Hammerfall Masterpieces (2008) [japanese Edition]

Airbourne - Runnin' Wild (2008) [Japanese Edition]  Music

Posted by cha77os at Feb. 6, 2021
Airbourne - Runnin' Wild (2008) [Japanese Edition]

Airbourne - Runnin' Wild (2008) [Japanese Edition]
Australia | MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 96 MB
Hard Rock | Label : Roadrunner Records

Runnin' Wild is the debut album by the Australian hard rock band Airbourne. The album was released on 23 June 2007 by the record label EMI .

Opeth - Watershed (2008) [Japanese Edition]  Music

Posted by gribovar at Oct. 21, 2023
Opeth - Watershed (2008) [Japanese Edition]

Opeth - Watershed (2008) [Japanese Edition]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 405 MB | Covers - 288 MB
Genre: Progressive Metal | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Roadrunner Records Japan (RRCY-29159~60)

After album (or "observation," as the band likes to call them) number eight - Ghost Reveries - Opeth could have very easily coasted, merely rehashing their sound. Instead, they opted to challenge themselves and their listeners, creating an album that can - at times - expose its true nature and scope slowly and - at other times - be jarring, as if it were turning itself inside out. Opeth take chances that many bands in the same situation would be too scared to have a go at. It's hard to say if the recent membership changes affected bandleader Mikael Åkerfeldt's writing and production, or if he was enjoying his trip down classic rock (see: Deep Purple) lane. For whatever reason, Watershed is a new benchmark for Opeth…

Children Of Bodom - Blooddrunk (2008) [Japanese Edition 2012]  Music

Posted by gribovar at April 3, 2023
Children Of Bodom - Blooddrunk (2008) [Japanese Edition 2012]

Children Of Bodom - Blooddrunk (2008) [Japanese Edition 2012]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 343 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 101 MB | Covers - 52 MB
Genre: Melodic Death Metal | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Universal Music (UICN-2006)

Boy, whoever thought that technical metal was dead as a doornail during the mid- to late '90s has been proven dead wrong. Just a few years after this aforementioned era of "metal no man's land," technical metal has spread like a virus, via bands that share both an appreciation of the extreme aggression of Slayer and the technical proficiency of Iron Maiden. A fitting example of both of these metallic styles colliding as one is Finland's Children of Bodom, and especially their 2008 offering, Blooddrunk. All the ingredients from past Bodom releases are present once more - Goth keyboards, guitar acrobatics, and vocals that sound straight out of the torture chamber. These lads sure can play their instruments, as evidenced by such intense metal blasts as the title track, "Smile Pretty for the Devil," and "Tie My Rope"…
The Cinematic Orchestra - Live At The Royal Albert Hall 02.11. 2007 (2008) [Japanese Edition]

The Cinematic Orchestra - Live At The Royal Albert Hall 02.11. 2007 (2008) [Japanese Edition]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 411 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 172 MB | Covers - 44 MB
Genre: Nu Jazz, Electronic | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Beat Records (BRC-189)

As a venue, the Royal Albert Hall in London is the stuff of legend. It is so elegant it inspires greatness in performers no matter the discipline, as well as rapt and supportive attentiveness in audiences. Some of its past performers have included Frank Sinatra, a double bill by the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, and Bob Dylan, to name a few. It therefore goes without saying that the weight on Cinematic Orchestra mastermind Jason Swinscoe to pull off something grand for a recording and video document of this CO performance was considerable. In order to accomplish this feat, he swelled the ranks of his group to over 40 members, including the entire 24-piece Heritage Orchestra! Vocalists Heidi Vogel, Lou Rhodes, and Grey Reverend are all present to reprise their roles from various selections on studio recordings. Original Cinematic Orchestra turntablist PC returned to the fold for the evening as well…

Enya - And Winter Came... (2008) {Japanese Edition}  Music

Posted by popsakov at Jan. 5, 2024
Enya - And Winter Came... (2008) {Japanese Edition}

Enya - And Winter Came… (2008) {Japanese Edition}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 305 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 146 Mb
Full Scans | 00:45:05 | RAR 5% Recovery
New Age, Celtic, Christmas | Warner Music Japan Inc. #WPCR-13203

And Winter Came… is the seventh studio album by Irish singer, songwriter, and musician Enya, released on 10 November 2008 by Warner Bros. Records. After recording new Christmas songs for her fourth EP Sounds of the Season with Enya (2006), Enya started work on a Christmas album of traditional carols and original tracks, but the idea was changed to a collection of songs with a Christmas or winter theme as it better suited the style of the new material. It was recorded with her longtime collaborators, arranger and producer Nicky Ryan and his wife, lyricist Roma Ryan. The album received mixed to positive reviews from music critics and became a worldwide success, reaching the top-10 in 21 countries in its first three weeks, including No. 8 on the US Billboard 200 and No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart.

Craig David - Greatest Hits (2008) {Japanese Edition}  Music

Posted by popsakov at Jan. 31, 2024
Craig David - Greatest Hits (2008) {Japanese Edition}

Craig David - Greatest Hits (2008) {Japanese Edition}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 518 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 169 Mb
Full Scans ~ 169 Mb | 01:10:14 | RAR 5% Recovery
R&B, Soul, Pop, UK Garage | Warner Bros. Records #WPCR-13204

The dwindling record sales, the rather embarrassing tabloid kiss-and-tells, and the downright unflattering Bo' Selecta! impersonations have made it easy to forget that not so long ago, Craig David was one of Britain's most credible soul talents. His fusion of 2-step and soulful R&B struck a chord with audiences both at home and across the Atlantic, his debut album became the fastest-selling ever by a male solo artist, and his failure to pick up any Brit Awards – after being nominated for six – sparked a tabloid frenzy. Greatest Hits, featuring 12 Top 40 singles, is a comprehensive roundup of David's career so far, taking in the early glory days, the backlash years, and three new tracks that suggest he isn't ready to be written off just yet.

European Jazz Trio - Bolero (2008) {Japanese Edition}  Music

Posted by popsakov at Feb. 27, 2022
European Jazz Trio - Bolero (2008) {Japanese Edition}

European Jazz Trio - Bolero (2008) {Japanese Edition}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 393 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 187 Mb
Full Scans | 00:58:12 | RAR 5% Recovery
Jazz, Bop, Fusion | M&I #MYCJ-30439

The European Jazz Trio, comprising Marc van Roon on Piano, Frans van der Hoeven on bass and Roy Dackus on drums has been recording and performing since 1995, when it released a CD of Beatles' songs in fresh arrangements. On each album, the trio has taken songs in every style, shape and color, and has given them a jazz interpretation. For the trio 'Jazz' means to have the freedom to combine and mix styles, melodies, sounds and rhythms to create something fresh and surprising. The European Jazz Trio pushes the envelope of jazz music by adding to it its own sound and rhythm, a result of the music that has influenced the trio's members.

Nils Petter Molvær - Re-Vision (2008) [Japanese Edition]  Music

Posted by gribovar at May 25, 2023
Nils Petter Molvær - Re-Vision (2008) [Japanese Edition]

Nils Petter Molvaer - Re-Vision (2008) [Japanese Edition]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 269 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 120 MB | Covers - 13 MB
Genre: Contemporary Jazz, Electronic | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Universal Music (UCCM-1147)

Nils Petter Molvaer has built over 20+ years a huge body of work that has explored the parameters of recording studio and electronica jazz ranging from dance-beat to ambient. At the centre of it all is his extraordinarily intimate and expressive trumpet, a post-Miles player who has truly staked out his own territory, taking that Miles influence to another dimension. Re-Vision is neither beaty nor ambient, but decidedly meditative. These were pieces originally written for film soundtracks but they are far more structured than many 'cinematic' offerings and stand up strongly as music alone.
NPM's main collaborators here are DJ/producer/recordist Jan Bang and guitarist Eivind Asrset, both central forces in the Norwegian electronica jazz scene…

Leila - Blood Looms And Blooms (2008) [Japanese Edition]  Music

Posted by gribovar at April 19, 2023
Leila - Blood Looms And Blooms (2008) [Japanese Edition]

Leila - Blood Looms And Blooms (2008) [Japanese Edition]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 332 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 141 MB | Covers - 226 MB
Genre: Indie Electronic, IDM | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Beat Records (BRC-203)

Her first album in eight years and her Warp debut, Leila's Blood, Looms and Blooms almost didn't happen: after the release of 2000's moody, murky The Courtesy of Choice, she lost both of her parents and, for a long time, her interest in making music. With the encouragement of her friends and family, Leila returned to the studio and recorded these songs, often with her family and friends - who include Terry Hall and Martina Topley-Bird - in there with her. While Blood, Looms and Blooms' very existence is somewhat surprising, it's even more remarkable that this is Leila's most uplifting work, given the loss that preceded it. Far from wallowing in grief (though that would certainly be understandable), Leila crafts vivid tracks that cast as much light as they do shadow…

Dido - Safe Trip Home (2008) {Japanese Edition}  Music

Posted by popsakov at Oct. 21, 2022
Dido - Safe Trip Home (2008) {Japanese Edition}

Dido - Safe Trip Home (2008) {Japanese Edition}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 276 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 120 Mb
Full Scans ~ 163 Mb | 00:49:45 | RAR 5% Recovery
Pop, Downtempo, Trip-Hop, Alternative | RCA / Cheeky Records / BMG Japan #BVCP-21567

Safe Trip Home, the third album from singer-songwriter Dido, sees the chanteuse cook up a slightly different ambience than on previous albums No Angel (1999) and Life for Rent (2003). Though her signature elements remain in place–the limited, slightly cracked falsetto; the dreamy, comforting trip-hop vibe–there seems to be an extra density to Safe Trip Home, doubtless provoked by the loss of her father in 2006. The added weight is predominantly in the lyrics, which tend to focus on loss and heartache, but there's extra detail and depth in the musicianship too, since Dido has been busy honing her skills as a multi-instrumentalist. Despite the denser themes, the music still drifts by in classic Dido style, moving smoothly through the insouciant “Don't Believe in Love", the aptly titled “Quiet Times", and “Never Want to Say It's Love", before arriving at the somber-yet-elegant six-minute standout “Grafton Street", co-written with Brian Eno and featuring Mick Fleetwood on drums. The rest of the album unfurls in similarly sophicticated fashion, featuring the folkish “Look No Further", the upbeat “Us 2 Little Gods", and a nine-minute poetic closer called “Northern Skies". Put simply, Safe Trip Home is Dido in superlative form.