Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Luna Sea

Luna Sea
Kanagawa, Japan
Progressive rock, alternative rock, hard rock, punk rock


Lunacy (1989) Demo
Shade (1989) Demo
Lastly (1990) Demo
Luna Sea (1991)
Image (1992)
Eden (1993)
Mother (1994)
Style (1996)
Singles (1997)
Shine (1998)
Never Sold Out (1999) Live
Lunacy (2000)
Period -the Best Selection- (2000)
Guitar Solo Instruments 1 (2001)
Guitar Solo Instruments 2 (2001)
Piano Solo Instruments 1 (2001)
Piano Solo Instruments 2 (2001)
Piano Solo Instruments 3 (2001)
Piano Solo Instruments 4 (2001)
Another Side of Singles II (2002)
Luna Sea (2011) Re-Rec.
Promise (2011) Single
Luna Sea 3D in Los Angeles (2011) Live
The One -Crash to Create- (2012) Single
Thoughts (2013) Single
乱 (2013) Single
A Will (2013)
Never Sold Out 2 (2014) Live

tribute albums:
Symphonic Luna Sea (1994)
Symphonic Luna Sea II (1995)
Symphonic Luna Sea -Reboot- (2014)

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Iron Butterfly

Iron Butterfly
San Diego, California, US
Psychedelic rock, acid rock, hard rock


Heavy (1968) 1991 Rem.
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (1968) 1995 Rem.
Ball (1969) 1999 Rem.
Live (1970)
Metamorphosis (1970)
Scorching Beauty (1975)
Sun and Steel (1975)
Fillmore East 1968 (2011)
Live at the Galaxy 1967 (2014)

Ginger Baker

Ginger Baker
Lewisham, south London, England
Rock, blues, jazz, Afrobeat

Peter Edward "Ginger" Baker (born 19 August 1939) is an English drummer, best known as the founder of the rock band Cream. Baker's work in the 1960s earned him praise as "rock's first superstar drummer", although his individual style melded a jazz background with his personal interest in African rhythms. Baker is an inductee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Cream and is widely considered one of the most influential drummers of all time, recognised by his induction into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 2008, and his induction into the Classic Drummer Hall of Fame in 2016. Baker is credited as a pioneer of drumming in genres like jazz fusion, heavy metal and world music.


The Africa '70 Live! (1971) 2001 Rem., with Fela Ransome-Kuti
Stratavarious (1972)
Eleven Sides of Baker (1976)
Horses and Trees (1986)
No Material (1989)
Middle Passage (1990) Live
Unseen Rain (1992) with Jens Johansson and Jonas Hellborg
Around the Next Dream (1994) BBM (with Gary Moore and Jack Bruce)
Coward of the County (1999) Ginger Baker and the DHQ20
Why? (2014)

Ginger Baker's Air Force:
Ginger Baker's Air Force (1970)
Ginger Baker's Air Force 2 (1970)

Baker Gurvitz Army:
The Baker Gurvitz Army (1974) 2011 Rem.
Elysian Encounter (1975) 2011 Rem.
Hearts on Fire (1976) 2011 Rem.
Live in Derby '75 (2005)
Still Alive (2008) Live

Ginger Baker's Energy:
Ginger Baker's Energy (1992)

Ginger Baker Trio:
Going Back Home (1994)
Falling off the Roof (1996)

Lillian Axe

Lillian Axe
New Orleans, Louisiana
Glam metal, heavy metal, hard rock


Lillian Axe (1988)
Love + War (1989)
Poetic Justice (1992)
Psychoschizophrenia (1993)
Fields of Yesterday (1999)
Waters Rising (2007)
Sad Day on Planet Earth (2009)
Deep Red Shadows (2010)
XI-The Days Before Tomorrow (2012)
One Night in the Temple (2014)

7 Seconds

7 Seconds
Reno, Nevada, United States
Punk rock, hardcore punk, melodic hardcore


Drastic Measures (1980) Demo
Socially Fucked Up (1981) Demo
Three Chord Politics (1982) Demo
The Crew (1984)
Walk Together, Rock Together (1985)
New Wind (1986)
Praise (1987) EP
Live! One Plus One (1987)
Ourselves (1988)
Soulforce Revolution (1989)
Old School (1991) rec.'83
Out the Shizzy (1993)
alt.music.hardcore (1995) '82-'85
The Music, the Message (1995)
Good to Go (1999)
Scream Real Loud ...Live! (2000)
Take it Back, Take it On, Take it Over! (2005)
Leave a Light On (2014)

appeared on:
Something to Believe In (1984)


Ravenscry

Ravenscry
Italy
Gothic metal, gothic rock, alternative metal


One Way Out (2011)
The Attraction of Opposites (2014)

Monday, May 26, 2014

Christian Muenzner

Christian Muenzner
Germany
Death metal, technical death metal, progressive metal, power metal, neoclassical metal

Christian Münzner (born 21 August 1981) is a German guitarist who plays for the bands Alkaloid and Spawn of Possession. He is also known for playing for the technical death metal band Necrophagist from 2002 until 2006, appearing on their 2004 release Epitaph. As well as Necrophagist, Münzner played in Obscura from 2008 to 2014, which he left to co-found Progressive Extreme Metal Supergroup Alkaloid. Münzner is also a member of Ron Jarzombek's musical venture Terrestrial Exiled, and was featured on Hannes Grossmann's solo album.
In recent years he has suffered from focal dystonia in his left hand.
Münzner is known for drawing huge influences from classical music, particularly Johann Sebastian Bach.


Timewarp (2011)
Beyond the Wall of Sleep (2014)

Friday, May 23, 2014

Arthemis

Arthemis
Verona, Italy
Power metal, heavy metal, thrash metal


Church of the Holy Ghost (1999)
The Damned Ship (2001) Jap.Ed.
Golden Dawn (2003)
Back from the Heat (2005)
Black Society (2008)
Heroes (2010)
Pop Up Your Ass, vol. 1 (2010) EP
We Fight (2012)
Live from Hell (2014)

Kiss

Kiss
New York City, New York
Hard rock, heavy metal, glam rock


Kiss (1974)
Hotter Than Hell (1974)
Dressed to Kill (1975)
Alive! (1975)
Destroyer (1976) orig+2012 Ress.Vers.
Rock and Roll Over (1976)
Love Gun (1977)
Alive II (1977)
Double Platinum (1978) Comp.
Dynasty (1979)
Unmasked (1980)
Music from the Elder (1981)
Creatures of the Night (1982)
Killers (1982) Comp.
Lick it Up (1983)
Animalize (1984)
Asylum (1985)
Crazy Nights (1987)
Smashes, Thrashes & Hits (1988)
Hot in the Shade (1989)
God Gave Rock & Roll to You II (1991) single
Revenge (1992)
Alive III (1993)
MTV Unplugged (1996)
You Wanted the Best, You Got the Best!! (1996) Live
Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions (1997)
Psycho Circus (1998) Jap.Ed.
Psycho Circus (1998) single
Kiss Box Set (2001)
Symphony Alive IV (2003)
Alive - The Millenium Concert (2006)
Sonic Boom (2009)
Monster (2012)
40 Years - Decades of Decibels (2014)

appeared on:
We're a Happy Family: A Tribute to Ramones (2003)

tribute albums:Hard to Believe: A Kiss Covers Compilation (1990)
Spin the Bottle: An All-Star Tribute to Kiss (2004)

Thursday, May 22, 2014

Down

Down
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Heavy metal, sludge metal, southern metal, groove metal

Down is an American heavy metal supergroup that formed in 1991 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The band's current lineup consists of vocalist Phil Anselmo (Pantera), guitarist Pepper Keenan (Corrosion of Conformity), guitarist Bobby Landgraf (Honky), bassist Pat Bruders (Goatwhore), and drummer Jimmy Bower (Crowbar, Eyehategod, and Superjoint Ritual). Since their formation, Down has gone on hiatus twice and they have released five studio albums. The first three were LPs entitled NOLA (1995), Down II: A Bustle in Your Hedgerow (2002), and Down III: Over the Under (2007). In 2008, the band began working on additional material, which resulted in two EPs entitled Down IV – Part I, released in September 2012 and Down IV – Part II, released in May 2014.


NOLA (1995)
Down II: A Bustle in Your Hedgerow... (2002)
Down III: Over the Under (2007)
Diary of a Mad Band - Europe in the Year of VI (2010)
EP I of IV (2012)
EP II of IV (2014)

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Hurtsmile

Hurtsmile
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Hard rock

Hurtsmile is a band fronted by Extreme singer Gary Cherone.


Hurtsmile (2011)
Retrogrenade (2014) Jap.Ed.

Hologram

Hologram
Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
Progressive rock, art rock, progressive metal


The Void (2014) EP

EyeHateGod

EyeHateGod
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Sludge metal


Garden Dwarf Woman Driver (1989) Demo
In the Name of Suffering (1992) 2001 Rem.
Take As Needed for Pain (1993) 2006 Rem.
Dopesick (1996) 2006 Rem.
Confederacy of Ruined Lives (2000)
Southern Discomfort (2000) Comp.
10 Years of Abuse (and Still Broke) (2001)
They Lie to Hide the Truth / The Age of Boot Camp (2002) split with Soilent Green
99 Miles of Bad Road (2004) EP
I Am the Gestapo / Self-Zeroing (2004) split with Cripple Bastards
Preaching the "End-Time" Message (2005)
New Orleans is the New Vietnam (2012) Single
EyeHateGod (2014)

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

The Cutthroats 9

The Cutthroats 9
California, United States
Punk rock

The Cutthroats 9 is a band formed by Chris Spencer of Unsane when he moved to California after Unsane went on hiatus in 2000. Their first single "You Should Be Dead"/"Can't Do a Thing" was released on Man's Ruin Records with Spencer on guitar/vocals, Mark Laramie (or Laramee) on bass and Billy Ropple on drums. Their first album was called The Cutthroats 9 and also came out on Man's Ruin. The lineup for this recording featured Spencer on guitar/vocals, Unsane bassist Dave Curran, plus Mark Laramie and Will Carroll on guitar and drums respectively. They followed it up with a six song EP that came out on Reptilian Records with Chris (guitar), Mark (bass) and Will (drums).


The Cutthroats 9 (2000)
Anger Management (2001) EP
Dissent (2014)

Monday, May 19, 2014

California Breed

California Breed
Los Angeles, California, USA
Hard rock, blues rock

California Breed was an English-American hard rock band based in Los Angeles, California. Formed in 2013, the band was a supergroup composed of bassist and vocalist Glenn Hughes, guitarist Andrew Watt, and drummer Jason Bonham. Following the breakup of his previous band Black Country Communion, Hughes was introduced to Watt in 2013 and the two quickly formed California Breed, with Black Country Communion drummer Bonham completing the lineup shortly after. The band recorded its self-titled debut album with producer Dave Cobb in late 2013, which was released through Frontiers Records in May 2014 and reached number 78 on the US Billboard 200.


California Breed (2014) Jap.Ed.

Friday, May 16, 2014

Timo Tolkki

Timo Tolkki
Nurmijärvi, Finland
Power metal, progressive metal, neoclassical metal, heavy metal, instrumental rock

Timo Tapio Tolkki (born 3 March 1966) is a Finnish musician best known as the former guitarist, songwriter and producer of the power metal band Stratovarius. With his tenure lasting for more than twenty years, he was the longest standing member of the band before his departure in 2008. After leaving Stratovarius he formed two supergroups named Revolution Renaissance and Symfonia, both of which have since disbanded. In a 2011 article by Guitar World magazine, Tolkki was included in the all-time top 50 list of fastest guitar players in the world.


Classical Variations and Themes (1994)
Hymn to Life (2002)
Saana Warrior of Light, Part 1 (2008)

Timo Tolkki's Avalon:
The Land of New Hope (2013) Jap.Ed.
Angels of the Apocalypse (2014) Jap.Ed.

Thursday, May 15, 2014

Folkearth

Folkearth
Greece / Argentina / Monaco / Germany / United States / Italy / France / Russia / Lithuania / Austria / United Kingdom / Switzerland / Sweden / Belgium / Croatia / Poland / Norway / Spain / Australia
Folk metal, viking metal, black metal (recent)


A Nordic Poem (2004)
By the Sword of My Father (2006)
Drakkars in the Mist (2007)
Father of Victory (2008)
Songs of Yore: Acoustic (2008)
Fatherland (2008)
Rulers of the Sea (2009)
Viking's Anthem (2010)
Sons of the North (2011)
Minstrels by the River (2011)
Valhalla (2012)
Balder’s Lament (2014)

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Agalloch

Agalloch
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Folk metal, black metal, doom metal, progressive metal, post-rock, post-metal, neofolk

From Which of This Oak (1997) Demo
Promo (1998) Demo
Pale Folklore (1999)
Of Stone, Wind and Pillor (2001) EP
The Mantle (2002)
Tomorrow Will Never Come (2003) EP
The Grey (2004) EP
Ashes Against the Grain (2005)
The White (2008) EP
The Compendium Archive (2010) Comp.
Marrow of the Spirit (2010)
Faustian Echoes (2012) EP
Nihil Totem (2013) Single
The Serpent & The Sphere (2014)
Alpha Serpentis (Unukalhai) (2014) Single

Mushroomhead

Mushroomhead
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Industrial metal, alternative metal, nu metal, experimental metal, electro-industrial


Mushroomhead (1995)
SuperBuick (1996)
Remix (1997)
M3 (1999)
XX (2001)
Remix 2000 (2002)
XIII (2003) Ltd.Ed.
Savior Sorrow (2006)
Your Soul Is Mine (2009) Single
Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children (2010)
The Righteous & The Butterfly (2014) Ltd.Ed.

Destiny Potato

Destiny Potato
Belgrade, Serbia
Progressive rock


LUN (2014)

Friday, May 09, 2014

Killer Be Killed

Killer Be Killed
United States
Groove metal, thrash metal, sludge metal, metalcore

Killer Be Killed is an American heavy metal supergroup founded by The Dillinger Escape Plan vocalist Greg Puciato and Soulfly/Cavalera Conspiracy/ex-Sepultura/Nailbomb frontman Max Cavalera in early 2011. The lineup also features Mastodon bassist and co-vocalist Troy Sanders and Converge drummer Ben Koller. The band had slowly been working on material before announcing its name in October 2013, along with their signing to Nuclear Blast. The group's self-titled debut record was released on May 13, 2014.


Killer Be Killed (2014)

Lullacry

Lullacry
formed as: Coarse *
Helsinki, Finland
Gothic metal


Demo * (1993)
Sweet Desire (1999)
Be My God (2001)
Crucify My Heart (2003)
Fire Within (2004) EP
Vol. 4 (2005)
Where Angels Fear (2012)
The Legacy 1998-2014 (2014)

Landmarq

Landmarq
United Kingdom
Neo-progressive rock


Solitary Witness (1992)
Infinity Parade (1993)
The Vision Pit (1995)
Science of Coincidence (1998)
Thunderstruck (1999) Live
Aftershock (2002) Live
Turbulence - Live in Poland (2009)
Entertaining Angels (2012) Spec.Ed.
Origins (2014) Comp.

Monday, May 05, 2014

U.K.

U.K.
England
Progressive rock, jazz fusion, art rock

U.K. were a British progressive rock supergroup originally active from 1977 until 1980. The band was composed of singer/bassist John Wetton (formerly of King Crimson, Roxy Music, Bryan Ferry's band and Uriah Heep), keyboardist/electric violinist Eddie Jobson (formerly of Curved Air, Roxy Music and Frank Zappa's band), guitarist Allan Holdsworth (formerly of Tempest, Soft Machine, The New Tony Williams Lifetime and Gong) and drummer Bill Bruford (formerly a full member of Yes and King Crimson, and also a tour drummer for Genesis), who was later replaced by drummer Terry Bozzio (formerly of Frank Zappa's band). U.K. reformed with John Wetton, Eddie Jobson and Terry Bozzio for a world tour in 2012.


U.K. (1978) 2014 Jap.Ed.
Danger Money (1979) 2014 Jap.Ed.
Night After Night (1979) Live, 2014 Jap.Ed.

Sunday, May 04, 2014

Hadal

Hadal
Belgrade, Serbia
Symphonic/melodic death metal with folk metal influences


The Forlorn Kin (2014) EP

Friday, May 02, 2014

Dornenreich

Dornenreich
Austria
Melodic black metal, avant-garde metal, ambient music, neofolk (present)


Mein Flügelschlag (1997) Demo
Nicht Um Zu Sterben (1997)
Bitter Ist's Dem Tod Zu Dienen (1999)
Her Von Welken Nachten (2001)
Hexenwind (2005)
Durch Den Traum (2006)
In Luft Geritzt (2008)
Nachtreisen (2009) Live
Flammentriebe (2011)
Freiheit (2014) Ltd.Ed.

Ronny Munroe

Ronny Munroe
Tacoma, Washington
Heavy metal, Thrash metal, Progressive metal, Hard rock

Ronny Munroe
is an American heavy metal singer, most noted as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Metal Church from 2004 until the band broke up in 2009. His second tenure with the band lasted from 2012 when the group reunited until 2014, where he left to "pursue other interests". He also had a brief stint as the vocalist for Lillian Axe. He was also the lead singer of progressive rock band Presto Ballet. In October 2011 Munroe joined the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, as a vocalist.


The Fire Within (2009)
Lords of the Edge (2011)
Electric Wake (2014)

Thursday, May 01, 2014

Buzzcocks

Buzzcocks
Bolton, England, U.K.
Punk rock, pop punk


Another Music in a Different Kitchen (1978)
Love Bites (1978) 2001 Rem.
A Different Kind of Tension (1979)
Lest We Forget (1988) Live '79/'80
Live at the Roxy Club April '77 (1989)
Many Parts (1989) Comp.
The Peel Sessions Album (1989) '77-'79
Time's Up (1991) Live '76
Trade Test Transmissions (1993)
All Set (1996)
Chronology (1997) Demo '77-'81
BBC Sessions (1998) '78-'97
The Complete French Sessions (1998) Spec.Ed., Live '95
Modern (1999)
Noise Annoys (2001) Live '78
Buzzcocks (2003)
The Complete Singles Anthology (2004)
Flat-Pack Philosophy (2006)
Sell You Everything (2006) Single
The Way (2014)

tribute albums:
Something's Gone Wrong Again: The Buzzcocks Covers Compilation (1992)