Epidemic "Pandemic - The Demo Anthology (Limited Edition, Remastered, USA, Divebomb Records, DIVE027)"

In 2011 Divebomb Records approached American Death/Thrash Metal band Epidemic to release all of the band's demos (Immortal Minority-1988, Demo '89-1989, and Extremities '91-1991) as a single release on CD. The subsequent release called "Pandemic the Demo Anthology" was released in the summer of 2012.

Tracklist:

1. AMX 03:01   
2. Live Your Death 01:37   
3. In Fear We Kill 04:36   
4. Thigh Rubbage 01:11  
5. Three Witches 04:22   
6. Finer Things in Life 01:33  
7. Hands of Ruby 02:51   
8. Silent Torture 02:36   
9. Six Seconds 01:05   
10. Circle of Fools 05:44   
11. Tornado 01:37   
12. Territories 03:03  
13. Hate 02:31   
14. D.C.S. 02:21   
15. Peter's Gun 01:21  
16. Immortal Minority 02:53  
17. Fueling the Fire 03:12  
18. Time Kills 02:42  
19. 6 Seconds (Bored With Nothing to Do / Cows in Hell) 03:06  

Time:  51:22

- Tracks 1-9 taken from the 1989 demo.

- Tracks 10-14 taken from the 1991 Extremities demo.

- Tracks 15-19 taken from the 1988 Immortal Minority demo.

- Includes 16-page booklet.

Recording information:

Tracks 1-9:

- Recorded & mixed December 10-12, 1988 at Telluride Studios, Palo Alto, CA.

Tracks 10-14:

- Recorded Jan. 19-20 & 26-27 & mixed Feb. 3-4 1991 at Telluride Studios, Palo Alto, CA.

Tracks 15-19:

- Recorded in December 1987.

Tracks 1-19:

- Remastered at The Basement Studios, Winston-Salem, SC.

Epidemic "Decameron (2016 Reissue, Remastered, Limited Edition, USA, Dark Symphonies, DARK 65)"

Epidemic was an American Death/Thrash Metal band which was part of the Bay Area Thrash scene.

Epidemic was formed in 1986 in Palo Alto by bassist Mark Bodine, guitarist Guy Higbey, guitarist Erik Moggridge, and their friend Ted Kamp on drums to play the senior night talent show at their high school. After playing a set of two songs (a cover of Metallica's Creeping Death and an original song penned by Moggridge called "No Man's Land") and enjoying the experience, the guys decided to continue and pursue the band full-time taking the Epidemic name from the Slayer song.

After recruiting drummer Geoff Bruce and vocalist Carl Fulli to complete the lineup, the band entered a Battle of the Bands contest held at the Mountain View Theater in September 1987. Having only recruited Fulli a couple of weeks prior, and having no previous experience, the band had no real expectations of winning the contest. After the first night of competition the band had reached the finals and subsequently won the competition the next night. They won an opening slot for Death Angel the following month.

The band recorded their United States debut album, Decameron, at HOS studios in Palo Alto. The album was released in the summer of 1992. The band went on a two-week East Coast tour with Malevolent Creation and Suffocation in December 1992 to support it, and eight weeks later headed out on a nationwide tour with Cannibal Corpse and Unleashed in early 1993. Epidemic gained considerable exposure as well as experience, as this was what they thought was the beginning of their touring years.

Tracklist:

1. Circle of Fools 05:46   
2. Insanity Plea 02:39   
3. Vision Divine 03:58
4. Hate 02:33  
5. Unknown 05:06   
6. Live Your Death 01:34
7. Factor Red 03:24  
8. Blown Doors 03:18  
9. Territories 03:05
10. Tornado 01:38  
11. Three Witches 04:19
12. Lord War 02:09  

Time: 39:29

Comes with Japanese-style Obi strip.

Limited to 1,000 copies

Recording information:

Recorded in Jan-Feb. 1992 at HOS Studios, Palo Alto, CA.

Remastered in March 2005 at The Ancient Way (TAW) Mastering,

Edited at Razor's Edge Recording, San Francisco, CA.

Produced by Epidemic.

Enuff Z'Nuff "Animals With Human Intelligence (Japan, Arista, BMG Victor Hard 'N' Heavy Dynamites Series, BVCA-608)"

Animals with Human Intelligence is the third studio album by the American rock band Enuff Z'nuff and is also their only album on Arista Records. Original drummer Vikki Foxx left the group right after the recording sessions ended, to join Vince Neil's band. In addition to the promotional video for the song "Right by Your Side," the band made a live appearance on the Late Night with David Letterman TV show, performing the song "Superstitious". The song "Innocence" was released as a follow-up single, however, none of the album's singles charted on the US Hot 100.

This record was not as successful as their prior releases in the US, but the band did find some success overseas. Singer Donnie Vie and bassist Chip Z'Nuff did a promotional tour of Japan, where the album peaked at No. 49 on the Oricon Charts. The Japanese issue of the album also included the exclusive track "Fingertips". The album was later re-issued in 2000 on Spitfire Records with new artwork and "Fingertips" now included.

In 1996, the song "Bring It On Home" was to be featured in the movie Jerry Maguire, starring Tom Cruise. However, the song only appears listed in the credits and was not in the actual film, since it was in a deleted scene. The song "Rock N World" was featured in the 2011 direct-to-video film Dahmer vs. Gacy.

The song "Right by Your Side" was covered by the Norwegian rock group The Tuesdays in 1994. The same song was also covered in 2009 on G.O.O.D. Morning, G.O.O.D. Night by Malik Yusef, a Kanye West collaboration album. Yusef's version of the song also features Destiny's Child singer Michelle Williams on backing vocals.

Track listing

All songs written by Donnie Vie and Chip Z'Nuff, except where noted.

1. "Superstitious" (Vie, Z'Nuff, Gino Martino) – 4:07
2. "Black Rain" – 3:48
3. "Right by Your Side" (Vie) – 4:22
4. "These Daze" – 3:51
5. "Master of Pain" – 4:25
6. "Innocence" (Vie) – 4:50
7. "One Step Closer to You" – 3:37
8. "Bring It On Home" – 3:55
9. "Takin' a Ride" – 4:11
10. "The Love Train" – 3:47
11. "Mary Anne Lost Her Baby" – 4:04
12. "Rock N World" – 3:21
13. "Fingertips" – 3:50

Track 13 is a Japan-only bonus track.

Comes in a standard jewel case with obi and includes booklet with liner notes Japanese/English track list, Japanese commentary, and lyrics translated into Japanese.

The commentary is credited as: 1993.2.23 伊藤政則/MASA-ITOH

Recording information:

Richie Zito – producer

Phil Bonanno – producer on tracks 1, 2, 5, 8–12, engineer

Dave Mauragas – engineer, assistant producer and additional engineering on track 6

Lawrence Ethan, Bruce Breckenfeld – engineers

Brian Scheuble, Chad Munsey, Doug McBride, Ulrich Wild – assistant engineers

Nigel Green – mixing at Battery Studios, New York

Eric Gast – mixing assistant

George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York

Enuff Z'Nuff "Strength (Japan, ATCO Records, AMCY-240)"

Strength is the second studio album by the American rock band Enuff Z'nuff, released in 1991. The band had positive momentum at the time of the album's release, including an appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman, as well as Rolling Stone calling them "The Hot Band of 1991." Although Strength quickly entered the British charts at No. 56, the album peaked at only No. 143 in the United States.

In 2007, lead singer and guitarist of Enuff Z'nuff, Donnie Vie, released the album Extra Strength, an acoustic reworking of the 1991 recording. Strength was re-issued June 2011 in Japan on the SHM-CD format.

The Encyclopedia of Popular Music called the album "an impressive and mature musical offering that combined infectious hooks, abrasive guitar work and a sparkling production to dramatic effect." The Washington Post wrote that it "is actually quite likable, with a melodic flair that renders such songs as 'Heaven or Hell' and 'Blue Island' as agreeable as, say, middling Badfinger." The Province thought that "as the hair drops and the lip gloss is wiped away, Enuff Z'Nuff slowly is letting its real personality show - a group that really wants to be the hard rock equivalent of The Beatles or, failing that, the glam-rock Cheap Trick or, at least, the bastard children of Slade and The Raspberries."

Track listing

Credits adapted from the original release.

All tracks are written by Donnie Vie and Chip Z'Nuff, except where noted.

1. "Heaven or Hell" 3:45
2. "Missing You" 5:10
3. "Strength" (Vie) 5:02
4. "In Crowd" 3:08
5. "Holly Wood Ya" 3:06
6. "The World Is a Gutter" (Vie) 3:52
7. "Goodbye" 4:26
8. "Long Way to Go" (Vie) 1:53
9. "Mother's Eyes" (Vie, Derek Frigo) 4:37
10. "Baby Loves You" 4:07
11. "Blue Island" (Vie) 4:45
12. "The Way Home / Coming Home" 5:36
13. "Something for Free" 5:31
14. "Time to Let You Go" (Vie) 2:56

Recording information:

Paul Lani – producer, mixing at The Hit Factory, New York City

Lawrence Ethan, Steve Heinke – engineers

Bruce Brekenfeld, John Armstrong – additional engineering

Andy Grassi, Carl Glanville, Dave Mauragas – assistant engineers

Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk, New York City

Bob Defrin – art direction