Black & Blue - In Heat Audio CD

In the midst of the madness that was the hair metal explosion of the '80s, Rough Cutt became one of those bands that time gently buried underneath the weight of music's evolution. Washing ashore in 2005 thanks to Wounded Bird, the first two Rough Cutt records have been reissued and remastered on one disc. Essentially the group's entire recorded works, Rough Cutt/Rough Cutt Wants You! presents the band in all of its unapologetic bombast and excess, complete with pyrotechnics. Fierce rockers with blazing guitar solos are shuffled in between midtempo songs and the gratuitous eerie power ...

The debut from ex-Kiss guitar slinger Vinnie Vincent, is, well...hair metal through and through. It's got all the calling cards of a band that spent way too much gig money on Aqua-Net. You get the rockin' riff "I wanna party" tunes, the sleazy song or two ("Shoot You Full of Love"), screams, shreds, and drums galore. The nice thing about this record is that it lacks the obligatory ...

On nearly all counts, the debut from Los Angeles heavy metal quartet Steeler is an unremarkable, even generic release; but what makes the album important is the presence of Swedish guitar virtuoso Yngwie Malmsteen, which marks his official introduction to U.S. audiences. Malmsteen's playing -- which would later gain greater notoriety in the context of Alcatrazz and his own band Rising Force -- was nothing short of a ...

2003 reissue of the heavy metal act's long unavailable 1984 debut album. 10 tracks. Majestic Rock. Recording information: Dierks Studios, Stommeln, Germany. Personnel: Eddie Saint James (vocals, background vocals); Jef "Woop" Warner, Tommy Thayer (guitar, background vocals); Patrick Young (bass guitar, background vocals); Pete Holmes (drums). Liner Note Author: Dave Reynolds.

In Heat CD music 2003 reissue of the heavy metal act's long unavailable 1986 album. Features the title track & eight others. Produced by Gene Simmons who also co-wrote 3 of the songs with the band. Majestic Rock. Liner Note Author: Dave Reynolds. Recording information: Baby-O Recorders; Cherokee studios; One On One. Personnel: Jaime St. James (vocals); Jef "Woop" Warner, Tommy Thayer (guitar); Pete Holmes (drums). Audio Mixer: Val Garay.

In Heat album Repressing. CD reissue of the Heavy Metal act's long unavailable 1985 album. 10 tracks. Majestic Rock. Recording information: Little Mountain; Mushroom; Ocean Sound. Unknown Contributor Role: Jeff Warner. Personnel: Jaime St. James (vocals, background vocals); Tommy Thayer (guitar, background vocals); Jef "Woop" Warner, Jeff Warner, Adam Bomb (guitar); James Hibbard (trumpet); Dave Pickell, Doug Johnson, Steve Porcaro (keyboards); Patrick Young (bass guitar); Pete Holmes, Jim Vallance (drums); Mike Reno (background vocals). Liner ...