Van Halen Taps into a Mean Streak on Fair Warning: The Darkest and Fiercest Album of the Band's Career
Double-Platinum 1981 Record Sounds Unrelenting on Mobile Fidelity's Numbered-Edition Hybrid SACD: Audiophile Reissue Plays with Stunning Dynamics. The song titles on Van Halen's aptly titled Fair Warning don't lie. The likes of "Unchained," "Mean Street," "Push Comes to Shove," "One Foot Out the Door," and more indicate the mood the band channels on its double-platinum 1981 record — the nastiest, darkest, and fiercest album of the group's storied career. For the fourth time in four years, Van Halen throws down the gauntlet to all challengers and emerges victorious.

Metallica is continuing to release remasters of their catalog, with the latest being the 5x-platinum Load, available everywhere on June 13th. Produced by Bob Rock, Load is the follow-up to Metallica, the best-selling album of the Soundscan era. Load contains fan favorites including “Until It Sleeps,” “Hero of the Day,” “King Nothing,” and, for the first time ever, the original extended version of “The Outlaw Torn,” which was originally edited due to manufacturing limits.

VMP Rock release for January 2024. AAA Lacquers Cut From the Master Tapes by Ryan Smith, Sterling Sound. Pressed onExclusive 180g Purple Orchid Splatter Vinyl.

ALCATRAZZ TO RELEASE ‘ALL NIGHT LONG IN JAPAN 2019’ LIMITED EDITION 12” DOUBLE COLOURED VINYL FOR RECORD STORE DAY 2025 A story of the Alcatrazz live album that never was… until now! Alcatrazz was booked to perform in Japan in 2019 for a series of shows unlike the band have ever done before. The tour included two sold out nights in Tokyo — “night one” (TSUTAYA O-EAST, 28th May 2019) would include the classic debut album ‘No Parole From Rock ‘N’ Roll’ performed in full in the intended track sequence the band originally wanted to be released back in 1983. “Night two” (TSUTAYA O-EAST, 31ST May 2019) would include Graham Bonnet’s Rainbow era album ‘Down To Earth’ performed in its entirety. The place was packed for these two unforgettable shows and now you can experience some of the magic from those special nights as Alcatrazz release ‘All Night Long In Japan 2019’ on limited edition 12” double coloured vinyl for Record Store Day 2025.

AAA Cut From The Original Stereo Master Tapes By Kevin Gray. Pressed On 180-Gram Heavyweight Vinyl At Optimal Heavyweight Glossy Gatefold Jacket. Features An Exclusive Insert With Commentary By Engineer Tom Allom. Limited Numbered Edition Of 5,000. Exclusive To Rhino.com.

Women and Children First Is Loaded with 'Works of High-Volume Art' and Eddie Van Halen's Six-String Pyrotechnics: Includes "And the Cradle Will Rock…" and "Everybody Wants Some!!" Mobile Fidelity's Numbered-Edition Hybrid SACD of 1980 Album Plays with Explosive Dynamics, Incredible Detail, and Lively Sound.

NO MORE TRAGEDY documents LOVEBITES' full two-hour performance recorded at the iconic Tokyo Garden Theater on September 1, 2024. It's available as a double-disc live album, as well as released as a live video which is accompanied by an 80-minute world tour documentary. This exclusive documentary provides an intimate, behind-the-scenes look at the band’s journey across the UK, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Spain, France, Denmark, South Korea, Japan, and the United States. Subtitled audio commentary from the band adds a personal touch, making this a must-have for fans.

Sony Music's "Essential" series of limited-edition two-disc compilations of major artists has been well-assembled generally, and Ozzy Osbourne's increased celebrity following the success of the "reality" TV series The Osbournes justifies his inclusion, as does his string of multi-platinum albums dating back to 1980. The 29-track collection presents most of the highlights of his solo career, from Blizzard of Ozz to Down to Earth, including such U.K. and/or U.S. hits as "Bark at the Moon," "No More Tears," "Perry Mason," and "Mama, I'm Coming Home," as well as the Grammy-winning live version of "I Don't Want to Change the World." Missing from the song list are such favorites as "Shot in the Dark," a Top 20 U.K. hit that made the Top Ten of Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart, and "Back on Earth," another major Mainstream Rock hit; both tracks can be found on the 1997 hits collection The Ozzman Cometh.

Little can be said about Grave Digger that hasn’t already been expressed by me or a thousand other metal reviewers. In existence since 1982, this Germanic heavy metal institution has crossed an ocean of time, tide, shifting scenes, and countless lineup changes while continuing to churn out their tried-and-trve brand of Accept-meets-Manowar metal. Bone Collector is their 21st freaking album and it’s more of the same meat and grave-y, done with an admirable amount of energy and grit considering the advanced age of some of these geez-lords. Longtime guitarist Alex Ritt is out, replaced by former Ordan Ogan axe Tobias Kersting, but the sound and style remain largely unaffected.

The year 1976 was crucial for the evolution of heavy metal, as landmark albums like Rainbow's Rising and Scorpions' Virgin Killer began to reshape the genre. Perhaps none was quite as important as Judas Priest's sophomore effort, Sad Wings of Destiny, which simultaneously took heavy metal to new depths of darkness and new heights of technical precision. Building on the hard prog of bands like Queen and Wishbone Ash, plus the twin-guitar innovations of the latter and Thin Lizzy, Sad Wings fused these new influences with the gothic doom of Black Sabbath, the classical precision of Deep Purple, and the tight riffery of the more compact Led Zeppelin tunes. Priest's prog roots are still readily apparent here, particularly on the spacy ballad "Dreamer Deceiver," the multi-sectioned "Victim of Changes," and the softer sonic textures that appear from time to time. But if Priest's style was still evolving, the band's trademarks are firmly in place – the piercing, operatic vocals of Rob Halford and the tightly controlled power riffing of guitarists K.K. Downing and Glenn Tipton.

The brand new Heroes Of The Great War EP focuses on some of the boldest, most courageous heroes of World War I. For SABATON, these are people whose stories need to be told and whose narratives truly resonate with the band on a personal level.

In 2020, the legendary self-titled debut of metal giants ICED EARTH celebrates its 30th anniversary! Originally released in 1990, “Iced Earth” now returns in a brand-new edition featuring high class remixing and remastering courtesy of Zeuss (Overkill, Queensrÿche etc.), going to be released on December 18th, 2020, via Century Media Records.

40th anniversary edition of Ozzy Osbourne’s classic third studio album Bark At The Moon on standard black vinyl – includes bonus poster.

The pioneering band in the rap metal genre, BODY COUNT, is back with their 8th album!

MASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL ANALOG MASTER TAPES AND PRESSED ON MOFI SUPERVINYL. 1/4" / 30 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe. Limited Edition of 12,000. Van Halen did more than announce to the world the earthshaking arrival of a revolutionary guitarist. Performed by an enterprising California quartet that took its name from two of its principal members, the 1978 debut ripped headlines away from punk, injected fresh energy into a then-moribund rock 'n' roll scene, reimagined how heavy music and throwback pop could coexist, and invited everyone to experience the top-down pleasures of a beachfront Saturday night every day of the week no matter where they lived. Painstakingly restored by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, and the first of a multi-album series in an exciting partnership between the famous reissue label and Van Halen, Van Halen delivers feel-good thrills and hormonally charged desires like never before.