Metal

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Bomber
engineer:
Trevor Hallesy (from 1979-07-07 until 1979-08-31)
producer:
Jimmy Miller (producer for Rolling Stones/Nirvana etc) (from 1979-07-07 until 1979-08-31)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (from 1979-07-07 until 1979-08-31)
drums (drum set):
Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor (former Motörhead drummer) (from 1979-07-07 until 1979-08-31)
guitar:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist) (from 1979-07-07 until 1979-08-31)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1979), 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:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1979-07-07 until 1979-08-31) and Roundhouse Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1979-07-07 until 1979-08-31)
music videos:
Bomber by Motörhead
recording of:
Bomber (from 1979-07-07 until 1979-08-31)
writer:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
publisher:
Motor Music Ltd. (Motörhead publisher)
Motörhead4.33:41
2War Pigs
engineer:
Tom Allom and Brian Humphries
producer:
Rodger Bain (from 1970-06 until 1970-07)
drums (drum set):
Bill Ward (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-07-08)
electric bass guitar:
Geezer Butler (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-07-08)
electric guitar:
Tony Iommi (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-07-08)
lead vocals:
Ozzy Osbourne (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-07-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Gimcastle Ltd., Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only), Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1970), Sanctuary Copyrights Ltd. (in 1970), NEMS (UK label, 1976–1983) (in 1976) and Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2006)
recorded at:
Island Studios (fka Island Studios till 1975, became Sarm West Studios in 1982) in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-07-08) and Regent Sound Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-07-08)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 5) and Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2026-05-04) (number: 31)
recording of:
War Pigs (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-07-08)
lyricist:
Geezer Butler
composer:
Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward
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)
version of:
Walpurgis
Black Sabbath4.557:56
3Kingdom of Madness
engineer:
Barry Kidd (engineer) (in 1976), Dick Plant (engineer) (in 1976) and David Strickland (UK engineer during the 1970s) (in 1976)
producer:
Jake Commander
bass guitar:
Wally Lowe (in 1976)
drums (drum set):
Kex Gorin (in 1976)
guitar:
Tony Clarkin (in 1976)
keyboard:
Richard Bailey (UK keyboarder/flautist for Magnum/Alaska/Whitesnake) (in 1976)
background vocals:
Tony Clarkin (in 1976) and Wally Lowe (in 1976)
lead vocals:
Bob Catley (in 1976)
recorded at:
De Lane Lea Studios in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976)
recording of:
Kingdom of Madness (Magnum) (in 1976)
lyricist and composer:
Tony Clarkin
publisher:
Aviation Music Ltd. (publisher)
Magnum34:28
4Silver Machine (live)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1972)
live recording of:
Silver Machine
lyricist:
Robert Calvert (South African-British writer, poet, and musician, lead vocals for Hawkwind)
composer:
Sylvia MacManus (UK guitarist/synthesizer singer/songwriter, member of Hawkwind)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd., United Artists Music and United Partnership Ltd.
Hawkwind34:00
5Easy 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), 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
6Borderline
recording of:
Borderline
writer:
Laurence Archer, Phil Mogg and Pete Way
publisher:
Complete Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing France (not for release label use!)
UFO45:16
7Angel 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
8Race With the Devil
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)
cover 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!)
Girlschool42:51
9Gypsy
recording engineer:
Peter Gallen (from 1969 until 1970)
producer:
Gerry Bron
mixer:
Peter Gallen and Peter Olliff
bass:
Paul Newton (UK bassist for Uriah Heep) (from 1969 until 1970)
drums (drum set):
Alex Napier (from 1969 until 1970)
guitar:
Mick Box (from 1969 until 1970)
keyboard:
Ken Hensley (from 1969 until 1970)
lead vocals:
David Byron (from 1969 until 1970)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bronze Records Ltd. (in 1970, in 1971), Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1970) and Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1970, in 2016)
recorded at:
Lansdowne Studios (known as CTS Lansdowne Studios since 1987) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1969 until 1970)
recording of:
Gypsy (from 1969 until 1970)
writer:
Mick Box and David Byron
publisher:
A Tale of Two Ditties, Dick James Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), EMI Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and S. Bron Music Co. Ltd.
Uriah Heep4.156:38
10Soldier of the Line
recording of:
Soldier of the Line
lyricist and composer:
Tony Clarkin
publisher:
Aviation Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Magnum34:12
11Eat the Rich
assistant engineer:
Phil Dane (in 1987-06), Roland Herrington (in 1987-06), Caroline Orme (engineer) (in 1987-06) and Arabella Rodriguez (in 1987-06)
engineer:
Jason Corsaro (U.S. music engineer, and record producer) (in 1987) and Bill Laswell (US bass guitarist and record producer) (in 1987)
producer:
Guy Bidmead (in 1987), Phil Campbell (Welsh metal guitarist for Motörhead & Persian Risk) (in 1987), Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (in 1987), Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer) (in 1987) and Würzel (Motörhead guitarist) (in 1987)
drums (drum set):
Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor (former Motörhead drummer) (in 1987-06)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (in 1987-06)
electric guitar:
Phil Campbell (Welsh metal guitarist for Motörhead & Persian Risk) (in 1987-06) and Würzel (Motörhead guitarist) (in 1987-06)
slide guitar:
Phil Campbell (Welsh metal guitarist for Motörhead & Persian Risk) (in 1987-06)
remixer:
Guy Bidmead
recorded at:
Master Rock Studios in Kilburn, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1987-06) and Redwood Studios in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1987-06)
mixed at:
Britannia Row Studios (first location, 1975–1995 Islington) in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1987), Eden Studios (2nd location, Chiswick, 72-07) in Chiswick, Hounslow, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1987) and Roundhouse Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1987)
recording of:
Eat the Rich (Motörhead song) (in 1987)
writer:
Phil Campbell (Welsh metal guitarist for Motörhead & Persian Risk), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead), Michael Burston (Motörhead guitarist) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
Motörhead34:37
12Sudden Life
recording of:
Sudden Life
Man4:26
13Neat Neat Neat (live)
recorded at:
Town & Country Club in Kentish Town, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1988-06-13)
live recording of:
Neat Neat Neat (on 1988-06-13)
lyricist and composer:
Brian James (UK punk rock guitarist)
The Damned33:48
14Nuclear Attack
producer:
Chris Tsangarides
bass guitar:
Jimmy Bain
drums (drum set):
Tommy Aldridge
guitar:
Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, blues guitar)
keyboard and organ:
Don Airey
lead vocals:
Charlie Huhn
recording of:
Nuclear Attack (in 1980)
lyricist and composer:
Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, blues guitar)
publisher:
10 Music Ltd.
Gary Moore5:11
15Taken by StormBronz33:55
16100 mph
recording of:
100 M.P.H.
writer:
Steve Zodiac (rock guitarist & songwriter)
publisher:
Catapult Music
live recording of:
100 M.P.H.
writer:
Steve Zodiac (rock guitarist & songwriter)
publisher:
Catapult Music
Vardis34:50
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