)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 69)
recording of:
Evil (from 1983-07-18 until 1983-07-29)
lyricist:
King Diamond
composer:
Hank Shermann
Mercyful Fate4:46
10Supersonic Sex Machine
recording of:
Supersonic Sex Machine
lyricist and composer:
Steel Panther
Steel Panther3:10
11N.I.B.Ugly Kid Joe5:27
12The RockerThin Lizzy2:42
13Born to Be Wild
Krokus3:35
14Cherry Pie
Warrant3:13
15Race With the Devil
Girlschool2:54
16In Waves
recording of:
In Waves
Trivium5:04
17Razamanaz
producer:
Roger Glover
publisher:
Intersong Music
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mountain Records (in 1973)
recording of:
Razamanaz
writer:
Pete Agnew, Manny Charlton, Dan McCafferty and Darrell Sweet
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Mountain Music Ltd.
Nazareth3:50
2CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Tension Head
additional recording engineer:
Brad Cook
recording engineer:
Trina Shoemaker
producer:
Chris Goss and Joshua Homme
mixer:
Marek
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Nick Oliveri
drums (drum set):
Gene Trautmann
guitar:
Joshua Homme
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records (in 2000)
recorded at:
Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States (from 1999-12 until 2000-02)
recording of:
Tension Head
writer:
Joshua Homme and Nick Oliveri
publisher:
Board Stiff Music and Natural Light Music
Queens of the Stone Age2:55
2The Day I Tried to Live
Soundgarden5:21
3I, the Jury
Grand Magus4:16
4Heartwork
assistant engineer:
Dave Buchanan and Andrea Wright
engineer:
Keith Andrews
producer:
Colin Richardson
bass guitar [bass]:
Jeff Walker (from 1993-05-18 until 1993-06-21)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ken Owen (from 1993-05-18 until 1993-06-21)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Michael Amott (from 1993-05-18 until 1993-06-21) and Bill Steer (from 1993-05-18 until 1993-06-21)
vocals:
Jeff Walker (from 1993-05-18 until 1993-06-21)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Earache Records (in 1993) and Icarus Music (in 2006)
recorded at and mixed at:
Parr Street Studios in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom (from 1993-05-18 until 1993-06-21)
music videos:
Heartwork by Carcass
recording of:
Heartwork (from 1993-05-18 until 1993-06-21)
lyricist:
Jeff Walker
composer:
Michael Amott and Bill Steer
publisher:
Copyright Control
Carcass4:34
5For VictoryBolt Thrower4:50
6Into the Crypts of Rays
engineer and producer:
Horst Müller
co-producer:
Martin Eric Ain and Thomas Gabriel Warrior
bass guitar:
Martin Eric Ain (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
guitar and lead vocals:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
membranophone:
Steven Priestly (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
recorded at and mixed at:
Caet Studio in Berlin, Germany (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
recording of:
Into the Crypts of Rays (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
lyricist and composer:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior
Celtic Frost3:41
7I Want Out
engineer:
Tommy Hansen and Tommy Newton
mixer:
Tommy Newton
bass guitar:
Markus Grosskopf (from 1988-05 until 1988-06)
drums (drum set):
Ingo Schwichtenberg (from 1988-05 until 1988-06)
guitar:
Kai Hansen (from 1988-05 until 1988-06) and Michael Weikath (from 1988-05 until 1988-06)
lead vocals:
Michael Kiske (from 1988-05 until 1988-06)
recorded at:
Horus Sound Studio in Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany (from 1988-05 until 1988-06)
mixed at:
Horus Sound Studio in Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
recording of:
I Want Out (from 1988-05 until 1988-06)
lyricist and composer:
Kai Hansen
publisher:
Maldoror and Wintrup Musikverlag
Helloween4:42
8I Wanna Rock
recording engineer and mixer:
Geoff Workman
assistant engineer:
Gary McGachan
engineer:
John Agnello and Greg Laney
producer:
Tom Werman
bass guitar:
Mark Mendoza (from 1984-02 until 1984-03)
drums (drum set):
A.J. Pero (from 1984-02 until 1984-03)
electric guitar:
Jay Jay French (from 1984-02 until 1984-03) and Eddie Ojeda (from 1984-02 until 1984-03)
background vocals:
Jay Jay French (from 1984-02 until 1984-03), Mark Mendoza (from 1984-02 until 1984-03), Eddie Ojeda (from 1984-02 until 1984-03), A.J. Pero (from 1984-02 until 1984-03) and Dee Snider (from 1984-02 until 1984-03)
lead vocals:
Dee Snider (from 1984-02 until 1984-03)
arranger:
Twisted Sister and Tom Werman
recorded at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1984-02 until 1984-03), The Record Plant in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1984-02 until 1984-03) and Westlake Audio in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1984-02 until 1984-03)
mixed at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (number: 17)
recording of:
I Wanna Rock (from 1984-02 until 1984-03)
lyricist and composer:
Dee Snider
publisher:
Universal Tunes
Twisted Sister3:04
9PoisonAlice Cooper4:03
10You Can’t Bring Me DownSuicidal Tendencies5:49
11Slowly We Rot
engineer and producer:
Scott Burns (in 1988)
executive producer:
Monte Conner (in 1988)
mixer:
Scott Burns, Donald Tardy and John Tardy
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Roadrunner Records (in 1989) and The All Blacks B.V. (in 2001)
recorded at:
Morrisound Recording in Tampa, Florida, United States (in 1988)
recording of:
Slowly We Rot (in 1988)
lyricist:
John Tardy
composer:
Trevor Peres, Donald Tardy and Allen West
Obituary3:38
12Black No. 1 (edit)Type O Negative4:38
13Stranglehold
Ted Nugent8:27
14The Wizard
Uriah Heep3:00
15Mississippi QueenMountain2:33
16Renegade
recording engineer and producer:
Styx
synthesizer programming:
Dennis DeYoung and Ed Walsh
assistant engineer:
Harry Andronis and Gary Geppert
engineer:
Rob Kingsland and Barry Mraz
assistant producer:
Barry Mraz
bass guitar:
Chuck Panozzo
guitar [lead]:
James Young
lead vocals:
Tommy Shaw
arranger:
Styx
recording of:
Renegade
lyricist and composer:
Tommy Shaw
publisher:
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, 日音 Synch事業部, Almo Music Corp. (from 1978 to present) and Stygian Songs (from 1978 to present)
Styx4:16
3CD
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1Heaven’s on Fire
KISS3:22
2In the Heat of the Night
Diamond Head4:59
3Since You Been Gone
recording engineer:
Leigh Mantle (in 1979-04) and Dr. Michael Palmer (in 1979-04)
engineer:
Gary Edwards
producer:
Roger Glover
bass guitar:
Roger Glover (in 1979-04)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Powell (in 1979-04)
guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (in 1979-04)
keyboard:
Don Airey (in 1979-04)
lead vocals:
Graham Bonnet (in 1979-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Incorporated (in 1979), Polydor Records Inc. (in 1979), PolyGram Records, Inc. (in 1979), UMG Recordings, Inc. (in 1979) and Universal Records Inc. (in 1979)
recorded at:
Château de Pelly in Desingy, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (in 1979-04) and Maison Rouge Mobile Studio (in 1979-04)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (number: 82)
cover recording of:
Since You Been Gone (in 1979-04)
lyricist and composer:
Russ Ballard
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs, BMG Rights Management GmbH, Complete Music Ltd., EMI Virgin Music Ltd., Island Music, Island Music Ltd., Russell Ballard Ltd, Union Square Music Songs Ltd. and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Rainbow3:15
4On March the SaintsDown4:12
5Abigail
engineer:
Roberto Falcao
assistant producer:
Mikkey Dee and Michael Denner
producer:
King Diamond
recording of:
Abigail
lyricist and composer:
King Diamond
King Diamond4:52
6Roots Bloody RootsSepultura3:33
7Tonight I’m Gonna Rock You Tonight
recording engineer and mixer:
Ed Cherney
engineer:
Chris Owens (task: 2nd engineer)
producer:
CJ Vanston
recorded at:
The Village in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Tonight I’m Gonna Rock You Tonight
writer:
Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Rob Reiner and Harry Shearer
Spın̈al Tap2:39
8Caught in a Mosh
assistant engineer:
Chip Schane
engineer:
Eddie Kramer and Chris Rutherford
executive producer:
Jon Zazula
producer:
Anthrax and Eddie Kramer
assistant mixer:
Francis McSweeney
mixer:
Paul Hamingson and Eddie Kramer
bass guitar [bass]:
Frank Bello (from 1986-10 until 1986-12)
drums (drum set):
Charlie Benante (from 1986-10 until 1986-12)
guitar:
Dan Spitz (from 1986-10 until 1986-12)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Scott Ian (from 1986-10 until 1986-12)
lead vocals:
Joe Belladonna (from 1986-10 until 1986-12)
recorded at:
Quadradial Studios in North Miami, Florida, United States (from 1986-10 until 1986-12)
mixed at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 22)
recording of:
Caught in a Mosh (from 1986-10 until 1986-12)
writer:
Joey Belladonna, Frank Bello, Charlie Benante, Scott Ian and Dan Spitz
publisher:
Imagem Music, NFP Music, Universal Music–Z Tunes LLC and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd.
Anthrax5:01
9Carry On
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Rich Breen
miscellaneous support:
Vince Gutman (task: mixing supervision; task: recording supervision)
drums (drum set) [acoustic drums] programming:
Vince Gutman
programming:
Vince Gutman
synclavier programming:
Richard Breen
executive producer:
Jason Flom
producer:
Manowar
bass guitar:
Joey DeMaio
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Scott Columbus
guitar and keyboard:
Ross the Boss
lead vocals:
Eric Adams
recorded at and mixed at:
Universal Recording in Chicago, Illinois, United States
recording of:
Carry On (Manowar's song)
lyricist and composer:
Joey DeMaio
Manowar4:12
10Metal Health (Bang Your Head)
Quiet Riot5:19
11C’mon Let’s GoGirlschool3:39
12I Wanna Be Somebody
W.A.S.P.3:45
13Alcatraz
recording of:
Alcatraz
lyricist and composer:
Leon Russell
Nazareth4:23
14Hang ToughTesla4:23
15Breaking the LawJudas Priest2:35
16Easy Livin’
recording engineer:
Peter Gallen (from 1972-03 until 1972-04)
assistant engineer:
Ashley Howe
engineer:
Peter Gallen
producer:
Gerry Bron
mixer:
Rafe McKenna
drums (drum set):
Lee Kerslake (from 1972-03 until 1972-04)
electric bass guitar:
Gary Thain (from 1972-03 until 1972-04)
guitar:
Mick Box (from 1972-03 until 1972-04)
organ:
Ken Hensley (from 1972-03 until 1972-04)
vocals:
David Byron (from 1972-03 until 1972-04)
arranger:
Uriah Heep
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bronze (in 1972), Bronze Records Ltd. (in 1972), Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1972), Legacy Records Ltd. (in 1972) and Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (in 1972, in 2017)
recorded at:
Lansdowne Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (from 1972-03 until 1972-04) and Astoria Theatre in Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 2003-11-08)
produced at:
Lansdowne Studios in London, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Easy Livin’ (from 1972-03 until 1972-04)
lyricist and composer:
Ken Hensley
publisher:
A Tale of Two Ditties, Bron Music, EMI Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd., EMI Publishing Ltd., S. Bron Music Co. Ltd., Sidney Bron Music and Umble Tunes Ltd.
Uriah Heep2:37