Metal for the Masses

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

Annotation

"Twenty-One Tracks of Metal"

A joint compilation from the efforts of Century Media, Nuclear Blast, Hot Topic stores, and Revolver magazine.

Mastered by Colin O'Hara
Cover Art and Layouts by Anthony Clarkson

CMR 7501-2

The back cover and liner notes list Hypocrisy's "Another Dead End (For Another Dead Man)" but the actual song included is "Hatred"

Annotation last modified on 2018-03-28 20:02 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Thoughts Without Words
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Century Media Records Ltd. (do not use as release label! UK subsidiary of Century Media Records GmbH) (in 2002, in 2007)
music videos:
Thoughts Without Words (music video) by Shadows Fall
recording of:
Thoughts Without Words
Shadows Fall24:35
2Ravenous
recording engineer:
Arch Enemy and Fredrik Nordström (Swedish musician and metal producer)
producer:
Michael Amott (Swedish guitarist) and Fredrik Nordström (Swedish musician and metal producer)
mixer:
Andy Sneap
drums (drum set):
Daniel Erlandsson
electric bass guitar:
Sharlee D’Angelo
guitar and guitar [lead guitar]:
Christopher Amott and Michael Amott (Swedish guitarist)
vocals:
Angela Gossow
arranger:
Arch Enemy
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Century Media Records Ltd. (do not use as release label! UK subsidiary of Century Media Records GmbH) (in 2002) and Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2007)
recorded at:
Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Västra Götaland (Västra Götaland county), Sweden (in 2000-12)
mixed at:
Backstage Studios in Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom (in 2001-01)
recording of:
Ravenous
lyricist:
Michael Amott (Swedish guitarist) and Angela Gossow
composer:
Christopher Amott and Michael Amott (Swedish guitarist)
publisher:
Savage Messiah Music
Arch Enemy3.44:07
3Anthem for a Fallen Star (edit)
Skinlab3:10
4Mind Eraser
God Forbid1:44
5Monochromatic Stains
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Fredrik Nordström (Swedish musician and metal producer) and Patrik J. Sten
producer:
Dark Tranquillity and Fredrik Nordström (Swedish musician and metal producer)
bass guitar:
Michael Nicklasson
drums (drum set):
Anders Jivarp
guitar:
Martin Henriksson and Niklas Sundin (former Dark Tranquillity guitarist and graphic designer)
keyboard:
Martin Brändström
lead vocals:
Mikael Stanne
arranger:
Dark Tranquillity
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2005)
recorded at, mixed at and engineered at:
Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Västra Götaland (Västra Götaland county), Sweden (from 2002-02 until 2002-03)
produced at:
Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Västra Götaland (Västra Götaland county), Sweden (from 2002-02 until 2002-03)
music videos:
Monochromatic Stains (music video) by Dark Tranquillity and Monochromatic Stains (video clip) by Dark Tranquillity
recording of:
Monochromatic Stains
lyricist:
Mikael Stanne
composer:
Martin Brändström and Anders Jivarp
publisher:
Magic Arts Publishing
Dark Tranquillity4.753:41
6Excuse Me While I Kill Myself
engineer, producer and mixer:
Hiili Hiilesmaa
bass guitar [bass]:
Sami Kukkohovi (from 2001 until 2002)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Vesa Ranta (from 2001 until 2002)
guitar:
Sami Lopakka (from 2001 until 2002)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Miika Tenkula (from 2001 until 2002)
vocals:
Ville Laihiala (from 2001 until 2002)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Century Media Records Ltd. (do not use as release label! UK subsidiary of Century Media Records GmbH) (in 2002)
recorded at:
Finnvox (Finnvox Studios) in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (from 2001 until 2002) and Neo Studios in Oulu, Pohjois-Pohjanmaa (Northern Ostrobothnia), Finland (from 2001 until 2002)
mixed at:
Finnvox (Finnvox Studios) in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
recording of:
Excuse Me While I Kill Myself (from 2001 until 2002)
lyricist:
The Serial Self-Killer
composer:
M. Steelgrave and Sentenced (Finnish death/gothic metal band)
Sentenced4.653:53
7Devour
recording of:
Devour
Strapping Young Lad42:56
8Yama
recording of:
Yama
Yakuza3:41
9Branded
Scar Culture2:09
10Destroyer of Senses
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Century Media Records Ltd. (do not use as release label! UK subsidiary of Century Media Records GmbH) (in 2002, in 2007)
music videos:
Destroyer of Senses (music video) by Shadows Fall
recording of:
Destroyer of Senses
lyricist:
Brian Fair
composer:
Shadows Fall
Shadows Fall2:56
11Swamped
engineer and producer:
Waldemar Sorychta
bass guitar and keyboard:
Marco Coti Zelati
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Cristiano Mozzati
guitar:
Marco Biazzi and Cristiano Migliore
lead vocals:
Andrea Ferro and Cristina Scabbia
recorded at:
Woodhouse Studios in Hagen, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany
recording of:
Swamped
writer:
Marco Biazzi, Marco Coti Zelati, Andrea Ferro, Cristiano Migliore, Cristiano Mozzati and Cristina Scabbia
publisher:
Lonely Planet Productions Inc., Reservoir Media Management, Inc., Reservoir Media Music, Roba Music Verlag GmbH and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
Lacuna Coil44:02
12Sugarfalls
Tapping the Vein3:37
13Cloud Connected
producer:
Daniel Bergstrand
mixer:
Daniel Bergstrand, Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist) and Örjan Örnkloo
additional keyboard:
Örjan Örnkloo
drums (drum set):
Daniel Svensson (drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Peter Iwers
electric guitar:
Björn Gelotte and Jesper Strömblad
vocals:
Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist)
music videos:
Cloud Connected (official video clip) by In Flames
recording of:
Cloud Connected
lyricist:
Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist)
composer:
Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist), Björn Gelotte and Jesper Strömblad
In Flames4.23:43
14Rational Gaze
music videos:
Rational Gaze (music video) by Meshuggah
recording of:
Rational Gaze
lyricist:
Tomas Haake
composer:
Fredrik Thordendal
Meshuggah45:06
15Puritania
assistant engineer:
Jan Banan
engineer and mixer:
Fredrik Nordström (Swedish musician and metal producer)
producer:
Dimmu Borgir and Fredrik Nordström (Swedish musician and metal producer)
sampler [sample-manipulation]:
Charlie Storm
arranger:
Dimmu Borgir
recording of:
Puritania
lyricist:
Sven Atle Kopperud and Morten Lunde
composer:
Mustis and Shagrath
Dimmu Borgir3.43:08
16As We Speak
recording engineer:
Fredrik Nordström (Swedish musician and metal producer), Soilwork, Patrik J. Sten and Devin Townsend
co-producer:
Fredrik Nordström (Swedish musician and metal producer)
producer:
Devin Townsend
mixer:
Fredrik Nordström (Swedish musician and metal producer), Devin Townsend and Peter Wichers
drums (drum set):
Henry Ranta
electric bass guitar:
Ola Flink
electric guitar:
Ola Frenning and Peter Wichers
keyboard:
Sven Karlsson
vocals:
Speed
recorded at and mixed at:
Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Västra Götaland (Västra Götaland county), Sweden (from 2001-10 until 2001-12)
music videos:
As We Speak (official music video) by Soilwork
recording of:
As We Speak
lyricist:
Björn Strid
composer:
Peter Wichers
keyboard arranger:
Sven Karlsson
Soilwork43:45
17Drive
Raunchy3:43
18Sons of Northern Darkness
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Nuclear Blast (company and copyright holder for Nuclear Blast) (in 2002)
recording of:
Sons of Northern Darkness
lyricist:
Demonaz Doom Occulta
composer:
Abbath Doom Occulta (Norwegian black metal musician) and Horgh
publisher:
Edition Wolffackel and Warner Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
Immortal3.54:49
19Innocence Gone
keyboard programming:
Örjan Örnkloo
artist & repertoire support:
Andy Siry
engineer and producer:
Daniel Bergstrand and Darkane (Swedish melodic death / thrash metal band)
mixer:
Daniel Bergstrand, Örjan Örnkloo and Peter Wildoer
drums (drum set), tabla and additional vocals:
Peter Wildoer
electric bass guitar:
Jörgen Löfberg
electric guitar:
Klas Ideberg and Christofer Malmström
sampler:
Örjan Örnkloo
lead vocals:
Andreas Sydow
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Nuclear Blast GmbH (company and copyright holder for Nuclear Blast) (in 2002) and Massacre Records (German metal label) (in 2022)
recorded at:
Darkane Studio in Helsingborg, Skåne (Skåne county), Sweden and Dugout Productions in Uppsala, Uppsala (Uppsala county), Sweden
mixed at:
Dugout Productions in Uppsala, Uppsala (Uppsala county), Sweden
music videos:
Innocence Gone (music video) by Darkane (Swedish melodic death / thrash metal band)
recording of:
Innocence Gone
lyricist and composer:
Klas Ideberg
publisher:
Prophecies Publishing M S and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 株式会社 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Darkane3.54:46
20Hatred
recording of:
Hatred
lyricist:
Peter Tägtgren
composer:
Lars Szöke
Hypocrisy34:48
21System
producer:
Daniel Bergstrand
mixer:
Daniel Bergstrand, Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist) and Örjan Örnkloo
additional keyboard:
Örjan Örnkloo
drums (drum set):
Daniel Svensson (drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Peter Iwers
electric guitar:
Björn Gelotte and Jesper Strömblad
vocals:
Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist)
recording of:
System
lyricist:
Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist)
composer:
Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist), Björn Gelotte and Jesper Strömblad
In Flames3.953:41