Amon Amarth "The Great Heathen Army (Digipak, USA, Metal Blade Records, 3984-16003-2)"

The Great Heathen Army is the twelfth studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Amon Amarth. It was released on 5 August 2022, through Metal Blade Records and Sony Music.

Dan Slessor of Kerrang! described the album as "a step back towards their melodic death metal origins, and it is definitely to their betterment, delivering perhaps the strongest collection since 2008's Twilight of the Thunder God".

Blabbermouth.net portrayed the album as "Both an unapologetic, festival-ready dose of new, gleaming, Viking-populated anthems, and one of the darkest and most brutal albums they have yet made".

Track listing

All songs written by Amon Amarth, except additional lyrics on "Saxons and Vikings" by Biff Byford.

1. "Get in the Ring" 4:24
2. "The Great Heathen Army" 4:04
3. "Heidrun" 4:42
4. "Oden Owns You All" 4:17
5. "Find a Way or Make One" 4:30
6. "Dawn of Norsemen" 5:32
7. "Saxons and Vikings" (featuring Saxon) 4:55
8. "Skagul Rides with Me" 4:34
9. "The Serpent's Trail" 6:01

Total length: 42:59

U.S. edition.

Music videos:

- Get in the Ring

- The Great Heathen Army

- Saxons and Vikings

Recording information:

Produced, mixed, and mastered at Backstage Productions, Derbyshire, England.

All Stars "All Stars (Japan, Polydor, POCP-1036)"

NWOBHM All Stars is a one-off release from Grand Slamm records Inc. in 1991, and appears to be the brainchild of producer/songwriter Lea Hart. Hart brought in an array of notable musicians and vocalists from the British hard rock and heavy metal scene, including Dennis Stratton (ex-Iron Maiden, ex-Praying Mantis), Tino Troy (Praying Mantis), Biff Byford, Nibbs Carter and Nigel Glockler (Saxon), Paul Di'Anno (ex-Iron Maiden), Neil Murray (ex-Black Sabbath, ex-Whitesnake) and Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy), as well as full band performances from First Strike and Samson.

Tracklist:

All Stars "One Good Reason"

Backing Vocals – Lea Hart

Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals – Tino Troy

Drums – Nigel Glockler

Guitar – Chris O' Shaughnessy

Lead Vocals, Guitar, Backing Vocals – Dennis Stratton

All Stars  "She's Danger"

Bass Guitar – Neil Murray

Drums – Nigel Glockler

Guitar – Chris O'Shaughnessy, Dennis Stratton

Guitar, Backing Vocals – Lea Hart

Keyboards – Paul Airey 

Lead Vocals – Paul Dianno

All Stars  "Trapped"

Backing Vocals – Cris Bonacci, Kim McAuliffe, Lea Hart

Bass Guitar – Tim "Nibbs" Carter

Drums – Steve Clarke 

Guitar – Scott Gorham

Guitar, Backing Vocals – Chris O'Shaughnessy

Keyboards – Paul Airey, Toby Sadler

Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Biff Byford

First Strike  "Down And Dirty"

Backing Vocals – First Strike 

Bass Guitar – Billy Kulke

Drums – Dave Anderson 

Guitar – Dave Senczak, Dee Dowling

Lead Vocals – Mick White

All Stars  "Change Of Heart"

Backing Vocals – Lea Hart

Bass – Tim 'Nibbs' Carter

Drums – Nigel Glockler

Guitar – Chris O'Shaughnessy, Tino Troy

Keyboards – Toby Sadler

Lead Vocals, Guitar – Dennis Stratton

Samson  "Good To See You"

Backing Vocals – Samson 

Drums – Charlie Mack 

Guitar, Bass – Paul Samson

Keyboards – Toby Sadler

Lead Vocals – Garry Owen

First Strike  "Hold Tight"

Backing Vocals – First Strike 

Bass – Billy Kulke

Drums – Dave Anderson 

Guitar – Dave Senczak, Dee Dowling

Lead Vocals – Mick White 

All Stars   "The Answer Is You"

Drums – Nigel Glockler

Guitar – Chris O'Shaughnessy, Lea Hart

Keyboards – Toby Sadler

Lead Vocals – Biff Byford

Synth [Bass] – Terry Thomas

First Strike   "Girls Of The World"

Backing Vocals – First Strike 

Bass Guitar – Billy Kulke

Drums – Dave Anderson 

Guitar – Dave Senczak, Dee Dowling

Lead Vocals – Mick White 

All Stars    "Only Love"

Backing Vocals – Cris Bonacci, Kim McAuliffe, Mick White

Bass Guitar – Tim 'Nibbs' Carter

Drums – Nigel Glockler

Guitar, Backing Vocals – Chris O'Shaughnessy, Lea Hart

Keyboards – Don Airey, Toby Sadler

Lead Vocals – Dennis Stratton

With booklet and obi-strip.

Various Artists "A Tribute To Judas Priest - Legends Of Metal Vol. 1 (Japan, Victor Entertainment, VICP-5860)"

A Tribute to Judas Priest: Legends of Metal Vol. I is a tribute album, released in 1997 by Century Media Records. It includes several rock and metal bands such as Helloween, Testament, Saxon, Mercyful Fate, and Fates Warning, covering songs by British heavy metal band Judas Priest. Some of the songs included in this album have been previously released by the artists.

Track listing

Volume 1

1. "The Hellion/Electric Eye" Helloween 4:05
2. "Saints in Hell" Fates Warning 5:06
3. "Victim of Changes" Gamma Ray 7:20
4. "Sinner" Devin Townsend 7:55
5. "The Ripper" Mercyful Fate 2:51
6. "Jawbreaker" Rage 3:26
7. "Night Crawler" Radakka 5:51
8. "Burnin' Up" Doom Squad 3:57
9. "A Touch of Evil" Lion's Share 5:39
10. "Rapid Fire" Testament 3:42
11. "Metal Gods" U.D.O. 4:09
12. "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" Saxon 5:31

Booklet includes lyrics and Judas Priest discography. Band biographies are provided in Japanese only.