Greatest Ever! Heavy Metal: The Definitive Collection

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Tracklist

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1Space Lord
engineer:
Matt Hyde (US producer & engineer)
producer:
Matt Hyde (US producer & engineer) and Dave Wyndorf
mixer:
Randy Staub
music videos:
Space Lord by Monster Magnet (US stoner rock band)
recording of:
Space Lord
lyricist and composer:
Dave Wyndorf
publisher:
Bullgod Music Inc. and Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Monster Magnet4.36:00
2Dragula
additional programming:
Paul DeCarli
programming, engineer and mixer:
Scott Humphrey
additional engineer:
Frank Gryner
producer:
Scott Humphrey and Rob Zombie
additional mixer:
Chris Lord‐Alge
lead vocals:
Rob Zombie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records, Inc. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1998)
music videos:
Dragula (music video) by Rob Zombie
recording of:
Dragula
lyricist:
Rob Zombie
composer:
Scott Humphrey and Rob Zombie
publisher:
Demonoid Deluxe Music, Gimme Back My Publishing and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Rob Zombie4.553:45
3Night of the Vampire
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Earache Records Ltd (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 1997, in 2009, in 2016)
music videos:
Night of the Vampire by Entombed (Swedish death metal band)
cover recording of:
Night of the Vampire
lyricist and composer:
Roky Erickson (American psychedelic rock musician)
Entombed35:00
4Linchpin
producer:
Rhys Fulber (Canadian electronic musician)
mixer:
Fear Factory and Mike Plotnikoff
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music Group – X5 Music Group (in 2021)
recording of:
Linchpin
writer:
Dino Cazares and Christian Olde Wolbers (Belgian bass guitarist)
Fear Factory3.83:26
5Straight to Hell
recording of:
Straight to Hell
Venom4:28
6Balls to the Wall
engineer:
Louis Austin (engineering)
producer:
Accept (German heavy metal band)
mixer:
Michael Wagener
bass guitar:
Peter Baltes (from 1983-07 until 1983-08)
drums (drum set):
Stefan Kaufmann (German drummer for Accept and U.D.O.) (from 1983-07 to ????)
guitar:
Hermann Frank (from 1983-07 until 1983-08) and Wolf Hoffmann (from 1983-07 until 1983-08)
vocals:
Udo Dirkschneider (from 1983-07 until 1983-08)
recorded at and mixed at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), 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 (from 1983-07 until 1983-08)
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)
Accept4.055:44
7Dying Days
recording of:
Dying Days
writer:
Gary Lee Conner, Van Conner, Mark Lanegan and Barrett Martin (drummer and producer)
Screaming Trees4:52
8Angel Witch
keyboard programming:
Sev Lewkowicz (keyboard player)
assistant engineer:
Jools Cooper (engineer) and Nick Rogers (engineer/mixing)
engineer:
Mark Dearnley, John Gallen (UK music producer, recording & mix engineer.) and Ashley Howe
producer:
Martin Smith (UK musician, producer and engineer, b. 1945)
bass guitar, keyboard and background vocals:
Kevin Riddles
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Dave Hogg
guitar and lead vocals:
Kevin Heybourne
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1980), Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2018) and Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2018)
recorded at:
Roundhouse Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Angel Witch
lyricist and composer:
Kevin Heybourne
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Angel Witch3.353:25
9Evil
producer:
Henrik Lund (Danish producer) (from 1983-07-18 until 1983-07-29)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 69)
recording of:
Evil (from 1983-07-18 until 1983-07-29)
lyricist:
King Diamond (the man)
composer:
Hank Shermann
Mercyful Fate3.84:46
10Supersonic Sex Machine
recording of:
Supersonic Sex Machine
lyricist and composer:
Steel Panther
Steel Panther3:10
11N.I.B.
bass guitar:
Cordell Crockett
drums (drum set):
Bobby Fernandez (Bobby Hewitt, drums)
guitar:
Klaus Eichstadt and Dave Fortman
lead vocals:
Whitfield Crane
cover recording of:
N.I.B.
lyricist and composer:
Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward (Black Sabbath drummer)
publisher:
Essex Music International Ltd., Essex Music International, Inc., TRO Essex Music International, Inc., Tro-Andover Music, Inc., ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 (TRO Essex Japan, A-Division) and Westminster Music Ltd. (in 1970)
Ugly Kid Joe45:27
12The Rocker
producer:
Nick Tauber
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1973) and The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1973)
recording of:
The Rocker
writer:
Eric Bell (Thin Lizzy cofounder), Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer) and Phil Lynott
publisher:
Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Thin Lizzy22:42
13Born to Be Wild
Krokus3:35
14Cherry Pie
recording of:
Cherry Pie
lyricist:
Jani Lane
composer:
Joey Allen (glam metal guitarist), Jerry Dixon (rock/metal bass guitarist), Jani Lane, Steven Sweet (drummer, member of Warrant) and Erik Turner (guitarist for Warrant)
publisher:
Crab Salad Music, Dick Dragon Music, Dixonyou Music, EMI Virgin Music Australia Pty Ltd, EMI-Virgin Songs, Erik Turner Music, Great Lips Music, Laney Jane Music, Likite Split Music, Rich McBitch Music, Round Hill Works and Virgin Songs, Inc.
Warrant3:13
15Race With the Devil
recording of:
Race With the Devil
writer:
Adrian Gurvitz
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Radio Music Britain and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Girlschool2:54
16In Waves
recording of:
In Waves
Trivium45:04
17Razamanaz
producer:
Roger Glover
publisher:
Intersong Music
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mountain Records (British record company, established early 1970s, best known act is Nazareth) (in 1973)
recording of:
Razamanaz
writer:
Pete Agnew (singer-songwriter and bassist), Manny Charlton (singer-songwriter and guitarist), Dan McCafferty (singer, songwriter) and Darrell Sweet (drummer and songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Mountain Music Ltd.
Nazareth3.653:50
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1Tension Head
additional recording engineer:
Brad Cook (member of Megafaun, producer, songwriter)
recording engineer:
Trina Shoemaker
additional engineer:
Martin Schmelze (task: sequence & assembly)
co-engineer:
Marek
producer:
Chris Goss (US record producer and musician) and Joshua Homme (Queens of the Stone Age frontman)
mixer:
Marek (psy-trance artist)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Nick Oliveri
drums (drum set):
Gene Trautmann
guitar:
Joshua Homme (Queens of the Stone Age frontman)
drums (drum set) technician:
Gersh (drum technician)
guitar technician:
Dan Druff
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2000)
recorded at:
Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States (from 1999-12 until 2000-02)
produced at:
Mates Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Tension Head
writer:
Joshua Homme (Queens of the Stone Age frontman) and Nick Oliveri
publisher:
Board Stiff Music and Natural Light Music
Queens of the Stone Age3.752:55
2The Day I Tried to Live
recording of:
The Day I Tried to Live
lyricist and composer:
Chris Cornell (Soundgarden lead singer)
publisher:
You Make Me Sick I Make Music (in 1994)
Soundgarden5:21
3I, the Jury
recording of:
I, the Jury
Grand Magus4:16
4Heartwork
assistant engineer:
Dave Buchanan and Andrea Wright
engineer:
Keith Andrews
producer:
Colin Richardson (producer/engineer)
bass guitar [bass]:
Jeff Walker (does bass & vocals for Carcass) (from 1993-05-18 until 1993-06-21)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ken Owen (from 1993-05-18 until 1993-06-21)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Michael Amott (Swedish guitarist) (from 1993-05-18 until 1993-06-21) and Bill Steer (from 1993-05-18 until 1993-06-21)
vocals:
Jeff Walker (does bass & vocals for Carcass) (from 1993-05-18 until 1993-06-21)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Earache Records (in 1993), Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2006) and Earache Records Ltd. (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 2021)
recorded at and mixed at:
Parr Street Studios in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom (from 1993-05-18 until 1993-06-21)
music videos:
Heartwork by Carcass (British grindcore/technical death metal)
recording of:
Heartwork (from 1993-05-18 until 1993-06-21)
lyricist:
Jeff Walker (does bass & vocals for Carcass)
composer:
Michael Amott (Swedish guitarist) and Bill Steer
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Carcass3.154:34
5For Victory
engineer:
John Cornfield
producer:
Bolt Thrower (English death metal) and Colin Richardson (producer/engineer)
drums (drum set):
Andrew Whale (UK death metal drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Jo Bench
electric guitar:
Baz Thomson and Gavin Ward
lead vocals:
Karl Willetts
recorded at:
Parr Street Studios in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Sawmills Studio in Golant, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
For Victory (in 1994-08)
lyricist:
Gavin Ward
composer:
Barry Thomson and Gavin Ward
Bolt Thrower2.554:50
6Into the Crypts of Rays
engineer and producer:
Horst Müller (producer)
co-producer:
Martin Eric Ain and Thomas Gabriel Warrior
bass guitar:
Martin Eric Ain (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
guitar and lead vocals:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
membranophone:
Steven Priestly (Celtic Frost drummer) (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1984), Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2018) and Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2018)
recorded at and mixed at:
Caet Studio in Berlin, Germany (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
recording of:
Into the Crypts of Rays (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
lyricist and composer:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior
publisher:
Warner Chappell Overseas Holdings Ltd.
Celtic Frost3.253:41
7I Want Out
engineer:
Tommy Hansen and Tommy Newton
mixer:
Tommy Newton
bass guitar:
Markus Grosskopf (from 1988-05 until 1988-06)
drums (drum set):
Ingo Schwichtenberg (from 1988-05 until 1988-06)
guitar:
Kai Hansen (German metal guitarist & vocalist) (from 1988-05 until 1988-06) and Michael Weikath (from 1988-05 until 1988-06)
lead vocals:
Michael Kiske (from 1988-05 until 1988-06)
recorded at:
Horus Sound Studio in Hannover (Hanover), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 1988-05 until 1988-06)
mixed at:
Horus Sound Studio in Hannover (Hanover), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
recording of:
I Want Out (from 1988-05 until 1988-06)
lyricist and composer:
Kai Hansen (German metal guitarist & vocalist)
publisher:
Maldoror (German publisher) and Wintrup Musikverlag
Helloween4.054:42
8I Wanna Rock
recording engineer and mixer:
Geoff Workman
assistant engineer:
Gary McGachan
engineer:
John Agnello (engineer & producer) and Greg Laney
producer:
Tom Werman
bass guitar:
Mark Mendoza (Twisted Sister bassist) (from 1984-02 until 1984-03)
drums (drum set):
A.J. Pero (from 1984-02 until 1984-03)
electric guitar:
Jay Jay French (from 1984-02 until 1984-03) and Eddie Ojeda (from 1984-02 until 1984-03)
background vocals:
Jay Jay French (from 1984-02 until 1984-03), Mark Mendoza (Twisted Sister bassist) (from 1984-02 until 1984-03), Eddie Ojeda (from 1984-02 until 1984-03), A.J. Pero (from 1984-02 until 1984-03) and Dee Snider (from 1984-02 until 1984-03)
lead vocals:
Dee Snider (from 1984-02 until 1984-03)
arranger:
Twisted Sister and Tom Werman
recorded at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1984-02 until 1984-03), The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1984-02 until 1984-03) and Westlake Audio (former name of Westlake Recording Studios) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1984-02 until 1984-03)
mixed at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 17)
recording of:
I Wanna Rock (from 1984-02 until 1984-03)
lyricist and composer:
Dee Snider
publisher:
Universal Tunes
Twisted Sister4.13:04
9Poison
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since 2009; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1989)
recording of:
Poison
writer:
Desmond Child, Alice Cooper (the singer, active as a solo artist 1975–present) and John McCurry
publisher:
Desmobile Inc., Desmobile Music Co., Inc. (publisher), EMI April Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!), EMI Songs Ltd., Ezra Music, Kat and Mouse Music (, from 1989 to present), MCA Music Ltd., Primary Wave Music Publishing, SBK April Music Inc. (, from 1989 to ????), SBK Songs Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Sony Songs Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Scandinavia, Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures), Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal Music Publishing Group, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd, Universal/MCA Music Publishing Scandinavia AB (Universal MCA Music Scandinavia AB), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Ezra Music Corp. (from 1989 to present)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Alice Cooper4:03
10You Can’t Bring Me Down
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 89)
recording of:
You Can’t Bring Me Down
composer:
Rocky George and Mike Muir
Suicidal Tendencies4.25:49
11Slowly We Rot
engineer and producer:
Scott Burns (record producer) (in 1988)
executive producer:
Monte Conner (in 1988)
mixer:
Scott Burns (record producer), Donald Tardy and John Tardy
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Roadrunner Records (in 1989) and The All Blacks B.V. (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 2001)
recorded at:
Morrisound Recording in Tampa, Florida, United States (in 1988)
recording of:
Slowly We Rot (in 1988)
lyricist:
John Tardy
composer:
Trevor Peres, Donald Tardy and Allen West
Obituary33:38
12Black No. 1 (edit)
engineer:
Michael Marciano (US recording engineer)
producer:
Josh Silver (Type O Negative keyboardist) and Peter Steele (singer, bassist and composer for Type O Negative)
edit of:
Black No. 1 (Little Miss Scare‐All) by Type O Negative
partial recording of:
Black No. 1 (Little Miss Scare‐All)
lyricist and composer:
Peter Steele (singer, bassist and composer for Type O Negative)
Type O Negative4.354:38
13Stranglehold
recording of:
Stranglehold
lyricist and composer:
Ted Nugent
additional writer:
Rob Grange
publisher:
Magicland Music
Ted Nugent8:27
14The Wizard
recording of:
The Wizard
writer:
Mark Clarke (Rock, UK) and Ken Hensley
publisher:
A Tale of Two Ditties, Bron Music, EMI Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Publishing Ltd. and S. Bron Music Co. Ltd.
Uriah Heep3:00
15Mississippi Queen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1969), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (2004–2008) (in 1970) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1974)
recording of:
Mississippi Queen
writer:
Corky Laing, Felix Pappalardi, David Rea and Leslie West
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd. and Upfall Music Corp.
Mountain4.12:33
16Renegade
recording engineer and producer:
Styx (rock band from Chicago)
synthesizer programming:
Dennis DeYoung and Ed Walsh (US synthesizer player & programmer)
assistant engineer:
Harry Andronis and Gary Geppert (engineer)
engineer:
Rob Kingsland and Barry Mraz
assistant producer:
Barry Mraz
bass guitar:
Chuck Panozzo
guitar [lead]:
James Young (member of Styx, guitarist, singer and songwriter)
lead vocals:
Tommy Shaw (of Styx)
arranger:
Styx (rock band from Chicago)
recording of:
Renegade
lyricist and composer:
Tommy Shaw (of Styx)
publisher:
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division), 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division), Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) (from 1978 to present) and Stygian Songs (publishing company for the rock band Styx) (from 1978 to present)
Styx3.44:16
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1Heaven’s on Fire
recording of:
Heaven’s on Fire
writer:
Desmond Child and Paul Stanley (KISS frontman)
publisher:
Hori Productions America Inc., KISS (publisher for the rock band KISS, formerly KISS Songs Inc.) (from 1984 to ????) and Desmobile Inc. (from 1984 to present)
sub-publisher:
大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
KISS3:22
2In the Heat of the Night
recording of:
In the Heat of the Night
writer:
Sean Harris (Diamond Head lead vocalist) and Brian Tatler
Diamond Head4:59
3Since You Been Gone
recording engineer:
Leigh Mantle (in 1979-04) and Dr. Michael Palmer (engineer) (in 1979-04)
engineer:
Gary Edwards (producer, engineer)
producer:
Roger Glover
bass guitar:
Roger Glover (in 1979-04)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Powell (in 1979-04)
guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (in 1979-04)
keyboard:
Don Airey (in 1979-04)
lead vocals:
Graham Bonnet (British rock vocalist) (in 1979-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Incorporated (manufacturer & distribution company, US subsidiary of Polydor International) (in 1979), Polydor Records Inc. (in 1979), PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1979), UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1979) and Universal Records Inc. (not for release label use! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1979)
recorded at:
Château de Pelly in Desingy, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (in 1979-04) and Maison Rouge Mobile Studio (in 1979-04)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 82)
cover recording of:
Since You Been Gone (in 1979-04)
lyricist and composer:
Russ Ballard
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs, BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present)), Complete Music Ltd., EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), Island Music (Island Music Ltd.), Island Music Ltd., Russell Ballard Ltd, Union Square Music Songs Ltd. and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Rainbow43:15
4On March the Saints
recording of:
On March the Saints
lyricist:
Phil Anselmo
composer:
Phil Anselmo, Pepper Keenan and Kirk Windstein
Down34:12
5Abigail
engineer:
Roberto Falcao
assistant producer:
Mikkey Dee (Motörhead/Scorpions drummer Micael Delaouglou) and Michael Denner
producer:
King Diamond (the man)
recording of:
Abigail
lyricist and composer:
King Diamond (the man)
King Diamond4.44:52
6Roots Bloody Roots
additional engineer:
Richard Kaplan
engineer:
Rob Agnello and Chuck Johnson (US nu‐metal engineer)
co-producer:
Sepultura
producer:
Ross Robinson
mixer:
Steve Sisco and Andy Wallace (engineer)
bass guitar:
Paulo Jr.
drums (drum set):
Igor Cavalera
guitar:
Max Cavalera and Andreas Kisser
lead vocals:
Max Cavalera
recording of:
Roots Bloody Roots
lyricist:
Max Cavalera
composer:
Sepultura
publisher:
Rode Ster Music
Sepultura4.13:33
7Tonight I’m Gonna Rock You Tonight
recording engineer and mixer:
Ed Cherney
engineer:
Chris Owens (engineer) (task: 2nd engineer)
producer:
CJ Vanston
recorded at:
The Village (Village Studios, aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Tonight I’m Gonna Rock You Tonight
writer:
Christopher Guest, Michael McKean (actor), Rob Reiner (American actor and filmmaker) and Harry Shearer
Spın̈al Tap42:39
8Caught in a Mosh
assistant engineer:
Chip Schane
engineer:
Eddie Kramer (engineer) and Chris Rutherford
executive producer:
Jon Zazula
producer:
Anthrax (US thrash metal band) and Eddie Kramer (engineer)
assistant mixer:
Francis McSweeney
mixer:
Paul Hamingson and Eddie Kramer (engineer)
bass guitar [bass]:
Frank Bello (US bassist for Anthrax) (from 1986-10 until 1986-12)
drums (drum set):
Charlie Benante (from 1986-10 until 1986-12)
guitar:
Dan Spitz (from 1986-10 until 1986-12)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Scott Ian (from 1986-10 until 1986-12)
lead vocals:
Joe Belladonna (from 1986-10 until 1986-12)
recorded at:
Quadradial Studios in North Miami, Florida, United States (from 1986-10 until 1986-12)
mixed at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 22)
recording of:
Caught in a Mosh (from 1986-10 until 1986-12)
writer:
Joey Belladonna, Frank Bello (US bassist for Anthrax), Charlie Benante, Scott Ian and Dan Spitz
publisher:
Imagem Music, NFP Music, Universal Music–Z Tunes LLC and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Anthrax3.755:01
9Carry On
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Rich Breen (engineer)
miscellaneous support:
Vince Gutman (task: mixing supervision; task: recording supervision)
drums (drum set) [acoustic drums] programming:
Vince Gutman
programming:
Vince Gutman
synclavier programming:
Richard Breen
executive producer:
Jason Flom
producer:
Manowar
bass guitar:
Joey DeMaio
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Scott Columbus
guitar and keyboard:
Ross the Boss
lead vocals:
Eric Adams (Louis Marullo, Manowar)
recorded at and mixed at:
Universal Recording (Chicago, IL, USA) in Chicago, Illinois, United States
recording of:
Carry On (Manowar's song)
lyricist and composer:
Joey DeMaio
Manowar4.154:12
10Metal Health (Bang Your Head)
engineer:
Duane Baron
producer:
Spencer Proffer
drums (drum set):
Frankie Banali (US drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Chuck Wright
electric guitar:
Carlos Cavazo
keyboard:
Pat Regan (American recording 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 (US drummer), Carlos Cavazo, Tony Cavazo and Kevin DuBrow
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Quiet Riot4.25:19
11C’mon Let’s Go
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2026-05-04) (number: 87)
recording of:
C'mon Let's Go
writer:
Kelly Johnson and Kim McAuliffe
publisher:
Leosong Music America
Girlschool33:39
12I Wanna Be Somebody
recording of:
I Wanna Be Somebody
lyricist and composer:
Blackie Lawless
writer:
Steven Duren
W.A.S.P.3:45
13Alcatraz
cover recording of:
Alcatraz
lyricist and composer:
Leon Russell
Nazareth4:23
14Hang Tough
additional recording engineer:
George Cowan (US engineer)
assistant engineer:
George Cowan (US engineer) and Vic Deyglio
engineer:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson)
producer and mixer:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson) and Steve Thompson (producer)
bass guitar:
Brian Wheat
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Troy Luccketta
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Frank Hannon (hard rock guitarist)
lead vocals:
Jeff Keith
recorded at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States
mixed at:
Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Hang Tough
writer:
Frank Hannon (hard rock guitarist), Jeff Keith, Troy Luccketta, Tommy Skeoch and Brian Wheat
publisher:
コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (Consortium Music Publishing, CF Division) (ended), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) (ended), City Kidd Music, Round Hill Songs Tesla, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Tesla2.454:23
15Breaking the Law
engineer:
Lou Austin (engineering)
producer:
Tom Allom
drums (drum set):
Dave Holland (British rock drummer) (from 1980-01 until 1980-02)
electric bass guitar:
Ian Hill (UK bassist for Judas Priest) (from 1980-01 until 1980-02)
electric guitar:
Kenneth Downing (from 1980-01 until 1980-02) and Glenn Tipton (from 1980-01 until 1980-02)
lead vocals:
Rob Halford (from 1980-01 until 1980-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records (manufacturer/distributor, not for release label use!) (in 1980), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! UK subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment) (in 1980), Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1980), Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1980) and Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 2026)
recorded at:
Startling Studios (Tittenhurst Park) in Ascot, Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom (from 1980-01 until 1980-02)
music videos:
Breaking the Law (music video) by Judas Priest
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 4), VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 12) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
Breaking the Law (from 1980-01 until 1980-02)
writer:
Kenneth Downing, Rob Halford and Glenn Tipton
publisher:
Crewglen Ltd., Ebonytree Ltd, EMI April Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing France, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Songs Ltd., Geargate Ltd. (publishing for K. K. Downing), Reach Global (UK) Limited, Reach Music Publishing, Inc., Round Hill Songs II and Warner Chappell Music France
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
Judas Priest4.152:35
16Easy Livin’
recording engineer:
Peter Gallen (from 1972-03 until 1972-04)
assistant engineer:
Ashley Howe
engineer:
Peter Gallen
producer:
Gerry Bron
mixer:
Rafe McKenna
drums (drum set):
Lee Kerslake (from 1972-03 until 1972-04)
electric bass guitar:
Gary Thain (bass) (from 1972-03 until 1972-04)
guitar:
Mick Box (from 1972-03 until 1972-04)
organ:
Ken Hensley (from 1972-03 until 1972-04)
vocals:
David Byron (from 1972-03 until 1972-04)
arranger:
Uriah Heep (British prog/hard rock)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bronze (in 1972), Bronze Records Ltd. (in 1972), Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1972), Legacy Records Ltd. (in 1972), Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1972, in 2017), Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2018) and Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2018)
recorded at:
Lansdowne Studios (known as CTS Lansdowne Studios since 1987) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1972-03 until 1972-04) and Astoria Theatre (London) in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 2003-11-08)
produced at:
Lansdowne Studios (known as CTS Lansdowne Studios since 1987) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Easy Livin’ (from 1972-03 until 1972-04)
lyricist and composer:
Ken Hensley
publisher:
A Tale of Two Ditties, Bron Music, EMI Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Publishing Ltd., S. Bron Music Co. Ltd., Sidney Bron Music (also spelled “Sydney”) and Umble Tunes Ltd.
Uriah Heep4.252:37