The Heavy Metal Box

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Annotation

Housed in a faux Marshall amp head that goes up to 11 (a cheeky nod to Spinal Tap), this four-disc Rhino box set presents a wildly eclectic look at heavy metal in its various permutations, ranging from glammed-up hard rock to fierce, pummeling thrash. Beginning with late-1960s proto-metal act Iron Butterfly (the organ-tinged "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida") and closing with a '90s track by the revered Brazilian ensemble Sepultura (the rumbling "Dead Embryonic Cells"), the collection covers a lot of ground, making time for the opera-like drama of power metal (see Iron Maiden's "The Number of the Beast" and Helloween's "A Little Time") and the lusty rock of the leather-loving variety ( Spinal Tap's gleefully lewd "Big Bottom" and Poison's "Talk Dirty to Me"). While some may balk at having Great White and Slayer on the same disc, the strength of the compilation is in its diversity, which proves that metal is far from an easily definable genre.

Annotation last modified on 2015-01-08 15:51 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ATCO Records (in 1967)
recording of:
In‐A‐Gadda‐Da‐Vida
lyricist and composer:
Douglas Lloyd Ingle
publisher:
Ten East-Cotillion-Itasca
Iron Butterfly42:54
2Summertime Blues
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1967)
producer:
Abe Kesh
bass and lead vocals:
Dickie Peterson (in 1967)
drums (drum set):
Paul Whaley (in 1967)
guitar:
Leigh Stephens (in 1967)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Inc. (copyrights use only) (in 1968)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 63)
cover recording of:
Summertime Blues (in 1967)
writer:
Jerry Capehart and Eddie Cochran (US rock and roll musician active in 1950s)
publisher:
American Music (publisher), Cinephonic Music Co., Ltd., Elvis Presley Music, Gladys Music, Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Rightsong Music, Viva Music, Inc and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Blue Cheer4.53:46
3Easy 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 (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) and Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1972, in 2017)
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. and Umble Tunes Ltd.
Uriah Heep4.252:37
4Highway Star
recorded in:
Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland (in 1971-12)
assistant engineer:
Jeremy Gee
engineer and mixer:
Martin Birch
producer:
Deep Purple
drums (drum set):
Ian Paice (in 1971-12)
electric bass guitar:
Roger Glover (in 1971-12)
electric guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (in 1971-12)
Hammond organ:
Jon Lord (in 1971-12)
lead vocals:
Ian Gillan (in 1971-12)
recorded at:
Rolling Stones Mobile Studio in United Kingdom (in 1971-12)
recording of:
Highway Star (in 1971-12)
lyricist and composer:
Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing France, HEC Music, Henrees Music co., EMI Music Publishing Japan C.F. division (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Deep Purple4.46:08
5Billion Dollar Babies
producer:
Bob Ezrin
additional guest guitar:
Steve "The Deacon" Hunter (rock guitarist) (from 1972-08 until 1973-01)
bass guitar:
Dennis Dunaway (original bass player for Alice Cooper) (from 1972-08 until 1973-01)
drums (drum set):
Neal Smith (former Alice Cooper drummer) (from 1972-08 until 1973-01)
guitar:
Michael Bruce (of Alice Cooper) (from 1972-08 until 1973-01) and Glen Buxton (American guitarist) (from 1972-08 until 1973-01)
keyboard:
Michael Bruce (of Alice Cooper) (from 1972-08 until 1973-01)
additional guest lead vocals:
Donovan (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (from 1972-08 until 1973-01)
background vocals:
Michael Bruce (of Alice Cooper) (from 1972-08 until 1973-01), Dennis Dunaway (original bass player for Alice Cooper) (from 1972-08 until 1973-01) and Neal Smith (former Alice Cooper drummer) (from 1972-08 until 1973-01)
lead vocals:
Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974) (from 1972-08 until 1973-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1973) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1973)
recording of:
Billion Dollar Babies (from 1972-08 until 1973-01)
writer:
Michael Bruce (of Alice Cooper), Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974) and Reggie Vincent
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Ezra Music (, in 1973), Ezra Music Corp., Ezra Music, Inc., Famous Chappell, Primary Wave Music Publishing, Rockin' Reggie Music, Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Alice Cooper43:39
6Lost Johnny
producer:
Doug Bennett (producer, engineer) and Hawkwind
12 string guitar and guitar:
Dave Brock (UK guitarist/synthesizer singer/songwriter, member of Hawkwind)
bass guitar and guitar:
Lemmy (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (from 1974-05 until 1974-06)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Simon King (drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead)
flute, oboe and saxophone:
Nik Turner
keyboard:
Del Dettmar
mellotron:
Simon House
synthesizer:
Del Dettmar and Simon House
vocals:
Lemmy (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (from 1974-05 until 1974-06)
recorded at and engineered at:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1974-05 until 1974-06)
produced at:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1974)
recording of:
Lost Johnnie (from 1974-05 until 1974-06)
writer:
Mick Farren (UK punk rock musician/journalist) and Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead)
Hawkwind3:29
7Bad Motor Scooter
engineer:
Donn Landee and Steve Jarvis (American engineer and producer)
producer:
Montrose (70s US hard rock band) and Ted Templeman
bass guitar:
Bill Church (Bassist)
drums (drum set):
Denny Carmassi
guitar:
Ronnie Montrose
lead vocals:
Sammy Hagar
recording of:
Bad Motor Scooter
lyricist and composer:
Sammy Hagar
Montrose33:43
8Working Man
producer:
Rush (Canadian rock trio)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Geddy Lee (from 1973-11 until 1973-11-15)
drums (drum set):
John Rutsey (from 1973-11 until 1973-11-15)
guitar:
Alex Lifeson (from 1973-11 until 1973-11-15)
vocals:
Alex Lifeson (from 1973-11 until 1973-11-15) and John Rutsey (from 1973-11 until 1973-11-15)
remixer:
Terry Brown (producer)
arranger:
Rush (Canadian rock trio)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram, Inc.
recorded at:
Eastern Sound in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (in 1973-04) and Toronto Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (from 1973-11 until 1973-11-15)
remixed at:
Toronto Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Working Man (from 1973-11 until 1973-11-15)
lyricist and composer:
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
Rush4.37:12
9Man on the Silver Mountain
producer:
Martin Birch, Ritchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio
mixer:
Martin Birch
bass:
Craig Gruber (from 1975-02-20 until 1975-03-14)
clavinet, electronic organ, mellotron and piano:
Mickey Lee Soule (from 1975-02-20 until 1975-03-14)
drums (drum set):
Gary Driscoll (from 1975-02-20 until 1975-03-14)
guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (from 1975-02-20 until 1975-03-14)
lead vocals:
Ronnie James Dio (from 1975-02-20 until 1975-03-14)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Records Inc. (not for release label use! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1975)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München, Bayern, Germany (from 1975-02-20 until 1975-03-14)
recording of:
Man on the Silver Mountain (from 1975-02-20 until 1975-03-14)
lyricist:
Ronnie James Dio
composer:
Ritchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio
publisher:
Downtown Music UK Ltd. and Owl Music
Rainbow4.354:38
10Detroit Rock City
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram International (responsible for worldwide A&R/rights management/manufacturing/distribution of Philips and affiliated companies) (in 1982)
recording of:
Detroit Rock City
writer:
Bob Ezrin and Paul Stanley (KISS frontman)
publisher:
Café Americana Inc. (ended), KISS Songs Inc. (ended), All by Myself Publishing Company, Hori Productions America Inc. and Intersong U.S.A. (publisher)
sub-publisher:
大洋音楽
is based on:
You’re Much Too Young
KISS53:57
11The Ripper
recording of:
The Ripper
lyricist and composer:
Glenn Tipton
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd.
Judas Priest2:47
12Cat Scratch Fever
engineer:
Tim Geelan and Wayne Tarnowski
producer:
Cliff Davies (British drummer, songwriter and producer), Lew Futterman and Tom Werman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1977) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1977)
part of:
A.V. Club: 15 Songs That Make Diseases (Real and Imaginary) Rock (number: 12)
recording of:
Cat Scratch Fever
lyricist and composer:
Ted Nugent
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd. and Magicland Music
Ted Nugent3.453:39
13Lights Out
recording of:
Lights Out
writer:
Phil Mogg, Andrew Maynard Parker (British rock drummer), Michael Schenker and Pete Way
UFO44:30
14Godzilla
additional engineer:
Thom Panunzio and Corky Stasiak
assistant engineer:
Sam Ginsberg, Jay Krugman, Rod O’Brien, Gray Russell and David Thoener
engineer:
John Jansen (US recording engineer and producer) and Shelly Yakus
producer:
Blue Öyster Cult (US rock band), Murray Krugman, David Lucas and Sandy Pearlman
mixer:
Shelly Yakus
bass guitar:
Joe Bouchard
drums (drum set) and harmonica:
Albert Bouchard
guitar:
Eric Bloom (Blue Öyster Cult), Joe Bouchard, Buck Dharma and Allen Lanier
keyboard:
Allen Lanier
lead vocals:
Eric Bloom (Blue Öyster Cult) and Buck Dharma
vocals:
Albert Bouchard and Joe Bouchard
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1977) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1977)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1977-07)
recording of:
Godzilla (in 1977-07)
lyricist and composer:
Donald Roeser
publisher:
Blue Oyster Cult Songs, Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and Universal Music Publishing Group
Blue Öyster Cult4.13:42
15Demolition Boys
recording of:
Demolition Boys
writer:
Kelly Johnson and Kim McAuliffe
Girlschool3:39
16White Witch
Angel Witch4:49
17The Phantom of the Opera
engineer:
Martin Levan
producer:
Wil Malone
drums (drum set):
Clive Burr (in 1979-12)
electric bass guitar:
Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist) (in 1979-12)
electric guitar:
Dave Murray (Iron Maiden guitarist) (in 1979-12) and Dennis Stratton (in 1979-12)
background vocals:
Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist) (in 1979-12) and Dennis Stratton (in 1979-12)
lead vocals:
Paul Di’Anno (in 1979-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012)
recorded at:
Kingsway Studios in Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1979-12)
recording of:
Phantom of the Opera (in 1979-12)
lyricist and composer:
Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist)
Iron Maiden7:07
18Neon Knights
assistant engineer:
Joe "C" Foglia
engineer and producer:
Martin Birch
drums (drum set):
Bill Ward
electric bass guitar [Bass]:
Geezer Butler
electric guitar [Guitar]:
Tony Iommi
keyboard [Keyboards]:
Geoff Nicholls (keyboards)
lead vocals [Vocals]:
Ronnie James Dio
arranger:
Geezer Butler, Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi and Bill Ward
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Gimcastle Ltd. (in 1980) and Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1980)
additionally recorded at:
Studios Ferber in Paris, Île-de-France, France
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States
recording of:
Neon Knights
lyricist:
Ronnie James Dio
composer:
Geezer Butler, Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi and Bill Ward
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Essex Music International, Inc., Muggins Music Inc., Niji Music, TRO Essex Music International, Inc., Westminster Music Ltd., エイベックス・ミュージック・パブリッシング and ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部
Black Sabbath4.853:51
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