Heavy Metal

Double 180gm vinyl LP pressing. Includes digital download. The Black Album is one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed records of all time, with global sales of over 35 million, and contains a series of unrelenting singles, "Enter Sandman," "The Unforgiven", "Nothing Else Matters,"Wherever I May Roam," and "Sad But True." Remastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering and overseen by executive producer Greg Fidelman.

Tracks

• - Disc 1 -
• 1 Enter Sandman (Remastered)
• 2 Sad But True (Remastered)
• 3 Holier Than Thou (Remastered)
• - Disc 2 -
• 1 The Unforgiven (Remastered)
• 2 Wherever I May Roam (Remastered)
• 3 Don't Tread on Me (Remastered)
• - Disc 3 -
• 1 Through the Never (Remastered)
• 2 Nothing Else Matters (Remastered)
• 3 Of Wolf and Man (Remastered)
• - Disc 4 -
• 1 The God That Failed (Remastered)
• 2 My Friend of Misery (Remastered)
• 3 The Struggle Within (Remastered)

Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. Digitally remastered edition of the second studio album by Metallica, originally released in 1984. The album was recorded in three weeks with producer Flemming Rasmussen at the Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark. The artwork, based on a concept by the band, depicts an electric chair in the midst of a thunderstorm. The title was taken from a passage in Stephen King's novel The Stand. Although rooted in the thrash metal genre, the album showcased the band's musical maturity and lyrical sophistication. This was partly because bassist Cliff Burton introduced the basics of music theory to the rest of the band and had more input in the songwriting. Instead of relying strictly on fast tempos as on Kill 'Em All, Metallica broadened its approach by employing acoustic guitars, extended instrumentals, and more complex harmonies.

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Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. Digitally remastered edition of Metallica's 1983 debut album. Kill 'Em All is regarded as a groundbreaking album for thrash metal because of its precise musicianship, which fuses New Wave of British Heavy Metal riffs with hardcore punk tempos. Its musical approach and lyrics were markedly different from rock's mainstream of the early ‘80s and inspired a number of bands who followed in similar manner. Metallica is easily one of the best, most influential heavy metal band of the '80s. Responsible for bringing the genre back to Earth, the bandmates looked and talked like they were from the street, shunning the usual rockstar games of metal musicians during the early '80s. They expanded the limits of thrash, using speed and volume not for their own sake, but to enhance their intricately structured compositions.

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Guns N' Roses Appetite for Destruction on 180g Vinyl LP From Universal Records 

Legendary 18x Platinum Debut from Axl Rose, Slash, and Co. One of Most Raw, Exciting Rock Albums in History: 1987's Appetite for Destruction Includes "Sweet Child O' Mine"

One of the most prolific debut albums of all time, and a record that changed the face of music, Guns N' Roses' Appetite for Destruction is a revelatory portrait of the gritty underground of Los Angeles from one of the most notorious bands in history and still sounds as raw and dangerous as ever. The blistering guitar interplay of Slash and Izzy Stradlin provides the ultimate backdrop for Axl Rose's signature rasp. From "Paradise City" to "Sweet Child O' Mine" and "Welcome to the Jungle," the record brims with a brutal integrity that without question will always stand as the predominate document of the band's ever-growing legend. Reissued here on 180g vinyl LP for the first time in two decades. 

Guns 'N Roses Appetite for Destruction Track Listing:

1. Welcome to the Jungle
2. It's So Easy
3. Nightrain
4. Out Ta Get Me
5. Mr. Brownstone
6. Paradise City
7. My Michelle
8. Think About You
9. Sweet Child O' Mine
10. You're Crazy
11. Anything Goes
12. Rocket Queen

Peace Sells... but Who's Buying? is the second studio album by American thrash metal band Megadeth, released on September 19, 1986. The project was originally handled by Combat Records, resulting in the first mix of the album being co-produced by Randy Burns. Capitol Records then bought the rights to the album and hired another producer, Paul Lani, to mix it himself. The album's front cover, featuring the band's mascot Vic Rattlehead, was created by Ed Repka. The recording of the album was difficult for the band because of the ongoing drug issues the members had at the time. This was the last Megadeth album to feature drummer Gar Samuelson and guitarist Chris Poland, who were fired shortly after the album's promotional tour. The title track, noted for it's politically conscious lyrics, was released as the album's lead single. Peace Sells... but Who's Buying? is regarded as a thrash metal classic and as an album that gave prominence to extreme metal. It has been featured in several publications' best album lists, including Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die and Martin Popoff's Top 500 Heavy Metal Albums of All Time. The album has been reissued several times over the years. In 2004, the album was remixed and remastered by Megadeth front man Dave Mustaine, with extensive liner notes detailing the album's background. In 2011, the three different versions were reissued as part of the album's 25th anniversary celebration. All of them, with the exception of the 2004 mixes, feature new remastering.

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• - Disc 1 -
• 1 Wake Up Dead 3:37
• 2 The Conjuring 5:00
• 3 Peace Sells 4:05
• 4 Devils Island 5:02
• - Disc 2 -
• 1 Good Mourning / Black Friday 6:39
• 2 Bad Omen 4:03
• 3 I Ain't Superstitious 2:42
• 4 My Last Words 4:44

First-Time Ever Vinyl Release of Multi-Platinum Collection: Guns N' Roses Greatest Hits 180g 2LP Spans 1986-1993, Includes "Sweet Child O' Mine," "Civil War," and 14 More Classics

Guns N' Roses' 2004, multi-platinum best of compilation hits vinyl for the first time! Previously only available digitally and on CD, Greatest Hits is available here on audiophile 180g 2LP. The vinyl edition also features the band's single "Shadow of Your Love," which hit No. 5 on the Mainstream Rock chart. Originally recorded in December 1986, the song made its debut on the 2018 box set Appetite For Destruction. In 2004, Greatest Hits reached No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and in 2007 hit No. 1 on the Catalog Albums chart. Featuring all eight of the band's Top 40 Billboard Hot 100 tracks (six of them RIAA-certified Gold), Greatest Hits spans the group's five album releases, including their cover of the Rolling Stones' "Sympathy For The Devil" for the 1995 film Interview With The Vampire.

The first full-length album from Guns N' Roses, 1987's Appetite For Destruction, is one of the most popular hard rock albums in history and has been on the Billboard Top 200 albums or Top Pop Catalog chart for a total of 746 weeks. Certified 18 times platinum in the U.S., Appetite For Destruction charted No. 1 for five weeks and includes three Top 10s: the anthem "Welcome To The Jungle" (No. 7), the frenzied rocker "Paradise City" (No. 5) plus their platinum selling No. 1 single "Sweet Child O' Mine."

1988's G N'R Lies, comprised of songs from the group's independently-released 1986 EP Live?!*@Like A Suicide plus new studio recordings, followed Appetite For Destruction up the charts, peaking at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. The Grammy-nominated album (for Best Hard Rock Performance) was five times platinum (each platinum level connotes sales of more than one million units) and claimed the gold No. 4-charting ballad "Patience."

Then, on September 17, 1991, with one of the most anticipated releases ever in music, both Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II debuted. Use Your Illusion I featured two gold singles with "November Rain" (No. 3) and "Don't Cry" (No. 10) plus another Top 40 with "Live And Let Die" (No. 33). Use Your Illusion II boasted another gold hit with the previously-released single "You Could Be Mine" (No. 29), heard in the film Terminator II: Judgement Day.

Each of the Use Your Illusion albums went seven times platinum with Use Your Illusion I going to No. 2 and Use Your Illusion II hitting No. 1. Use Your Illusion I was Grammy-nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance as was the Wings cover "Live And Let Die." Guns N' Roses Greatest Hits also culls from II "Yesterdays," "Civil War" and GN'R's take on Bob Dylan's "Knockin' On Heaven's Door." Both Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II have sold over seven million copies to date.

A collection of Guns N' Roses covers of classic, mainly punk, songs that had influenced the band members since their early days, 1993's The Spaghetti Incident? hit No. 4 and is certified platinum. Included on Greatest Hits are its renditions of The Dead Boys' 1978 track "Ain't It Fun" and an unlikely cover of the Skyliners' ‘50s doo-wop gem "Since I Don't Have You."

LP1

1. Welcome To The Jungle
2. Sweet Child O' Mine
3. Shadow Of Your Love
4. Patience
5. Paradise City
6. Knockin' On Heaven's Door
7. Civil War

LP2

1. You Could Be Mine
2. Don't Cry 
3. November Rain
4. Live And Let Die
5. Yesterdays
6. Ain't It Fun
7. Since I Don't Have You
8. Sympathy For The Devil

Thanks to Foo Fighter Dave Grohl and friends, DREAM WIDOW lives.

DREAM WIDOW is the malevolent creation of Dave Grohl (handling vocals, guitar, bass and drums) and lead guitarist Jim Rota of Fireball Ministry renown. Assisted on a few tracks by keyboardists Rami Jaffee and Oliver Roman, Grohl and Rota make good on the sinister promise to blur the lines between reality and darkest fantasy.

The name and mythos of DREAM WIDOW will be familiar to those who’ve laughed and screamed watching Foo Fighters’ horror-comedy feature film, STUDIO 666. In the film, Foo Fighters attempt to record their newest album in the same house where the legendary — and fictional — DREAM WIDOW met its tragic and untimely end — with hilariously horrifying consequences.

The vinyl version of this eight song collection is a limited pressing exclusive to independent record stores for RSD Black Friday.

Over twenty-five years ago, nine guys from Des Moines, Iowa, shattered the scope of what was possible in metal. Slipknot's music put blastbeats, massive breakdowns and brutal riffs alongside breakbeats and turntablism; punctuated hooky melodies with extreme vocals and percussive rap verses. On stage, bodies clad in numbered jumpsuits and horror film masks crashed into each other, eliciting mania from hungry crowds and drawing blood and breaking bones in the process.

Everything Slipknot did was maximalist and monstrous, completely unhinged and meticulously thought out. From the moment Slipknot appeared on an early afternoon stage at Ozzfest ‘99, it was clear they were like nothing people had ever seen and everything they never knew they needed.

It's no surprise that Slipknot's self-titled debut, recorded to tape with Ross Robinson at the infamous Indigo Ranch (Korn, Soulfly, Machine Head) and released on Roadrunner, went platinum within three months of release – despite a lack of press, radio, or MTV support – on the strength of the reputation they built through relentless touring and hits like "Wait and Bleed," "Eyeless," and "Spit it Out." Slipknot's self titled, nearly triple platinum debut release gets the vinyl re-issue treatment here on colored vinyl!

1. 742617000027
2. (sic)
3. Eyeless
4. Wait and Bleed
5. Surfacing
6. Spit It Out
7. Tattered & Torn
8. Me Inside
9. Liberate
10. Prosthetics
11. No Life
12. Diluted
13. Only One
14. Scissors

Arguably their finest album, this follow-up to Opiate showcases Tool at their best, assisted by clean, crisp production. Edgy guitar riffs are complemented by spitting, heavy bass, especially on 'Sober' and 'Crawl Away'. Lyrically, Tool are at their vitriolic best, targeting religious hypocrisy ('Intolerance,' 'Sober'; always a popular theme), the loss of innocence and its consequences ('Prison Sex'), and deliberate ignorance ('Swamp Song'). Henry Rollins makes a guest appearance on 'Bottom,' which, along with '4 Degrees,' deals with questions of identity. Undertow is also Tool's most musically adventurous album, with considerably more sophistication than their previous work. Very highly recommended.

1. Intolerance
2. Prison Sex
3. Sober
4. Bottom
5. Crawl Away
6. Swamp Song
7. Undertow
8. 4°
9. Flood
10. Disgustipated

50th anniversary pressing on 180-gram vinyl. Black Sabbath is the debut studio album by the English rock band Black Sabbath & largely credited as the foundation of heavy metal.

Tracks

• 1 Black Sabbath
• 2 The Wizard
• 3 Behind the Wall of Sleep
• 4 N.I.B
• 5 Evil Woman, Don't Play Your Games with Me
• 6 Sleeping Village
• 7 Warning

Originally released in 1980, Blizzard of Ozz changed the face of hard rock and mainstream heavy metal. Ozzy Osbourne's solo album not only reintroduced the former Black Sabbath vocalist to the world but represents the arrival of virtuoso guitarist Randy Rhoads, whose classical-influenced playing and melodic devices stood entirely apart from his contemporaries. Moreover, Osbourne and Co. arrived armed to the teeth with a batch of infallible tunes.

180-gram vinyl. The Number of the Beast is the third studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It was released on 22 March 1982 in the United Kingdom by EMI Records and in the United States by Harvest and Capitol Records. The album was their first to feature vocalist Bruce Dickinson and their last with drummer Clive Burr.

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• - Disc 1 -
• 1 Invaders
• 2 Children of the Damned
• 3 The Prisoner
• 4 22 Acacia Avenue
• - Disc 2 -
• 1 The Number of the Beast
• 2 Run to the Hills
• 3 Gangland
• 4 Hallowed Be Thy Name

Sempiternal is the epic 2013 album from the Sheffield metalcore masters Bring Me The Horizon produced by Terry Date (Linkin Park, Deftones, Soundgarden). Featuring the standout "Shadow Moses," the 11-track collection is an embracing ride through soaring vocals, supercharged melodies and what can only be described as spine tingling metal anthems.

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1. Can You Feel My Heart
2. The House Of Wolves
3. Empire (Let Them Sing)
4. Sleepwalking
5. Go To Hell, For Heaven's Sake
6. Shadow Moses
7. And The Snakes Start To Sing
8. Seen It All Before
9. Antivist
10. Crooked Young
11. Hospital For Souls

As the title of Tool's 1992 debut implies, they're none too impressed by religion, though other targets-fear ("Cold and Ugly"), hypocritical moralizing ("Jerk-Off"), nonconformity ("Hush")-get their time in the spotlight as well. Opiate is a collection of heavy, aggressive, cynical music (though the tail end of the title track sounds more like Acid Rock), packaged in songs noticeably shorter than on their later efforts (Undertow, 1993, and Aenima, 1996). While not as impressive as Undertow, arguably their finest effort, Opiate has a definite appeal.

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• 1 Sweat
• 2 Hush
• 3 Part of Me
• 4 Cold and Ugly (Live)
• 5 Jerk-Off (Live)
• 6 Opiate

Side A : The Ecstasy Of Gold / Blackened / For Whom The Bell Tolls

Side B : Welcome Home / Harvester Of Sorrow / The Four Horsemen
Side C : The Thing That Should Not Be / Bass Solo / To Live Is To Die
Side D : Master Of Puppets / Fade To Black

Live After Death is a live album by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, originally released in October 1985 on EMI in Europe and it's sister label Capitol Records in the US (it was re-released by Sanctuary/Columbia Records in the US in 2002 on CD and by Universal Music Group/Sony BMG Music Entertainment on DVD). It was recorded at Long Beach Arena, California and Hammersmith Odeon, London during the band's World Slavery Tour. The cover art was done by Derek Riggs, and pictures the band's mascot, Eddie, rising from a grave. Engraved on his tombstone is a quote from fantasy and horror fiction author H. P. Lovecraft's The Nameless City.

• - Disc 1 -
• 1 Churchill's Speech
• 2 Aces High
• 3 2 Minutes to Midnight
• 4 The Trooper
• 5 Revelations
• 6 Flight of Icarus
• 7 Rime of the Ancient Mariner
• 8 Powerslave
• 9 The Number of the Beast
• 10 Hallowed Be Thy Name
• 11 Iron Maiden
• 12 Run to the Hills
• 13 Running Free
• 14 Wrathchild
• 15 22 Acacia Avenue
• 16 Children of the Damned
• 17 Die with Your Boots on
• 18 Phantom of the Opera
• - Disc 2 -
• 1 LP 2 Hallowed Be Thy Name (Live)
• 2 Iron Maiden (Live)
• 3 Run to the Hills (Live)
• 4 Running Free (Live)
• 5 Wrathchild (Live)
• 6 22 Acacia Avenue (Live)
• 7 Children of the Damned (Live)
• 8 Die with Your Boots on (Live)
• 9 Phantom of the Opera (Live)

Double vinyl LP pressing. Digitally remastered and expanded deluxe edition adds several bonus tracks that have never been released in North America, including versions of Children Of The Sea and Die Young recorded live in 1980 in Hartford, CT. The set concludes with live rarities like E5150 and Neon Knights that originally appeared in 2007 on the Rhino Handmade's limited edition collection, Black Sabbath: Live At Hammersmith Odeon. Heaven and Hell is the ninth studio album by Black Sabbath, originally released in April 1980. It is the first Black Sabbath album to feature vocalist Ronnie James Dio, who replaced original vocalist Ozzy Osbourne in 1979. Produced by Martin Birch, the album was a commercial success, particularly in the United States, where it reached number 28 on the Billboard 200 chart and was certified platinum for 1 million sales.

• - Disc 1 -
• 1 Neon Knights (2021 Remaster)
• 2 Children of the Sea (2021 Remaster)
• 3 Lady Evil (2021 Remaster)
• 4 Heaven and Hell (2021 Remaster)
• - Disc 2 -
• 1 Wishing Well (2021 Remaster)
• 2 Die Young (2021 Remaster)
• 3 Walk Away (2021 Remaster)
• 4 Lonely Is the Word (2021 Remaster)
• - Disc 3 -
• 1 Children of the Sea (Live B-Side)
• 2 Heaven and Hell (Live B-Side)
• 3 Lady Evil (7-Inch Mono Edit)
• 4 Neon Knights (Live at Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT, 8/10/1980)
• - Disc 4 -
• 1 Children of the Sea (Live at Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT, 8/10/1980)
• 2 Heaven and Hell (Live at Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT, 8/10/1980)
• 3 Die Young (Live at Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT, 8/10/1980)

2014 limited edition180 gram vinyl LP pressing reissue of their 1984 fifth studio album cut from the original album master tapes.

• 1 Aces High
• 2 Minutes to Midnight
• 3 Losfer Words (Big 'Orra)
• 4 Flash of the Blade
• 5 The Duellists
• 6 Back in the Village
• 7 Powerslave
• 8 Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Pantera's 1992 masterwork Vulgar Display of Power is arguably the heaviest album ever to debut at # 1 on the Billboard charts and proved that heavy metal still had its place in the era of alternative rock. True to its title, Vulgar Display of Power is a raw and unrelenting depiction of rage and hostility, brought to a head by the pummeling guitar riffs of the legendary guitarist Dimebag Darrell and the militaristic snarl of Phil Anselmo. Songs like "Fucking Hostile," "Walk," "This Love," and "Mouth for War" remain amongst the most prized cuts in the metal canon.

Having long commanded upwards of $100 for a vinyl copy on eBay and long out of print on LP, Warner Bros.' impeccable analog reissue of Vulgar Display of Power is cut from the original analog masters and boasts extraordinary sonics that present the punchiness, definition, impact, and edges that have forever been absent on all prior editions. This pressing lays waste to the flat-sounding CD and will challenge the limits of any stereo system. Amazing!

"As for the sonics? The improvements are tenfold. Songs are airier, punchier, and more immediate. The soundstage boasts deeper grooves and better instrumental separation, which adds to the overall musical impact as Pantera’s brief pauses serve to amplify and augment the aggressive passages. Vinnie Paul’s bruising percussion booms, the snare and bass drum coming across with muscularity and presence."
--Bob Gendron, TONE Audio, Issue 29 

Pantera Vulgar Display of Power Track Listing:

1.  Mouth for War        
2.  A New Level    
3.  Walk    
4.  Fucking Hostile    
5.  This Love    
6.  Rise
7.  No Good
8.  Live in a Hole
9.  Regular People
10. By Demons Be Driven
11. Hollow