Junta is the debut studio album by the American rock band Phish. The album was self-released by the band in May 1989 without the support from a record label, and received a wider release when Elektra Records reissued it on compact disc in 1992. Junta was preceded by two demo recordings – The White Tape (1986) and The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday (1987) – which circulated among the band's fanbase but did not receive an official release.
Angra is a Brazilian power metal band formed in 1991. They have released ten regular studio albums, five EPs, and three live CD/DVDs to date. Led by Rafael Bittencourt, the band has gained a degree of popularity in Japan and Europe.
Retro Active is a compilation album by the English rock band Def Leppard, released in 1993. The album features touched-up versions of B-sides and previously unreleased recordings from the band's recording sessions from 1984 to 1993. The album charted at number 9 on the Billboard 200 and No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart.
Bag of Tricks is a compilation album by the band Annihilator, released in 1994. The album was later reissued in 2002 under the label Roadrunner.
Balzac is a Japanese punk rock band formed in 1992 in Kyoto. The band was founded by singer and songwriter Hirosuke Nishiyama, who has remained the only constant member of the band since its creation. Since the beginning, Balzac was highly influenced by the sound and image of the American horror punk band Misfits and, especially during the very early years, Glenn Danzig's Samhain, adopting and combining the musical and visual style of both bands to create their own. Balzac's lyrics, though not always serious in tone, often deal with themes of darkness, loneliness and fear.
"Day the Earth Caught Fire" is a song by the Japanese horror punk band Balzac from their 1995 album The Last Men on Earth. In 2002 it was covered by the Misfits for a split single celebrating Balzac's signing to the newly formed Misfits Records, with Balzac covering a medley of the Misfits songs "The Haunting" and "Don't Open 'Til Doomsday" from the 1997 album American Psycho. Balzac also filmed a music video for their version. The international version of the single was titled "Day the Earth Caught Fire" and had the Misfits as track 1 and Balzac as track 2, while the Japanese release was titled "Don't Open 'Til Doomsday" and had the tracks in reverse order.
Deep Blue: Chaos from Darkism is an album by the band Balzac.
Show No Mercy is the debut album by the American heavy metal band Bride. It was the band's debut on the Pure Metal Records label. Less commercial than Bride's later works, the album, which was somewhat more extreme and darker than many contemporary Christian releases, received a mixed reception and did not sell particularly well.
Rage Against the Machine is the original demo tape by American rock band Rage Against the Machine, released in December 1991. The 12-track tape was recorded at Sunburst Studio in Los Angeles after drummer Brad Wilk joined the band but before they had played their first live show. When the band began performing live shows they sold the tape for $5, eventually selling approximately 5,000 copies. Shortly thereafter, the band was signed to a record deal with Epic Records on the strength of the demo's success.
Hatred: Destruction = Construction is the eighth full-length album released by the Japanese horror punk band Balzac. It was released with four different covers and one special 666mm edition. The album has two hidden tracks. The first is "Tomorrow Never Comes" and starts at the end of the song "Destruction = Construction" after a brief period of silence. When the final song of the albums ends, three other tracks on silence are played before the final song, "World Without Light", starts.
Out Of The Light Of The 13 Dark Night was the first official full-length album released in Germany by the Japanese horror punk band Balzac. It consists of re-recordings of previously released songs by the band and is considered by some as a European counterpart to the album Beyond The Darkness, as it served to properly introduce Balzac to Europe.
Live At O-East 20040305 is the first full-length live album by the Japanese horror punk band Balzac. It was released in a special package and was only available in the venues the band played during that tour. It was recorded at their performance at the O-East venue in 2004; the numbers in the album title represent the date of the event.
Liquid Room 20050403 Official Bootleg is a live album by the Japanese horror punk band Balzac. The album is an official bootleg of the same show at which the live video DVD, with the same name, was made. Both the CD and the DVD were supplied in the limited "Liquid Room Box Set", with a photograph book and other items. Recorded at the Liquid Room venue in 2005, the numbers in the title represent the date of the event.
"Atom Age Vampire In 308" is the second single by the Japanese horror punk band Balzac. Released through the MCR Company, it was sold in at least five different versions of color sleeve, each one in a limited quantity. The band made a promotional cassette for the record.
"Isolation From No.13" is the third single by the Japanese horror punk band Balzac. Released through HG-FACT Records, it was sold in at least five different versions, one of them being the famous Balzac/T.W.I.M. Cereal Box Set. The band made a promotional cassette for the record.
"When The Fiendish Ghouls Night" is the fourth single by the Japanese horror punk band Balzac. Released through their own label, Evilegend13 Records, it was sold in four different colors for the vinyl and sticker. In 2007, Balzac re-launched the single in CD format, with two bonus tracks.
Paradox is a mini-album released by the Japanese horror punk band Balzac.
The Manson Family Album is the first studio recording by American rock band Marilyn Manson and a precursor to their debut studio album, 1994's Portrait of an American Family. It was produced by Roli Mosimann and is composed of original takes and mixes of songs which were later found on their debut album. However, the band and its eponymous vocalist were unhappy with Mosimann's production, claiming it to be poorly representative of their established sound and calling it too "smoothed and polished". The majority of songs on The Manson Family Album were later re-recorded or remixed by Nine Inch Nails personnel Trent Reznor, Sean Beaven and Alan Moulder at the Record Plant in Los Angeles. The album's title is a double entendre; it also relates to the commune of cult leader Charles Manson.
Rock Transgresivo is the debut album of the Spanish hard rock band Extremoduro. After recording their demo tape Rock Transgresivo in January 1989, they released their first studio album Tú en Tu Casa, Nosotros en la Hoguera. The result left them unsatisfied so the original demo tape was remixed and partially re-recorded and it was released in August 1994 in order to replace the older studio album.
