Pure… Metal

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Breaking the Law
engineer:
Louis Austin (engineering)
producer:
Tom Allom
drums (drum set):
Dave Holland (British rock drummer) (from 1980-01 until 1980-02)
electric bass guitar:
Ian Hill (UK bassist for Judas Priest) (from 1980-01 until 1980-02)
electric guitar:
Kenneth Downing (from 1980-01 until 1980-02) and Glenn Tipton (from 1980-01 until 1980-02)
lead vocals:
Rob Halford (from 1980-01 until 1980-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records (manufacturer/distributor, not for release label use!) (in 1980), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! UK subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment) (in 1980), Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1980) and Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1980)
recorded at:
Startling Studios (Tittenhurst Park) in Ascot, Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom (from 1980-01 until 1980-02)
music videos:
Breaking the Law (music video) by Judas Priest
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 4), VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 12) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
Breaking the Law (from 1980-01 until 1980-02)
writer:
Kenneth Downing, Rob Halford and Glenn Tipton
publisher:
Crewglen Ltd., Ebonytree Ltd, EMI April Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing France, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Songs Ltd., Geargate Ltd. (publishing for K. K. Downing), Reach Global (UK) Limited, Reach Music Publishing, Inc., Round Hill Songs II and Warner Chappell Music France
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
Judas Priest4.152:34
2Poison
recording engineer:
Sir Arthur Payson (from 1988 until 1989)
synthesizer programming:
Steve Deutsch
assistant engineer:
George Cowan (US engineer), Ben Fowler, Lolly Grodner, Robert Hart (engineer), John Herman (engineer), Don Peterkofsky, Duane Seykora, Brian Sterber and Mark Tanzer
producer:
Desmond Child
mixer:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson) and Steve Thompson (producer)
additional keyboard:
Paul Chiten (songwriter and producer) (from 1988 until 1989) and Gregg Mangiafico (from 1988 until 1989)
additional other instruments [special effects]:
Gregg Mangiafico (from 1988 until 1989)
bass guitar:
Hugh McDonald (bassist) (from 1988 until 1989)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Chouinard (from 1988 until 1989)
guitar:
John McCurry (from 1988 until 1989)
keyboard:
Alan St. John (from 1988 until 1989)
background vocals:
Alan St. John (from 1988 until 1989), Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen) (from 1988 until 1989), Desmond Child (from 1988 until 1989), Diana Grasselli (from 1988 until 1989), Jango (backing vocalist on “Trash” by Alice Cooper) (from 1988 until 1989), Louie Merlino (from 1988 until 1989), Hugh McDonald (bassist) (from 1988 until 1989), Jamie Sever (from 1988 until 1989), Bernie Shanahan (from 1988 until 1989), Stiv Bator (from 1988 until 1989), Tom Teeley (from 1988 until 1989), Joe Turano (singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer/arranger, jazz) (from 1988 until 1989), Myriam Valle (from 1988 until 1989) and Maria Vidal (American singer-songwriter) (from 1988 until 1989)
lead vocals:
Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974) (from 1988 until 1989)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1989), Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1989), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1989), Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1989) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Blue Jay Recording Studios in Carlisle, Massachusetts, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Grog Kill Studio in Woodstock, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Power Station Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Sigma Sound Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), The Complex Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1988 until 1989), The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1988 until 1989) and The Village Recorder (Village Studios, aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1988 until 1989)
recording of:
Poison (from 1988 until 1989)
writer:
Desmond Child, Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974) and John McCurry
publisher:
Desmobile Inc., Desmobile Music Co., Inc. (publisher), EMI April Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!), EMI Songs Ltd., Ezra Music, Kat and Mouse Music (, from 1989 to present), MCA Music Ltd., Primary Wave Music Publishing, SBK April Music Inc. (, from 1989 to ????), SBK Songs Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Sony Songs Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Scandinavia, Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures), Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal Music Publishing Group, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd, Universal/MCA Music Publishing Scandinavia AB (Universal MCA Music Scandinavia AB), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Ezra Music Corp. (from 1989 to present)
sub-publisher:
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 Cooper4.454:28
3Slither
Velvet Revolver4:08
4B.Y.O.B.
assistant engineer:
Phillip Broussard
engineer:
John O’Mahony and David Schiffman (American producer/audio engineer)
producer:
Daron Malakian and Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
assistant mixer:
Joe Peluso
mixer:
Andy Wallace (engineer)
editor:
Jason Lader and Dana Neilsen
bass guitar:
Shavo Odadjian
guitar:
Daron Malakian
instruments:
John Dolmayan
vocals:
Daron Malakian and Serj Tankian
recording of:
B.Y.O.B.
lyricist:
Daron Malakian and Serj Tankian
composer:
Daron Malakian
System of a Down4.14:17
5Tears Don’t Fall (album edit)
recording of:
Tears Don’t Fall
lyricist:
Matthew Tuck
composer:
Bullet for My Valentine
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) (until 2013-05-16) and BMG VM Music Ltd. (from 2013-05-16 to present)
Bullet for My Valentine44:36
6Got the Life
additional recording engineer:
John Ewing, Jr. (engineer)
recording engineer:
Toby Wright (producer & engineer)
producer:
Korn (US nu metal band), Steve Thompson (producer) and Toby Wright (producer & engineer)
mixer:
Brendan O’Brien (engineer)
editor:
Don C. Tyler
recording of:
Got the Life
writer:
Brian Welch (Brian Phillip Welch, member of Korn), Jonathan Davis (vocalist for Korn), James Shaffer, Reginald Arvizu and David Silveria
Korn3.653:45
7Whose Fist Is This Anyway?
programming:
John Bechdel
engineer:
Terry Date (American record producer and engineer)
producer:
Terry Date (American record producer and engineer) and Prong (US metal band)
bass guitar:
Paul Raven (UK bassist)
drums (drum set):
Ted Parsons (drummer)
guitar:
Tommy Victor
keyboard:
John Bechdel
vocals:
Tommy Victor
recorded at:
Bad Animals Studio in Seattle, Washington, United States, Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States and The Magic Shop in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Whose Fist Is This Anyway? (in 1993)
lyricist:
Tommy Victor
composer:
Ted Parsons (drummer) and Tommy Victor
Prong3.64:41
8Vote With a Bullet
producer:
Corrosion of Conformity (American heavy metal band) and John Custer
lead vocals:
Pepper Keenan
recording of:
Vote With a Bullet (in 1991)
lyricist:
Karl Agell and Pepper Keenan
composer:
Karl Agell, Pepper Keenan, Reed Mullin, Phil Swisher and Woody Weatherman
Corrosion of Conformity3:25
9Bad Religion
recording of:
Bad Religion (from 1992-03 until 1992-06)
writer:
Phil Campbell (Welsh metal guitarist for Motörhead & Persian Risk), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Michael Burston (Motörhead guitarist)
Motörhead5:02
10Scream With Me
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 2009)
Mudvayne2:51
11Welcome Home
Coheed and Cambria6:15
12Widow
engineer and producer:
Simon Efemey
assistant mixer:
Andrew Holdsworth
mixer:
Pete Coleman and Simon Efemey
acoustic guitar:
Aaron Aedy
bass guitar:
Steve Edmondson
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Matthew Archer
guest keyboard:
Andrew Holdsworth
guitar:
Aaron Aedy and Gregor Mackintosh
lead vocals:
Nick Holmes (British metal vocalist)
arranger:
Gregor Mackintosh
recorded at:
Jacobs Studios in Farnham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (from 1993-06 until 1993-07)
music videos:
Widow (official music video) by Paradise Lost (British metal / hard rock band)
recording of:
Widow
lyricist:
Nick Holmes (British metal vocalist)
composer:
Gregor Mackintosh
Paradise Lost3.753:04
13Machine Gun
Warrant3:44
14Buried Alive by Love
engineer:
Hiili Hiilesmaa
producer:
Hiili Hiilesmaa and HIM (Finnish rock band)
assistant mixer:
Nick Friend
mixer:
Mark O’Donoughue and Tim Palmer (British producer/mixer)
mixed at:
Sphere Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
engineered at:
Finnvox (Finnvox Studios) in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
recording of:
Buried Alive by Love
lyricist and composer:
Ville Valo
HIM5:01
15Do the Sinister
recording engineer:
Mark Dodson (UK producer) and Randy Long
executive producer:
Kenny Komisar
producer:
Mark Dodson (UK producer), Mike Muir and Robert Trujillo
mixer:
Mark Dodson (UK producer)
drums (drum set):
Scott Crago
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Robert Trujillo
electric guitar [clean guitar]:
Dean Pleasants
electric guitar [heavy guitars, leads]:
Adam Siegel
keyboard:
Dave Dunn (keyboard player and engineer)
percussion:
Stephen Perkins (American drummer)
lead vocals [vocals]:
Mike Muir
recorded at:
Devonshire Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Do the Sinister
writer:
Mike Muir and Robert Trujillo
Infectious Grooves4:12
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