Government Issue

Government Issue
Washington, D.C.
Hardcore punk

Make an Effort (1983) EP
Boycott Stabb (1983) 2001 Rem.
Joy Ride (1984)
The Fun Just Never Ends (1985)
Give Us Stabb or Give Us Death (1985) EP
Live! (1985)
Government Issue (1986) 2001 Rem.
You (1987) 2001 Rem.
Crash (1988)
Finale (1989) Live, 2001 Rem.

missing:
No Way Out 82 (1990)
Strange Wine: Live at CBGB August 30th, 1987 (2003)
G.I.'s First Demo (2004) EP
The Punk Remains the Same (2009) EP

Reb Beach

Reb Beach
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Glam metal, hard rock, heavy metal, jazz fusion, instrumental rock, progressive metal

Richard Earl "Reb" Beach, Jr. (born August 31, 1963) is an American rock guitarist. He is a member of the bands Winger and Whitesnake.

The Fusion Demos (1993)
Masquerade (2001) Jap.Ed.

appeared on:
Smoke on the Water: A Tribute to Deep Purple (1994)
Guitar Battle (1997)
Bat Head Soup: Tribute to Ozzy (2000)
'80s Metal Tribute to Van Halen (2006)

All

All
Los Angeles, California, United States
Punk rock, pop punk, melodic hardcore, skate punk

All is an American punk rock band originally from Los Angeles, currently based in Fort Collins, Colorado, formed by Descendents members Bill Stevenson, Karl Alvarez, and Stephen Egerton.

Allroy Sez (1988)
Allroy's Revenge (1989)
Allroy Saves (1990)
New Girl, Old Story (1991) as TonyAll
Percolater (1992)
Breaking Things (1993)
Pummel (1995)
Mass Nerder (1998)
All (1999) Comp.
Problematic (2000)
Live Plus One (2001)

appeared on:
Hard to Believe: A Kiss Covers Compilation (1990)
Soundtrack from Taylor Steele's Movie The Show (1998)
Before You Were Punk 2: Another Punk Rock Tribute to 80's New Wave (1999)
Dive into Disney (2002)

missing:
Allroy for Prez (1988) EP
Trailblazer (1990) Live

Ritmo Peligroso

Ritmo Peligroso
formed as: Dangerous Rhythm *
Mexico City
Punk rock, Post-punk

No No No * (1979) Single
Dangerous Rhythm * (1979) EP
Dangerous Rhythm * (1981)
En la Mira (1985)
Ritmo Peligroso (1987)
Cortes Finos (1998)
Matacandela (2001)

Polluted Inheritance

Polluted Inheritance
Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands
Technical Death Metal

After Life (1991) Demo
Ecocide (1992)
Demo 94 (1994)
Betrayed (1996)
Into Darkness (2001)

Melodica

Melodica
USA
Hard rock, melodic rock, AOR

A project by Ted Poley and Gerhard Pichler.

Long Way from Home (2000)
Love Metal (2001)
USAcoustica (2001)

missing:
Acoustica ‎(2000)
Live and Acoustic in Springfield!? ‎(2002)

 

The Screamers

The Screamers
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Punk rock, electropunk

In a Better World (2001) '77-'79

Pete Townshend

Pete Townshend
Chiswick, London, England, United Kingdom
Rock, art rock, hard rock, power pop, jazz

Peter Dennis Blandford "Pete" Townshend (born 19 May 1945) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, best known as the lead guitarist, backing vocalist, and main songwriter, for the rock band The Who. His career with the Who spans over 50 years, during which time the band grew to be considered one of the most influential bands of the 20th century.

Rough Mix (1977) with Ronnie Lane
Empty Glass (1980)
All the Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes (1982)
White City - A Novel (1985)
The Iron Man - The Musical (1989)
Psychoderelict (1993)
The Oceanic Concerts (2001) with Raphael Rudd

Đorđe David

Đorđe David
Serbia
Rock, hard rock

Balkan (1995)
Đorđe David & Fuzzbox (2001)

Doug Aldrich

Doug Aldrich
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Hard rock, heavy metal

Doug Aldrich (born February 19, 1964), is a Los Angeles-based hard rock guitarist. He founded the band Burning Rain with Keith St. John in 1998 and has played previously with the bands Whitesnake, Dio, Lion, Hurricane, House of Lords, Bad Moon Rising and Revolution Saints. He is currently in the band The Dead Daisies. He has also released several solo albums. In 2015, Doug was touring as guitar player of former Deep Purple bassist and vocalist Glenn Hughes band. In early 2016 it was announced that he would be replacing Richard Fortus as guitarist of The Dead Daisies, as Fortus is leaving that band to perform with the Guns n' Roses reunion.

Highcentered (1994)
Electrovision (1997)
Alter Ego (2001)

appeared on:
Spin the Bottle: An All-Star Tribute to Kiss (2004)
Numbers from the Beast: An All Stars Salute to Iron Maiden (2005)
'80s Metal Tribute to Van Halen (2006)
Butchering The Beatles: A Headbashing Tribute (2006)
Thriller: A Metal Tribute to Michael Jackson (2013)
The House Is Rockin': A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan (2015)

Cincinnati Improvisational Group

Cincinnati Improvisational Group
USA
Hard rock

Project by David T. Chastain

Freeform Free for All (1996)
Aberration (2001)
Zfunkdabunk (2001) rec.'87

The Deviants

The Deviants
aka: Deviants ixvi *
United Kingdom
Garage rock, acid rock, psychedelic rock

Ptooff! (1967)
Disposable (1968)
The Deviants (1969)
Eating Jello with a Heated Fork * (1996)
Fragments of Broken Probes (1996) '68-'96, Mick Farren and The Deviants
On Your Knees, Earthlings!!! 1967-2001 (2001) Mick Farren & The Deviants

missing:
Human Garbage (1984) Live
The Deviants Have Left the Planet (1999) Comp.
Barbarian Princes: Live in Japan (1999)
Dr. Crow (2002)
Taste the Blue (2004) Live, Mick Farren and The Deviants

Mick Farren

Mick Farren
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Rock, proto-punk

Michael Anthony Farren (3 September 1943 – 27 July 2013) was an English journalist, author and singer associated with counterculture and the United Kingdom Underground.
Farren was the singer with the proto-punk band The Deviants between 1967 and 1969, releasing three albums. During 1970 he released the solo album Mona – The Carnivorous Circus which also featured Steve Peregrin Took, John Gustafson and Paul Buckmaster, before ending his music business to concentrate on writing.

Mona - The Carnivorous Circus (1970)
Vampires Stole My Lunch Money (1978)
The Death Ray Tapes (1995) Live, with Jack Lancaster
Fragments of Broken Probes (1996) '68-'96, Mick Farren and The Deviants
On Your Knees, Earthlings!!! 1967-2001 (2001) Mick Farren & The Deviants

missing:
Taste the Blue (2004) Live, Mick Farren and The Deviants
To the Masterlock (2005) Live
Black Vinyl Dress (2013) with Andy Colquhoun

The Fugs

The Fugs
formed as: The Village Fugs *
New York City, United States
Folk rock, psychedelic rock, experimental rock, acid folk

Sing Ballads of Contemporary Protest, Point of Views, and General Dissatisfaction * (1965) 1993 Rem.
The Fugs (1966) 1994 Rem.
Tenderness Junction (1967)
It Crawled Into My Hand, Honest (1968)
Electromagnetic Steamboat: The Reprise Recordings (2001)

The Standells

The Standells
Los Angeles, California, United States
Garage rock, proto-punk

In Person at P.J.'s (1964)
Dirty Water (1966)
"Live" and Out of Sight (1966)
Why Pick on Me - Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White (1966)
The Hot Ones! (1967)
Try It (1967)
Ban This! Live from Cavestomp! (2000)
The Live Ones! (2001) Rec.'67

appeared on:
Riot on Sunset Strip / The Standells Rarities (1967) OST, 2009 Rem.

missing:
Bump (2013)

Jon Bon Jovi

Jon Bon Jovi
aka: John Bongiovi
Perth Amboy, New Jersey, U.S.
Rock, pop rock, hard rock, glam metal, country rock, heavy metal

John Francis Bongiovi, Jr. (born March 2, 1962), known as Jon Bon Jovi, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, philanthropist, and actor, best known as the founder and frontman of the rock band Bon Jovi, which was formed in 1983.

Blaze of Glory (1990)
Destination Anywhere (1997) Jap.Ed.
Midnight in Chelsea (1997) Single
Queen of New Orleans (1997) Single
The Power Station Sessions 1980-1983 * (2001)

Cirith Ungol

Cirith Ungol
Ventura, California, United States
Heavy metal, doom metal, power metal

Frost and Fire (1981)
King of the Dead (1984)
One Foot in Hell (1986)
Paradise Lost (1991)
Servants of Chaos (2001) Comp.

Frankenstein Drag Queens from Planet 13

Frankenstein Drag Queens from Planet 13
Landis, North Carolina
Horror punk, glam punk

Frankenstein Drag Queens from Planet 13 are a horror punk band from North Carolina. The band was formed in 1996 by Wednesday 13, who recruited friends and former Maniac Spider Trash bandmates Seaweed and Sicko Zero. The band's history is riddled with a 'revolving door' lineup with 13 the only member to have never been replaced.

The Late, Late, Late, Show (1996)
Night of the Living Drag Queens (1998)
Songs from the Recently Deceased (2000)
Viva los Violence (2001)
6 Years, 6 Feet Under the Influence (2004)
Rare Treats (2006)

KUD Idijoti

KUD Idijoti
Pula, Croatia
Punk rock, alternative rock

Legendarni u živo (1986)
Bolje izdati ploču nego prijatelja (1987) EP
Budimo solidarni s bogatima (1987) EP
Hoćemo cenzuru (1988) EP
Live in Biel (1988)
Neću da radim za dolare (1989) EP
Mi smo ovdje samo zbog para (1990)
Glupost je neuništiva (1992)
Tako je govorio ZaraTusta (1993)
Megapunk (1995)
Fuck (1996) 7"
Cijena ponosa (1997)
Gratis hits live! (1999)
Remek djelo (2001)

tribute albums:
A Tribute to KUD Idijoti - Za tebe (2016)

Spike

Spike
Cincinnati, Ohio
Heavy metal

After the split, most of the band went to form CJSS.

Leah (1980) Single
The Price of Pleasure (1983)
The Forum Sessions (2001)

Wayne

Wayne
Seattle, Washington, United States
Heavy metal

Wayne was a band formed around lead singer David Wayne, formerly of Metal Church and Reverend. Wayne released their only album, "Metal Church", on August 7, 2001. The band disbanded following David Wayne's death in 2005.

Metal Church (2001)

Buffalo Springfield

Buffalo Springfield
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Folk rock, psychedelic rock, country rock

Buffalo Springfield (1966)
Buffalo Springfield Again (1967)
Last Time Arround (1968)
Buffalo Springfield (2001) BoxSet

Joey Tafolla

Joey Tafolla
USA
Instrumental rock, neoclassical metal

Joey Tafolla (born May 30, 1962) is an American guitarist. Initially a member of the heavy metal band Jag Panzer from 1984 to 1985, he joined Mike Varney's Shrapnel Records label soon after; releasing his debut album Out of the Sun in 1987, alongside the releases of other shred players such as Marty Friedman, Jason Becker, Paul Gilbert, Richie Kotzen, Tony MacAlpine and Vinnie Moore, among others. His second release in 1991, Infra-Blue, was a noticeable departure from the neo-classical stylings of his first album, and demonstrated a more standard instrumental rock-oriented sound. As well as releasing an instructional video in 1993 Joey taught at the American Institute of Music in Vienna in 1995 alongside Shawn Lane and Milan Polak among others).

Out of The Sun (1987)
Infra-Blue (1991)
Plastic (2001)

Girl

Girl
London, England
Hard rock, glam rock

Girl were an English glam metal band formed in London in 1979, which split up in 1982 with band members going on to join Def Leppard and L.A. Guns, among others.

Sheer Greed (1980)
Wasted Youth (1982)
Killing Time (1997) '80-'87
Live at the Exposition Hall, Osaka, Japan (2001) rec.'82

Boris Aranđelović

Boris Aranđelović
Kragujevac, Serbia
Rock, hard rock

Iz profila (1982) Boris
Milion godina (2001) Boris Aranđelović & Dinosaurusi

Carnivore

Carnivore
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Crossover thrash, hardcore punk, thrash metal, speed metal

Demo '84 (1984)
Carnivore (1985) orig.+2001 Rem.
Retaliation (1987)

Cairo

Cairo
San Francisco, USA
Progressive rock

Cairo (1994)
Conflict and Dreams (1998)
Time of Legends (2001)

John Paul Jones

John Paul JonesSidcup, Kent, England
Rock, blues rock, instrumental rock

John Richard Baldwin (born 3 January 1946), better known by his stage name John Paul Jones, is an English multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, composer, arranger and record producer. Best known as the bassist, keyboardist, and co-songwriter for the English rock band Led Zeppelin, Jones has since developed a solo career. A versatile musician, Jones also plays organ, guitar, koto, lap steel guitars, mandolin, autoharp, violin, ukulele, sitar, cello, continuum and recorder.

Scream for Help (1985) OST
The Sporting Life (1994) with Diamanda Galás
Zooma (1999)
The Thunderthief (2001)

Amos Milburn

Amos  Milburn
Houston, Texas, U.S.
R&B, boogie-woogie, jump blues

Joseph Amos Milburn, Jr. (April 1, 1927 – January 3, 1980) was an American rhythm-and-blues singer and pianist, popular in the 1940s and 1950s. He was born and died in Houston, Texas.
One commentator noted, "Milburn excelled at good-natured, upbeat romps about booze and partying, imbued with a vibrant sense of humour and double entendre, as well as vivid, down-home imagery in his lyrics."

The Complete Aladdin Recordings (1994)
The Essential Recordings (2001)

Brandon Walsh

Brandon Walsh
Negotin, Serbia
Garage rock, alternative rock

Live at MON-a (1998)
Singl: 3 pesme (2001)

The Mystick Krewe of Clearlight

The Mystick Krewe of Clearlight
New Orleans, United States
Stoner rock, heavy metal, psychedelic rock, instrumental rock

The Mystick Krewe of Clearlight was founded in 1996 as an instrumental side-project by members of New Orleans bands Eyehategod, Down and Crowbar. This project has allowed the members to explore music outside their native metal genre. After several years of shows in New Orleans with the occasional out-of-town show they recorded their self-titled debut album on Tee Pee Records in 2000. This was followed by The Father, the Son and the Holy Smoke, a 2001 split release with Acid King on Man's Ruin Records, featuring Scott "Wino" Weinrich (The Obsessed, Saint Vitus, Spirit Caravan, The Hidden Hand) on vocals. That same year they released a split 7" with The Obsessed that features both bands covering Lynyrd Skynyrd. The Mystick Krewe covers "Cheatin Woman" and features Pepper Keenan of Corrosion of Conformity on vocals. They have also been featured on compilations such as Inhale and High Volume: The Stoner Rock Collection.

The Mystick Krewe of Clearlight (2000)
Free... / The Father, the Son and the Holy Smoke (2001) split with Acid King
split with The Obsessed (2001)

Cortizone

Cortizone
London, Greater London
Alternative metal

Selling Out for the Sucker (2001)

Babes in Toyland

Babes in Toyland
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Alternative rock, punk rock, grunge, noise rock

Spanking Machine (1990)
To Mother (1991) EP
Fontanelle (1992)
Live at the Academy (1992)
The Peel Sessions (1992)
Painkillers (1993) EP
Dystopia (1994) Comp.
Nemesisters (1995)
Natural Babe Killers (2000) Comp.
Minneapolism: Live for the Last Time (2001)

Tony Ashton

Tony Ashton
Blackburn, Lancashire, England
Rock, R&B, jazz rock, blues rock, funk rock, hard rock, progressive rock

Edward Anthony "Tony" Ashton (1 March 1946 – 28 May 2001) was an English rock pianist, keyboardist, singer, composer, producer and artist.

Ashton, Gardner and Dyke (with Kim Gardner and Roy Dyke):
Ashton, Gardner and Dyke (1969)
The Last Rebel (Soundtrack) (1971)
The Worst of Ashton, Gardner + Dyke (1971)
What a Bloody Long Day It's Been (1972)

Tony Ashton & Jon Lord:
First of the Big Bands (1974)

Paice Ashton Lord (with Ian Paice and Jon Lord):
Malice in Wonderland (1977) 2001 Rem.
BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert (1992) Live '77

Gamma

Gamma
San Francisco, California, United States
Hard rock, heavy metal

Gamma was a band formed by guitarist Ronnie Montrose and singer Davey Pattison in San Francisco in 1979.

Gamma 1 (1979)
Gamma 2 (1980)
Gamma 3 (1982)
Gamma 4 (2001)

Ivory Joe Hunter

Ivory Joe Hunter
Kirbyville, Texas, United States
R&B, blues, boogie-woogie, country

Ivory Joe Hunter (October 10, 1914 – November 8, 1974) was an American rhythm-and-blues singer, songwriter, and pianist. After a series of hits on the US R&B chart starting in the mid-1940s, he became more widely known for his hit recording "Since I Met You Baby" (1956). He was billed as The Baron of the Boogie, and also known as The Happiest Man Alive. His musical output ranged from R&B to blues, boogie-woogie, and country music, and Hunter made a name in all of those genres. Uniquely, he was honored at both the Monterey Jazz Festival and the Grand Ole Opry.

Mean Woman Blues (1959)
I Almost Lost My Mind (2001) 1945-1950

Paice Ashton Lord

Paice Ashton Lord
England
Hard rock, psychedelic rock, blues rock

Paice Ashton Lord was a short-lived British rock band featuring Deep Purple band members Ian Paice and Jon Lord with singer Tony Ashton. The band was formed in 1976, released its only album in 1977 and broke up in 1978.

Malice in Wonderland (1977) 2001 Rem.
BBC Radio 1 Live In Concert (1992) Live 1977

Agony Bag

Agony Bag
Leicester, Leicestershire, England
NWOBHM with Progressive Metal/Punk Influences

Agony Bag was formed in early 1976 when flautist and saxophonist Clive Jones, who had been in Black Widow from its beginning to its demise, approached the original Black Widow drummer Clive Box (better known as Bok) with the idea of forming a new band.

Feelmazumba (2001) '76-'80

missing:
Piss Out Your Trash (2009) EP

Cryptal Darkness

Cryptal Darkness
Melbourne, Australia
Doom metal

Chamber of Gore (1994) Demo
Descend Into Thy Grave (1996) single
Endless Tears (1996)
They Whispered You Had Risen (2000)
Chapter II: The Fallen (2001)

Henry Townsend

Henry Townsend
Shelby, Mississippi, United States
Blues

Henry "Mule" Townsend (October 27, 1909 – September 24, 2006) was an American blues singer, guitarist and pianist.

Mule (1980)
The 88 Blues (1998)
Cairo Blues (1999) rec.'69-'74
My Story (2001)
The Real St.Louis Blues (2001) rec.'79

Dikke Dënnis & friends...

Dikke Dënnis & friends...
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Punk rock

Schoppen Aas (2001) EP

Rod Argent

Rod Argent
St Albans, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Rock, pop, psychedelic rock, progressive rock, classical

Rodney Terence "Rod" Argent (born 14 June 1945) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, composer, and record producer. In a career spanning more than 50 years, Argent came to prominence in the mid 1960s as the founder and keyboardist of the English rock band The Zombies, and went on to form the band Argent after the first break-up of The Zombies.

Moving Home (1978)
Ghosts (1982) with Barbara Thompson
Pastourelle (Inspired by Songs of the Auvergne) (1982) with Barbara Courtney-King, Ray Cooper and Julian Lloyd Webber
Metro (1983) with John Dankworth
A New Age (1984) with Robert Howes
Second Sight (1984) with Robert Howes
Network Heroes (1988) with Robert Howes
Red House (1988)
The Advance of Man (1988) with Bob Howes
Rescue (1989) with Robert Howes
Classically Speaking (1998)
Out of the Shadows (2001) with Colin Blunstone

59 Times the Pain

59 Times the Pain
Fagersta, Sweden
Hardcore punk, punk rock

Blind Anger & Hate (1994)
Even More Out of Today (1995) EP
More Out of Today (1995)
Twenty Percent of My Hand (1996)
Music for Hardcore Punx (1998) EP
End of the Millenium (1999)
split with Subterranean Kids (1999)
Turn at 25th (1999) EP
Calling the Public (2001)

Zanister

Zanister
Cincinnati, Ohio
Heavy Metal

Symphonica Millennia (1999)
Fear No Man (2001)

Ark

Ark
Toten, Norway
Progressive metal, progressive rock

Ark was a progressive metal band from Norway founded by guitarist Tore Østby (Conception, DC Cooper, Frankie's Playground, Redrum) and drummer John Macaluso (TNT, Riot, Spread Eagle, Alex Masi, Yngwie Malmsteen, Powermad), who later joined up with singer Jørn Lande to record two albums. Lande, Østby and Macaluso were joined by Randy Coven (Steve Vai, Steve Morse) on bass and Mats Olausson (Yngwie Malmsteen) on keyboards for their second effort.

Ark (2000)
Burn the Sun (2001)

Link 80

Link 80
Bay Area, USA
Punk rock, pop punk, ska punk, hardcore, skacore

17 Reasons... (1997)
Kiling Katie. (1997) EP
The Struggle Continues... (2000)
split with Capdown (2001)

Luti-Kriss

Luti-Kriss
Douglasville, Georgia, United States
Metalcore, Christian metal, noise metal

5ep (2000)
Throwing Myself (2001)

National Health

National Health
Canterbury, England
Progressive rock, Canterbury scene, jazz fusion, psychedelic rock, experimental rock

National Health (1977)
Of Queues and Cures (1978)
D.S. Al Coda (1982)
Missing Pieces (1996) Comp.
Playtime (2001) Live 1979

Rich Kids on LSD

Rich Kids on LSD
aka: RKL
Montecito, California, USA
Punk rock, skate punk, crossover thrash, hardcore punk, Nardcore

Keep Laughing (1985) 2001 Rem.
Rock n Roll Nightmare (1987)
Greatest Hits (1988) Live
Reactivate (1993)
Riches to Rags (1994)

Blind Faith

Blind Faith
Ripley, Surrey, England
Blues rock

Blind Faith was an English blues rock band, composed of Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, Steve Winwood, and Ric Grech. The band, which was one of the first "super-groups", released their only album, Blind Faith, in August 1969. They were stylistically similar to the bands in which Winwood, Baker, and Clapton had most recently participated, Traffic and Cream. They helped to pioneer the genre of blues/rock fusion.

Blind Faith (1969) 2001 Del.Ed.