Embodying unwavering integrity and serving up uncompromising anthems, The Pretty Reckless s unbelievable twelve-year journey has quietly brought them from sweaty small gigs to successive No. 1 hits, gold plaques, and some of the biggest stages in the world – unprecedented for a rock act this century. Formed in New York City during 2008, the musicians and…
Primal Fear s ferocious new record Metal Commando has been an undisputed highlight of 2020. The German power metal band s 13th full length detonated in the midst of a raging pandemic, leaving no stone unturned in it s path. Right now however, they want to show us something new, a different side to them…
PRIMITIVE MAN return with the extreme, terrifying and confrontational new album, Immersion. True to the band s ethos, every moment on Immersion is overwhelming; from the sonic pummeling on the album opener The Lifer to the brooding, unnerving guitars whirring throughout Entity , Immersion builds and builds. The tension throughout the record is palpable – hair raising tracks such as Menacing…
In a restoration personally overseen by Les Claypool, Primus acclaimed release Sailing The Seas Of Cheese has been newly mixed in stereo for the first time since it s 1991 debut. Released in May of 1991, Sailing The Seas Of Cheese was Primus second studio album and major label debut, featuring the singles Jerry Was…
What s to be said about one of the biggest underground alternative rock phenomenon s of the 90 s first ever best of collection? Simply put, THEY CAN T ALL BE ZINGERS. Primus, with legendary bassist Les Claypool, avant-garde guitarist Larry Ler LaLonde and Tim Herb Alexander s skillful beat-down on the skins, have crafted…
Part of the Backlot series from A&M featuring newly-designed artwork, digital remastering, unreleased tracks and extensive liner notes. Tracks include Conquistador, A Whiter Shade of Pale, A Salty Dog, Whaling Stories, Repent Walpurgis, Shine on Brightly and much more.
Queen were straining at the boundaries of hard rock and heavy metal on Sheer Heart Attack, but they broke down all the barricades on A Night at the Opera, a self-consciously ridiculous and overblown hard rock masterpiece. Using the multi-layered guitars of its predecessor as a foundation, A Night at the Opera encompasses metal (…
You know you re a big band when you release more than one Greatest Hits package a decade apart from one another with barely any spillover and they re both among the biggest selling albums of all time! Queen s very first Greatest Hits compilation was originally released in 1981 and was an instant hit around the…
Two CD set. Queen s greatest-hits collections have contained different track listings throughout the world. In the band s native England they scored more hits than anywhere else, hence their compilations are usually more extensive. When Hollywood Records purchased the U.S. Queen catalog in the early 90s, the label reissued the long out of print…
In Times New Roman… , the 8th studio album from Queens of the Stone Age is raw, brutal & rough around the edges but with a refinement that reveals itself further with each successive listen – and QOTSA founder Joshua Homme s lyrics are as witty and withering than ever. The results are instantly identifiable…
Metal Health is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Quiet Riot, released on March 11, 1983. The album spawned the hit singles Cum On Feel the Noize and Metal Health . It was the band s first album to receive a worldwide release, as the first two were released only in Japan.
Known for their explorative and restless sound, taking influence from old style rock like The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Neil Young and Pink Floyd as well as from electronica and hip hop, each of Radiohead s albums marks a cornerstone in their musical evolution. Although it s more song-driven and acoustic than Kid A (2000),…
The sixth studio album by Radiohead, originally released in 2003, Hail to the Thief was seen as a return to alternative rock, drawing it s sound from every era of the band s existence. Band members described the album as having a more swaggering sound and a relaxed recording process, in contrast to previous tense…
In Rainbows, as a title, implies a sense of comfort and delightfulness. Symbolically, rainbows are more likely to be associated with kittens and warm blankets than the grim and glum circumstances Radiohead is known for soundtracking. There s a slight, if expected, twist at play. The band is more than familiar with the unpleasant moods…