| | Anvil Backwaxed CD - Import Anvil Discography of CDs
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Blessed with a title so satire-worthy not even Spinal Tap ever bettered it, Backwaxed was a curious release from Canadian head bangers Anvil. A contractual parting shot from Attic Records as the group headed off for Metal Blade (and supposed fame and glory), it was comprised of one vinyl side's worth of new, or at least unreleased material, and another showcasing highlights from their first three albums: 1981's Hard 'n' Heavy, 1982's Metal on Metal, and 1983's Forged in Fire. So, starting in reverse with the latter, obvious song choices occupying side B such as "School Love," "Metal on Metal," and "Jackhammer" were sprinkled amongst decidedly less ubiquitous relics like "Scenery" and the amusingly mystifying "Butter-Bust Jerky" -- perhaps a sign that neither band nor label knew how to pick hits even then. But the question of iffy quality control was hardly applicable to the rarities contained on side A, since some of them -- certainly the shoddily executed "You're a Liar" and the promisingly named but ultimately pedestrian "Fryin' Cryin'" -- had been album outtakes, after all, and somewhat akin to third-rate AC/DC, truth be told. No, Backwaxed's enduring value (despite having since been supplanted by both more comprehensive greatest-hits sets and the CD format itself), lies in solid hard rocker "Steamin'," the popular, in-concert instrumental "Pussy Power" (presumably too sophisticated a concept for lyrics to express?), and the simply perfect melodic metal of the title track, whose mischievous lyrics (about a particular sexual technique) were simply textbook Anvil. Too bad textbook Anvil was never nearly good enough until the release of the band's career-reviving film documentary, some 25 years later, so in its time, Backwaxed -- much like its title -- was a must-have item for only a select group of listeners. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia
2002 reissue of the Canadian metal act's 1985 album that's unavailable domestically. Unidisc.
Photographer: Patrick Harbron.
Personnel: Dave Allison (vocals).
Recording information: Phase One Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (12/1983); Qwest Studios, Oshawa, Canada (12/1983).
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Digitally remastered by Brian Lee and Bob Ludwig (Gateway Mastering Studios, Inc.).
Although Ozzy Osbourne received enormous commercial success with 1986's THE ULTIMATE SIN, his detour into glam metal proved unsatisfying for both Osbourne and his fans. Osbourne spent most of 1987 readying his postponed live album with Randy Rhoads for release, TRIBUTE, and pondering his future musical direction. He elected to return to the kind of music that got him where he was in the first place--loud, unapologetic heavy metal. He also decided to replace guitarist Jake E. Lee with a young newcomer from New Jersey, Zakk Wylde, for 1989's NO REST FOR THE WICKED. Wylde had been a lifelong Ozzy/Sabbath fan, and resembled Randy Rhoads both in appearance and in playing style.
While the album is not on par with such past classics as BLIZZARD OF OZ and DIARY OF A MADMAN, NO REST FOR THE WICKED ...
| | Ozzy Osbourne Ultimate Sin CD (1986) Germany; Remastered
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Also available in a 3-pack with DIARY OF A MADMAN and BARK AT THE MOON.
Ozzy Osbourne's 1983 release, BARK AT THE MOON, revealed that keyboards were becoming an integral ingredient in his music. On his next release, THE ULTIMATE SIN, keyboards were used even more extensively, resulting in Ozzy's most commercially accessible work. Despite the fact that many longtime fans resented the album's pop-metal leanings, THE ULTIMATE SIN became Osbourne's fastest-selling album to that point. It was also the last Ozzy Osbourne album to feature guitarist Jake E. Lee.
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| | Anvil Hard 'N' Heavy CD (1981)
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Anvil's first album, 1981's Hard 'n' Heavy, may also be their most unique, since it actually predated the band's adhesion (and key contributions) to the up-and-coming speed metal movement, beginning with their seminal sophomore outing, 1982's Metal on Metal. Instead, Hard 'n' Heavy is a transitional record compiling the best fruits of nearly a decade's worth of club shows and basement woodshedding over long cold Canadian winters by inseparable pals Steve "Lips" Kudlow (vocals/guitar) and Robb Reiner (drums), plus, more recently, bandmates Dave Allison (guitar) and Ian Dickson (bass). In fact, prior to its release through Attic Records, Hard 'n' Heavy had already been put out independently under the group's discarded moniker of Lips (where, curiously, their focus had been on S&M-inspired shock rock), so in some ...
| | Anvil Metal On Metal CD (1982)
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Pity poor Anvil. Unsung godfathers of thrash and speed metal, hailing from a locale (Toronto) not noted for its headbanging scene, relegated to a Canadian independent label during their brief creative prime, Anvil also had the distinct misfortune to hit the scene just a year before Metallica's Kill 'Em All. Many metal connoisseurs consider Anvil's second album, Metal on Metal, the missing link between the flagbearers of the NWOBHM and the rise of North American thrash. Actually, the closest NWOBHM touchstone here is the proto-thrash madness of Raven, albeit with better riffs and a stronger sense of groove that kept Anvil firmly in control of their particular brand of mania. This is metal for metalheads, played with unabashed gusto by devoted disciples of the form. Indeed, casual ...
| | Anvil Forged In Fire CD (1983)
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The second of Anvil's two influential cult classics, FORGED IN FIRE essentially refines the blueprint laid out on METAL ON METAL, showing a band more firmly in control of its muse. Lips's vocal performance is more polished and varied, yet no less unhinged; the technical riffery of the uptempo numbers is even more challenging; and Robb Reiner delivers a jaw-dropping performance, pulling out his genre-changing double-bass-drum technique on nearly every song and never letting the record's momentum flag. Even with all the blistering intensity on display here, FORGED IN FIRE isn't the all-out assault of KILL 'EM ALL; Anvil lacked the darker visions of the coming thrash movement, clearly having too much fun to conjure a tough-guy image.The heart of the album lies in the speed metal mayhem, but the ...
| | Tesla Mechanical Resonance CD (1986)
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| | Michael Gulezian Unspoken Intentions CD (2002)
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| | Gorguts Considered Dead/The Erosion Of Sanity CD (2004)
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Long out of print, Gorguts' first two albums, 1991's Considered Dead and 1993's The Erosion of Sanity, are re-released on one disc. These two albums bear little resemblance -- other than the gravel gargling vocals of Luc Lemay -- to the band that returned in the late '90s with the towering triumph of Obscura. Without the shadow of their latter-day classic, though, these albums would still be highly regarded and still stand up on their own as solid death metal. They certainly had the respect of their peers, as guitarist James Murphy of Death and vocalist Chris Barnes of Cannibal Corpse (who often took Gorguts on tour as openers) both make appearances on Considered Dead. There a tentative feel to the proceedings, though; everyone has their chops technically, but despite excellent riffage on tracks like "Stiff and Cold" and "Bodily Corrupted," there's a confidence that is suggested but ultimately missing. Perhaps the two years between the two albums or having Steve Harris at the helm in the studio helped, but ...
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