Madness Total Madness (2009)

Dragonland is a power metal band from Sweden. The group is most notable for basing their first two and fifth albums upon the self-produced The Dragonland Chronicles fantasy saga and for the original symphonic/electronic parts by Elias Holmlid…

The collaborations between Sonny Rollins and any given trumpet player were few and far between, but they did include such notables as Miles Davis, Don Cherry, Clifford Brown, and in this case, his first tandem partnership with Kenny Dorham. At the time, both of them were also members of the Max Roach Quintet, and thus quite familiar with each other's strengths. Add drummer Art Blakey, bassist Percy Heath, and emerging modern jazz pianist Elmo Hope to the mix, making this one of the more potent combos of 1954. ~ AllMusic

Since punk and hardcore music were integral influences upon the thrash genre, it's only natural that some of their practitioners would make the transition once thrash was dominating the extreme rock spectrum and punk was in somewhat of a relapse. Germany's Rumble Militia were one of the crossover acts that attempted to balance both of the mediums, but as of 1990 and They Give You the Blessing, they were clearly favoring the metallic elements in their music…

With the return of the punks in the mid-'90s came a resurgence of their slightly more commercial rivals, new wave bands. No Doubt found a niche as a new wave/ska band, on the strength of vocalist Gwen Stefani's persona alternately an embrace of little-girl-lost innocence and riot grrrl feminism exemplified on the band's break-out single, "Just a Girl." Formed in early 1987 as a ska band inspired by Madness, the lineup of No Doubt initially comprised John Spence, Gwen Stefani, and her brother Eric.

Puff Dragon has given us a modern ambient classic. A Welsh ex-pat who's lived in Japan for the past ten years, Steve Good is well-known for his psychedelic trance project Double Dragon, with two well-received albums on Phantasm and Plusquam. After several years of ripping up dancefloors with his full-on live sets, Steve found himself increasingly attracted to the more chilled sounds he'd come down to on Sunday evenings after playing at parties. This led to his new project, Puff Dragon, a more mellow, relaxed vibe that combined the crystal-clear production style that he'd picked up from trance with smokier, phatter beats and the endless echoes of dub…

Music from "A Fistful of Dollars", "The Missio", "Ship Hunters", "To Forget Palermo", "City of Joy", "Once Upon a Time in America", "My Name is Nobody", "Casualtes of War", "Gott Mitt Uns", "Maddallena").
Ennio Morricone is probably the most famous film composer of the 20th century. He is also one of the most prolific composers working in any medium. No exact figure is available, but he's scored over 500 films over several decades, plus many dozens of classical works. While his film scores have been in almost every imaginable musical style (and for almost every imaginable kind of movie), he is most identified with the "spaghetti Western" style of soundtracks, which he pioneered when providing the musical backdrop for the films of director Sergio Leone…

British thrashers EVILE will release their third album, "Five Serpents' Teeth", on September 26 via Earache Records. The CD was recorded at Parlour Studios in Kettering, U.K., with producer Russ Russell (NAPALM DEATH, DIMMU BORGIR), who also worked on the band's previous CD, 2009's "Infected Nations".

Stillbirth was founded in 1999 by Lukas Swiaczny and Phillipp Kurschus.Stillbirth`s first full length Album "Plakative Aggression" was recorded at "Casa de Swizzy", which was released on "Rotten Roll Rex Recs./ Germany" in Spring 2009. In 2011 Stillbirth is heading straight forward, with their upcoming Album "Endgame is Near", to blast even more satisfied listeners away, with their unique mixture of Grindcore, Hardcore, Death Metal and "Funky like your Booty smells!!!"-Moshpit Madness.