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Sound of Frankfurt, Vol. 4

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by: Various Artists

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Live CBGB's NYC 1998

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by: Alec Empire vs. Merzbow

Release Date July 15, 2003
Merzbow purists will hate this release, but for anyone, like myself, who isn't sure how deep they want to go into the scary world of noise, this monolithic live recording should do fine. Accompanying Mr. Akita is Atari Teenage Riot's Alec Empire; the Ying to Merz's Yang. This is rhythm vs. noise; an unholy battle between two musicians with a similarly visionary outlook on music, yet completely different ways of achieving it. Merzbow has, according to the liner notes, an "Aztec Doomsday device" capable of producing gigantic black walls of sound, leaving Alec to lay down beat after beat onto the poor, poor individuals in the audience. Neither one blocks out the other; in fact, they work in perfect harmony throughout, creating a live show that ... Read More:

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Live at CBGB's 1998

Search: The Number Of The Beast
by: Alec Empire Vs Merzbow

Release Date June 09, 2003
Merzbow purists will hate this release, but for anyone, like myself, who isn't sure how deep they want to go into the scary world of noise, this monolithic live recording should do fine. Accompanying Mr. Akita is Atari Teenage Riot's Alec Empire; the Ying to Merz's Yang. This is rhythm vs. noise; an unholy battle between two musicians with a similarly visionary outlook on music, yet completely different ways of achieving it. Merzbow has, according to the liner notes, an "Aztec Doomsday device" capable of producing gigantic black walls of sound, leaving Alec to lay down beat after beat onto the poor, poor individuals in the audience. Neither one blocks out the other; in fact, they work in perfect harmony throughout, creating a live show that manages ... Read More:

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Live CBGB's NYC 1998

Search: The Number Of The Beast
by: Alec Empire

Release Date August 17, 2006
Merzbow purists will hate this release, but for anyone, like myself, who isn't sure how deep they want to go into the scary world of noise, this monolithic live recording should do fine. Accompanying Mr. Akita is Atari Teenage Riot's Alec Empire; the Ying to Merz's Yang. This is rhythm vs. noise; an unholy battle between two musicians with a similarly visionary outlook on music, yet completely different ways of achieving it. Merzbow has, according to the liner notes, an "Aztec Doomsday device" capable of producing gigantic black walls of sound, leaving Alec to lay down beat after beat onto the poor, poor individuals in the audience. Neither one blocks out the other; in fact, they work in perfect harmony throughout, creating a live show that manages ... Read More:

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Remixes

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by: D-Note

Release Date May 30, 1995
Merzbow purists will hate this release, but for anyone, like myself, who isn't sure how deep they want to go into the scary world of noise, this monolithic live recording should do fine. Accompanying Mr. Akita is Atari Teenage Riot's Alec Empire; the Ying to Merz's Yang. This is rhythm vs. noise; an unholy battle between two musicians with a similarly visionary outlook on music, yet completely different ways of achieving it. Merzbow has, according to the liner notes, an "Aztec Doomsday device" capable of producing gigantic black walls of sound, leaving Alec to lay down beat after beat onto the poor, poor individuals in the audience. Neither one blocks out the other; in fact, they work in perfect harmony throughout, creating a live show that manages ... Read More:

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The Best Heavy Metal Album in the World...Ever!

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by: Various Artists

Release Date February 23, 2004
Some of the best heavy metal bands - AC/DC, Accept, etc. - are missing in this album. And, on the contrary, lots of songs which cannot be treated as 'heavy metal' are in there instead.

CD-Charts Position 7
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Somewhere Back in Time: the Best of: 1980-1989 [VINYL]

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by: Iron Maiden

Release Date May 12, 2008
The answer is...YES of course it is! I was initially put off as, if you own all of Maiden's previous albums, you will already have exactly the same songs as what is on this new best of album. The CD version is great for those who are new to Iron Maiden, as it's a good starting ground for those who wouldn't know where to begin with Iron Maiden's extensive back catalogue! However, I would definately recommend the vinyl version of this album to all Iron Maiden fans out there. It's a real beauty! As you know vinyl's artwork is always better than the quality of a CD, but as you open the casing up, the design of it is fantastic, all the artwork of singles and albums between 1980 and 1989 are peeping through missing bricks of a pyramid wall, as well as all the song lyrics. ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 8
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Somewhere Back in Time: The Best of 1980-1989 [VINYL]

Search: The Number Of The Beast
by: Iron Maiden

Release Date July 01, 2008
The answer is...YES of course it is! I was initially put off as, if you own all of Maiden's previous albums, you will already have exactly the same songs as what is on this new best of album. The CD version is great for those who are new to Iron Maiden, as it's a good starting ground for those who wouldn't know where to begin with Iron Maiden's extensive back catalogue! However, I would definately recommend the vinyl version of this album to all Iron Maiden fans out there. It's a real beauty! As you know vinyl's artwork is always better than the quality of a CD, but as you open the casing up, the design of it is fantastic, all the artwork of singles and albums between 1980 and 1989 are peeping through missing bricks of a pyramid wall, as well as all the song lyrics. ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 9
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Enter the Realm of the Gods

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by: Iced Earth

Release Date March 31, 2008
The answer is...YES of course it is! I was initially put off as, if you own all of Maiden's previous albums, you will already have exactly the same songs as what is on this new best of album. The CD version is great for those who are new to Iron Maiden, as it's a good starting ground for those who wouldn't know where to begin with Iron Maiden's extensive back catalogue! However, I would definately recommend the vinyl version of this album to all Iron Maiden fans out there. It's a real beauty! As you know vinyl's artwork is always better than the quality of a CD, but as you open the casing up, the design of it is fantastic, all the artwork of singles and albums between 1980 and 1989 are peeping through missing bricks of a pyramid wall, as well as all the song lyrics. ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 10
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Live After Death [Japanese Import]

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by: Iron Maiden

Release Date May 14, 2008
The answer is...YES of course it is! I was initially put off as, if you own all of Maiden's previous albums, you will already have exactly the same songs as what is on this new best of album. The CD version is great for those who are new to Iron Maiden, as it's a good starting ground for those who wouldn't know where to begin with Iron Maiden's extensive back catalogue! However, I would definately recommend the vinyl version of this album to all Iron Maiden fans out there. It's a real beauty! As you know vinyl's artwork is always better than the quality of a CD, but as you open the casing up, the design of it is fantastic, all the artwork of singles and albums between 1980 and 1989 are peeping through missing bricks of a pyramid wall, as well as all the song lyrics. ... Read More: