Transmetal "Las Alas del Emperador (México, Discos y Cintas Denver, CD-DSD-6025)"

Las Alas del Emperador es el séptimo álbum de la banda mexicana de Death/Thrash Metal, Transmetal. Este lanzamiento marca un cambio en la alineación de la banda; el anterior vocalista y guitarrista, Alberto Pimentel sale de la agrupación para dejar en su lugar a Mauricio Torres a cargo de las voces y a Ernesto Torres a cargo de la guitarra rítmica.

La canción "Orgasmatron" es una versión en español de la canción de Motörhead.

Lista de canciones del álbum

1. Tumbas de Insomnio (03:07)
2. Celdas de la Divinidad (03:16)
3. Perpetua Monstruosidad (03:21)
4. Iglesia Interior (05:03)
5. XIII (instrumental) (01:50)
6. Las Alas del Emperador (03:39)
7. Santísimo Sufrimiento (04:29)
8. Cenizas Humanas (02:51)
9. Sombras del Purgatorio (02:55)
10. Monarca de los Sonámbulos (03:13)
11. Jardín Seco (03:58)
12. Orgasmatron (03:08)

The lyrics to the cover of "Orgasmatron" are in Spanish.

Recording information:

Recorded in November 1998.

Produced by Jeff Lane and Transmetal at CRC Studios Chicago IL USA Nov 1998.

Trail Of Tears "Bloodstained Endurance (Austria, Napalm Records, NPR 280)"

Bloodstained Endurance is the sixth studio album by the Norwegian gothic metal band Trail of Tears. It was the first full-length album recorded after Kjetil Nordhus, Runar Hansen, Kjell Rune Hagen and Jonathan Perez left the band in November 2006, forcing frontman Ronny Thorsen to assemble a new band. It is also the first album to feature soprano Cathrine Paulsen since A New Dimension of Might in 2002. The cover, by Travis Smith, uses the band logo from that album.

On April 2, 2009, the song "The Feverish Alliance" was posted on the band's official Myspace profile. Later, the song "Once Kissed by the Serpent (Twice Bitten by Truth)" was also added.

Track listing

1. "The Feverish Alliance" – 4:02
2. "Once Kissed by the Serpent (Twice Bitten by Truth)" – 3:22
3. "Bloodstained Endurance" – 3:36
4. "Triumphant Gleam" – 3:41
5. "In the Valley of Ashes" – 3:55
6. "A Storm at Will" – 4:00
7. "Take Aim. Reclaim. Prevail" – 3:12
8. "The Desperation Corridors" – 4:13
9. "Farewell to Sanity" – 4:32
10. "Dead End Gaze" – 3:58
11. "Faith Comes Knocking" – 4:32
12. "Onward March the Merciless" (Bonus track on digipak) – 3:08

Release dates (2009):

May 27 - Finland, Spain

May 29 - Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux, France, Italy, Sweden

June 01 - Rest of Europe

June 02 - USA, Canada

Recording information:

Recorded at Sound Suite Studio, France during Novermber and December 2008.

Mastered at Finnvox Studios, Helsinki, Finland, January 2009.

Trail Of Tears "Existentia (Austria, Napalm Records, NPR 203)"

Existentia is the fifth album by Norwegian gothic metal band Trail of Tears. It was released on January 26 (Europe) and January 30 (USA), 2007.

It is the last full-length album recorded with Kjetil Nordhus, Runar Hansen, Kjell Rune Hagen and Jonathan Perez, all of whom left the band in November 2006.

Track listing

1. "Deceptive Mirrors" – 4:28
2. "My Comfort" – 4:37
3. "Venom Inside My Veins" – 4:42
4. "Decadence Becomes Me" – 4:20
5. "She Weaves Shadows" – 4:48
6. "The Closing Walls" – 4:50
7. "Empty Room" – 4:35
8. "Poisonous Tongues" – 4:18
9. "As It Penetrates" – 4:12
10. "Shades of Yesterday" – 4:15

By the time of release, Nordhus, Hansen, Hagen and Perez had already left the band.

Recording information:

Recorded at Soundsuite Studio, Marseille, France, June 24-August 5, 2006.

Mastered at Finnvox Studio, Helsinki, Finland October 2006.

Trail Of Tears "Profoundemonium (Holland, DSFA Records, DSFA 1020)"

Profoundemonium is the second studio album by the band Trail of Tears. The cover art was designed by Travis Smith. It is the last album to feature female soprano Helena Iren Michaelsen, who left the band the year this album was made.

Track listing

1. "Countdown to Ruin" - 2:31
2. "Driven Through the Ruins" - 5:48
3. "Fragile Emotional Disorder" - 6:41
4. "Profoundemonium" - 4:55
5. "Sign of the Shameless" - 4:08
6. "In Frustration's Preludium" - 1:59
7. "In Frustration's Web" - 5:04
8. "Released at Last" - 6:01
9. "Image of Hope" - 3:51
10. "Disappointment's True Face" - 7:30
11. "The Haunted" - 5:01

All music written and arranged by Trail of Tears.

All lyrics written and arranged by Ronny Thorsen and Helena I. Michaelsen, except "Profoundemonium," and "Fragile Emotional Disorder" by Ronny Thorsen.

Recording information:

Recorded in Jailhouse Studio, Norway, January 18th - March 5th, 2000.

Mixed in Studio RS29, The Netherlands, April 2000.