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09/06/2024

𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐑𝐘𝐏𝐓𝐒 - 𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐀𝐋𝐁𝐔𝐌 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐒 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝐑𝐎𝐂𝐊 & 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐕𝐘 𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐋…

The Absence released their debut full-length studio album “From Your Grave” on September 6th, 2005 via Metal Blade Records.

(Pictured is the original Metal Blade release).

𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱:
The Absence is an American Melodic Death Metal band from Tampa, Florida. Their style has been described as aggressive Thrash Metal with Scandinavian Metal influences.

The Absence are a band whose furious guitar work, monstrous vocals, and pummeling rhythms have won them the approval of discerning fans of Extreme Metal. The band were formed in 2001 by vocalist Jamie Stewart and guitarist Patrick Pintavalle; both were veterans of the Tampa Metal community but believed that the scene was growing stale and needed fresh blood. At the time, both Stewart and Pintavalle were fans of the then-new breed of Scandinavian Metal, which they embraced as a key inspiration as they assembled the first lineup of The Absence; they made their debut in 2002, playing an opening set for Mastodon. However, neither Stewart nor Pintavalle were happy with the group's progress, and they began working up material with two like-minded friends, guitarist Peter Joseph and drummer Jeramie Kling. While they were all pleased with the results, Joseph and Kling were busy with another band and couldn't commit to the band full-time. However, in time that changed, and in 2005 Stewart, Pintavalle, Joseph, Kling, and bassist Nick Calaci came together as The Absence and recorded a demo that impressed Metal Blade Records enough to sign the band. — AllMusic Bio.

In the fall of 2005, after The Absence released “From Your Grave”, the group toured extensively in support of the disc, both as a headliner and opening for the likes of ION DISSONANCE, Entombed, Through The Eyes Of The Dead, Dead To Fall, and Nuclear Assault.

𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗿: 𝙰𝚕𝚕 𝚒𝚗𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚒𝚜 𝚙𝚞𝚋𝚕𝚒𝚌 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠𝚕𝚎𝚍𝚐𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚒𝚜 𝚐𝚊𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝚜𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚌𝚎𝚜 (𝚒.𝚎; 𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚊𝚣𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚜, 𝚗𝚎𝚠𝚜𝚙𝚊𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚜, 𝚘𝚛 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚗𝚎𝚝). 𝙸𝚗𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚆𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚜 𝚍𝚘𝚎𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚌𝚕𝚊𝚒𝚖 𝚘𝚠𝚗𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚙 𝚘𝚏 𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝚠𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚗 𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚊𝚕 𝚞𝚗𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚜𝚒𝚐𝚗𝚎𝚍 𝚋𝚢 𝚊 𝚖𝚎𝚖𝚋𝚎𝚛 𝚘𝚏 𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚏𝚏. 𝙰𝚗𝚢 𝚛𝚎𝚟𝚒𝚎𝚠𝚜 𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚑𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚕 𝚛𝚎𝚏𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎 . 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚟𝚒𝚎𝚠𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚘𝚙𝚒𝚗𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜 𝚎𝚡𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚍 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚊𝚕𝚠𝚊𝚢𝚜 𝚜𝚞𝚙𝚙𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚎𝚍 (𝚒𝚗 𝚏𝚞𝚕𝚕 𝚘𝚛 𝚒𝚗 𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚝) 𝚋𝚢 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙨. — 𝙀.𝙉. 𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙨

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09/06/2024

𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐑𝐘𝐏𝐓𝐒 - 𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐀𝐋𝐁𝐔𝐌 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐒 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝐑𝐎𝐂𝐊 & 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐕𝐘 𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐋…

Obituary released their fourth studio album, “World Demise” on September 6th, 1994 via Roadrunner Records.

(Pictured are the original Roadrunner CD release and the cassette single for “Don’t Care”)

The album was produced by Scott Burns and Obituary & was recorded from 1993-1994 at Morrisound Recording, Tampa, Florida. It was mastered by George Marino (R.I.P. 2012) at Sterling Sound, New York, NY.

A single for “Don’t Care” was released on July 26, 1994, and a music video was also filmed for the track to promote “World Demise”.

The track, “Kill For Me” contains "a sample from RM Arts Presents: Repercussions, a Celebration of African American Music".

Although “World Demise” did not sell as well as “The End Complete”, it still managed to reach the top 100 in several territories, including the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands. In support of “World Demise”, the band toured the US with Na**lm Death and a then-unknown Machine Head, and Europe with Pitchshifter and EYEHATEGOD.

“World Demise” was reissued by Roadrunner Records on January 27th 2004 as a part of Roadrunner's Two from the Vault series remastered along with “The End Complete” on 2 CD's, CD 2 has the same bonus tracks as the 1998 reissue.

Rest In Peace Frank Watkins (February 19, 1968 - October 18, 2015)

Rest In Peace George Marino (April 15, 1947 - June 4, 2012)

𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗿: 𝙰𝚕𝚕 𝚒𝚗𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚒𝚜 𝚙𝚞𝚋𝚕𝚒𝚌 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠𝚕𝚎𝚍𝚐𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚒𝚜 𝚐𝚊𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝚜𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚌𝚎𝚜 (𝚒.𝚎; 𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚊𝚣𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚜, 𝚗𝚎𝚠𝚜𝚙𝚊𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚜, 𝚘𝚛 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚗𝚎𝚝). 𝙸𝚗𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚆𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚜 𝚍𝚘𝚎𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚌𝚕𝚊𝚒𝚖 𝚘𝚠𝚗𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚙 𝚘𝚏 𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝚠𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚗 𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚊𝚕 𝚞𝚗𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚜𝚒𝚐𝚗𝚎𝚍 𝚋𝚢 𝚊 𝚖𝚎𝚖𝚋𝚎𝚛 𝚘𝚏 𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚏𝚏. 𝙰𝚗𝚢 𝚛𝚎𝚟𝚒𝚎𝚠𝚜 𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚑𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚕 𝚛𝚎𝚏𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎 . 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚟𝚒𝚎𝚠𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚘𝚙𝚒𝚗𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜 𝚎𝚡𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚍 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚊𝚕𝚠𝚊𝚢𝚜 𝚜𝚞𝚙𝚙𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚎𝚍 (𝚒𝚗 𝚏𝚞𝚕𝚕 𝚘𝚛 𝚒𝚗 𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚝) 𝚋𝚢 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙨. — 𝙀.𝙉. 𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙨

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09/06/2024

𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐑𝐘𝐏𝐓𝐒 - 𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐀𝐋𝐁𝐔𝐌 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐒 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝐑𝐎𝐂𝐊 & 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐕𝐘 𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐋…

Satyricon released their fourth studio album, “Rebel Extravaganza” on September 6th, 1999 via MoonFog Productions.

𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱:
Satyr viewed “Rebel Extravaganza” as an album that embodies both inhuman and anti-human characteristics: "The lyrics are very misanthropic and I feel the album itself is quite cold and cynical. It's not that emotional, it's more lifeless in a way."

While the album incorporates industrial elements, Frost contended that this aspect of the album has been overblown: "I don't hear as much of an industrial influence in Satyricon's music...I know that several people found “Rebel Extravaganza” to have lots of industrial qualities and influences, but I can hear them in very few places, not dominating the album in any way."

On the album, the band have commented that Black Metal "had come to a point where romance and bloodsucking seemed more important than darkness and extremity".

𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗿: 𝙰𝚕𝚕 𝚒𝚗𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚒𝚜 𝚙𝚞𝚋𝚕𝚒𝚌 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠𝚕𝚎𝚍𝚐𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚒𝚜 𝚐𝚊𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝚜𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚌𝚎𝚜 (𝚒.𝚎; 𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚊𝚣𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚜, 𝚗𝚎𝚠𝚜𝚙𝚊𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚜, 𝚘𝚛 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚗𝚎𝚝). 𝙸𝚗𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚆𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚜 𝚍𝚘𝚎𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚌𝚕𝚊𝚒𝚖 𝚘𝚠𝚗𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚙 𝚘𝚏 𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝚠𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚗 𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚊𝚕 𝚞𝚗𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚜𝚒𝚐𝚗𝚎𝚍 𝚋𝚢 𝚊 𝚖𝚎𝚖𝚋𝚎𝚛 𝚘𝚏 𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚏𝚏. 𝙰𝚗𝚢 𝚛𝚎𝚟𝚒𝚎𝚠𝚜 𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚑𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚕 𝚛𝚎𝚏𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎 . 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚟𝚒𝚎𝚠𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚘𝚙𝚒𝚗𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜 𝚎𝚡𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚍 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚊𝚕𝚠𝚊𝚢𝚜 𝚜𝚞𝚙𝚙𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚎𝚍 (𝚒𝚗 𝚏𝚞𝚕𝚕 𝚘𝚛 𝚒𝚗 𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚝) 𝚋𝚢 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙨. — 𝙀.𝙉. 𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙨

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09/04/2024

𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐑𝐘𝐏𝐓𝐒 - 𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐀𝐋𝐁𝐔𝐌 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐒 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝐑𝐎𝐂𝐊 & 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐕𝐘 𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐋…

RUSH released their second official compilation “Chronicles” on September 4th, 1990 via Anthem/Mercury Records.

The collection was the band's first album to be released in the 1990s, though it was assembled without the participation of the band. A companion edition of RUSH music videos from 1981 to 1987, titled “Chronicles: The Video Collection”, was also released on VHS and laserdisc. The video edition was re-named, and re-released on a single DVD in 2001, titled “RUSH Chronicles – The DVD Collection”, with two additional video tracks that are hidden Easter eggs.

𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀’ 𝗔𝗹𝗯𝘂𝗺𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗩𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼𝘀:
Listen to the “Chronicles” via Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/chronicles-remastered/1440655875

Listen to “Chronicles” via Spotify: Chronicles https://open.spotify.com/album/5mf2xdvPd0I88j9jxUWMNM

Watch the Official Music Video for “Fly By Night” via YouTube: https://youtu.be/nEVDZl5UvN4

Watch the Official Music Video for “Anthem” via YouTube: https://youtu.be/3oEQuzHp5I0

Watch the Official Music Video for “A Farewell to Kings” via YouTube: https://youtu.be/eV-5iNu6Sd8

Watch the Official Music Video for “Closer to the Heart” via YouTube: https://youtu.be/kyhW2v0NDM0

Watch the Official Music Video for “The Trees” via YouTube: https://youtu.be/JnC88xBPkkc

Watch the Official Music Video for “The Spirit of Radio” via YouTube: https://youtu.be/g_QtO0Rhp0w

Watch the Official Music Video for “Tom Sawyer” via YouTube: https://youtu.be/auLBLk4ibAk

Watch the Official Music Video for “Limelight” via YouTube: https://youtu.be/ZiRuj2_czzw

Watch the Official Music Video for “Subdivisions” via YouTube: https://youtu.be/EYYdQB0mkEU

Watch the Official Music Video for “Distant Early Warning” via YouTube: https://youtu.be/wrDj5XvZXX4

Watch the Official Music Video for “The Big Money” via YouTube: https://youtu.be/WQgu0MpnKq8

Watch the Official Music Video for “Time Stands Still” via YouTube: https://youtu.be/dMSFqXGZ5TQ

Watch the Official Music Video for “Show Don’t Tell” via YouTube: https://youtu.be/sAoL5cqwM1I

Watch the Official Music Video for “Lock and Key” (DVD only) via YouTube: https://youtu.be/MLGgzN8Kd7Q

Watch the Official Music Video for “The Enemy Within” (DVD only) via YouTube: https://youtu.be/wziJqdq4LcA

Watch the Official Music Video for “Afterimage” (DVD only) via YouTube: https://youtu.be/aalJT3GS_m8

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𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗿: 𝙰𝚕𝚕 𝚒𝚗𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚒𝚜 𝚙𝚞𝚋𝚕𝚒𝚌 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠𝚕𝚎𝚍𝚐𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚒𝚜 𝚐𝚊𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝚜𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚌𝚎𝚜 (𝚒.𝚎; 𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚊𝚣𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚜, 𝚗𝚎𝚠𝚜𝚙𝚊𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚜, 𝚘𝚛 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚗𝚎𝚝). 𝙸𝚗𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚆𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚜 𝚍𝚘𝚎𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚌𝚕𝚊𝚒𝚖 𝚘𝚠𝚗𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚙 𝚘𝚏 𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝚠𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚗 𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚊𝚕 𝚞𝚗𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚜𝚒𝚐𝚗𝚎𝚍 𝚋𝚢 𝚊 𝚖𝚎𝚖𝚋𝚎𝚛 𝚘𝚏 𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚏𝚏. 𝙰𝚗𝚢 𝚛𝚎𝚟𝚒𝚎𝚠𝚜 𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚑𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚕 𝚛𝚎𝚏𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎 . 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚟𝚒𝚎𝚠𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚘𝚙𝚒𝚗𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜 𝚎𝚡𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚍 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚊𝚕𝚠𝚊𝚢𝚜 𝚜𝚞𝚙𝚙𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚎𝚍 (𝚒𝚗 𝚏𝚞𝚕𝚕 𝚘𝚛 𝚒𝚗 𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚝) 𝚋𝚢 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙨. — 𝙀.𝙉. 𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙨

09/04/2024

𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐑𝐘𝐏𝐓𝐒 - 𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐀𝐋𝐁𝐔𝐌 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐒 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝐑𝐎𝐂𝐊 & 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐕𝐘 𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐋…

Norwegian Black Metallers Satyricon released their eponymous eighth studio album via Warner Music in Japan on September 4th, 2013.

It was released throughout Europe on September 9th, 2013 via Roadrunner Records, and released on September 17th, 2013 in USA and Canada via Nuclear Blast Records. It is their first topping VG-lista, the official Norwegian Albums Chart.

“Satyricon” was recorded using analog equipment at Studio Stabbur, Propeller Studios & Studio X. It was also mixed at Studio X. Artwork created by Fredrik Melby.

A music video was made for "Phoenix".

"Tro og kraft" (track 2) means "faith and power" in Norwegian; "Natt" (track 10) means "night".

𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗿: 𝙰𝚕𝚕 𝚒𝚗𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚒𝚜 𝚙𝚞𝚋𝚕𝚒𝚌 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠𝚕𝚎𝚍𝚐𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚒𝚜 𝚐𝚊𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝚜𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚌𝚎𝚜 (𝚒.𝚎; 𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚊𝚣𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚜, 𝚗𝚎𝚠𝚜𝚙𝚊𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚜, 𝚘𝚛 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚗𝚎𝚝). 𝙸𝚗𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚆𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚜 𝚍𝚘𝚎𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚌𝚕𝚊𝚒𝚖 𝚘𝚠𝚗𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚙 𝚘𝚏 𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝚠𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚗 𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚊𝚕 𝚞𝚗𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚜𝚒𝚐𝚗𝚎𝚍 𝚋𝚢 𝚊 𝚖𝚎𝚖𝚋𝚎𝚛 𝚘𝚏 𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚏𝚏. 𝙰𝚗𝚢 𝚛𝚎𝚟𝚒𝚎𝚠𝚜 𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚑𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚕 𝚛𝚎𝚏𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎 . 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚟𝚒𝚎𝚠𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚘𝚙𝚒𝚗𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜 𝚎𝚡𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚍 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚊𝚕𝚠𝚊𝚢𝚜 𝚜𝚞𝚙𝚙𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚎𝚍 (𝚒𝚗 𝚏𝚞𝚕𝚕 𝚘𝚛 𝚒𝚗 𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚝) 𝚋𝚢 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙨. — 𝙀.𝙉. 𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙨

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09/04/2024

𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐑𝐘𝐏𝐓𝐒 - 𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐀𝐋𝐁𝐔𝐌 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐒 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝐑𝐎𝐂𝐊 & 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐕𝐘 𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐋…

Swedish Death Metal band Aeon released their second full-length studio album “Rise to Dominate” on September 3rd, 2007 via Metal Blade Records.

𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗔𝗲𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 “𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗗𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲”:
In April 2006, the band toured with Cannibal Co**se in Europe and signed a record deal with Metal Blade Records in July. Hjelm departed from Aeon in mid-2006, but Max Carlberg filled his position in September. The second full-length album, “Rise to Dominate”, was recorded in April 2007 at Empire Studio, mixed and mastered by Dan Swanö at Unisound Studios and released in September 2007. Fjellström joined Dark Funeral on a tour in October 2007, but rejoined Aeon in February 2008.

During 2008, Aeon started to work on the next studio album. In January 2009, the band toured in Europe with Hate Eternal, Misery Index and See You Next Tuesday. In September, Carlberg departed and was replaced by Victor Brandt of Satyricon. The members commented Carlberg's departure: "Being on tour in a not-so-known Death Metal band like Aeon often means really tough conditions and bad economy. We totally understand that not everyone can put up with this way of life."

𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗿: 𝙰𝚕𝚕 𝚒𝚗𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚒𝚜 𝚙𝚞𝚋𝚕𝚒𝚌 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠𝚕𝚎𝚍𝚐𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚒𝚜 𝚐𝚊𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝚜𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚌𝚎𝚜 (𝚒.𝚎; 𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚊𝚣𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚜, 𝚗𝚎𝚠𝚜𝚙𝚊𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚜, 𝚘𝚛 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚗𝚎𝚝). 𝙸𝚗𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚆𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚜 𝚍𝚘𝚎𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚌𝚕𝚊𝚒𝚖 𝚘𝚠𝚗𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚙 𝚘𝚏 𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝚠𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚗 𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚊𝚕 𝚞𝚗𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚜𝚒𝚐𝚗𝚎𝚍 𝚋𝚢 𝚊 𝚖𝚎𝚖𝚋𝚎𝚛 𝚘𝚏 𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚏𝚏. 𝙰𝚗𝚢 𝚛𝚎𝚟𝚒𝚎𝚠𝚜 𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚑𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚕 𝚛𝚎𝚏𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎 . 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚟𝚒𝚎𝚠𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚘𝚙𝚒𝚗𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜 𝚎𝚡𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚍 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚊𝚕𝚠𝚊𝚢𝚜 𝚜𝚞𝚙𝚙𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚎𝚍 (𝚒𝚗 𝚏𝚞𝚕𝚕 𝚘𝚛 𝚒𝚗 𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚝) 𝚋𝚢 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙨. — 𝙀.𝙉. 𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙨

#ᴀᴇᴏɴʙᴀɴᴅ #ʜᴀᴛᴇᴛʜᴇᴍ

09/03/2024

𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐑𝐘𝐏𝐓𝐒 - 𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐀𝐋𝐁𝐔𝐌 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐒 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝐑𝐎𝐂𝐊 & 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐕𝐘 𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐋…

Pestilence released their third studio album “Testimony of the Ancients” on September 3rd, 1991 via Roadrunner Records.

Some sources indicate that the album was released on September 3rd and others suggest it was released on September 6th of 1991.

(Pictured is the original 1991 Roadrunner release)

𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 “𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀”:
Following the departure of former bassist/vocalist Martin VanDrunen, guitarist Patrick Mameli took over vocal duties. Mameli steered the band towards a more melodic and technical approach. The resulting concept album, “Testimony of the Ancients” contrasted brutal death metal riffs with melodic interludes and tackled what John Serba describes as, "strangely philosophical, and oddly compelling, subject matter". After each song on the album, there was an instrumental outro track. This attempt to push the boundaries of death metal, at a time when the scene was saturated with copycat "one track minded" bands, mirrored the efforts of fellow progressive bands Atheist and Death who released “Unquestionable Presence” and “Human” respectively in 1991, the same year as “Testimony”. The album can also be seen as a stepping stone on the way to the following Pestilence album “Spheres”, which departed still further from traditional death metal and headed towards jazz fusion.

“Testimony of the Ancients” was reissued, along with Consuming Impulse, on Roadrunner Records' Two from the Vault series.

𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗿: 𝙰𝚕𝚕 𝚒𝚗𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚒𝚜 𝚙𝚞𝚋𝚕𝚒𝚌 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠𝚕𝚎𝚍𝚐𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚒𝚜 𝚐𝚊𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝚜𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚌𝚎𝚜 (𝚒.𝚎; 𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚊𝚣𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚜, 𝚗𝚎𝚠𝚜𝚙𝚊𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚜, 𝚘𝚛 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚗𝚎𝚝). 𝙸𝚗𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚆𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚜 𝚍𝚘𝚎𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚌𝚕𝚊𝚒𝚖 𝚘𝚠𝚗𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚙 𝚘𝚏 𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝚠𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚗 𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚊𝚕 𝚞𝚗𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚜𝚒𝚐𝚗𝚎𝚍 𝚋𝚢 𝚊 𝚖𝚎𝚖𝚋𝚎𝚛 𝚘𝚏 𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚏𝚏. 𝙰𝚗𝚢 𝚛𝚎𝚟𝚒𝚎𝚠𝚜 𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚑𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚕 𝚛𝚎𝚏𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎 . 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚟𝚒𝚎𝚠𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚘𝚙𝚒𝚗𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜 𝚎𝚡𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚍 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚊𝚕𝚠𝚊𝚢𝚜 𝚜𝚞𝚙𝚙𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚎𝚍 (𝚒𝚗 𝚏𝚞𝚕𝚕 𝚘𝚛 𝚒𝚗 𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚝) 𝚋𝚢 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙨. — 𝙀.𝙉. 𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙨

09/03/2024

𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐑𝐘𝐏𝐓𝐒 - 𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐀𝐋𝐁𝐔𝐌 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐒 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝐑𝐎𝐂𝐊 & 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐕𝐘 𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐋…

Entombed released their seventh full-length studio album “Morning Star” on September 3rd, 2001 via Threeman Recordings / Music For Nations.

The album is more experimental than previous efforts, and shows the band returning to a more traditional Death Metal sound overall, though without completely abandoning elements of Death 'N' Roll. The album also introduces a handful of straightforward, fast-paced Death/Thrash tracks, a first for the band at the time.

A video was made for the track "I for an Eye".

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘀:
The lyrics for the song "I For An Eye" were written by Orvar Säfström who was also stand-in vocalist for the band in 1991 on the EP “Crawl”.

The song "When It Hits Home" is influenced by the 1997 film The Devil's Advocate.

The lyrics to "Chief Rebel Angel" are in several cases based on quotes from The Devil's Advocate film:

• John Milton: "I'm here on the ground with my nose in it since the whole thing began! I've nurtured every sensation man has been inspired to have! I cared about what he wanted and I never judged him! Why? Because I never rejected him, in spite of all his imperfections! I'm a fan of man!"

• John Milton: "Don't get too cocky, my boy. No matter how good you are... ...don't let them see you coming. That's the gaffe, my friend. You gotta keep yourself small. Innocuous. Be the little guy. You know, the nerd, the l***r. The sh*tkicking surfer. Look at me. Underestimated from day one. You'd never think I was a master of the universe, would you?"

• John Milton: "I have been watching. Couldn't help myself. Watching. Waiting. Holding my breath. But I'm no puppeteer, Kevin. I don't make things happen. Doesn't work like that. ... It's like butterfly wings. Once touched, they never get off the ground. I only set the stage. You pull your own strings."

In 2001, the band worked with performance artists Carina Reich and Bogdan Szyberb, and the Royal Swedish Ballet. The production was entitled “Unreal Estate”.

𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 “𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿”:
The album gets a stellar review by AllMusic, ending with this recommendation: "Any fan of quality underground Metal should find this to be a superb effort from an underrated band."

𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗿: 𝙰𝚕𝚕 𝚒𝚗𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚒𝚜 𝚙𝚞𝚋𝚕𝚒𝚌 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠𝚕𝚎𝚍𝚐𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚒𝚜 𝚐𝚊𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝚜𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚌𝚎𝚜 (𝚒.𝚎; 𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚊𝚣𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚜, 𝚗𝚎𝚠𝚜𝚙𝚊𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚜, 𝚘𝚛 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚗𝚎𝚝). 𝙸𝚗𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚆𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚜 𝚍𝚘𝚎𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚌𝚕𝚊𝚒𝚖 𝚘𝚠𝚗𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚙 𝚘𝚏 𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝚠𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚗 𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚊𝚕 𝚞𝚗𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚜𝚒𝚐𝚗𝚎𝚍 𝚋𝚢 𝚊 𝚖𝚎𝚖𝚋𝚎𝚛 𝚘𝚏 𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚏𝚏. 𝙰𝚗𝚢 𝚛𝚎𝚟𝚒𝚎𝚠𝚜 𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚑𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚕 𝚛𝚎𝚏𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎 . 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚟𝚒𝚎𝚠𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚘𝚙𝚒𝚗𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜 𝚎𝚡𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚍 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚊𝚕𝚠𝚊𝚢𝚜 𝚜𝚞𝚙𝚙𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚎𝚍 (𝚒𝚗 𝚏𝚞𝚕𝚕 𝚘𝚛 𝚒𝚗 𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚝) 𝚋𝚢 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙨. — 𝙀.𝙉. 𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙨

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09/03/2024

𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐑𝐘𝐏𝐓𝐒 - 𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐀𝐋𝐁𝐔𝐌 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐒 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝐑𝐎𝐂𝐊 & 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐕𝐘 𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐋…

Overkill released their fifth full-length studio album “Horrorscope” on September 3rd, 1991 via Atlantic and Megaforce Records.

(Pictured is the original 1991 Megaforce/Atlantic Records release)

It was the first Overkill album to feature the duo of guitarists Merritt Gant and Rob Cannavino, and the last to be released through Megaforce; although they remained on Atlantic until 1995.

𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 “𝗛𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗲”:
Following the departure of longtime guitarist and songwriter Bobby Gustafson, who left the band due to a feud with its founding members Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth (vocalist) and D. D. Verni (bassist), Overkill added two new guitarists in Cannavino (who had been Gustafson's guitar technician) and Gant (previously from Thrash Metal band Faith or Fear). Drummer Sid Falck left the band during the “Horrorscope Tour” in 1992, being replaced by former M.O.D. drummer Tim Mallare.

Videos were filmed for the albums title track and the song “Thanx For Nothin’”.

𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗹𝗯𝘂𝗺 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲:
AllMusic's Eduardo Rivadavia gave “Horrorscope” a positive review, awarding it 4.5 stars out of five and stating, "The insecurity felt among Overkill fans by the departure of founding guitarist and key songwriter Bobby Gustafson in 1990 ultimately proved unfounded when the New York Thrashers' expanded two-guitar lineup—featuring Rob Cannavino and Merritt Gant—arguably delivered the finest effort of the group's career in 1991's Horrorscope.”

The album reached No. 29 on the U.S. Billboard Heatseekers chart and as of 2010 remains Overkill's best-selling album of the Nielsen SoundScan era, having sold over 120,000 copies in the U.S.

In a 2013 article by WhatCulture!, the album was ranked fourth on their list of "10 Greatest Thrash Metal Albums of All Time".

𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗿: 𝙰𝚕𝚕 𝚒𝚗𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚒𝚜 𝚙𝚞𝚋𝚕𝚒𝚌 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠𝚕𝚎𝚍𝚐𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚒𝚜 𝚐𝚊𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝚜𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚌𝚎𝚜 (𝚒.𝚎; 𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚊𝚣𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚜, 𝚗𝚎𝚠𝚜𝚙𝚊𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚜, 𝚘𝚛 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚗𝚎𝚝). 𝙸𝚗𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚆𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚜 𝚍𝚘𝚎𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚌𝚕𝚊𝚒𝚖 𝚘𝚠𝚗𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚙 𝚘𝚏 𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝚠𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚗 𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚊𝚕 𝚞𝚗𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚜𝚒𝚐𝚗𝚎𝚍 𝚋𝚢 𝚊 𝚖𝚎𝚖𝚋𝚎𝚛 𝚘𝚏 𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚏𝚏. 𝙰𝚗𝚢 𝚛𝚎𝚟𝚒𝚎𝚠𝚜 𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚑𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚕 𝚛𝚎𝚏𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎 . 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚟𝚒𝚎𝚠𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚘𝚙𝚒𝚗𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜 𝚎𝚡𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚍 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚊𝚕𝚠𝚊𝚢𝚜 𝚜𝚞𝚙𝚙𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚎𝚍 (𝚒𝚗 𝚏𝚞𝚕𝚕 𝚘𝚛 𝚒𝚗 𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚝) 𝚋𝚢 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙨. — 𝙀.𝙉. 𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙨

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09/03/2024

𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐑𝐘𝐏𝐓𝐒 - 𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐀𝐋𝐁𝐔𝐌 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐒 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝐑𝐎𝐂𝐊 & 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐕𝐘 𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐋…

Iron Maiden released their fifth full-length studio album “Powerslave” on September 3rd, 1984 via EMI Records in Europe and its sister label Capitol Records in North America.

It was re-released by Sanctuary and Columbia Records in the United States in 2002.

The album's cover artwork is notable for its Ancient Egyptian theme. That theme, taken from the title track, was carried over to the album's supporting tour, the “World Slavery Tour”. This began in Warsaw, Poland, on August 9, 1984; it is widely regarded as being the band's longest and most arduous tour to date, and led to the live album “Live After Death”.

The release contains a musical re-telling of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”, the lyrics of which include some lines from the poem. At 13 minutes and 45 seconds in length, this was Iron Maiden's longest song for over 30 years until it was surpassed by the 18-minute "Empire of the Clouds" from the 2015 album “The Book of Souls”.

“Powerslave” is notable as the band's first album to feature the same personnel as their previous studio release. This lineup would remain intact for two further studio releases. It is also their last album to date to feature an instrumental piece, and the only one on which longtime member and guitarist Dave Murray does not have a songwriting credit.

"2 Minutes to Midnight" and "Aces High" were released as singles.

𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 “𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘃𝗲”:
Following the conclusion of their highly successful “World Piece Tour” in December 1983, during which Iron Maiden headlined large venues and arenas in the US for the first time in their career, the band took three weeks off in January 1984, before regrouping at Le Chalet Hotel in Jersey where they rehearsed for six weeks. As with “Powerslave's” predecessor “Piece of Mind” (1983), this was where most of the album's writing took place; the band then began recording it at Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas.

Bassist Steve Harris recalled how, under time pressure, the song "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" was written in a relatively short space of time. Influenced by Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem of the same name (drawing heavily from his 1815–16 gloss), the song directly quotes two passages from the poem, the former including the famous lines: 'Water, water everywhere – nor any drop to drink'. At over thirteen minutes long, the track contains several distinct sections with differing moods and would become a fan favourite. During the 2008–09 Somewhere Back in Time World Tour, guitarist Dave Murray, vocalist Bruce Dickinson and Harris cited the song as their favorite to play live.

Once finished, the band undertook another short break while the album was mixed at Electric Lady Studios, New York, before reconvening in Fort Lauderdale, Florida to rehearse for the “World Slavery Tour”. The tour began in Poland in August 1984 and ended in California in July 1985. The stage set echoed the album cover, including monumental pedestals several stories high, atop which the musicians appeared at times during the show. The set amply filled even the gigantic proscenium of Radio City Music Hall. The tour was the first time a Heavy Metal band had taken a full set behind the Iron Curtain, visiting Poland and Hungary, a landmark achievement at the time. It continued into South America – the first time the band had toured there – where they played to an estimated audience of 300,000 at the inaugural Rock in Rio as special guests of the band Queen. The “Live After Death” album and video, recorded over four nights at Long Beach Arena in LA and Hammersmith Odeon in London, were also released; these respectively peaked at No. 2 and No. 1 in the UK charts.

In total, the tour was eleven months long and touched 28 countries. “Powerslave” debuted at No. 2 in the UK Albums Chart, as a result of their record company EMI's third “Now That's What I Call Music!” Pop compilation. According to both Nicko McBrain and Adrian Smith, “Powerslave” began making Iron Maiden famous "very fast, very quickly", such as in Brazil, where hundreds of fans waited outside hotels and restaurants for the band.

The song "Flash of the Blade" was included on the soundtrack of Dario Argento's 1985 horror film “Phenomena” and was covered by the American band Avenged Sevenfold on their double live album/DVD Live in the LBC & “Diamonds in the Rough”. Rhapsody Of Fire have also recorded a cover of the song that is featured on the deluxe edition of their album “From Chaos to Eternity”. "Flash of the Blade" can also be heard in the Jem and the Holograms episode "Kimber's Rebellion", just after the cartoon band members return home from Paris, on a boom-box stereo being carried by a passerby.

In 2017, it was ranked 38th on Rolling Stone's list of "100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time".

𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗿: 𝙰𝚕𝚕 𝚒𝚗𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚒𝚜 𝚙𝚞𝚋𝚕𝚒𝚌 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠𝚕𝚎𝚍𝚐𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚒𝚜 𝚐𝚊𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝚜𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚌𝚎𝚜 (𝚒.𝚎; 𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚊𝚣𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚜, 𝚗𝚎𝚠𝚜𝚙𝚊𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚜, 𝚘𝚛 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚗𝚎𝚝). 𝙸𝚗𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚆𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚜 𝚍𝚘𝚎𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚌𝚕𝚊𝚒𝚖 𝚘𝚠𝚗𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚙 𝚘𝚏 𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝚠𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚗 𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚊𝚕 𝚞𝚗𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚜𝚒𝚐𝚗𝚎𝚍 𝚋𝚢 𝚊 𝚖𝚎𝚖𝚋𝚎𝚛 𝚘𝚏 𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚏𝚏. 𝙰𝚗𝚢 𝚛𝚎𝚟𝚒𝚎𝚠𝚜 𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚑𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚕 𝚛𝚎𝚏𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎 . 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚟𝚒𝚎𝚠𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚘𝚙𝚒𝚗𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜 𝚎𝚡𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚍 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚊𝚕𝚠𝚊𝚢𝚜 𝚜𝚞𝚙𝚙𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚎𝚍 (𝚒𝚗 𝚏𝚞𝚕𝚕 𝚘𝚛 𝚒𝚗 𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚝) 𝚋𝚢 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙨. — 𝙀.𝙉. 𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙨

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