Grim Reaper "Rock You To Hell (2008 Reissue, Remastered, Heavy Metal魂 Series, Japan, BMG Entertainment, BVCM-35519)"

Rock You to Hell is the third studio album by the British heavy metal band Grim Reaper, released in 1987 under the RCA label. This was the band's final album for 29 years (until the release of Walking in the Shadows in 2016, under the name Steve Grimmett's Grim Reaper), and their last one to feature guitarist Nick Bowcott, bassist Dave Wanklin and drummer Marc Simon. Grim Reaper gained brief mainstream critical and commercial success with this album, due to the regular airplay of "Rock You to Hell". The song's music video, which featured the band EZO in jail and a cameo by Joey Belladonna of Anthrax, received rotation on MTV's Headbangers Ball and album-oriented rock radio stations.

Tracklist:

1. Rock You to Hell 04:03   
2. Night of the Vampire 03:49  
3. Lust for Freedom 04:26   
4. When Heaven Comes Down 04:22
5. Suck It and See 02:34   
6. Rock Me 'till I Die 04:42  
7. You'll Wish That You Were Never Born 04:06
8. Waysted Love 04:17   
9. I Want More 04:50

Time:  37:09

- Issued with Obi strip.

- Part of the label's Heavy Metal魂 series.

- JVC K2 24 bit mastering.

Recording information:

- Recorded at Long View Farm Studios, North Brookfield, MA.

- Mixed at Atlantic Studios, NY.

- Mastered at Masterdisk, Peekskill, New York, USA.

- Max Norman – producer, engineer, mixing at Atlantic Studios, New York City, arrangements, backing vocals

- Kerry Roher, Jesse Anderson, Claude Achille, Ellen Fitton – assistant engineers

- Garry Sharpe – cover artwork

Grim Reaper "Rock You To Hell (USA, RCA Records, 6250-2-R)"

Rock You to Hell is the third studio album by the British heavy metal band Grim Reaper, released in 1987 under the RCA label. This was the band's final album for 29 years (until the release of Walking in the Shadows in 2016, under the name Steve Grimmett's Grim Reaper), and their last one to feature guitarist Nick Bowcott, bassist Dave Wanklin and drummer Marc Simon. Grim Reaper gained brief mainstream critical and commercial success with this album, due to the regular airplay of "Rock You to Hell". The song's music video, which featured the band EZO in jail and a cameo by Joey Belladonna of Anthrax, received rotation on MTV's Headbangers Ball and album-oriented rock radio stations.

Track listing

1. "Rock You to Hell" L: Nick Bowcott, Steve Grimmett M: Bowcott 4:01
2. "Night of the Vampire" L: Grimmett M: Bowcott 3:45
3. "Lust for Freedom" L: Grimmett M: Bowcott 4:26
4. "When Heaven Comes Down" L: Bowcott M: Bowcott 4:23
5. "Suck It and See" L: Grimmett M: Bowcott 2:34
6. "Rock Me 'till I Die" L: Grimmett M: Bowcott 4:43
7. "You'll Wish That You Were Never Born" L: Bowcott, Grimmett M: Bowcott 4:06
8. "Waysted Love" L: Paul DeMercado M: Bowcott, DeMercado 4:18
9. "I Want More" L: Grimmett M: Bowcott 4:52

Time:  37:09

Comes in a smooth sided jewelcase with an 8 page booklet of lyrics & credits.

Recording information:

Recorded at Long View Farm Studios, North Brookfield, MA.

Mixed at Atlantic Studios, NY.

Mastered at Masterdisk, Peekskill, New York, USA.

Max Norman – producer, engineer, mixing at Atlantic Studios, New York City, arrangements, backing vocals

Kerry Roher, Jesse Anderson, Claude Achille, Ellen Fitton – assistant engineers

Garry Sharpe – cover artwork

Diamod Head "Borrowed Time (2018 Reissue, Remastered, Limited Edition, Japan, HR/HM 1000 Series, Universal Music Japan, UICY-78619)"

Borrowed Time is the second studio album by British heavy metal band Diamond Head, was released in October 1982, through MCA. The album entered and peaked at number 24 on 23 October on the UK Albums Chart.

In a 2008 interview, guitarist Brian Tatler said that this was his favourite period with Diamond Head and that the band "seemed to be getting somewhere after six years of building".

This was the band's first major label released after being signed to MCA Records in 1981. As this was their first album under a major label, the album was much cleaner and better produced. However, some say that MCA was the wrong label for Diamond Head, which is one of the contributions to their downfall. Some have also questioned the necessity for "Am I Evil?" and "Lightning to the Nations" to be included on the album, since they had already appeared on the band's debut album, Lightning to the Nations. The reason for this was that their first album was only meant as a demo with the idea of Borrowed Time being their first official album. However, things have not quite worked out that way, with the former becoming their most notable work to date.

Originally, Borrowed Time was only released on CD in Japan, making it a highly collectible item. Although on 15 October 2008, it was released by Metal Mind Productions on CD format, with bonus tracks. However, this was limited to 2,000 copies. The release contains B-sides, such as "Dead Reckoning", which were previously unavailable on CD. However, Geffen Records have now issued the album on general release. The cover features a lavish Rodney Matthews illustrated gatefold sleeve, based on the album's Elric of Melniboné theme, which was the most expensive sleeve commissioned by MCA at that time.

This album saw the band move away from all-out heavy riffs and towards softer and more progressive songs, such as "In the Heat of the Night" and "Don't You Ever Leave Me", which was well-received by fans, as the former has remained a regular in the live set list to date.

The album managed to get to No. 24 in the UK album charts, becoming the band's first and only album to chart. The band went on to perform a full scale UK arena tour, performing large venues such as London's Hammersmith Apollo.

The album failed to live up to prior expectations as the band's more commercial take to their music turned out to be a disappointment to critics.

Tracklist:

1. In the Heat of the Night 04:57  
2. To Heaven from Hell 06:14   
3. Call Me 03:54  
4. Lightning to the Nations 04:09  
5. Borrowed Time 07:39
6. Don't You Ever Leave Me 07:56   
7. Am I Evil? 07:22  
8. Trick or Treat 03:30  
9. Dead Reckoning 03:31  
10. Shoot Out the Lights 03:23  
11. In the Heat of the Night 03:30  
12. Play it Loud (Live) 06:12  
13. Sweet and Innocent (Live) 03:33  
14. Interview with Sean Harris and Colin Kimberley by Tommy Vance Recorded June '82 13:37  

Time:  01:19:27

Tracks 8-10 are taken from the "Four Cuts" EP, 1982. 11-14 are taken from "In the Heat of the Night" 1982. Track 11 is an edited version of the original.

Recording information:

Recorded at Playground Studios, England.

Mike Hedges – production, engineering, pre-production engineering

Diamond Head – production

Leo Peppas – engineering

Sean Harris – sleeve concept

Rodney Matthews – illustrations

Simon Fowler – photographs

Cream – artwork

Diamond Head "Death And Progress [Japan, Victor Entertainment, Inc., VICP-5255]"

Death and Progress is the fourth studio album by British heavy metal band Diamond Head, released in 1993 through Castle Music.

This was Diamond Head's first album since Canterbury, released 10 years earlier. It was co-produced, engineered and mixed by Andrew Scarth, who had previously worked for bands such as Bad Company and Foreigner. The album had a much cleaner and more polished sound than their previous three albums and featured two special guests, Tony Iommi, of Black Sabbath, and Dave Mustaine, of Megadeth, the latter also enlisting the help of his own producer Max Norman.

The reunion of Diamond Head did not last. One major contributor to the second fall of the band was during the Death and Progress tour, when Diamond Head opened for Metallica and Megadeth at the National Bowl in Milton Keynes on 5 June 1993; The Almighty was also on the bill.

During the show, Sean Harris came out dressed as the Grim Reaper, which Brian Tatler reported in the British rock magazine Classic Rock was Harris' way of saying that the new wave of British heavy metal was over. They opened with their flagship song, "Am I Evil?", and ended with "Helpless", both off their 1980 debut Lightning to the Nations, as they thought this would go down well with the Metallica fan base. However, Diamond Head had not been around for the majority of the previous decade and Metallica had covered both of these songs ("Am I Evil?" was the B-side to "Creeping Death" and "Helpless" appeared on The $5.98 E.P. – Garage Days Re-Revisited), meaning much of the crowd believed that Diamond Head were covering Metallica songs.

In addition, their performance was considered abysmal, due to the pressure of playing live on MTV, and the fact that Tatler had shingles at the time and that Diamond Head had almost no rehearsal time prior to the gig.

Following the show, the band split up again and would not reform until 2000.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sean Harris and Brian Tatler, except where noted.

1. "Starcrossed (Lovers of the Night)" Harris, Tatler, Tony Iommi 4:27
2. "Truckin'" 3:05
3. "Calling Your Name (The Light)" 4:06
4. "I Can't Help Myself" 3:37
5. "Paradise" 3:36
6. "Dust" 4:18
7. "Run" 4:43
8. "Wild on the Streets" 3:46
9. "Damnation Street" 3:17
10. "Home" 4:42
11. "Good Lovin' Gone Bad (Bad Company cover)"  3:44  

Time:  43:27  

Licensed by Castle Communications Plc.

Recording information:

Mastered at Disctronics

Produced by Max Norman.

Produced for On Yer Bike Ltd.

Recorded at The Music Station, Birmingham & Parkgate Studios

Mixed at The Music Station, Birmingham & Great Linford Manor

Mixed and Overdubbed at The Enterprise