Friday, November 27, 2015

Geoffrey Downes

Geoffrey Downes
Stockport, Cheshire, England
Progressive rock, hard rock, space rock, new wave, electronic rock

Geoffrey "Geoff" Downes (born 25 August 1952) is an English musician, songwriter, and record producer and keyboardist in the new wave group The Buggles with Trevor Horn, the progressive rock band Yes, and the supergroup Asia.


The Light Program (1987)
Vox Humana (1992)
Evolution (1996)
The Work Tapes (1998) rec.'91, Glenn Hughes / Geoff Downes
The World Service (2000)
John Wetton & Geoffrey Downes (2001) with John Wetton
Shadows & Reflections (2003)
Ride the Tiger (2015) Greg Lake & Geoff Downes

John Wetton & Geoffrey Downes Icon:
Heat of the Moment - 05 (2005)
Icon (2005)
Acoustic TV Broadcast (2006)
Icon II - Rubicon (2006)
Icon Live - Never in a Million Years (2006)
Icon 3 (2009)

appeared on:
Encores, Legends and Paradox: A Tribute to ELP (1999)
Light My Fire: A Classic Rock Salute to The Doors (2014)

Siddharta

Siddharta
Ljubljana, Slovenija
Alternative rock, progressive rock, alternative metal


ID (1999)
Lunanai (2000) EP
Nord (2001)
Silikon Delta (2002) Remix
Rh- (2003) Orig.+2005 Engl.Vers.
My Dice (2005) EP
Petrolea (2006)
Male roke (2007) EP
Maraton: Hala Tivoli, 05.10.07 (2007)
Izstekani (2007) Unplugged
Vojna idej (2008) EP
Napalm 3 (2009) EP
Baroko (2009) EP
Angel Diabolo (2009) EP
Saga (2009) Orig.+Engl.Vers.
VI (2011)
Siddharta & Simfonični Orkester RTV Slovenija (2013)
Infra (2015)
Ultra (2015)

appeared on:
Trans Slovenia Express Vol. 2 (2005)


Greg Lake

Greg Lake
Poole, Dorset, England
Progressive rock, art rock, hard rock

Gregory Stuart "Greg" Lake (10 November 1947 – 7 December 2016) was an English bassist, guitarist, singer, songwriter, and producer who gained prominence as a founder member of the progressive rock bands King Crimson and Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP).


Greg Lake (1981)
Manoeuvres (1983)
Songs of a Lifetime (2013) Live
London '81 (2015)
Ride the Tiger (2015) with Geoff Downes

Emerson, Lake & Palmer (with Keith Emerson and Carl Palmer):
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (1970) 2012 Del.Ed.
Tarkus (1971) 2012 Del.Ed.
Pictures at an Exhibition (1971) Live, 2008 Del.Ed.
Trilogy (1972) 2015 Del.Ed.
Brain Salad Surgery (1973) 2008 Del.Ed.
Welcome Back My Friends... (1974) Live, 2010 Rem.
Works Volume I (1977)
Works Volume II (1977)
Love Beach (1978) 2010 Rem.
Black Moon (1992) 2010 Rem.
Live at the Royal Albert Hall (1993)
The Return of the Manticore (1993) BoxSet
Works Live (1993) Rec.'77
In the Hot Seat (1994) Jap.Ed.
I Believe In Father Christmas (1995) EP
Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 (1997)
Live in Poland (1997)
Classics Live on the King Biscuit Flower Hour (1998) rec.'74/'77
Then and Now (1998) Live '74/'97/'98
From the Beginning (2007) BoxSet
A Time and a Place (2010) Live '70-'98
High Voltage Festival (2010)
Live at Nassau Coliseum '78 (2011)
Live at the Mar Y Sol Festival '72 (2011)
Live in California 1974 (2012)
Live in Montreal 1977 (2013)
Live at Montreux 1997 (2015)
Once Upon a Time in South America (2015) Live '93

Emerson, Lake & Powell (with Keith Emerson and Cozy Powell):
Emerson Lake & Powell (1986)
The Sprocket Sessions (2006) rec.'86
Live in Concert (2010) rec.'86

Monday, November 23, 2015

Flying Colors

Flying Colors
USA
Rock, progressive rock

Flying Colors is an American supergroup composed of Mike Portnoy, Dave LaRue, Casey McPherson, Neal Morse and Steve Morse. The band's mission, chartered by executive producer Bill Evans, is to combine complex music with accessible songwriting.


Flying Colors (2012)
Island of the Lost Keyboards (Neal's Mix) (2012)
Live in Europe (2013)
Second Nature (2014)
Second Flight - Live at the Z7 (2015)

DVSR

DVSR
formed as: Devastator *
South-western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Rap metal, djent, nu metal, hip hop


Unconscious * (2013) Single
D.V.S.R. (2015)

Friday, November 20, 2015

Steak Number Eight

Steak Number Eight
Wevelgem, Belgium
Post-rock, sludge metal


When the Candle Dies Out (2008)
All Is Chaos (2011)
The Hutch (2013)
Kosmokoma (2015)

The Velvet Underground

The Velvet Underground
New York City, New York, U.S.
Art rock, proto-punk, experimental rock, avant-punk, art pop


The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967) 2012 Rem.
White Light/White Heat (1968) 2013 Rem.
The Velvet Underground (1969) 2014 Rem.
Loaded (1970) 2015 Rem.
Live at Max's Kansas City (1972) 2004 Rem.
Squeeze (1973)
1969: The Velvet Underground Live with Lou Reed (1974)
VU (1984) rec.'68-'69
Another View (1986) rec.'67-'69
Live MCMXCIII (1993)
Peel Slowly and See (1995) BoxSet
Final V.U. 1971-1973 (2001) Live
Bootleg Series Volume 1: The Quine Tapes (2001) Live '69
The Complete Matrix Tapes (2015) Live '69

Leslie West

Leslie West
New York City, United States
Rock, hard rock, blues rock, heavy metal

Leslie West (born Leslie Weinstein; October 22, 1945) is an American rock guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. He is best known as a founding member of the hard rock band Mountain.


Mountain (1969)
Why Dontcha (1972) West, Bruce & Laing (with Jack Bruce and Corky Laing)
Whatever Turns You On (1973) West, Bruce & Laing (with Jack Bruce and Corky Laing)
The Great Fatsby (1975)
The Leslie West Band (1976) The Leslie West Band
Theme (1988)
Alligator (1989)
Live! (1993)
Dodgin' the Dirt (1994)
As Phat as It Gets (1999)
Blues to Die For (2003)
Guitarded (2004)
Got Blooze (2005)
Blue Me (2006)
New York State of Mind 1994 (2007) Official Bootleg 2, Leslie West Band
The Hall Club, Toronto 1976 (2007) Official Bootleg 4, Leslie West Band
Unusual Suspects (2011)
Still Climbing (2013)
Soundcheck (2015)

appeared on:
Light My Fire: A Classic Rock Salute to The Doors (2014)

Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Warlord

Warlord
San Jose, California, U.S.
Heavy metal


Demo I (1981)
Demo II (1981)
Deliver Us (1983) EP
And the Cannons of Destruction Have Begun... (1984)
Lost and Lonely Days (1984) Single
Rising Out of the Ashes (2002)
The Holy Empire (2013) Jap.Ed.
The Ten Commandments (Warlord Through the Years) (2014)
Live at Keep it True XVI (2015) Single
Live in Athens 2013 (2015)
The Hunt for Damien (2015)

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Partibrejkers

Partibrejkers
Belgrade, Serbia
Garage rock, R&B, punk blues, blues rock, pub rock


Partibrejkers (1985)
Partibrejkers II (1988)
Partibrejkers III (1989)
Zabava još traje (Live) (1992)
Kiselo i slatko (1994)
Ledeno Doba (1997)
San i java (1999) Comp.
Gramzivost i pohlepa (2002)
Sloboda ili ništa (2007)
Krš i lom (2010) Live
Sirotinjsko carstvo (2015)

appeared on:
Kao da je bilo nekad... (posvećeno Milanu Mladenoviću) (2002)

Monday, November 16, 2015

Atheist Rap

Atheist Rap
Novi Sad, Serbia
Punk rock


Maori i crni gonzales (1993) '96 reis.
Ja eventualno bih ako njega eliminišete (1995)
II liga zapad (1998)
Osveta crnog gonzalesa (2005)
Priče matorih pokvarenjaka (2009)
Ubrelauf (2015)

appeared on:
Pankrti 06 (2006)
Tribute to Novembar - Tako mlad i tako čist! (2014)
A Tribute to KUD Idijoti - Za tebe (2016)

Friday, November 13, 2015

Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Trans-Siberian Orchestra
New York, USA
Progressive metal, neo-classical metal, heavy metal, hard rock, progressive rock, speed metal, symphonic metal, orchestral

Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO) is an American progressive rock band founded around 1996 by producer, composer, and lyricist Paul O'Neill, who brought together Jon Oliva and Al Pitrelli (both members of Savatage) and keyboardist and co-producer Robert Kinkel to form the core of the creative team.


Christmas Eve and Other Stories (1996)
The Christmas Attic (1998)
Beethoven's Last Night (2000) orig.+compl.nar.vers.
The Lost Christmas Eve (2004)
Night Castle (2009)
Dreams of Fireflies (On a Christmas Night) (2012)
Letters from the Labyrinth (2015)

Vision of Disorder

Vision of Disorder
Long Island, New York, United States
Hardcore punk, metalcore


Demo '93 (1993)
Demo '94 (The Extra Shit Demo) (1994)
Demo '95 (1995)
Still (1995) EP
Vision of Disorder (1996) Jap.Ed.
Imprint (1998) Jap.Ed.
For the Bleeders (1999)
From Bliss to Devastation (2001)
The Cursed Remain Cursed (2012)
Razed to the Ground (2015)

appeared on:
Twisted Forever: A Tribute to the Legendary Twisted Sister (2001)

Intronaut

Intronaut
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Progressive metal, post-metal, experimental metal


Null (2006) EP
Void (2006)
The Challenger (2007)
Prehistoricisms (2008)
Valley of Smoke (2010)
Habitual Levitations (Instilling Words with Tones) (2013)
The Direction of Last Things (2015)

Girlschool

Girlschool
London, England
Rock, hard rock, heavy metal


Demolition (1980) Rem.
Hit and Run (1981) Rem.
Screaming Blue Murder (1982) Rem.
Play Dirty (1983) Rem.
Running Wild (1985)
Nightmare at Maple Cross (1986)
Take a Bite (1988)
Girlschool (1992)
The Collection (1998)
21st Anniversary - Not That Innocent (2002)
Believe (2004)
Legacy (2008)
Hit and Run - Revisited (2011)
Guilty As Sin (2015)

StillWell

StillWell
Bakersfield, California, Brooklyn, NY, United States
Nu metal, rap metal, hard rock

StillWell
, (previously known as Capital Q), is an American rock band formed by Q-Unique, Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu from Korn, and drummer Wuv from P.O.D..


Dirtbag (2011)
Surrounded by Liars (2011) EP
Raise it Up (2015)


Saint Diablo

Saint Diablo
Richmond, Virginia
Nu metal, latin metal, hardcore


Republica (2007)
Saint Diablo (2012)
Devil Horns and Halos (2015)

Rockets from the Tombs

Rockets from the Tombs
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Garage rock, proto-punk, punk rock, hard rock


The Day the Earth Met the... (2002) rec.'75
Rocket Redux (2004)
Barfly (2011)
Black Record (2015)

Handguns

Handguns
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania/Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Pop punk, emo


Demo (2008)
MMIX Summer Tour EP (2009)
Anywhere But Home (2010) EP
Don't Bite Your Tongue (2011) EP
Split with Forever Came Calling (2011)
Angst (2012)
Life Lessons (2014)
Disenchanted (2015)

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Talisman

Talisman
Stockholm, Sweden
Hard rock

Talisman was formed by bass player Marcel Jacob, who had previously played with (among others) Rising Force, John Norum Group and Power. While Jacob was playing with John Norum, he started working on tracks which he thought would end up on Norum's second solo album. The singer on those demos was Göran Edman, also in John Norum Group at that time. Norum rejected the songs and, in the meantime, Göran was offered the opportunity to join Yngwie Malmsteen's band. Jacob found himself with record label interest but no band so a vocalist was needed. On a whim, Marcel contacted Jeff Scott Soto who also was in Yngwie Malmsteen's band years earlier. Both Soto and Jacob had played on Yngwie Malmsteen's "Marching Out" in 1985, touring in support of the album during 1985 - 1986. Soto was extremely interested in what Marcel had done and once the songs were done and mixed, Marcel changed the work name for his solo project, Guitars on Fire to a new moniker called, Talisman.
In February 1989 recordings for the first album took place in Stockholm with Christopher Ståhl (Power) and Mats Lindfors (Norum, Grand Slam) on guitars, Peter Hermansson (220 Volt, Norum) playing drums on some tracks and Mats Olausson (Yngwie Malmsteen) on keyboards. Jacob programmed the rest of drums and played all rhythm guitars with the help of the producer Mats Lindfors on "Women, Whiskey and Songs".


Talisman (1990) 2012 Del.Ed.
Genesis (1993) 2012 Del.Ed.
Live in Japan (1994) 2012 Del.Ed.
Humanimal (1994) 2012 Del.Ed.
Life (1995) 2012 Del.Ed.
Truth (1998) 2012 Del.Ed.
Cats and Dogs (2003) Jap.Ed.
Five Men Live (2005)
7 (2006) Jap.Ed.
Live at Sweden Rock Festival 2001 & 2003 (2012)
Vaults (2015) Comp.

Monday, November 09, 2015

The Jam

The Jam
Woking, Surrey, England
Punk rock, mod revival, new wave


In the City (1977)
This Is the Modern World (1977)
All Mod Cons (1978)
Setting Sons (1979)
Sound Affects (1980) 2010 Del.Ed.
The Gift (1982)
Dig the New Breed (1982) Live
Extras (1992) '78-'82
Live Jam (1993) '79-'82
Direction Reaction Creation (1997) BoxSet
At the BBC (2002) '77-'81
About the Young Idea: The Very Best of The Jam (2015)
Fire and Skill (2015) BoxSet, Live '77-'82


Sunday, November 08, 2015

Dweezil Zappa

Dweezil Zappa
Los Angeles, California, United States
Rock, hard rock, heavy metal, instrumental rock

Dweezil Zappa (born Ian Donald Calvin Euclid Zappa, September 5, 1969) is an American rock guitarist and occasional actor. He is the son of musical composer and performer Frank Zappa. Exposed to the music industry from an early age, Dweezil developed a strong affinity for playing the guitar and producing music. Able to learn directly from guitarists such as Steve Vai and Eddie Van Halen, Dweezil released his first single (produced by Eddie Van Halen) at the age of 12.
In addition to writing and recording his own music, Dweezil has carried on the legacy of his father's music by touring with the group Zappa Plays Zappa. The band features renditions of Zappa's original material and the lineup has often included Zappa alumni such as Napoleon Murphy Brock, Steve Vai, Terry Bozzio and others.


My Mother Is a Space Cadet (1982) Single
Havin a Bad Day (1986)
My Guitar Wants to Kill Your Mama (1988)
Confessions (1991)
Automatic (2000)
Go with What You Know (2006)
Zappa Plays Zappa (2008) Live, Del.Ed.
Return of the Son of... (2010) Live
Via Zammata' (2015)

Friday, November 06, 2015

Billy Sherwood

Billy Sherwood
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Progressive rock


William Wyman "Billy" Sherwood (born March 14, 1965, Las Vegas, Nevada) is a musician, record producer, and engineer.
He is mostly known for his time as a member of progressive rock band Yes, from 1997 to 2000, including for their albums Open Your Eyes (1997) and The Ladder (1999). After acting as mixing engineer for their albums Heaven & Earth (2014) and Like It Is: Yes at the Bristol Hippodrome, he re-joined Yes in 2015, covering for original bassist Chris Squire who was on hiatus from the band due to health issues shortly before his death on 27 June 2015.


The Big Peace (1999)
No Comment (2003)
At the Speed of Life (2008)
Oneirology (2010)
What Was the Question (2011)
The Art of Survival (2012)
Divided By One (2014)
Citizen (2015)

appeared on:
Dragon Attack: A Tribute to Queen (1997) Jap.Ed.
Bat Head Soup: Tribute to Ozzy (2000)
Light My Fire: A Classic Rock Salute to The Doors (2014)

Billy Gibbons and the BFG's

Billy Gibbons and the BFG's
Houston, Texas, United States
Hard rock, boogie rock, blues rock, blues


William Frederick "Billy" Gibbons (born December 16, 1949) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, producer, and actor, best known as the guitarist and lead vocalist of the American rock band ZZ Top. He began his career in the Moving Sidewalks, who recorded Flash (1968) and opened four dates for the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Gibbons formed ZZ Top in late 1969 and released ZZ Top's First Album in 1971. The albums that followed, Rio Grande Mud (1972) and Tres Hombres (1973), along with extensive touring, solidified the group's reputation as a hard-rocking power trio.

Perfectamundo (2015)

appeared on:
Butchering The Beatles: A Headbashing Tribute (2006)

Sham 69

Sham 69
Hersham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Punk rock, Oi!, street punk, hardcore punk


Tell Us the Truth (1978)
That's Life (1978) 2001 Rem.
The Adventures of the Hersham Boys (1979)
The Game (1980)
Live and Loud!! (1987)
Volunteer (1988)
Information Libre (1991)
Kings & Queens (1993)
Soapy Water and Mister Marmalade (1995)
Listen Up (1996) Single
The A Files (1997)
The Punk Singles Collection 1977-1980 (1998) 2004 Rem.
Direct Action: Day 21 (2001)
At the BBC (2003) '77/'79
Hollywood Hero (2007)
Who Killed Joe Public (2010)
Their Finest Hour (2013)
It'll End in Tears (2015)

Nucleus Torn

Nucleus Torn
Switzerland
Alternative metal, avant-garde metal, apocalyptic folk, experimental


Nihil (2006)
Knell (2008)
Andromeda Awaiting (2010)
Travellers (2010) Comp.
Golden Age (2011)
Street Lights Fail (2014)
Neon Light Eternal (2015)

misssing:
Blowing Up the Entire World (Explosions 1997-2015) (2015)


Chastain

Chastain
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Heavy/power metal


The band was originally put together by (Shrapnel Records' owner) Mike Varney for a D.T. Chastain solo album.
The band never officially broke up, but it went on hold several times during the years. It first stopped activity in 1992 when singer Leather Leone left, but was reactivated in 1994 when David Chastain decided he would do an album with a male vocalist. He tried several singers and did a tour with himself on lead vocals before Kate French finally joined.
In 1998, band became inactive again, then restarted activity in 2001 and stopped again in 2005. In 2013, original members Leather Leone and Mike Skimmerhorn rejoined the group.


Demo 1984 (1984)
Mystery of Illusion (1985) 2008 Rem.
Ruler of the Wasteland (1986) 2008 Rem.
The 7th of Never (1987) 2004 Rem.
The Voice of the Cult (1988) 2004 Rem.
For Those Who Dare (1990)
Sick Society (1995)
In Dementia (1997)
In an Outrage (2004)
Surrender to No One (2013)
We Bleed Metal (2015)

David T. Chastain

David T. Chastain
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Heavy metal, hard rock, neo-classical metal, blues rock

David T. Chastain born in Atlanta, Georgia is an American guitarist and owner of Leviathan Records and Diginet Music.
Chastain is a metal guitarist who emerged in the mid-'80s along with a wave of other neo-classical guitarists. He has released about 50 recordings under multiple names, including David T. Chastain, CJSS, Georgia Blues Dawgs, The Cincinnati Improvisational Group, SPIKE, Zanister, Ruud Cooty and Southern Gentlemen (blues-rock) as well as a number of heavy metal releases under the band name Chastain, accompanied by female vocalist Leather Leone.
In more recent years, David has worked as a record producer at his own company, Leviathan Records. His label specializes in discovering and promoting new talents, specializing in guitarists and bands. He also runs Diginet Music, a company specializing in rare, unreleased or out-of-print music.


Solo:
Instrumental Variations (1987)
Within the Heat (1989)
Elegant Seduction (1991)
Live Wild and Truly Diminished (1992) Live, with Michael Harris
Next Planet Please (1994)
Acoustic Visions (1998)
Guitar Master (2001)
Rock Solid Guitar (2001)
Prisoner of Time (2005)
Countdown to Infinity (2007)
Heavy Excursions (2009)
Civilized Warfare (2011)

Chastain:
Demo 1984 (1984)
Mystery of Illusion (1985) 2008 Rem.
Ruler of the Wasteland (1986) 2008 Rem.
The 7th of Never (1987) 2004 Rem.
The Voice of the Cult (1988) 2004 Rem.
For Those Who Dare (1990)
Sick Society (1995)
In Dementia (1997)
In an Outrage (2004)
Surrender to No One (2013)
We Bleed Metal (2015)

CJSS (Chastain / Jinkens / Skimmerhorn / Sharp):
Praise the Loud (1986)
World Gone Mad (1986)
Kings of the World (2000)
Embryonic Animation (2001) Demo
Sands of Time (2001) Comp.
The 7 Hills Demo (2012)

Magnus Karlsson's Free Fall

Magnus Karlsson's Free Fall
Sweden
Hard rock, heavy metal, progressive metal

Magnus Karlsson (born November 26, 1973) is a Swedish heavy metal songwriter, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and producer. He is currently a session musician and songwriter of the band Primal Fear, as well as for other projects like his own Free Fall.


Free Fall (2013) Jap.Ed.
Kingdom of Rock (2015) Jap.Ed.

Sunday, November 01, 2015

Mystery

Mystery
Quebec, Canada
Symphonic rock, hard rock, progressive rock


Mystery (1992)
Theatre of the Mind (1996)
Destiny? (1998) orig.+2009 Rem.
Beneath the Veil of Winter's Face (2008)
One Among the Living (2010)
The World is a Game (2012)
Tales from the Netherlands (2014) Live
Delusion Rain (2015)