Various Artists "Metal Ballads (Germany, RCA Records, PD 71922)"

Metal Ballads fue una recopilación editada por RCA Records en Alemania en 1988.

Tracklist:

1. Whitesnake   "Is This Love" 4:40
2. McAuley Schenker Group  "Time" 3:59
3. Reo Speedwagon   "Keep On Loving You" 3:21
4. Heart    "Alone" 3:38
5. Darxon  "Hungry" 6:00
6. Phenomena II    "Did It All For Love" 5:04
7. Magnum   "When The World Comes Down" 5:20
8. Scorpions   "Still Loving You"  6:27
9. Gary Moore    "Always Gonna Love You" 3:55
10. Steeler  "The Deeper The Night" 5:11
11. Strangeways   "Goodnight L. A." 5:00
12. Bonfire  "Give It A Try" 4:23
13. Europe "Carrie" 4:29
14. Nazareth   "Love Hurts" 3:52

Steeler "Steeler"

Steeler is the debut studio album by the American heavy metal band of the same name, released in 1983. It was largely recorded at Prairie Sun Studios in Cotati, California, about fifty miles north of San Francisco. It was the only album released by the band until a 2005 compilation album released by singer Ron Keel. After the album was released the band broke up. Guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen joined the band Alcatrazz, bassist Rik Fox would form Sin, drummer Mark Edwards signed on with Lion, while Ron Keel would spin off Steeler into Keel.

Track listing

All credits adapted from the original recording.

Side one

1. "Cold Day in Hell" (Ron Keel) - 4:17
2. "Backseat Driver" (Keel, Mark Edwards) - 3:24
3. "No Way Out" (Keel, Edwards, Yngwie Malmsteen) - 5:18
4. "Hot on Your Heels" (Keel) - 6:35

Side two

1. "Abduction" (Keel, Malmsteen, Rik Fox) - 1:10
2. "On the Rox" (Keel, Edwards) - 2:54
3. "Down to the Wire" (Keel, Edwards) - 3:52
4. "Born to Rock" (Keel, Edwards) - 3:06
5. "Serenade" (Keel) - 6:15

"Hot on Your Heels", contains a three-and-a-half-minute-introduction played by Yngwie Malmsteen

"Abduction", is an instrumental serving as an introduction to "On the Rox".

This album is dedicated to the memory of Kevin Scharz.

Recording information:

Recorded and mixed at Prairie Sun Studios, Cotati, CA.

Mastered at The Automatt, S.F., CA.

Various Artists "Metal Massacre"

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.

First pressing: 
"Cold Day in Hell" – Steeler – 4:17
"Live for the Whip" – Bitch – 5:19
"Captive of Light" – Malice – 3:21
"Tell the World" – Ratt – 3:16
"Octave" (instrumental) – Avatar – 3:48
"Death of the Sun" – Cirith Ungol – 3:56
"Dead of the Night" – Demon Flight – 2:35
"Fighting Backwards" – Pandemonium – 3:44
"Kick You Down" – Malice – 4:28
"Hit the Lights" – Metallica (listed as "Mettallica") – 4:25

Second pressing
"Chains Around Heaven" – Black 'n Blue – 3:45
"Live for the Whip" – Bitch – 5:19
"Captive of Light" – Malice – 3:21
"Tell the World" – Ratt – 3:16
"Octave" (instrumental) – Avatar – 3:48
"Death of the Sun" – Cirith Ungol – 3:56
"Dead of the Night" – Demon Flight – 2:35
"Fighting Backwards" – Pandemonium – 3:44
"Kick You Down" – Malice – 4:28
"Hit the Lights" (version 2) – Metallica – 4:12

Third pressing
"Chains Around Heaven" – Black 'n Blue – 3:45
"Live for the Whip" – Bitch – 5:19
"Captive of Light" – Malice – 3:21
"Octave" (instrumental) – Avatar – 3:48
"Death of the Sun" – Cirith Ungol – 3:56
"Dead of the Night" – Demon Flight – 2:35
"Fighting Backwards" – Pandemonium – 3:44
"Kick You Down" – Malice – 4:28
"Hit the Lights" (version 2) – Metallica – 4:12


Note: The first pressing was released on Metal Blade Records (MBR 1001), a second pressing on Metalworks Records (MW 6363), both in 1982. Black 'n Blue's "Chains Around Heaven" replaced Steeler's "Cold Day in Hell", which was the first track on the original version of the compilation. Version 2 of Metallica's "Hit the Lights" is a new recording as James Hetfield was unhappy with the original version. The second pressing features Dave Mustaine on lead guitar instead of Lloyd Grant. Ratt's "Tell the World" was omitted on subsequent pressings, starting with Metal Blade's 1984 re-issue.