DEF LEPPPARD – First Strikes 1978-1979 [Unreleased Material], MP3+FLAC


First Strikes 1978-1979” is a 19-track CD of pure early DEF LEPPPARD magic, an unauthorized release but the sound quality is outstanding. The compilation features the very first DEF LEPPPARD recordings – released and unreleased.

“First Strikes 1978-1979″ includes the official Def Leppard EP 7” 1979, the professional demo ”First Strike” released by previous Def Leppard management trying to cash in on the success of Pyromania and not approved by the band, standalone singles ‘Wasted’ (1979), ‘Hello America’ (1979) and B-side ‘Good Morning Freedom (March 1980), and a stupendous, unreleased live session at Live Paris Theatre, London, August 1979.
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Dave Ware – Main Character Syndrome (2024)


Release year: 2024
Genre: Progressive Rock / Heavy Prog / Hard Rock
Country: UK

Tracklist:
01. Rex Mundi (04:22)
02. Crawl Through The Dirt (03:17)
03. Broken Wings (04:51)
04. See Through Lies (05:33)
05. Follow The Stars (05:25)
06. Push It Down (04:01)
07. Harbinger (03:50)
08. Hide Amongst The Trees (02:19)
09. The World Around Us Burns (03:10)
10. The Only You (02:52)

Line Up:
– Dave Ware / vocals, all instruments

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25 Yard Screamer – Approaching From An Oblique Angle (The Havoc Master) (Remastered) (2024)


Our second album ‘Approaching From An Oblique Angle’ was not mastered at the time of release, and we have for many years wanted to conduct a re-release with this put right.

A couple of years back we put out an in house mastered version, which was better, but we thought it could be better again. With this in mind we have worked with the incredibly talented David Prosperi from Havoc studios in Buenos Aires, Argentina to produce ‘Approaching From An Oblique Angle (The Havoc Master)’. Like ‘The Pictures Within’, this is more a short form song based album than our more recent works, and yet there are clear indications of the direction in which the band would be taken

01. Boy in the Window (Remastered) (03:40)
02. One in the Middle

Pierre Vervloesem, Anja Kowalski & Teun Verbruggen – Buch Der Dinge (2024)


Release year: 2024
Genre: RIO / Avant Prog
Country: Belgium

Tracklist:
01. Avec le temps (3:42)
02. Ich fall mich frei (3:33)
03. Wendeltreppe (3:46)
04. Vision (3:57)
05. Meteor (3:35)
06. Doppelchor (3:54)
07. Schlaflos (3:43)
08. Lava (4:49)
09. Der Traum vom Nordpol (3:38)
10. Die Sehnsucht (3:41)
11. Elefantasifolklore (3:44)
12. Alles in Ordnung? (4:08)

Line Up:
– Pierre Vervloesem / all instruments except for those listed below
– Anja Kowalski / vocals

ALL STARS – NWOBHM All Stars [Japanese Edition] 1990


As requested, here’s a release not all classic metal / hard rock fans are aware of: NWOBHM All Stars. ”NWOBHM All Stars” is a one-off release from Grand Slamm Records Inc. in 1991, however the album first was released in Japan-only by Polydor, this one featured here, in 1990, with a slightly different cover art.

This was the brainchild of talented British producer / songwriter Lea Hart (Fastway, Ya Ya), helped by renowned producer Chris O’Shaughnessy (Tommy Shaw, Kooga). For ALL STARS Hart brought in an array of notable musicians & vocalists from the British hard rock and heavy metal scene, including Dennis Stratton (ex- Iron Maiden, ex- Praying Mantis), Paul Samson (Samson), Tino Troy (Praying Mantis), Biff Byford, Nibbs Car

Fruitcake – Power Structure (1998) (Reissue 2024)


Year: 1998 (2024)
Genre: Progressive Rock, Neo Prog
Country: Norway

Tracklist:
1 – Hold Your Ground 07:09
2 – The River of The Dog 04:05
3 – Just a Little Bit More Time 06:18
4 – The Bogeyman, Pt. 2 07:14
5 – Velvet Night 05:30
6 – Touched by the Fire 07:48
7 – There’s an Angel 04:27
8 – This One Will Make Us Rich 06:31
9 – Silence Reigns 07:48

Line Up / Musicians:
– Robert Hauge / guitars

Mastodon – Crack The Skye [2024, Blu-ray, 1080i]


15th Anniversary limited edition book of Mastodon fourth studio album including an extra CD with the instrumental version of the album and a Blu-ray with the “making of” and a couple of movies with the album in DTS-HD stereo.

1 Oblivion
2 Divinations
3 Quintessence
4 The Czar: Usurper / Escape / Martyr / Spiral
5 Ghost of Karelia
6 Crack The Skye
7 The Last Baron

1 10th Anniversary Animations
2 Crack The Skye: The Movie
3 The Making of Crack The Skye<

Coldplay – Moon Music (Tour Edition) (2024)


Country: United Kingdom
Genre: alternative rock, pop rock,
Year : 2024

Tracklist:
CD1
01. MOON MUSiC (feat. Jon Hopkins) (4:36)
02. feelslikeimfallinginlove (3:56)
03. WE PRAY (feat. Little Simz, Burna Boy, Elyanna & TINI) (3:53)
04. JUPiTER (4:01)
05. GOOD FEELiNGS (feat. Ayra Starr) (3:37)
06. рџЊ€ (ALiEN HiTS/ALiEN RADiO) (6:10)
07. iAAM (3:03)
08. AETERNA (4:13)
09. ALL MY LOVE (3:43)
10. ONE W