The Heavy Metal Box

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Tracklist

1▼CD: The Devil You Know
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1Back Against the Wall
producer and mixer:
Charlie Bauerfeind (sound engineer)
bass guitar:
Markus Grosskopf (from 2002 until 2003)
drums (drum set):
Mikkey Dee (Motörhead/Scorpions drummer Micael Delaouglou) (from 2002 until 2003)
guitar:
Sascha Gerstner (from 2002 until 2003) and Michael Weikath (from 2002 until 2003)
lead vocals:
Andi Deris (from 2002 until 2003)
recorded at:
Mi Sueno Recording Studios in Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife), Canarias (Canary Islands), Spain (from 2002 until 2003)
recording of:
Back Against the Wall (from 2002 until 2003)
lyricist:
Andi Deris
composer:
Andi Deris and Michael Weikath
Helloween35:45
2Man Kills Mankind
recording engineer:
Andy Sneap
producer and mixer:
Andy Sneap and Testament (thrash metal band, originally named Legacy)
recording of:
Man Kills Mankind
lyricist:
Chuck Billy and Del James
composer:
Eric Peterson (metal guitarist, member of Testament)
publisher:
DFG Music and FASD Music
Testament5:05
3Salt the Wound
additional engineer:
Andy Sneap
engineer:
Jack Gibson (American bass guitarist)
producer:
Exodus (American thrash metal band)
mixer:
Andy Sneap
bass guitar:
Jack Gibson (American bass guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Tom Hunting
guest solo guitar:
Kirk Hammett
guitar:
Lee Altus and Gary Holt (US thrash metal guitarist)
vocals:
Steve ‘Zetro’ Souza
recorded at:
Goats ’r Us Studios
mixed at and engineered at:
Backstage Studios in Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Salt the Wound
lyricist and composer:
Gary Holt (US thrash metal guitarist)
publisher:
Hanseatic Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (2001–2017) and Prophecies Publishing
Exodus feat. Kirk Hammett34:27
4The Devil You Know
assistant engineer:
Andy Lagis
engineer:
Asim Ali
additional producer:
Jay Ruston
producer:
Anthrax (US thrash metal band) and Rob Caggiano
mixer:
Jay Ruston
acoustic guitar, drums (drum set) [drums] and electric guitar:
Charlie Benante
cello:
Alison Chesley
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Frank Bello (US bassist for Anthrax)
guitar:
Rob Caggiano and Scott Ian
background vocals:
Frank Bello (US bassist for Anthrax) and Scott Ian
vocals:
Joey Belladonna
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2011)
recording of:
The Devil You Know
writer:
Joey Belladonna, Frank Bello (US bassist for Anthrax), Charlie Benante, Dan Nelson (metal vocalist/guitarist) and Scott Ian Rosenfeld
Anthrax44:48
5Stalingrad
engineer, producer and mixer:
Andy Sneap
bass guitar:
Peter Baltes
drums (drum set):
Stefan Schwarzmann
guitar:
Herman Frank and Wolf Hoffmann
lead vocals:
Mark Tornillo (US heavy metal vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2012)
recording of:
Stalingrad
writer:
Peter Baltes, Wolf Hoffmann and Mark Tornillo (US heavy metal vocalist)
publisher:
Deaf Publishing Gabriele Hoffmann
Accept3.255:59
6Slave
bass guitar:
Jason Slater
drums (drum set):
Evan Bautista
guitar:
Craig Locicero
solo guitar:
Chris Cannella
lead vocals:
Geoff Tate
Queensrÿche3:55
7Ayatollah of Rock n’ Rolla
recording of:
Ayatollah of Rock ’n’ Rolla
lyricist:
Max Cavalera and Neil Fallon
composer:
Max Cavalera
publisher:
Kobalt Songs Music Publishing (USA, ASCAP affiliated) and Songtrust Ave
Soulfly7:32
8Ghosts Will Haunt My Bones
engineer:
Carl Bown (UK engineer, producer, musician and owner of Treehouse Studio) (task: mix), Brad Kobylczak and Juan Urteaga (owner and operator of Trident Studios, Pacheco USA)
producer:
Robb Flynn (vocalist & guitarist for Machine Head) and Juan Urteaga (owner and operator of Trident Studios, Pacheco USA)
mixer:
Colin Richardson (producer/engineer)
drums (drum set):
Dave McClain
electric bass guitar [bass] and background vocals [backing vocals]:
Jared MacEachern
electric guitar [guitars] and lead vocals:
Robb Flynn (vocalist & guitarist for Machine Head)
electric guitar [lead guitars]:
Phil Demmel
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Nuclear Blast (company and copyright holder for Nuclear Blast) (in 2014)
recorded at:
Jingle Town Studios in Oakland, California, United States (from 2014-02 until 2014-07) and Trident Studios (recording studio based in Pacheco, California) in Pacheco, California, United States (from 2014-02 until 2014-07)
mixed at:
Treehouse Studio in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Ghosts Will Haunt My Bones
lyricist:
Phil Demmel, Jared MacEachern and Robb Flynn (vocalist & guitarist for Machine Head)
composer:
Phil Demmel, Jared MacEachern, Dave McClain and Robb Flynn (vocalist & guitarist for Machine Head)
Machine Head6:08
9Drop the Hammer Down
engineer:
Dave Linsk and D.D. Verni
producer:
Overkill (US thrash metal band fronted by Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth)
mixer:
Greg Reely
bass guitar:
D.D. Verni (from 2011-09 until 2012-01)
guitar:
Dave Linsk (from 2011-09 until 2012-01) and Derek Tailer (from 2011-09 until 2012-01)
membranophone:
Ron Lipnicki (from 2011-09 until 2012-01)
lead vocals:
Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth (from 2011-09 until 2012-01)
recorded at:
JRod Productions in Rockland County, New York, United States, SKH Recording Studios in Stuart, Florida, United States and Gear Recording Studio in Shrewsbury Township, New Jersey, New Jersey, United States (from 2011-09 until 2012-01)
recording of:
Drop the Hammer Down (from 2011-09 until 2012-01)
writer:
Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth and D.D. Verni
Overkill36:23
10Son of the Staves of Time
recording of:
Son of the Staves of Time
lyricist:
Thomas Karlsson (Swedish occultist & esoteric author)
composer:
Mats Levén
Therion4.154:48
11Valkyries
additional recording engineer:
Čeněk Kotzmann (Cenda Kotzmann)
recording engineer:
Jan Rubach (bass guitar)
additional sound engineer:
Jan Kotzmann
additional engineer:
Oganalp Canatan (engineer) (violin), Guney Ozsan (violin) and Matthias Ulmer (flute, violin, keyboard)
engineer and mixer:
Charlie Bauerfeind (sound engineer)
additional producer:
Charlie Bauerfeind (sound engineer), Carsten Heusmann and Matthias Ulmer
producer:
Charlie Bauerfeind (sound engineer) and Blind Guardian
acoustic guitar:
André Olbrich
bagpipe, drums (drum set), flute and percussion:
Frederik Ehmke
electric guitar:
André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen
guest bass guitar:
Oliver Holzwarth
guest flute:
Eberhard Hahn
guest keyboard and guest piano:
Matthias Ulmer
guest violin:
Dirim Ceseroglu (violin) and Klaus Marquardt (violin)
guest choir vocals:
Bach Choir Bremerhaven, The BG Choir Company (Blind Guardian band choir), Thomas Hackmann, Irish Heartbeat, Billy King (American‐born producer & songwriter, based in Hamburg), Jen Majura, Stefan Schmidt (German guitarist and vocalist) and Olaf Senkbeil
lead vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
orchestra:
FILMharmonic Orchestra Prague
conductor:
Adam Klemens
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2010)
additionally recorded at:
Bürgermeister-Smidt-Gedächtniskirche in Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany, Dreamtone Studio in Istanbul, İstanbul (Istanbul Province), Türkiye, MAZ Musikproduktion in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany and Roth Recording Studios in Burghaslach, Bayern (Bavaria), Germany
recorded at:
Twilight Hall Studios in Grefrath, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (from 2007-11 until 2010-04) and Dvořákova síň Rudolfina (Dvořák Hall) in Praha (Prague), Czechia (from 2009-08 until 2010-01)
mixed at:
Twilight Hall Studios in Grefrath, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (from 2007-11 until 2010-04)
recording of:
Valkyries
lyricist and composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist) and André Olbrich
publisher:
BG Publishing
Blind Guardian46:33
12Remove, Separate Self
Prong4:05
2▶CD: Breaking the Chains
3▶CD: Black Night
4▶CD: Metal Classics
5▶CD: The California Scene
6▶CD: Special Heavy Guests