This collection encapsulates Judas Priest's debut (ROCKA ROLLA) and a majority of their classic sophomore album (SAD WINGS OF DESTINY) for Gull Records, along with an early version of "Diamonds and Rust," and mixes them all up in the running order. Seeing as it's missing "Epitaph," "Island of Domination" and the immortal "Ripper" from SAD WINGS, this CD does not allow one to get the band's first two albums in one package. However, the ROCKA ROLLA tracks have been remixed (some fans argue that they are better) and the title track re-edited, and those changes along with the track arrangement and fantasy-inspired cover art make this package worthwhile for obsessive collectors, even though the gatefold vinyl edition was actually more visually striking…
The collectible eight pound 17" X 3" metal eagle, which has the ability to be hung on a wall, the special edition, limited to only 3000 copies will include deluxe digipak (folds out into "inverted cross"), bonus BluRay & DVD including "SLAYER Live At Wacken 2014" and "Making Of Repentless Documentary", bonus live CD "SLAYER Live At Wacken 2014", fold-out poster, album sticker and numbered certificate
2016 two CD collection. Saxon are one of the leaders of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal and are established as one of Europe's biggest metal acts, influencing the likes of Metallica, Mötley Crüe and Megadeth. With Biff Byford at the helm, this compilation sees the South Yorkshire heavyweights return to form. This collection of all the biggest hits from 1991-2009, Biff describes as "the point in our career when we started to take control of our production and writing."
Released in 2008, Hell's Kitchen is a covers album from the German jazz-funk/hip-hop collective inspired by Guru's Jazzmatazz project, Jazzkantine. The follow-up to Braunschweich, Braunschweich! features 12 re-workings of heavy metal classics such as AC/DC's "Highway to Hell," Metallica's "Nothing Else Matters," and Kiss' "I Was Made for Lovin' You," and includes collaborations with Xavier Naidoo, Tom Gaebel, and Sam Leigh Brown.
Judas Priest's METALOGY, an impressive four-CD behemoth of a box set that also includes a bonus DVD, proved a fitting tribute to a band celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2004. Kudos to the creative team whose use of studded trim and faux leather texture in the packaging is fitting for a group whose visual legacy is inextricably linked to their own S&M/biker apparel. As impressive as the outside of this package is, the music contained within is more important, especially when you consider that this Birmingham outfit laid down many of heavy metal's stylistic touchstones…