Flag of Death (1963) Roberto Mauri, Richard Harrison, Walter Brandi, Annamaria Ubaldi

Clocking in at under 45 minutes, Fate simply can't do justice to the extremely influential early career of Death. The band was actually the brainchild of guitarist Chuck Schuldiner, and their combination of crushing heaviness, piledriving bass drums, and wicked melodies placed them in league of their own, equaled only by the likes of Sepultura…

1986 rehearsal from Canadian Death/Thrash legends, SLAUGHTER with Evil Chuck Schuldiner on vocals/guitar. Contains liner notes by Dave Hewson along with band pics and concert flyers. This is an official SLAUGHTER release! Co-release with NunSlaughter Records…

Severe Torture, the Dutch death metal titans, return with a vengeance, bearing the blood-spattered banner of the genre. Unbowed and unbroken, this quintet embodies the truest strains of death metal virility. Crafted within the ominous walls of Torture Compound Studios, Torn from the Jaws of Death is a visceral testimony to Severe Torture's raw power and unrelenting savagery. Mixed and mastered with malignant precision by Mendel bij de Leij of MbdL Productions, each of the ten tracks bleeds supremacy - from the guttural roar of 'The Death of Everything' to the fiendish chaos of 'Tear all the Flesh off the Earth.' Pär Olofsson's macabre cover artwork ensnares the eye, while Severe Torture's relentless ferocity grips the soul. This album doesn't just confront the abyss - it strides forth, scythe in hand, ready to harvest the fears of the masses…

This performance of Strauss' opera Salome, recorded in London, but based on an earlier performance at the Salzburg Festival, could be the perfect Salome on DVD for several years to come. In the first place the casting is superb. Malfitano and Terfel as Salome and Jokanaan are not to be surpassed in the next years. Malfitano does the Dance of the Seven Veils herself, which gives the performance an extra thrill. Herod is good too and as a bonus we see Anja Silja as Herodias, a well-known Salome herself in her younger days.