Essential Metal Anthems

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Ace of Spades
producer:
Vic Maile (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
drums (drum set):
Phil 'Philthy Animal' Taylor (former Motörhead drummer) (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
electric guitar:
'Fast' Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist) (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1980), Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1980) and Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) (in 1980)
recorded at:
Jackson’s Studios in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
music videos:
Ace of Spades by Motörhead
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 3), VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 10), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 33), TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 41) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 442)
recording of:
Ace of Spades (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
writer:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
publisher:
Motor Music Ltd. (Motörhead publisher)
Motörhead4.252:50
2Easy 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 Heep4.252:38
3Armed and Ready
live recording of:
Armed and Ready
lyricist and composer:
Gary John Barden and Michael Schenker
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS)
Michael Schenker Group5:07
4Race 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!)
Girlschool42:53
5Backyard Brawl
engineer:
Fred Archambault and Mudrock
producer and mixer:
Mudrock
bass guitar:
Chuck Garric
drums (drum set):
Eric Singer (rock/metal drummer)
guitar:
Eric Dover and Ryan Roxie
keyboard:
Teddy Andreadis (American piano/harmonica player Teddy "Zig Zag" Andreadis)
lead vocals:
Alice Cooper (the singer, active as a solo artist 1975‐present)
recorded at:
Mates Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Track Record Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Backyard Brawl
writer:
Alice Cooper (the singer, active as a solo artist 1975‐present), Eric Dover and Ryan Roxie
publisher:
December Cat Songs, Dover Sole Music, Ezra Music, Ezra Music Corp., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Universal Music Careers, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Alice Cooper32:38
6Sacred Hour
assistant engineer:
Steve Prestage (in 1980)
engineer:
Jeff Glixman (in 1980)
producer:
Jeff Glixman
bass guitar:
Wally Lowe (in 1980)
drums (drum set):
Kex Gorin (in 1980)
guitar:
Tony Clarkin (in 1980)
keyboard:
Mark Stanway (in 1980)
lead vocals:
Bob Catley (in 1980)
arranger:
Magnum (Birmingham UK melodic rock band) (in 1980)
recorded at:
The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1980)
mixed at:
Axis Sound Studio in Atlanta, Georgia, United States (in 1981)
recording of:
Sacred Hour (in 1980)
lyricist and composer:
Tony Clarkin
publisher:
Aviation Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Magnum5:32
7Stand Up and Shout (live)
live recording of:
Stand Up and Shout
lyricist:
Ronnie James Dio
composer:
Jimmy Bain and Ronnie James Dio
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Lite Dusting Music Ltd., Niji Music and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Dio3:42
8Tragedy
recording engineer:
Hombre Lampinen
engineer:
Zebra Johanson (engineer)
producer:
Hombre Lampinen, Andy McCoy and Michael Monroe (lead singer of Hanoi Rocks)
mixer:
Hombre Lampinen and Bosse Waldersten
bass guitar:
Mark Greenfield and Sami Yaffa (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Jesper Sporre (Gyp Casino) and Sande Vettenranta
guitar:
Andy McCoy and Nasty Suicide
instruments:
Hombre Lampinen
keyboard:
Karl Sinkkonen
percussion:
Abdissa Assefa (aka Mamba)
background vocals:
Angela Nicoletti
lead vocals:
Andy McCoy and Michael Monroe (lead singer of Hanoi Rocks)
arranger:
Hanoi Rocks (Finnish rock band), Andy McCoy and Michael Monroe (lead singer of Hanoi Rocks)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Johanna (Imprint of Love Kustannus/Johanna Kustannus/...), Johanna Kustannus Oy (company), Love Kustannus and Love Kustannus Oy
recorded at:
Park Studio in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden and Revolver Studio in Vantaa, Uusimaa, Finland (from 1998-06 until 1998-12)
mixed at:
Revolver Studio in Vantaa, Uusimaa, Finland
recording of:
Tragedy
lyricist and composer:
Andy McCoy
recording of:
Tragedy
lyricist and composer:
Andy McCoy
Hanoi Rocks4:06
9Ted the Mechanic (live)
drums (drum set):
Ian Paice (from 1999-09-25 until 1999-09-26)
electric bass guitar:
Roger Glover (from 1999-09-25 until 1999-09-26)
electric guitar:
Steve Morse (American guitarist) (from 1999-09-25 until 1999-09-26)
Hammond organ:
Jon Lord (from 1999-09-25 until 1999-09-26)
horn [Horns]:
Kick Horns (from 1999-09-25 until 1999-09-26)
background vocals:
The Backstreet Dolls (from 1999-09-25 until 1999-09-26) and Sam Brown (UK singer/songwriter) (from 1999-09-25 until 1999-09-26)
lead vocals:
Ian Gillan (from 1999-09-25 until 1999-09-26)
recorded at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1999-09-25 until 1999-09-26) and The Manor Mobile in United Kingdom (from 1999-09-25 until 1999-09-26)
mixed at:
Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
live recording of:
Vavoom: Ted the Mechanic (from 1999-09-25 until 1999-09-26)
writer:
Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Steve Morse (American guitarist) and Ian Paice
Deep Purple14:44
10Expect No Mercy
recording of:
Expect No Mercy
writer:
Pete Agnew (singer-songwriter and bassist), Manny Charlton (singer-songwriter and guitarist), Dan McCafferty (singer, songwriter) and Darrell Sweet (drummer and songwriter)
publisher:
Money for Music Ltd. and Nazareth (Dunfermline) Ltd.
Nazareth3:26
11Pilot of My Dreams
engineer and mixer:
Rupert Coulson (sound engineer)
producer:
Luke Morley
recording of:
Pilot of My Dreams
lyricist and composer:
Luke Morley
Thunder4:31
12Headlines
Alaska4:28
13Prayers of Steel
Rage6:10
14Nuclear Attack
Gary Moore5:10
15Am I Evil (live)
live recording of:
Am I Evil?
writer:
Sean Harris (Diamond Head lead vocalist) and Brian Tatler
publisher:
Happy Face Music Ltd., Universal Music–Z Tunes LLC and Zomba Music
Diamond Head7:01
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