Greatest Ever! Hard Rock

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

Tracklist

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1Symphony of Destruction
Megadeth4:03
2Overkill
producer:
Jimmy Miller (producer for Rolling Stones/Nirvana etc)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
drums (drum set):
Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor (former Motörhead drummer) (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
guitar:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist) (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
recording of:
Overkill (Motörhead song) (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
writer:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
Motörhead4.25:11
3Roots Bloody Roots
additional engineer:
Richard Kaplan
engineer:
Rob Agnello and Chuck Johnson (US nu-metal engineer)
co-producer:
Sepultura
producer:
Ross Robinson
mixer:
Steve Sisco and Andy Wallace (engineer)
bass guitar:
Paulo Jr.
drums (drum set):
Igor Cavalera
guitar:
Max Cavalera and Andreas Kisser
lead vocals:
Max Cavalera
recording of:
Roots Bloody Roots
lyricist:
Max Cavalera
composer:
Sepultura
publisher:
Rode Ster Music
Sepultura4.23:32
4Slowly We Rot
engineer and producer:
Scott Burns (record producer) (in 1988)
executive producer:
Monte Conner (in 1988)
mixer:
Scott Burns (record producer), Donald Tardy and John Tardy
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Roadrunner Records (in 1989) and The All Blacks B.V. (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 2001)
recorded at:
Morrisound Recording in Tampa, Florida, United States (in 1988)
recording of:
Slowly We Rot (in 1988)
lyricist:
John Tardy
composer:
Trevor Peres, Donald Tardy and Allen West
Obituary3:36
5Black Metal
producer:
Keith Nichol and Venom (British metal band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1982, in 2002)
recording of:
Black Metal
writer:
Anthony Bray, Jeffrey Dunn and Conrad Lant
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Notting Hill Music (UK) Ltd.
Venom4.53:42
6Hair of the Dog
additional recording engineer and additional mixer:
John Punter
recording engineer:
Tony Taverner
producer:
Manny Charlton
bass guitar:
Pete Agnew
drums (drum set):
Darrell Sweet
guitar and synthesizer:
Manny Charlton
background vocals:
Pete Agnew and Darrell Sweet
lead vocals:
Dan McCafferty
publisher:
Intersong Music
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 1975)
recorded at:
Associated Recording Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Escape Studios in Kent, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Hair of the Dog
writer:
Pete Agnew, Manny Charlton, Dan McCafferty and Darrell Sweet
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Mountain Music Ltd.
Nazareth3.54:11
7Holy Diver
recording of:
Holy Diver
lyricist and composer:
Ronnie James Dio
publisher:
Niji Music
Dio4:19
8Shake Me
assistant engineer:
David Glover (bass guitarist), Joe Hauserman (engineer), Mark McKenna (engineer), Nick Didia and Paul Wertheimer (engineer)
engineer and producer:
Andy Johns
bass guitar:
Eric Brittingham
drums (drum set):
Fred Coury
guest keyboard:
Jeff Paris
guitar:
Tom Keifer and Jeff LaBar
piano and lead vocals:
Tom Keifer
background vocals:
Eric Brittingham and Jeff LaBar
guest background vocals:
Bill Mattson and Tony Mills (former vocalist for TNT and Shy)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States, Kajem/Victory Studios (An American recording studio and production facility.) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States and The Warehouse (Philadelphia, PA) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
mixed at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Shake Me
lyricist and composer:
Tom Keifer
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Eve Songs, Inc.
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) 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)
Cinderella4.53:42
9Hang Tough
additional recording engineer:
George Cowan (US engineer)
assistant engineer:
George Cowan (US engineer) and Vic Deyglio
engineer:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson)
producer and mixer:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson) and Steve Thompson (producer)
bass guitar:
Brian Wheat
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Troy Luccketta
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Frank Hannon (hard rock guitarist)
lead vocals:
Jeff Keith
recorded at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States
mixed at:
Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Hang Tough
writer:
Frank Hannon (hard rock guitarist), Jeff Keith, Troy Luccketta, Tommy Skeoch and Brian Wheat
publisher:
コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (Consortium Music Publishing, CF Division) (ended), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) (ended), City Kidd Music, Round Hill Songs Tesla, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) 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)
Tesla2.454:23
10Edge of a Broken Heart
engineer and mixer:
Brian Foraker
producer:
Richard Marx
bass guitar:
Share Pedersen
drums (drum set):
Roxy Petrucci
guitar [lead guitar]:
Jan Kuehnemund
lead vocals:
Janet Gardner
arranger:
Richard Marx
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Manhattan (Manhattan Records after Jul 1987 acquisition of EMI America) (in 1988)
recorded at and mixed at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
edit of:
Edge of a Broken Heart by Vixen (all‐female rock/glam band)
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 87)
recording of:
Edge of a Broken Heart
writer:
Richard Marx and Fee Waybill
publisher:
BMG Monarch, EMI Songs Ltd., Feesongs and MCA Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and 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) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Vixen3:46
11Round and Round
assistant engineer:
Dave Clark (engineer), Clif Smith (Engineer), Robin Laine and Ray Leonard (engineer)
engineer:
Jim Faraci and Beau Hill
producer:
Beau Hill
bass guitar:
Juan Croucier
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bobby Blotzer
electric guitar:
Robbin Crosby and Warren DeMartini
background vocals:
Robbin Crosby, Juan Croucier and Warren DeMartini
lead vocals:
Stephen Pearcy
recorded at:
Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States and The Village Recorders (Village Studios, aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 20), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 51) and VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 61)
recording of:
Round and Round
writer:
Robbin Crosby, Warren DeMartini and Stephen Pearcy
publisher:
Ratt Music and Time Coast Music
Ratt4.54:22
12Carry On
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Rich Breen (engineer)
miscellaneous support:
Vince Gutman (task: mixing supervision; task: recording supervision)
drums (drum set) [acoustic drums] programming:
Vince Gutman
programming:
Vince Gutman
synclavier programming:
Richard Breen
executive producer:
Jason Flom
producer:
Manowar
bass guitar:
Joey DeMaio
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Scott Columbus
guitar and keyboard:
Ross the Boss
lead vocals:
Eric Adams (Louis Marullo, Manowar)
recorded at and mixed at:
Universal Recording (Chicago, IL, USA) in Chicago, Illinois, United States
recording of:
Carry On (Manowar's song)
lyricist and composer:
Joey DeMaio
Manowar4.354:10
13The Kettle
Colosseum44:24
14Balls to the Wall (live)
Accept7:40
15Angel Witch
Angel Witch3:16
16Abigail
engineer:
Roberto Falcao
assistant producer:
Mikkey Dee (Motörhead/Scorpions drummer Micael Delaouglou) and Michael Denner
producer:
King Diamond (the man)
recording of:
Abigail
lyricist and composer:
King Diamond (the man)
King Diamond4.54:48
17Now Your Ships Are Burned
Yngwie Malmsteen4:08
18Vambo Marble Eye
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band4:24