Various Artists "A Tribute To Judas Priest: Legends Of Metal - Vol. II (Japan, Victor Entertainment, VICP-5790)"

A Tribute to Judas Priest: Legends of Metal Vol. II is a tribute album, released in 1997 by Century Media Records. It includes several rock and metal bands such as Forbidden, Angra, Nevermore, Heavens Gate, Blind Guardian, Kreator, and Iced Earth, covering songs by British heavy metal band Judas Priest. Some of the songs included in this album have been previously released by the artists.

Tracklist:

Volume 2

1. "The Ripper" Iced Earth 2:44
2. "Beyond the Realms of Death" Blind Guardian 7:02
3. "The Sentinel" Heavens Gate 5:00
4. "Love Bites" Nevermore 5:21
5. "Exciter" Gamma Ray 5:01
6. "Dissident Aggressor" Forbidden 2:45
7. "Painkiller" Angra 6:04
8. "Tyrant" Overkill 4:00
9. "Grinder" Kreator 3:57
10. "Dreamer Deceiver" Skyclad 4:05
11. "Bloodstone" Stratovarius 3:55
12. "Screaming for Vengeance" Virgin Steele 5:11
13. "Night Comes Down" Leviathan 4:19

Issued in a standard jewel case with a clear tray. Includes a 20-page booklet with English credits, release information and lyrics, Japanese commentary, and English/Japanese track list. Also includes an obi printed on both sides.

The commentary is credited as: 1996年8月21日 前田岳彦/BURRN!

Vocals credit for track 12 incorrectly credited on release as Mille Halford.

From the back cover and obi:

Digital Recording

Track information from the booklet:

1 - Recorded at: Morrisound Studios, Tampa, Florida

2 - Recorded at: The Twilight Hall, Krefeld

Mixed at: Central Sound Studios, Hamburg

3 - Recorded & mixed at: Gate Studios, Wolfsburg

4 - Recorded at: Village Productions, Tornity, TX.

5 - Recorded at: Hansen Studios, Hamburg

6 - Recorded at: The Music Annex, Menlo Park, CA.

7 - Produced & engineered [...] for S.C. & Services

Recorded at: Be Bop Studio, Sao Paulo

Mixed [...] at: Sky Studio, Munich

8 - Recorded at: Filthy Tracks, Rochester, N.Y.

The Carriage House, Standford, CT

Mixed at: The Carriage House

9 - Recorded at: Woodhouse Studios, Hagen

10 - Recorded & mixed at: Jacobs Studios, Surrey

11 - Recorded at: Crownhill Studios & Finnvox Studios

12 - Recorded & mixed at: Media Recording, Babylon, LI, N.Y.

13 - Recorded at: Colorado Sound Studios

Various Artists "Metal Massacre III (1994 Reissue Remastered, USA, Metal Blade Records, 3984-14043-2)"

Metal Massacre is a series of compilation albums released through Metal Blade Records. It is famous for "shedding light" on bands such as The Obsessed, Trouble, Overkill, Metal Church, Metallica, Slayer, Virgin Steele, Hellhammer, Voivod, Armored Saint, Lizzy Borden, Possessed and more.

In 1981, Brian Slagel, founder of Metal Blade Records, decided to put out a compilation of unsigned, underground metal bands. Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s he continued to release more volumes of the compilations. Metal Massacre XII was released in 1995 and was the final Metal Massacre album until Metal Massacre XIII, released 11 years later in 2006. Metal Massacre XIII differed from the previous releases which featured primarily unsigned bands, containing mostly established bands on the Metal Blade roster.

Metal Massacre III – 1983 

1. "Aggressive Perfector" – Slayer – 3:29
2. "Riding in Thunder" – Bitch – 3:57
3. "Armageddon" – Tyrant* – 5:14
4. "Piranahs" – Medusa – 2:11
5. "Bite the Knife" – Test Pattern – 5:25
6. "Blitzkrieg" – Black Widow – 2:56
7. "Mrs. Victoria" – Warlord – 5:55
8. "Let's Go All the Way" – Virgin Steele – 3:12
9. "Fire and Wind" – Sexist – 3:00
10. "Hell Bent" – Znowhite – 1:49
11. "The Kid" – Marauder – 3:01
12. "Fist and Chain" – La Mort – 2:37

*Song title renamed to "The Battle of Armageddon" on their debut album.

Tracks A1 to A3 & A5 recorded @ Track Records, Los Angeles, CA.

Track A4 recorded @ Prime Minister Studios, Glendale, CA.

Tracks A6 & B1 recorded @ Sound And Vision Studios, North Hollywood, CA.

Track B2 recorded @ Sonic Sound Studios, Freeport, N.Y.

Track B3 recorded @ Total Access Recording, Redondo Beach, CA.

Track B4 recorded @ Soto Sound, Exanston (i.e. Evanston), Ill.

Track B5 recorded somewhere in Southern California.

Track B6 recorded @ Casbah Studios, Fullerton, CA.

Cover Art - Eso Design Studios, Ltd.

Mastered @ MCA Whitney, Glendale, CA.

© 1983 Metal Blade Records.