Metal Files

Essential and recommended Hard Rock/Heavy Metal releases by patients past and present

Alphabetically listed H – Q

Hades - If At First you Don't Succeed
Release Date: 1988
Track Listing: Opinionate!, In The Mean Time, Rebel Without A Brain, King In Exile, Face The Fat Reality, Outro , I Too Eye, Diplomatic Immunity, Process Of Assimilation, Tears Of Orpheus, Aftermath Of Betrayal, Finale
Lineup: Alan Tecchio – Vocals, Dan Lorenzo – Guitars, Ed Fuhrman – Guitars, Jimmy Schulman – Bass, Tom Coombs – Drums.
Notes: Remastered and packaged with “Resisting Success” with bonus tracks in 2005.
Genre: A mix of Thrash and Progressive Metal.

Hammerfall - Legacy Of Kings
Release Date: 1998
Track Listing: Heeding The Call, Legacy Of Kings, Let The Hammer Fall, Dreamland, Remember Yesterday, At The End Of The Rainbow, Back To Back, Stronger Than All, Warriors Of Faith, The Fallen One.
Lineup: Joacim Cans - Vocals, Oscar Dronjak - Guitars, Stefan Elmgren - Guitars, Magnus Rosιn - Bass, Patrik Rδfling – Drums.
Genre: Euro Power Metal.

Helloween - Keeper of The Seven Keys Part 2
Release Date: 1988
Track Listing: Invitation, Eagle Fly Free, You Always Walk Alone, Rise and Fall , Dr. Stein, We Got the Right, Save Us, March of Time, I Want Out, Keeper of the Seven Keys.
Lineup: Mike Kiske - Vocals, Michael Weikath - Guitar, Kai Hansen - Guitar, Ingo Schwichtenberg - Drums, Markus Grosskopf – Bass.
Notes: Remastered with bonus tracks.

Helloween - Walls of Jericho
Release Date: 1985
Track Listing: Walls Of Jericho , Ride The Sky, Reptile, Guardians, Phantoms Of Death, Metal Invaders, Gorgar , Heavy Metal (Is The Law), How Many Tears.
Lineup: Kai Hansen – Vocals and Guitar, Michael Weikath – Guitar, Markus Grosskopf – Bass, Ingo Swichtenberg – Drums
Notes: Rereleased CD contains tracks from their first EP along with the single “Judas".
Genre: Pioneers of European Power Metal.
Other Helloween recommendations: Keeper of the Seven Keys Part 1, Master of the Rings.

Helstar - A Distant Thunder
Release Date: 1988
Track Listing: The King is Dead, Bitter End, Abandon Ship, Tyrannicide , Scorcher, Genius of Insanity, (The) Whore of Babylon, Winds of War, He's a Woman She's a Man.
Lineup: James Rivera - Vocals, Larry Barragan - Guitar, Andre Corbin - Guitar, Jerry Abarca - Bass, Frank Ferreira – Drums.
Genre: American Power/ Prog Metal.

Holocaust - The Nightcomers
Release Date: 1981
Track listing: Smokin ' Valves, Death Or Glory, Come On Back, Mavrock , It Don't Matter To Me, Cryin ' Shame, Heavy Metal Mania, Push It Around, The Nightcomers .
Lineup: Gary Lettice – Vocals, John Mortimer – Guitar and vocals, Ed Dudley – Guitar, Robin Begg – Bass, Paul Collins – Drums.
Genre: Early 80's New Wave of British Heavy Metal.

House of Lords - Sahara
Release Date: 1990
Track Listing: Shoot, Chains Of Love, Cant Find My Way Home, Heart On The Line, Laydown Staydown , Sahara, It Aint Love, Remember My Name, American Babylon , Kiss Of Fire.
Lineup: James Christian – Vocals, Michael Guy - Guitar and backing vocals, Chuck Wright - Bass and backing vocals, Ken Mary - Drums and backing vocals, Gregg Giuffria - Keyboards and backing vocals.
Additional Musicians: Rick Nielsen - Guitar and backing vocals, Chris Impellitteri – Guitar, Doug Aldrich – Guitar.
Genre: Hard Rock.

Hurricane – Slave to the Thrill
Release Date: 1990
Track Listing: Reign Of Love, Next To You, Young Man, Dance Little Sister, Don't Wanna Dream, Temptation, Ten Thousand Years, In The Fire, Let It Slide, Lock Me Up, Smiles Like A Child.
Lineup: Kelly Hansen – Vocals, Doug Aldrich - Guitar and background vocals, Tony Cavazo - Bass and background vocals, Jay Schellen - Drums and background vocals.
Notes: Two versions exist with different covers, one with and one without the naked girl.
Genre: Hard Rock.

Iced Earth - Something Wicked This Way Comes
Release Date: 1998
Track Listing: Burning Times, Melancholy (Holy Martyr), Disciples of the Lie, Watching Over Me, Stand Alone, consequences, My own Savior, Reaping Stone, 1776(instrumental), Blessed Are You, Something Wicked Trilogy (Prophecy, Birth of the Wicked, The Coming Curse).
Lineup: Jon Schaffer – Guitars and Backing vocals, Mathew Barlow – Lead Vocals, James MacDonough – Bass, Mark Prator – Drums.
Genre: American Power/traditional Metal.
Other Iced Earth recommendations: Night of the Stormrider , Alive in Athens , The Dark saga.

Iron Maiden - Killers
Release Date: 1981
Track Listing: The Ides of March, Wrathchild , Murders In The Rue Morgue, Another Life, Genghis Khan, Innocent Exile, Killers, Prodigal Son, Purgatory, Twilight Zone, Drifter.
Lineup: Paul Di'Anno - Vocals, Dave Murray - Guitar, Adrian Smith - Guitar, Steve Harris - Bass, Clive Burr – Drums.
Notes: Remastered and includes bonus multimedia, part of a limited edition box set, also released with a bonus disc of B –sides.

Iron Maiden - Number Of The Beast
Release Date: 1982
Track Listing: Invaders, Children Of The Damned, The Prisoner, 22 Arcadia Avenue , The Number Of The Beast, Run To The Hills, Gangland, Total Eclipse, Hallowed Be Thy Name.
Lineup: Bruce Dickenson - Vocals, Dave Murray - Guitar, Adrian Smith - Guitar, Steve Harris - Bass, Clive Burr – Drums.
Notes: Total Eclipse is found on the remaster , part of a box set, also released with a bonus disc of B -sides.

Iron Maiden - Powerslave
Release Date: 1984
Track Listing: Aces High, 2 Minutes To Midnight , Losfer Words (Big ' Orra ), Flash Of The Blade, The Duellists , Back In The Village, Powerslave , Rime Of The Ancient Mariner.
Lineup: Bruce Dickinson – Vocals, Dave Murray – Guitar, Adrian Smith – Guitar, Steve Harris – Bass, Nicko McBrain – Drums
Notes: Remastered , was part of a limited edition box set, also was released as limited edition with a bonus disc of B-sides.
Genre: Traditional Heavy Metal.
Other Maiden recommendations: Piece of Mind, Somewhere in Time, Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, Live After Death.

Jag Panzer - Ample Destruction
Release Date: 1984
Track Listing: Licensed to Kill, Warfare, Symphony of Terror, Harder then Steel, Generally Hostile, The Watching, Reign of the Tyrants, Cardiac Arrest, The Crucifix.
Lineup: Harry Conklin (Tyrant) - Vocals, Mark Briody - Guitars, Joey Tafolla - Guitars, John Tetley - Bass, Rick Hilyard – Drums.
Genre: American Prog /Power Metal.
Other Jag Panzer recommendations: Casting the Stones.

Judas Priest - British Steel
Release Date: 1980
Track Listing: Rapid Fire, Metal Gods, Breaking The Law, Grinder, United, You Don't Have To Be Old To Be Wise, Living After Midnight , The Rage, Steeler .
Lineup: Rob Halford - Vocals, Glen Tipton - Guitar, K.K. Downing - Guitar, Ian Hill - Bass, Dave Holland - Drums
Notes: Remaster Includes bonus tracks, also part of a limited edition box set.

Judas Priest - Sad Wings Of Destiny
Release Date: 1976
Track Listing: Victim of Changes, The Ripper, Dreamer Deceiver, Deceiver, Prelude, Tyrant, Genocide, Epitaph, Island Of Domination .
Lineup: Rob Halford - Vocals, Glenn Tipton - Guitars, K.K. Downing - Guitars, Ian Hill - Bass, Alan Moore – Drums.
Notes: Re release includes bonus track.

Judas Priest - Stained Class
Release Date: 1978
Track Listing: Exciter, White Heat Red Hot, Better By You Better Than Me, Stained Class, Invader, Saints In Hell, Savage, Beyond The Realms Of Death, Heroes End.
Lineup: Rob Halford - Vocals, Glenn Tipton - Guitars, K.K. Downing - Guitars, Ian Hill - Bass, Les Binks – Drums.
Notes: Remastered , also part of a limited edition box set.
Other Priest recommendations: Defenders of the Faith, Painkiller, Unleashed in the East.

Kamelot – Fourth Legacy
Release date: 2000
Track Listing: New Allegiance, The Fourth Legacy, Silent Goddess, Desert Reign, Nights Of Arabia, The Shadow Of Uther , A Sailorman's Hymn, Alexandria, The Inquisitor, Glory, Until Kingdom Come, Lunar Sanctum.
Lineup: Roy S. Khan – Vocals, Thomas Youngblood – Guitars, Glenn Barry – Bass, Casey Grillo – Drums.
Genre: A mix of both Euro Power/ Prog Metal.

King Diamond - Abigail
Release Date: 1987
Track Listing: Funeral, Arrival, A Mansion In Darkness, The Family Ghost, The 7th Day Of July 1777, Omens, The Possession, Abigail, Black Horsemen.
Lineup: King Diamond - Vocals, Andy Larocque - Guitar, Mike Denner - Guitar, Timi Hansen - Bass, Mikkey Dee – Drums.
Notes: Remaster includes bonus tracks, also available a version that includes a bonus DVD concert and promo videos.
Genre: A class of his own, you could call his music Theatrical Horror Metal.
Other King Diamond recommendations: Them, Conspiracy, Voodoo, The Puppet Master.

Kings X - Gretchen Goes To Nebraska
Release date: 1989
Track Listing: Out Of The Silent Planet, Over My Head, Summerland, Everybody Knows A Little Bit Of Something, The Difference (in The Garden Of St. Anne's-on-the-hill), I'll Never Be The Same, Mission, Fall On Me, Pleiades, Don't Believe It (it's Easier Said Than Done), Send A Message, The Burning Down.
Lineup: Doug Pinnick - Bass and vocals, Ty Tabor - Guitars/backing vocals, Jerry Gaskill - Drums/backing vocals.
Genre: Progressive Hard Rock/Metal.

Kiss - Destroyer
Release Date: 1976
Track Listing: Detroit Rock City , King of the Night Time World, God of Thunder, Great Expectations, Flaming Youth, Sweet Pain, Shout It Out Loud, Beth, Do You Love Me
Lineup: Gene Simmons - Bass and Vocals, Paul Stanley - Vocals and Guitar, Peter Criss - Vocals and Drums, Ace Frehley - Lead Guitar.
Notes: Remastered .

Kiss – Rock and Roll Over
Release Date: 1976
Track Listing: I Want You, Take Me, Calling Dr. Love, Ladies Room, Baby Driver, Love em and Leave em , Mr. Speed, See You in Your Dreams, Hard Luck Woman, Makin Love.
Lineup: Gene Simmons - Bass and Vocals, Paul Stanley - Vocals and Guitar, Peter Criss - Vocals and Drums, Ace Frehley - Lead Guitar.
Notes: Remastered .
Genre: Hard Rock/Heavy Metal.
Other Kiss recommendations: Paul and Ace's solo albums, Lick it Up, Revenge, Alive, The Elder, Creatures of the Night.

Kix - Blow My Fuse
Release Date: 1988
Track Listing: Blow My Fuse, Boomerang, Cold Blood, Dirty Boys, Don't Close Your eyes, Get It While its Hot, No Ring Around Rosie, Red Light Green Light TNT, She Dropped Me the Bomb, Piece of the Pie.
Lineup: Steve Whiteman - Lead vocals, harmonica, Ronnie Younkins - Guitar, Brian Forsythe - Guitar, Donnie Purnell - Bass, keyboards and vocals, Jimmy Chalfant - Drums.
Genre: Hard Rock.

Kreator - Pleasure To Kill
Release Date: 1986
Track Listing: Intro (Choir Of The Damned), Rippin ' Corpse, Death Is Your Saviour , Pleasure To Kill, Riot Of Violence, The Pestilence, Carrion, Command Of The Blade, Under The Guillotine.
Lineup: Mille Petrozza - Vocals and guitars, Rob Fioretti - Bass, Jurgen " Ventor " Reil - drums, Wulf – Guitar.
Notes: Bonus tracks on the remastered cd taken from the Flag Of Hate EP.
Genre: German Thrash Metal.
Other Kreator recommendations: Enemy of God.

Krokus - Headhunter
Release Date: 1983
Track Listing: Headhunter, Eat The Rich, Screaming In The Night, Ready To Burn, Night Wolf, Stayed Awake All Night, Stand And Be Counted, White Din, Russian Winter.
Lineup: Marc Storace - Vocals, Fernando Von Arb - Guitars, Chris Von Rohr - Bass, Steve Pace – Drums.
Genre: Hard Rock/Metal.

L.A. Guns - Cocked And Loaded
Release Date: 1989
Track Listing: Letting it Go, Slap in the Face, Rip and Tear, Sleazy Come Easy Go, Never Enough, Malaria, The Ballad of Jane, Magdalaine , Give a Little, I'm Addicted, 17 Crash, Showdown, Wheels of Fire, I Wanna be Your Man.
Lineup: Phil Lewis – Vocals, Tracii Guns – Guitar, Steve Riley – Drums, Nick Cripps – Guitar, Kelly Nickels – Bass.
Notes: Remastered .
Genre: L.A. Hard Rock/Metal.

Leatherwolf - Leatherwolf
Release Date: 1987
Track Listing: Rise or Fall , The Calling, Share a Dream, Cry Out, Gypsies and Thieves, Bad Moon Rising, Princess of Love, Magical Eyes, Rule the Night
Lineup: Mike Olivieri – Guitars, Vocals, Geoff Gayer - Guitar, Carey Howe - Guitar, Matt Hurich - Bass, Dean Roberts – Drums.
Genre: Traditional Hard Rock/Metal.

Led Zeppelin - II
Release Date: 1969
Track Listing: Whole Lotta Love, What Is And What Should Never Be, The Lemon Song, Thank You, Heartbreaker, Living Loving Maid (She's Just A Woman), Ramble On, Bring It On Home
Lineup: Robert Plant - Lead Vocals, John Paul Jones - Bass, Keyboards, John Bonham - Drums, Jimmy Page – Guitars.
Notes: Remastered and part of a box set.

Led Zepplin - Houses Of The Holy
Release Date: 1973
Track listing: The Song Remains The Same, The Rain Song, Over The Hills And Far Away, The Crunge, Dancing Days, D'yer Mak'er, No Quarter, The Ocean.
Lineup: Robert Plant – Vocals, Jimmy Page – Guitars, John Paul Jones – Bass, John Bonham – Drums.
Notes: Remastered, also part of a box set.

Led Zepplin - Physical Graffiti
Release Date: 1975
Track Listing: Custard Pie, The Rover, In My Time Of Dying, Houses Of The Holy, Trampled Underfoot, Kashmir, In The Light, Down By The Seaside, Ten Years Gone, Night Flight, The Wanton Song, Boogie With Stu, Black Country Woman, Sick Again.
Lineup: Robert Plant – Vocals, Jimmy Page – Guitars, John Paul Jones – Bass, John Bonham – Drums.
Notes: Remastered and part of a box set.
Genre: Pioneers of Hard Rock/Metal.
Other Zepplin recommendations: Led Zepplin III & IV, The Song Remains the Same.

Lita Ford - Dancing On Edge
Release Date: 1984
Track Listing: Gotta Let Go, Dancin ' on the Edge, Dressed to Kill, Hit n Run, Lady Killer, Still Waitin , Fire in My Heart, Don't Let Me Down Tonight, Run with the Money.
Lineup: Lita Ford – Vocals and Guitars, Randy Castillo - Drums, Hugh McDonald - Bass, Special guests: Aldo Nova - synthesizer.
Genre: Hard Rock/Metal.

Lizzy Borden - Love You To Pieces
Release Date: 1985
Track Listing: Council For The Caldron, Psychopath, Save Me, Red Rum, Love You To Pieces, American Metal, Flesheater , Warfare, Godiva , Rod Of Iron.
Lineup: Lizzy Borden - Vocals, Tony Matuzak - Guitar, Gene Allen - Guitar, Mike Davis- Bass, Joey Scott Harges – Drums.
Genre: Traditional Heavy Metal.

Loudness - Thunder In The East
Release Date: 1984
Track Listing: Crazy Nights, Like Hell, Heavy Chains, Get Away, We Could Be Together, Run for Your Life, Clockwork Toy, No Way Out, The Lines are Down, Never Change Your Mind.
Lineup: Minoru Nihara - Vocals, Akira Takasaki - Guitars, Masayoshi Yamashita - Bass, Munetaka Higuchi – Drums.
Genre: Hard Rock/Metal.

Manilla Road - Open The Gates
Release Date: 1985
Track Listing: Metalstorm , Open The Gates, Astronomica , Weavers Of The Web, The Ninth Wave, Heavy Metal To The World, The Fires Of Mars, Road Of Kings, Hour Of The Dragon, Witches Brew.
Lineup: Mark Shelton – Vocals, Guitar, Scott Parks - Bass, Randy Foxe – Drums, Keyboards.
Notes: Reissue includes bonus tracks.
Genre: Traditional Heavy Metal.

Manowar - Hail To England
Release Date: 1984
Track Listing: Blood Of My Enemies, Each Dawn I Die, Kill With Power, Hail To England , Army Of The Immortals, Black Arrows, Bridge of Death .
Lineup: Eric Adams - Vocals, Ross Funicello - Guitars, Joey DeMaio - Bass, Scott Columbus – Drums.
Notes: Remastered .
Genre: Traditional Heavy Metal.
Other Manowar recommendations: Fighting the World, Battle Hymns.

Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas
Release Date: 1993
Track Listing: Funeral Fog, Freezing Moon, Cursed In Eternity, Pagan Fears, Life Eternal, From The Dark Past, Buried In Time And Dust, De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas
Lineup: Attila Csihar – Vocals, Varg Vikernes – Bass, Euronymous – Guitars, Hellhammer – Drums.
Genre: Black Metal.

Megadeth - Killing Is My Business……and Business is Good
Release Date: 1985
Track Listing: Last Rites/loved To Death, Killing Is My Business...and Business Is Good, Skull Beneath the Skin, These Boots, Rattlehead , Chosen Ones, Looking Down The Cross, Mechanix .
Lineup: Dave Mustaine – Guitar and Vocals, Chris Poland – Guitar, Dave Ellefson – Bass, Gar Samuelson – Drums.
Notes: Remastered .

Megadeth - Rust In Peace
Release Date: 1990
Track Listing: Holy wars….. The Punishment Due, Hanger 18, Take No Prisoners, Five Magics , Poison Was the Cure, Lucretia , Tornado of Souls, Dawn Patrol, Rust in Peace…. Polaris.
Lineup: Dave Mustane : Vocals, Guitars, Nick Menza : Drums, Dave Ellefson – Bass, Marty Friedman – Guitars.
Notes: Remastered with bonus tracks.
Genre: Thrash Metal.
Other Megadeth recommendations: Peace Sells but Who's Buying, So Far So Good So What, Countdown to Extinction.

Mercyful Fate - Melissa
Release Date: 1983
Track Listing: Evil, Curse of the Pharaohs, Into the Coven, At the Sound of the Demon Bell , Black Funeral, Satan's Fall , Melissa.
Lineup: King Diamond - Vocals, Hank Shermann - Guitar, Michael Denner - Guitar, Timi Hansen- Bass, Kim Ruzz - Drums.
Notes: Remastered .
Genre: Progressive Black Metal.
Other Mercyful Fate recommendations: Don't Break the Oath, In the Shadows, 9.

Metal Church - The Dark
Release Date: 1986
Track Listing: Town Of Bricks , Start The Fire, Method To Your Madness, Watch The Children Pray, Over My Dead Body, The Dark Psycho, Line Of Death, Burial At Sea, Western Alliance
Lineup: David Wayne - Vocals, Kurdt Vanderhoof - Guitar, Craig Wells - Guitar, Duke Erickson - Bass, Kirk Arrington – Drums.
Genre: Speed/Traditional Metal.
Other Recommendations: Metal Church , A Light in the Dark.

Metallica - Kill Em ' All
Release Date: 1983
Track Listing: Hit The Lights, The Four Horsemen, Motorbreath , Jump In The Fire, (Anesthesia)--Pulling Teeth, Whiplash, Phantom Lord, No Remorse, Seek & Destroy, Metal Militia.
Lineup: James Hetfield – Vocals and guitar, Kirk Hammett - Lead Guitar, Cliff Burton - Bass, Lars Ulrich - Drums
Notes: Some versions include bonus tracks Am I Evil? and Blitzkrieg.

Metallica - Ride The Lightning
Release Date: 1984
Track Listing: Fight Fire with Fire, Ride The Lightning, For Whom The Bell Tolls, Fade To Black, Trapped Under Ice, Escape, Creeping Death, The Call Of Ktulu .
Lineup: James Hetfield – Vocals and Guitar, Kirk Hammett – Guitar, Cliff Burton – Bass, Lars Ulrich – Drums.

Metallica - Master Of Puppets
Release Date: 1986
Track Listing: Battery , Master of Puppets, The Thing That Should Not Be, Welcome Home (Sanitarium), Disposable Heroes, Leper Messiah, Orion (Instrumental), Damage Inc.
Lineup: James Hetfield – Vocals and guitar, Kirk Hammett - Lead Guitar, Cliff Burton - Bass, Lars Ulrich – Drums.
Genre: Earlier albums pioneered Thrash Metal while post 1991 they also incorporated more hard rock elements.
Other Metallica recommendations: Justice for All, Metallica (also know as the “Black” album).

Michael Schenker Group – Assault Attack
Release Date: 1982
Track Listing: Assault Attack, Rock You To The Ground, Dancer, Samurai, Desert Song, Broken Promises, Searching For A Reason, Ulcer.
Lineup: Graham Bonnet - Vocals, Michael Schenker – Guitars, Chris Glen – Bass.
Genre: Hard Rock.
Other Schenker recommendations: Built to Destroy, Perfect Timing.

Montrose - Montrose
Release Date: 1974
Track Listing: Rock the Nations, Bad Motor Scooter, Space Station No.5, I Don't Want It, Good Rockin Tonight, Rock Candy, One Thing on My Mind, Make It Last
Lineup: Sammy Hagar - Vocals, Ronnie Montrose – Guitars, Bill Church - Bass, Denny Carmassi – Drums.
Notes: Remaster includes bonus tracks.
Genre: Hard Rock

Morbid Angel - Blessed Are The Sick
Release Date: 1991
Track Listing: Intro, Fall From Grace, Brainstorm, Rebel Lands, Doomsday Celebration, Day Of Suffering, Blessed Are The Sick/Leading The Rats, Thy Kingdom Come, Unholy Blasphemies, Abominations, Desolate Ways, The Ancient Ones, In Remembrance.
Lineup: David Vincent – Vocals, Bass, Trey Azagthoth – Guitar, Keyboards, Richard Burnelle - Guitar, Pete Sandoval – Drums.
Genre: Death Metal.

Morgana Lefay – Maleficium
Release Date: 1996
Track Listing: The Chamber Of Confession, The Source Of Pain, Victim Of Inquisition, Madness, A Final Farewell, Maleficium , It, The Master Of The Masquerade, Witches Garden , Dragons Lair, The Devil In Me, Where Fallen Angels Rule, Creatures Of Hierarchy.
Lineup: Charles Rytkφnen – Vocals, Tony Eriksson – Guitar, Daniel Persson – Guitar, vocals, Joakim Heder – Bass, Jonas Soderlind – Drums.
Notes: The band name changed to just Lefay in 1999 for three albums.
Genre: Power/ Prog Metal
Other Morgana Lefay recommendations: Secret Doctrine, Grand Materia .

Mφtley Crόe - Shout At The Devil
Release Date: 1983
Track Listing: In The Beginning, Shout At The Devil, Looks That Kill, Bastard, God Bless The Children Of The Beast, Helter Skelter , Red Hot, Too Young To Fall In Love, Knock Em ' Dead Kid, Ten Seconds To Love, Danger.
Lineup: Nikki Sixx - Bass, Tommy Lee - Drums, Vince Neil - Vocals, Mick Mars – Guitars.
Notes: Remaster includes bonus tracks.

Mφtley Crόe - Too Fast For Love
Release Date: 1982
Track Listing: Live Wire, Come on and Dance, Public Enemy #1, Merry-Go-Round, Take Me to the Top, Piece of Your Action, Starry Eyes, Too Fast for Love, On With the Show.
Lineup: Vince Neil - Vocals, Nikki Sixx - Bass, Vocals, Tommy Lee - Drums, Mick Mars – Guitars.
Notes: Remaster includes bonus tracks.
Genre: L.A. Hard Rock/Metal.
Other Crue recommendations: Dr. Feelgood .

Mφtφrhead - Ace Of Spades
Release Date: 1980
Track Listing: Ace Of Spades, Love Me Like A Reptile, Shoot You In The Back, Live To Win, Fast And Loose, (We Are) The Road Crew, Fire, Jailbait, Dance, Bite The Bullet, The Chase Is Better Than The Catch, The Hammer, Dirty Love, Please Don't Touch, Emergency.
Lineup: Lemmy Kilmister - Bass and vocals, Eddie Clarke- Guitars, Philthy Taylor- Drums.
Notes: Remastered with bonus tracks.
Genre: Speed/Traditional Metal.
Other Motorhead recommendations: No Sleep til Hammersnith, Iron Fist.

Nevermore - Dead Heart In A Dead World
Release Date: 2000
Track Listing: Narcosynthesis , We Disintegrate, Inside Four Walls, Evolution 169, The River Dragon Has Come, The Heart Collector, Engines Of Hate, The Sound Of Silence, Insignificant, Believe In Nothing, Dead Heart In A Dead World.
Lineup: Warrel Dane - Vocals, Jeff Loomis - Guitars, Jim Sheppard - Bass, Van Williams – Drums.
Genre: A mix of Thrash and Progressive and Doom Metals.
Other Nevermore recommendations: Dreaming Neon Black, The Politics of Ecstasy.

Night Ranger – Dawn Patrol
Release Date: 1982
Track Listing: Don’t Tell Me You Love Me, Sing me Away, At Night She Sleeps, Call My Name, Eddies Comin Out Tonight, Can’t Find Me a Thrill, Young Girl in Love, Play Rough, Penny, Night Ranger.
Lineup: Jack Blades - Vocals, Bass and keyboards, Kelly Keagy – Drums and vocals, Brad Gillis - Guitar, Jeff Watson - Guitar, Alan Fitzgerald - Keyboards.
Genre: Hard Rock

Nightwish - Century Child
Release Date: 2002
Track Listing: Bless The Child, End Of All Hope, Dead To The World, Ever Dream, Slaying The Dreamer, Forever Yours, Ocean Soul, Feel For You, The Phantom Of The Opera, Beauty Of The Beast, The Waylander .
Lineup: Tarja Turunen – Vocals, Emppu Vuorinen – Guitars, Tuomas Holopainen – Keybaords , Marco Hietala – Bass, Jukka Nevalainen – Drums.
Genre: Euro Progressive Metal.

Nuclear Assault - Survive
Release Date: 1988
Track Listing: Rise From The Ashes, Brainwashed, F#, Survive, Fight To Be Free, Got Another Quarter, Great Depression, Wired, Equal Rights, P.S.A., Technology, Good Times, Bad Times.
Lineup: John Connelly – Vocals, Guitar, Anthony Bramante – Guitar, Danny Lilker – Bass, Glenn Evans – Drums.
Genre: Thrash Metal.

Ted Nugent - Cat Scratch Fever
Release Date: 1977
Track Listing: Cat Scratch Fever, Wang Dang Sweet Poontang , Death By Misadventure, Live It Up, Homebound, Workin ' Hard, Playin ' Hard, Sweet Sally, A Thousand Knives, Fist Fightin ' Son Of A Gun, Out Of Control.
Lineup: Ted Nugent - Guitars; Derek St. Holmes – Vocals, Guitars; Rob Grange - Bass; Cliff Davies - Drums
Genre: Hard Rock.
Other Nugent recommendations: Ted Nugent, Weekend Warrior.

Obituary - Cause Of Death
Release Date: 1990
Track Listing: Infected, Body Bag, Chopped In Half, Circle Of The Tyrants, Dying, Find The Arise , Cause Of Death, Memories Remain, Turned Inside Out.
Lineup: John Tardy - Vocals, Trevor Peres - Guitars, James Murphy - Guitars, Frank Watkins - Bass, Donald Tardy – Drums
Notes: Remastered .
Genre: Death Metal.

Omen - Warning Of Danger
Release Date: 1985
Track Listing: Warning Of Danger, March On, Ruby Eyes (Of The Serpent), Don't Fear The Night, V.B.P., Premonition, Termination , Make Me Your King, Red Horizon, Hell's Gate.
Lineup: J.D. Kimball – Vocals, Kenny Powell – Guitars, Jody Henry – Bass, Steve Wittig – Drums.
Genre: Traditional Heavy Metal.

Opeth - Blackwater Park
Release date: 2001
Track Listing: The Leper Affinity, Bleak, Harvest, The Drapery Falls , Dirge For November, Funeral Portrait, Patterns In The Ivy, Blackwater Park .
Lineup: Mikael Εkerfeldt – Guitar and vocals, Peter Lindgren – Guitar, Martin Mendez – Bass, Martin Lopez – Drums.
Genre: Progressive Swedish melodic Death Metal.

Overkill - Taking Over
Release Date: 1987
Track Listing: Deny the Cross, Wrecking Crew, Fear His Name, Use Your Head, Fatal if Swallowed, Powersurge , In Union We Stand, Electro-Violence, Overkill II (the Nightmare continues).
Lineup: Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth - Vocals, D.D. Verni - Bass, Bobby Gustafson - Guitars, Rat Skates – Drums.
Genre: Thrash Metal.
Other Overkill recommendations: Horrorscope , The Years of Decay, From the Underground and Below .

Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard of Ozz
Release Date: 1981
Track Listing: I Don't know, Crazy Train, Goodbye To Romance, Dee, Suicide Solution, Mr. Crowley, No Bone Movies, Revelation Mother Earth, Steal Away (The Night).
Lineup: Ozzy Osbourne - Vocals, Randy Rhoades - Guitars, Bob Daisley – Bass, Lee Kerslake – Drums, Don Airey – Keyboards.
Notes: Remastered twice, one version has rerecorded bass and vocals by different musicians than who played on the original recording in 1980.

Ozyy Osbourne – Diary of a Madman
Release Date: 1981
Track Listing: Over the Mountain, Flying High Again, You Can't Kill Rock n Roll, Believer, Little Dolls, Tonight, S.A.T.O., Diary of a Madman.
Lineup: Ozzy Osbourne - Vocals, Randy Rhoades - Guitar, Bob Daisley – Bass, Lee Kerslake – Drums.
Notes: Album has been remastered and re-released twice. 2002 re-release includes re-recorded bass and drums and a bonus track “I Don't Know” Live.
Genre: Traditional Heavy Metal.
Other Ozzy recommendations: Bark at the Moon, The Ultimate Sin, No More Tears.

Pagans Mind – Celestrial Entrance
Release Date: 2002
Track Listing: Approaching, Through Osiris ' Eyes,...of Epic Questions, Dimensions Of Fire, Dreamscape Lucidity, The Seven Sacred Promises, Back To The Magic Of Childhood Part 1 – Conception, Back To The Magic Of Childhood Part 1 - Exploring Life, In Brilliant White Light, Aegean Shores, The Prophecy Of Pleiades.
Lineup: Nils K. Rue – Vocals, Jψrn Viggo Lofstad – Guitar, Thorstein Aaby – Guitar, Steinar Krokmo – Bass, Ronny Tegner – Keybaords , Stian Kristoffersen – Drums.
Genre: Progressive Metal

Pantera – Cowboys From Hell
Release Date: 1990
Track Listing: Cowboys from Hell, Primal Concrete Sludge, Psycho Holiday , Heresy, Cemetery Gates, Domination, Shattered, Clash with Reality, Medicine Man, Message in Blood, The Sleep, The Art of Shredding.
Lineup: Phil Anselmo – Vocals, Diamond Darrel – Guitars, Rex – Bass, Vinnie Paul – Drums
Genre: Thrash Metal
Other Pantera recommendations: Power Metal, Vulgar Display of Power.

Poison – Look What The Cat Dragged In
Release Date: 1986
Track Listing: Cry Tough, I Want Action, I Wont Forget You, Play Dirty, Look What The Cat Dragged In, Talk Dirty To Me, Want Some Need Some, Blame It on You, #1 Bad Boy, Let Me Go To The Show.
Lineup: Bret Michaels – Vocals, CC Deville – Guitars, Bobby Dall – Bass, Rikki Rockett – Drums
Notes: Remastered with bonus tracks.
Genre: L.A. Hard Rock

Possessed - Seven Churches
Release Date: 1985
Track Listing: The Exorcist, Pentagram, Burning In Hell, Evil Warriors, Seven Churches, Satan's Curse, Holy Hell, Twisted Minds, Fallen Angel, Death Metal.
Lineup: Jeff Becerra – Vocals and bass, Larry LaLonde - Guitars, Mike Torrao - Guitars, Mike Sus - Drums
Notes: Remastered .
Genre: Death/Black Metal

Queen – Live Killers
Release Date: 1979
Track Listing: We Will Rock You, Let Me Entertain You, Death On Two Legs, Killer Queen, Bicycle Race, I'm In Love With My Car, Get Down, Make Love, You're My Best Friend, Now I'm Here, Dreamer's Ball, Love Of My Life, 39, Keep Yourself Alive, Don't Stop Me Now, Spread Your Wings, Brighton Rock, Bohemian Rhapsody, Tie Your Mother Down, Sheer Heart Attack, We Will Rock You, We Are The Champions, God Save The Queen.
Lineup: Freddie Mercury – Vocals and keyboards, Brian May – Guitars and backing vocals, John Deacon - Bass, Roger Taylor – Drums and backing vocals.
Notes: Remastered .
Genre: Hard Rock
Other Queen recommendations: Sheer Heart Attack.

Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime
Release Date: 1989
Track Listing: I Remember Now, Anarchy-X, Revolution Calling, Operation: Mindcrime , Speak, Spreading The Disease, The Mission , Suite Sister Mary, The Needle Lies, Electric Requiem, Breaking The Silence, I Don't Believe In Love, Waiting For 22, My Empty Room, Eyes Of A Stranger
Lineup: Geoff Tate - Vocals, Chris DeGarmo - Guitars, Michael Wilton - Guitars, Eddie Jackson - Bass, Scott Rockenfield – Drums.
Notes: Remaster includes bonus tracks.
Genre: Progressive Metal
Other Queensryche recommendations: Queensryche E.P., Empire, The Warning.

Queensryche - Rage For Order
Release Date: 1986
Track Listing: Walk in the Shadows, I Dream In Infrared, The Whisper, Gonna Get Close To You, The Killing Words, Surgical Strike,
Neue Regel, Chemical Youth, London, Screaming In Digital, I Will Remember.
Lineup: Geoff Tate – Vocals, Chris DeGarmo – Guitar, Michael Wilton – Guitar, Eddie Jackson – Bass, Scott Rockenfield – Drums.
Notes: Remastered.

Quiet Riot - Metal Health
Release Date: 1983
Track Listing: Metal Health, Cum On Feel the Noise, Don't Wanna Let Go, Slick Black Cadillac, Loves a Bitch, Breathless, Run for Cover, Battle Axe, Let's Get Crazy, Thunderbird.
Lineup: Rudy Sarzo : Bass, Kevin DuBrow : Vocals, Carlos Cavazo : Guitars, Frankie Banali : Drums
Notes: Remastered with bonus tracks.
Genre: L.A. Hard Rock/Metal
Other Quiet Riot recommendations: The Randy Rhoads years.