Giants of Rock: The Metal Decade, Volume 2: 1982-83

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Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Blackout
engineer:
Mike Beiriger, Dieter Dierks, David Hewitt (engineer) and Gerd Rautenbach
producer:
Dieter Dierks
mixer:
Mike Beiriger, Dieter Dierks and Gerd Rautenbach
acoustic guitar and electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Matthias Jabs (from 1981-11 until 1982-01) and Rudolf Schenker (from 1981-11 until 1982-01)
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz (from 1981-11 until 1982-01)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) (from 1981-11 until 1982-01)
electric guitar [lead guitar] and slide guitar:
Matthias Jabs (from 1981-11 until 1982-01)
background vocals:
Francis Buchholz (from 1981-11 until 1982-01), Matthias Jabs (from 1981-11 until 1982-01), Klaus Meine (from 1981-11 until 1982-01), Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) (from 1981-11 until 1982-01) and Rudolf Schenker (from 1981-11 until 1982-01)
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine (from 1981-11 until 1982-01)
arranger:
Dieter Dierks
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (from 1981-11 until 1982-01) and Villa San Pecaïre in Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France (from 1981-11 until 1982-01)
mixed at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (in 1982)
recording of:
Blackout (from 1981-11 until 1982-01)
lyricist:
Sonja Kittelsen, Klaus Meine and Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany)
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Arabella Musikverlag GmbH
Scorpions53:50
2Screaming for Vengeance
engineer:
Louis Austin (engineering)
producer:
Tom Allom
drums (drum set):
Dave Holland (British rock drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Ian Hill (UK bassist for Judas Priest)
electric guitar:
Kenneth Downing and Glenn Tipton
lead vocals:
Rob Halford
recorded at:
Ibiza Sound Studio in Ibiza Town, Illes Balears, Spain (in 1982)
mixed at:
Bayshore Recording Studios in Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida, United States and Beejay Recording Studios in Orlando, Florida, United States
recording of:
Screaming for Vengeance (in 1982)
writer:
Kenneth Downing, Rob Halford and Glenn Tipton
Judas Priest4.754:45
3I Am
Twisted Sister3:34
4Wishing Well
Gary Moore4:53
5Battle Hymn
assistant engineer:
Jim Sessody
engineer:
Joe Foglia
executive producer:
Bob Currie
producer:
Joey DeMaio and Ross the Boss
assistant mixer:
John Agnello (engineer & producer)
mixer:
Jon Mathias (engineer)
bass guitar [four & eight string bass] and bass pedals:
Joey DeMaio
drums (drum set) [drums] and percussion:
Donnie Hamzik
guitar [guitars] and keyboard [keyboards]:
Ross the Boss
lead vocals:
Eric Adams (Louis Marullo, Manowar)
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States
mixed at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Battle Hymn
writer:
Joey DeMaio and Ross Friedman
publisher:
Inar Music
Manowar4.356:57
6Live Wire
Mötley Crüe3:16
7The Number of the Beast
engineer and producer:
Martin Birch
drums (drum set):
Clive Burr (from 1982-01 until 1982-02)
electric bass guitar:
Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist) (from 1982-01 until 1982-02)
electric guitar:
Dave Murray (Iron Maiden guitarist) (from 1982-01 until 1982-02) and Adrian Smith (UK guitarist/songwriter, Iron Maiden) (from 1982-01 until 1982-02)
lead vocals:
Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden vocalist) (from 1982-01 until 1982-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1982) and Iron Maiden LLP (copyrights holder) (in 1982, in 2015)
recorded at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1982-01 until 1982-02)
mixed at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Number of the Beast (from 1982-01 until 1982-02)
lyricist and composer:
Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist)
publisher:
Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Iron Maiden4.554:51
8Long Stick Goes Boom
Krokus5:13
9Stone Cold
bass guitar:
Roger Glover (on 1982-08-18)
drums (drum set):
Bob Rondinelli (on 1982-08-18)
guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (on 1982-08-18)
keyboard:
David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) (on 1982-08-18)
vocals:
Joe Lynn Turner (US rock vocalist) (on 1982-08-18)
recorded at:
Convention Centre in San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1982-08-18)
live recording of:
Stone Cold (on 1982-08-18)
lyricist and composer:
Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover and Joe Lynn Turner (US rock vocalist)
Rainbow54:28
10Warhead
More3:49
11Iron Fist
recording engineer:
Charles Harrowell
co-producer:
Eddie Clarke (Motorhead guitarist)
producer:
Will Reid-Dick
drums (drum set):
Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor (former Motörhead drummer) (from 1982-01-26 until 1982-01-28)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (from 1982-01-26 until 1982-01-28)
electric guitar:
Eddie Clarke (Motorhead guitarist) (from 1982-01-26 until 1982-01-28)
recorded at:
Ramport Studios in Battersea, Wandsworth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1982-01-26 until 1982-01-28)
music videos:
Iron Fist by Motörhead
recording of:
Iron Fist (from 1982-01-26 until 1982-01-28)
writer:
Eddie Clarke (Motorhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
Motörhead32:54
12Black Metal
Venom3:42
▼ CD 2
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1Balls to the Wall
engineer:
Louis Austin (engineering)
producer:
Accept (German heavy metal band)
mixer:
Michael Wagener
bass guitar:
Peter Baltes
drums (drum set):
Stefan Kaufmann (German drummer for Accept and U.D.O.)
guitar:
Hermann Frank and Wolf Hoffmann
vocals:
Udo Dirkschneider
recorded at and mixed at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (from 1983-07 until 1983-08)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 79)
recording of:
Balls to the Wall
lyricist:
Peter Baltes, Deaffy, Udo Dirkschneider, Wolf Hoffmann and Stefan Kaufmann (German drummer for Accept and U.D.O.)
composer:
Peter Baltes, Udo Dirkschneider, Wolf Hoffmann and Stefan Kaufmann (German drummer for Accept and U.D.O.)
publisher:
Breeze Music GmbH, SMV Schacht Musikverlage and Summer Breeze Music (from 1983 to present)
Accept3.755:45
2Bark at the Moon
engineer:
Max Norman
producer:
Bob Daisley, Max Norman and Ozzy Osbourne
mixer:
Tony Bongiovi
bass guitar:
Bob Daisley (in 1983)
drums (drum set):
Tommy Aldridge (in 1983)
guitar:
Jake E. Lee (in 1983)
keyboard:
Don Airey (in 1983)
background vocals:
Bob Daisley (in 1983) and Jake E. Lee (in 1983)
lead vocals:
Ozzy Osbourne (in 1983)
instruments arranger:
Louis Clark
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) and CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Ridge Farm Studios in Dorking, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (in 1983)
mixed at:
Power Station Studios (fka Power Station, Avatar Studios) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
music videos:
Bark at the Moon by Ozzy Osbourne
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 56)
recording of:
Bark at the Moon (in 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Ozzy Osbourne
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs, EMI Virgin Music, Inc., Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd., EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!) (in 1983), Monowise Ltd. (in 1983) and Nymph Music, Inc. (in 1983)
Ozzy Osbourne3.754:16
3Lick It Up
engineer:
Rob Freeman (engineer)
producer:
Michael James Jackson, Gene Simmons (KISS bassist and vocalist) and Paul Stanley (KISS frontman)
assistant mixer:
Moira Marquis
mixer:
Frank Filipetti
drums (drum set):
Eric Carr (KISS drummer)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Vinnie Vincent
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
Paul Stanley (KISS frontman)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram International B.V. (responsible for worldwide A&R/rights management/manufacturing/distribution of Philips and affiliated companies) (in 1983)
mixed at:
Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
engineered at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Lick It Up
writer:
Paul Stanley (KISS frontman) and Vinnie Vincent
publisher:
Hori Productions America Inc., Riho Music Inc., Vinnie Vincent Music and KISS (publisher for the rock band KISS, formerly KISS Songs Inc.) (from 1983 to ????)
sub-publisher:
大洋音楽
KISS4.53:45
4Murder in the Skies
assistant engineer:
Steve Trevell (engineer)
engineer and producer:
Jeff Glixman
bass guitar:
Bob Daisley
drums (drum set):
Bobby Chouinard
guitar and lead vocals:
Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, blues guitar)
keyboard:
Neil Carter
vocals:
Neil Carter
recorded at:
The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1983-10 until 1983-11)
recording of:
Murder in the Skies
writer:
Neil Carter and Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, blues guitar)
Gary Moore7:16
5Holy Diver
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2005)
recording of:
Holy Diver
lyricist and composer:
Ronnie James Dio
publisher:
Niji Music
Dio5:43
6Trashed
assistant engineer:
Steve Chase
engineer:
Robin Black (engineer)
producer:
Black Sabbath (English heavy metal band) and Robin Black (engineer)
bass guitar:
Geezer Butler
drums (drum set):
Bill Ward
guitar:
Tony Iommi
lead vocals:
Ian Gillan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Gimcastle Ltd. (in 1983)
recorded at:
The Manor in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Trashed
writer:
Geezer Butler, Ian Gillan, Tony Iommi and Bill Ward
publisher:
Black Sabbath Inc., Chappell, Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner Chappell Overseas Holdings Ltd.
Black Sabbath3.54:11
7Looks That Kill
assistant engineer:
Doug Schwartz
producer:
Bob Rock, Tom Werman and Geoff Workman
bass guitar:
Nikki Sixx
drums (drum set):
Tommy Lee (Mötley Crüe drummer)
guest keyboard:
Paul Fox (Producer) and Jai Winding
guitar:
Mick Mars
background vocals:
Tommy Lee (Mötley Crüe drummer), Mick Mars and Nikki Sixx
guest background vocals:
Tom Kelly (songwriter) and Richard Page (singer-songwriter; former lead singer & bassist of Mr. Mister)
lead vocals:
Vince Neil
recorded at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1983-04 until 1983-07)
recording of:
Looks That Kill
lyricist and composer:
Nikki Sixx
publisher:
Mars Mountain Music, Sixx-Gunner Tunes, Sixx/Gunner Music, Tommyland Music, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Mötley Crüe34:07
8Metal Health
engineer:
Duane Baron
producer:
Spencer Proffer
drums (drum set):
Frankie Banali
electric bass guitar:
Chuck Wright
electric guitar:
Carlos Cavazo
keyboard:
Pat Regan (engineer)
lead vocals:
Kevin DuBrow
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1983)
produced for:
Pasha
recorded at and mixed at:
Pasha Music House in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 66)
recording of:
Metal Health (Bang Your Head)
writer:
Frankie Banali, Carlos Cavazo, Tony Cavazo and Kevin DuBrow
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス (Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Quiet Riot45:17
9Here I Go Again
recording of:
Here I Go Again
writer:
David Coverdale and Bernie Marsden
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) (ended), EMI Music Publishing (WP) Ltd., Seabreeze Music Ltd., Watanabe Music Publishing Co., Ltd. (Japanese publisher, 1962–present), Windswept Pacific Music Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30), WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Whitesnake5:08
10Children of Tomorrow
Pretty Maids4:35
11Soldiers of Metal
assistant engineer:
Alex Perialas (in 1983)
engineer:
Chris Bubacz (in 1983)
executive producer:
Jon Zazula (in 1983)
producer:
Carl Canedy (in 1983)
bass guitar:
Dan Lilker (in 1983)
drums (drum set):
Charlie Benante (in 1983)
guitar:
Scott Ian (in 1983) and Dan Spitz (in 1983)
lead vocals:
Neil Turbin (in 1983)
vocals:
Neil Turbin
recorded at:
Pyramid Sound Recording Studios in Ithaca (city), New York, United States (in 1983)
recording of:
Soldiers of Metal (in 1983)
writer:
Dan Lilker, Scott Rosenfeld and Neil Turbin
Anthrax22:57
12Evil Has No Boundaries
engineer:
Bill Metoyer
executive producer:
Brian Slagel
producer:
Slayer (US thrash metal band)
drums (drum set):
Dave Lombardo (drummer, co-founder of thrash metal band Slayer)
electric bass guitar:
Tom Araya
electric guitar:
Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King
vocals:
Tom Araya
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Metal Blade Records Inc. (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 1984)
recorded at and mixed at:
Track Record Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Evil Has No Boundaries
lyricist:
Jeff Hanneman
composer:
Kerry King
publisher:
Amgine Music, Bloody Skull Music and Bug Music (music publishing)
Slayer43:11

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part of:Giants of Rock: The Metal Decade (number: 2) (order: 2)