Speed / Thrash Metal CDs

Metallica: James Hetfield (vocals, guitar); Kirk Hammett (guitar); Jason Newsted (bass); Lars Ulrich (drums). Additional personnel: Michael Kamen (conductor); The San Francisco Symphony. Engineers: Bob Rock, Randy Staub, Stephen P. McLaughlin. Recorded live at the Berkeley Community Theater...

World Painted Blood is Slayer's tenth studio album due to be released by American Recordings/Sony Music in 2009. The album is being produced by Greg Fidelman and executive produced by Rick Rubin. DVD contents to be confirmed.

Mastodon has taken hold of the leadership of the New Wave of Progressive Heavy Metal. The band's 2006 major-label debut Blood Mountain spun off a Grammy nomination and earned Top 5 Best Album Of The Year nods from Kerrang!, Revolver, and Metal Hammer, and a Top 10 at Rolling Stone. Now Crack The Sky...

Metallica: James Hetfield (vocals, guitar); Kirk Hammett (guitar); Jason Newsted (bass); Lars Ulrich (drums). Recorded at One To One Studio, Los Angeles, California between January & May 1988. Following the tragic death of bassist Cliff Burton, Metallica regrouped with Flotsam & Jetsam...

Metallica are still pumped up after celebrating their 30th anniversary last month with their loyal fans from around the world and by sharing the stage with musicians they have admired all of their lives. As you may have heard by now, part of the fun on those nights included playing unreleased tracks...

Lou Reed & Metallica The musical collaboration between Lou Reed and Metallica, "Lulu," is coming your way this Fall and this space will be your spot for all things Loutallica(!). We want to start sharing with you just how the "Lulu" project, recorded at HQ just a few short months ago, is coming t...

Along with BIOHAZARDs reformation this is the sensation of 2011 – thrash metal legends ANTHRAX, one quarter of "The Big Four", are back with what can be called one of the most anticipated al- bums of the past few years! With Joey Belladonna back on vocals, this album is set to kill. The stunning...

February 25 marked the 20-year anniversary for Pantera’s Vulgar Display of Power, a landmark album widely acknowledged as one of metal’s most enduring and influential masterworks. Recorded by singer Philip Anselmo, guitarist “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott, bassist Rex Brown and drummer Vinnie Paul, the al...

While everything is pretty much rushed these days, some bands need, or better, take their time to come up with an new album. MESHUGGAH is one of these bands and you always know it was worth the wait once you listen to a new MESHUGGAH record for the first time. Also no wonder, it takes some time and ...

Two-time JUNO-nominated CANCER BATS will release their fourth full-length album Dead Set On Living, on April 23, 2012 through Shock Records in Australia and NZ. Once again utilizing the legendary Vespa Studios and producers Eric Ratz and Kenny Luong, Dead Set On Living brings yet another dimension t...

Metal heavyweights LAMB OF GOD have announced January 23 2012 as the release date for RESOLUTION, the follow up to their Grammy nominated album WRATH. RESOLUTION, produced by Josh Wilbur, will feature 14 songs and will come in a digipak with artwork by longtime art director Ken Adams. Recorded i...

A Dramatic Turn of Events is the 11th studio album by American progressive metal band Dream Theater, scheduled for a September 13, 2011 release on Roadrunner Records. It will be the band's first album to feature Mike Mangini on drums following the departure of founding drummer, Mike Portnoy in Septe...

While on the road in 2009, the first rumblings of In Waves began. Trivium vocalist and guitarist Matt Heafy had already started pondering the direction the band would take for their fifth offering. So far, they'd excelled at the standard hallmarks of the genre, and he wanted to do something ...

Black Tide was formed in Miami, Florida in 2004 by vocalist and guitarist Gabriel Garcia and second guitarist Alex Nuñez. At the time, Garcia was 10 years old and Nuñez was 13 years old. Garcia and Nuñez recruited bassist Zachary Sandler and drummer Steven Spence, friends of the...

While everything is pretty much rushed these days, some bands need, or better, take their time to come up with an new album. MESHUGGAH is one of these bands and you always know it was worth the wait once you listen to a new MESHUGGAH record for the first time. Also no wonder, it takes some time and ...

ANTHRAX'S SECOND ALBUM: Spreading the Disease is the second studio album by the American heavy metal band Anthrax. It was released on October 30, 1985 through Megaforce Worldwide/Island Records. It was the band's first album to feature vocalist Joey Belladonna and bassist Frank Bello. The band...

En Vivo! is the upcoming live/video album by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden. Filmed during The Final Frontier World Tour at Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile on 10 April 2011, it is due for worldwide release on 26 March 2012 and 27 March in the United States and Canada.

Seattle’s Nevermore have carved out their own unique niche over the past years of dominance. The group’s sound encompasses every element of the metal spectrum and is like no other band within their genre. Returning after their 2005 release THE GODLESS ENDEAVOUR, this new album is deem...

One of the most recognised and culturally significant names in metal over the last thirty years, MEGADETH ‘s TH1RT3EN is, indeed, the band’s 13th studio album. Dave Mustaine is incredibly proud of the music on the new recording, stating, "This record is the culmination of my work over the 13 record...

Originally released in 1999, S&M is a abbreviation of Symphony and Metallica.  This live album was recorded with the San Francisco Symphony and conducted by  Michael Kamen combining heavy metal with a classical approach.   As with all previous vinyl releases from Metallica, the...

World Painted Blood is Slayer's tenth studio album due to be released by American Recordings/Sony Music in 2009. The album is being produced by Greg Fidelman and executive produced by Rick Rubin.

Reign in Blood is the third studio album and major label debut by the American thrash metal band Slayer. Released on October 7, 1986, the album was the band's first collaboration with record producer Rick Rubin, whose input helped the band's sound evolve. Reign in Blood was very well received by bot...

This awesome Box Set contains a 5 piece vinyl box with discs cut at 45rpm on heavyweight vinyl. Death Magnetic is the ninth studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica. The album is the band's first to feature current bassist Robert Trujillo and the first to be produced by Rick Rubin. It...

Death Magnetic is the ninth studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica. The album is the band's first to feature current bassist Robert Trujillo and the first to be produced by Rick Rubin. It is also Metallica's first studio album released through Warner Bros. Records, although they still r...

All Hope Is Gone is the fourth studio album by American metal band Slipknot. Noted to have begun preparation in October 2007, recording was due to begin in January 2008, but was pushed back to February. It will be the bands first studio release since 2004's Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses), m...

We are very proud to announce the re-issues of two classic Metallica albums on vinyl! As part of the 25th Anniversary of "Kill 'Em All" and under direct supervision from Metallica, we are reissuing their debut record and the second album "Ride The Lightning" on vinyl. One regu...

Sepultura: Max Cavalera (vocals, guitar); Andreas Kisser (guitar); Paulo Jr. (bass); Igor Cavalera (drums).Additional personnel: Kelly Shaefer, John Tardy, Scott Latour, Francis Howard (background vocals).Reissue producer: Jeff Daniel.Recorded at Nas Nuvens Studio, Rio De Janiero, Brazil on December...

Death Magnetic - Limited Edition (Digipak): Dye cut cover and booklet, shrinkwrapped with sticker. This packaging is truly outstanding. It is available as a one off order only, the musical content as per the jewel case album. Death Magnetic is the ninth studio album by American heavy metal band M...

Blessthefall return for a 3rd album working once again with producer Michael "Elvis" Baskette (Escape The Fate, Incubus, Stone Temple Pilots). ‘Awakening’ builds from a foundation of posthardcore, adding in elements of thrash metal and intricate riffs. As is usually the case for bands they’ve to...

Limited run two book set, each book 12” x 12” square bound with a hard cover. The first book includes 20 pages of photographs by famed photographer and director Anton Corbijn, all taken of Lou Reed and Metallica in Gothenburg, Sweden in July of 2011.” The lyric book is 28 pages with lyrics from each...

Along with BIOHAZARDs reformation this is the sensation of 2011 – thrash metal legends ANTHRAX, one quarter of "The Big Four", are back with what can be called one of the most anticipated al- bums of the past few years! With Joey Belladonna back on vocals, this album is set to kill. The stunning...

Along with BIOHAZARDs reformation this is the sensation of 2011 – thrash metal legends ANTHRAX, one quarter of "The Big Four", are back with what can be called one of the most anticipated al- bums of the past few years! With Joey Belladonna back on vocals, this album is set to kill. The stunning...

Metallica: James Hetfield (vocals, guitar); Kirk Hammett (guitar); Jason Newsted (bass); Lars Ulrich (drums). Additional personnel: Marianne Faithfull (vocals); Bernardo Begalli (violin); David Miles (hurdy-gurdy); Jim McGillveray (percussion). Producers: Bob Rock, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich....

MASTER OF PUPPETS was Metallica's last album with bass player Cliff Burton. Burton was killed in a traffic accident. He was replaced by Jason Newsted. Metallica: James Hetfield (vocals, guitar); Kirk Hammett (guitar); Cliff Burton (bass); Lars Ulrich (drums). Recorded at Sweet Silence Studios,...

This is a must have for every Metallica fan, it's a special limited edition collectors item exclusive to Australia and New Zealand and is a themed EP on our territory entitled  “Six Feet Down Under”. This release coincides with their massive forthcoming tour down under and celebr...

One of two patented mix cds, made especially for last year's Chrome Children Tour. Mixed and recorded on 6/6/06 while in preparation for his gig later that night at Cinespace, featuring songs from The Cure, Black Sabbath, Cannibal Corpse, Ministry, Skinny Puppy, Motley Crue and more!

It’s often been said that you can’t please everyone in this world, but over the last 22 years, Shihad have pleased a great many. Over that time, Shihad have chalked up quite a few enviable milestones: They’ve toured the world, supported their musical heroes AC/DC, had three #1 a...

Fever is the third album by Welsh heavy metal band, Bullet for My Valentine. Containing eleven tracks, the album is scheduled to be released on April 26, 2010 in the UK and on April 27, 2010 in the US. The band will be touring the US this spring to support their upcoming album, starting on April...

Modern metalcore came from a bubbling cauldron of classic hardcore punk, thrash metal, and various shades of crossover, so it's fitting that one of the genre's leading lights is paying tribute to the original songs and artists that helped form them. FOR THE LIONS shows stalwart hardcore brutes H...

Dragonforce went from being one of metal’s fastest bands to a cultural phenomenon thanks to constant touring and a little game called ‘Guitar Hero’. The song “Through The Fire And Flames” was included in Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock and and helped spread the name &a...