Metal Blade Records 30th Anniversary Sampler 1982–2012

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1CD
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1Demented Aggression
additional engineer:
Brian Elliott (producer/engineer)
engineer, producer and mixer:
Erik Rutan
bass guitar:
Alex Webster (US bassist)
drums (drum set):
Paul Mazurkiewicz (US drummer)
guitar:
Rob Barrett (US guitarist) and Pat O’Brien (US guitarist)
lead vocals:
George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher
performer:
Cannibal Corpse (American death metal)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Metal Blade Records GmbH (company, for copyrights purposes) (from 2012 to present)
recorded at:
Mana Recording Studios in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States and Sonic Ranch in Tornillo, Texas, United States
mixed at:
Mana Recording Studios in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States
recording of:
Demented Aggression
lyricist:
Paul Mazurkiewicz (US drummer)
composer:
Pat O’Brien (US guitarist)
Cannibal Corpse3:14
2Nourishment Through BloodshedJob for a Cowboy3:42
3Collapse in the Eternal WorthGoatwhore3:40
4Section 8
Whitechapel4:26
5She
The Devil’s Blood5:39
6Serpents Are Rising
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Metal Blade Records GmbH (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 2011) and Metal Blade Records Inc. (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 2011)
In Solitude34:56
7Moonlight Equilibrium
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Metal Blade Records, Inc (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 2011)
recording of:
Moonlight Equilibrium
The Black Dahlia Murder3:28
8Tartessos: The Hidden Xenocryst
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Metal Blade Records (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 2012)
recording of:
Tartessos: The Hidden Xenocryst
Allegaeon4:23
9Watch It Burn
Unearth4:06
10Cold Call
OSI7:10
11Push Pull Destroy
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Josh Schroeder (producer/studio engineer & songwriter) (from 2009-06 until 2011-04)
producer:
Battlecross (US melodic thrash/death metal band) and Josh Schroeder (producer/studio engineer & songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Mike Kreger
electric bass guitar:
Don Slater
electric guitar:
Tony Asta and Hiran Deraniyagala
lead vocals:
Kyle Gunther
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Metal Blade Records (heavy/extreme metal) (in 2011) and Metal Blade Records, Inc (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 2011)
recorded at, mixed at and engineered at:
Random Awesome Studios in Midland, Michigan, United States (from 2009-06 until 2011-04)
recording of:
Push Pull Destroy
lyricist:
Marshall Wood (Lyricist)
composer:
Tony Asta, Hiran Deraniyagala, Mike Kreger and Don Slater
publisher:
BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management), BMG Rights Management (see annotation) and Metal Skull Music
Battlecross3:35
12Midnight Serenade
Arch / Matheos5:27
13Grey Wednesday
additional recording engineer:
John Cobbett (US metal guitarist & vocalist) and Kurt Schlegel (US-American recording engineer, producer and owner of Lucky Cat Recording)
recording engineer and engineer:
Justin Weis
bass:
Max Barnett
drums (drum set):
Chewy Marzolo
guitar:
John Cobbett (US metal guitarist & vocalist) and Leila Abdul Rauf
organ and piano:
Sigrid Sheie
vocals:
Joe Hutton and Leila Abdul Rauf
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Metal Blade Records GmbH (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 2011) and Metal Blade Records Inc. (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 2011)
additionally recorded at:
Hammers HQ in United States and Luck Cat Recording in San Francisco, California, United States
recorded at:
Trakworx in South San Francisco, California, United States (from 2011-03 until 2011-07)
recording of:
Grey Wednesday
writer:
John Cobbett (US metal guitarist & vocalist)
arranger:
Hammers of Misfortune
Hammers of Misfortune3:58
14Adventurer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Poison Tongue Records (not for label use, only for copyright purposes) (in 2012)
recording of:
Adventurer
lyricist and composer:
The Wizard (Vocalist/guitarist from Rhode Island, member of Pilgrim)
Pilgrim4:29
15Fire & Damnation
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Metal Blade Records Inc (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 2012)
recording of:
Fire & Damnation
Exumer3:16
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1Reign of Fire
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Metal Blade Records Inc. (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 1991)
recording of:
Reign of Fire
lyricist:
John Bush (singer)
writer:
Joey Vera
composer:
Dave Prichard
Armored Saint2.053:57
2Cry of the Black Birds
additional recording engineer:
Anders ‘Shadow’ Ström (Swedish drummer)
engineer, producer and mixer:
Jens Bogren (from 2006-05 until 2006-06)
bass guitar [bass]:
Ted Lundström
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Fredrik Andersson (drummer)
guitar [guitars]:
Olavi Mikkonen and Johan Söderberg (Swedish doom metal guitarist, member of Amon Amarth)
vocals:
Johan Hegg
arranger:
Amon Amarth (Swedish melodic death metal)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2007)
mixed at and engineered at:
Fascination Street Studios, Studio 1 (mixing & mastering studio in Örebro) in Örebro, Örebro (Örebro County), Sweden (from 2006-05 until 2006-06)
produced at:
Fascination Street Studios, Studio 1 (mixing & mastering studio in Örebro) in Örebro, Örebro (Örebro County), Sweden (from 2006-05 until 2006-06)
recording of:
Cry of the Black Birds
writer:
Fredrik Andersson (drummer), Johan Hegg, Ted Lundström, Olavi Mikkonen and Johan Söderberg (Swedish doom metal guitarist, member of Amon Amarth)
publisher:
Amon Amarth Music and Metal Skull Music
Amon Amarth53:49
3Confined
As I Lay Dying3.53:11
4Atom Smasher
engineer:
Tim Nelson (Engineer at Goldmine Recording Studios, 1980s)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Metal Blade Records Inc. (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 2017)
recorded at:
Goldmine Recording Studios in Ventura, California, United States
recording of:
Atom Smasher
writer:
Tim Baker (Cirith Ungol vocalist), Jerry Fogle, Robert Garven, Greg Lindstrom and Michael "Flint" Vujejia
Cirith Ungol34:11
5Gor‐Gor
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Metal Blade Records Inc. (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 1991)
recording of:
Gor-Gor
writer:
Dave Brockie, Michael Derks, Pete Lee (metal guitarist (GWAR/Rigor Mortis)), Casey Orr (US bass player), Brad Roberts (Jizmak da Gusha, GWAR drummer) and Chuck Varga
GWAR54:21
6Eye to Eye
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Metal Blade Records Inc. (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 1995)
recording of:
Eye to Eye
lyricist:
Jim Matheos
arranger:
Fates Warning
Fates Warning3.654:06
7Iron Tears
engineer:
Bill Metoyer
producer:
Flotsam and Jetsam (US thrash metal band) and Brian Slagel
bass guitar:
Jason Newsted
drums (drum set):
Kelly David Smith (Flotsam and Jetsam)
guitar:
Edward Carlson and Michael Gilbert (Flotsam and Jetsam)
lead vocals:
Eric A.K.
recording of:
Iron Tears
lyricist:
Jason Newsted
composer:
Flotsam and Jetsam (US thrash metal band)
Flotsam and Jetsam33:52
8Never Ending Hill
recording of:
Never Ending Hill
lyricist:
King Diamond (the man)
composer:
Andy LaRocque
King Diamond54:36
9Groove Machine
producer:
King’s X and Ty Tabor
mixer:
Ty Tabor
drums (drum set):
Jerry Gaskill
electric bass guitar [bass] and lead vocals [vocals]:
Doug Pinnick
electric guitar [guitars]:
Ty Tabor
vocals:
Jerry Gaskill and Ty Tabor
recorded at:
Alien Beans Studios in Katy, Texas, United States (from 1998-05 until 1998-07) and Hound Pound in Houston, Texas, United States (from 1998-05 until 1998-07)
mixed at:
Alien Beans Studios in Katy, Texas, United States
recording of:
Groove Machine (in 1998-05)
writer:
King’s X
publisher:
Metal Blade Records GmbH (company, for copyrights purposes)
King’s X43:42
10Me Against the World
Lizzy Borden5:03
11Egypt
recording of:
Egypt (from 1993-02 until 1993-04)
lyricist and composer:
King Diamond (the man)
Mercyful Fate54:52
12American Way (live)
live recording of:
The American Way
lyricist:
Phil Rind
composer:
Wiley Arnett and Phil Rind
Sacred Reich3:49
13Deathexplosion
assistant engineer:
Marcus Bergman, Marcus Sunesson and Marko Tervonen
engineer:
Fredrik Nordström (Swedish musician and metal producer)
producer:
The Crown (Swedish death/thrash, formerly Crown of Thorns) and Fredrik Nordström (Swedish musician and metal producer)
bass:
Magnus Olsfelt
drums (drum set):
Janne Saarenpää
guitar:
Marcus Sunesson and Marko Tervonen
vocals:
Johan Lindstrand
recorded at:
Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Västra Götaland (Västra Götaland county), Sweden (from 1999-11-03 until 2000-01-04)
recording of:
Deathexplosion
lyricist and composer:
Marko Tervonen
The Crown53:57
14Thinking of the Past
Trouble3:51
15Voivod
recording of:
Voivod (in 1984-03)
lyricist:
Snake (member of Voivod)
composer:
Denis D’Amour, Michel Langevin and Jean-Yves Thériault (of Voivod)
Voivod4:17