Gladiator "Made Of Pain (Slovakia, Škvrna Records, SA - 0028 - 2 331)"

Made Of Pain is the second album by Slovak Death/Thrash Metal band Gladiator, reelased in 1993.

Tracklist:

1. Made of Pain 03:06   
2. Blood 02:42
3. Sound of Deep Silence 04:47   
4. Warsouls 04:48  
5. Creator of Hell 02:31
6. No Fate 03:48
7. Debtor of Rest 03:20
8. My World 04:48   
9. Your World 01:11
10. For All Gods 06:05

Time:  37:06  

A music video was made for the song "My World".

Recording information:

Recorded at "Opus" studios in Bratislava (May 1993)

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Škvrna Records

Copyright (c) – Škvrna Records

Recorded At – Opus

Pressed By – Gramofonové Závody – E91801

Gladiator "Designation (Czechia, Zeras, ZS 0007-2)"

Gladiator is a Slovak Rock and former Death/Thrash Metal band, formed in 1989 by brothers Miko, Maroš, and Dušan Hladký along with Georgio Babulic.

Their debut album, Designation, was released in 1992.

Tracklist:

1. Over the Oversight (Intro) 00:37   
2. Profitable Losses 04:03
3. Bastard Death 05:00  
4. Mortal Glare 05:19  
5. Designation 04:15
6. Sorrow 04:21  
7. Morbid Murdering 06:19
8. Bloody Property 04:41   
9. Stinking Masses 05:09
10. Useless Child 04:37

Time:  44:21  

Pressed By – Eximpo – PX 0127

catalogue numbers:

ZS 0007-2 331 on inlay

ZS 0007-2311 on the disc

Recording information:

Recorded at Studio "C" (November/December 1991).

Produced by Zbyněk Adam and Gladiator.

Mixed by Pavel Zym assisted by Gladiator.

Forbidden "Distortion (1997 Reissue, USA, Fierce Recordings, 11091-2)"

Distortion is the third studio album by American thrash metal band Forbidden. It was released four years after their second album, Twisted into Form, changing their early thrash style to embrace a slower style, presaging the groove metal sound of their next album, Green (1997).

Track listing

All tracks written by Forbidden unless otherwise stated.

1. "Distortion" 5:59
2. "Hypnotized by the Rhythm" 4:56
3. "Rape" 5:22
4. "No Reason" 6:23
5. "Feed the Hand" 6:41
6. "Wake Up" 3:57
7. "Mind's 'I'" 4:31
8. "All That Is" 4:17
9. "Undertaker" 6:24
10. "21st Century Schizoid Man" (King Crimson cover) 11:06

Time: 55:50

There is a 2:10 long hidden track at the end of the album.

4 different album covers exist.

Music videos:

- No Reason

Recording information:

Recorded and mixed at Music Annex, Menlo Park, California, USA.

Produced by Forbidden and Patrick Coughlin.

Mastered at Future Disc System, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Forbidden "Twisted Into Form [2008 Reissue, Remastered, Germany, Century Media, 9962162]"

Twisted into Form is the second studio album by American thrash metal band Forbidden. It features one line-up change from their debut – 1988's Forbidden Evil – with Tim Calvert replacing Glen Alvelais on guitar. The result is a more melodic and progressive affair with many acoustic interludes and clearer production, but less of a raw edge than its predecessor. It is their last album with drummer Paul Bostaph before he joined Slayer in 1992 when Forbidden was on hiatus.

Track listing

1. "Parting of the Ways" (instrumental) — Calvert, Locicero 1:05
2. "Infinite" Locicero Calvert, Locicero, Bostaph 5:57
3. "Out of Body (Out of Mind)" Locicero, Anderson Calvert, Locicero, Bostaph 4:34
4. "Step by Step" Locicero, Anderson Calvert, Locicero, Bostaph 4:52
5. "Twisted into Form" Locicero Calvert, Locicero, Bostaph 4:26
6. "R.I.P." Anderson Calvert, Locicero, Bostaph 7:37
7. "Spiral Depression" (instrumental) — Calvert, Locicero 1:49
8. "Tossed Away" Locicero Calvert, Locicero, Bostaph 4:36
9. "One Foot in Hell" Locicero Locicero, Bostaph 6:13
10. "Victim of Changes" (live) Atkins, Halford, Downing, Tipton 8:20
11. "Forbidden Evil" (live) Anderson, Locicero, Flynn 5:43
12. "Chalice of Blood" (live) Anderson, Flynn 5:45
13. "Through Eyes of Glass" (live) Anderson, Alvelais, Locicero 6:20

Time:  01:07:10

Recording information:

Recorded at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA.

Mastered at Masterdisk Corp.

Produced and engineered by Michael Rosen

Assistant engineer for basic tracks by Mike Semanick

Tracks 10-13 recorded live at the Dynamo Festival, Eindhoven, Holland, May 15th, 1989.

Forbidden "Forbidden Evil (1999 Reissue, Germany, Century Media, 66029-2)"

Forbidden Evil is the debut album by American thrash metal band Forbidden, released in 1988. The title of the album refers to their original name before shortening it to Forbidden in 1987. The album was well received by both critics and fans and eventually became a cult classic. It is considered an essential release in the thrash metal genre.

Forbidden Evil was produced by Doug Caldwell and John Cuniberti, best known for working with Joe Satriani, at Alpha & Omega Recording, Studio 245 (both located in San Francisco) and Prairie Sun Recording in Cotati. The album's recording sessions took place in mostly 1988.

The album features future Slayer drummer Paul Bostaph and three of the songs were co-written by Robb Flynn, who later played with Vio-lence and Machine Head – although he never played on the album.

As of 2009, it is the only forbidden album to feature guitarist Glen Alvelais, who left in 1989 and would later join Testament (which had also featured Bostaph). He was replaced by Tim Calvert, who would remain with the band until their breakup in 1997.

The title track was covered by Temple of Blood on their 2008 release Overlord.

Track listing

1. "Chalice of Blood" Russ Anderson, Robb Flynn 4:27
2. "Off the Edge" Anderson, Glen Alvelais, Craig Locicero 4:12
3. "Through Eyes of Glass" Anderson, Alvelais, Locicero 6:18
4. "Forbidden Evil" Anderson, Locicero, Flynn 5:35
5. "March into Fire" Locicero, Anderson 5:05
6. "Feel No Pain" Alvelais, Locicero 5:05
7. "As Good as Dead" Anderson, Locicero, Flynn 4:11
8. "Follow Me" Locicero, Anderson, Alvelais 7:00

Time:  42:43

Recording information:

Recorded at Alpha & Omega Recording, S.F., CA, Studio 245, S.F., CA, and Prairie Sun Recording, Cotati, CA.

Mixed at Alpha & Omega.

Mastered at Bernie Grundman, L.A., CA.

Produced by John Cuniberti and Doug Caldwell

Recording engineered by John Cuniberti

Assistant engineered by David Plank

Executive produced by Cliff Cultreri

Flotsam And Jetsam "Blood In The Water (Digipak, Russia, Fono Ltd., FO1649CD)"

Blood in the Water is the fourteenth studio album by American thrash metal band Flotsam and Jetsam, which was released on June 4, 2021. It is the band's first release with new bassist Bill Bodily, who had replaced Michael Spencer in November 2020.

Track listing

1. "Blood in the Water" 4:17
2. "Burn the Sky" 4:26
3. "Brace for Impact" 4:33
4. "A Place to Die" 4:22
5. "The Walls" 4:41
6. "Cry for the Dead" 4:36
7. "The Wicked Hour" 4:56
8. "Too Many Lives" 4:49
9. "Grey Dragon" 4:27
10. "Reaggression" 4:10
11. "Undone" 3:19
12. "Seven Seconds 'til the End of the World" 4:53

Total length: 53:29

Recording information:

Recorded at Sonicphish Productions, Mesa, Arizona, USA, Wayne Manor Studios, Gnomelord Recording, and Seventh Spike Studios.

Mixed and mastered at Hansen Studios, Denmark.