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Live in the Roar (2002) | The Second Wave:25 Years of NWOBHM (2003) | Noises from the Cathouse (2004) |
The Second Wave:25 Years of NWOBHM is a split studio album released in 2003 by the British indie label CommuniquéRecords. The album contains five songs each from veteran bands of the new wave of British heavy metal Oliver/Dawson Saxon (resulting from a split of Saxon),Girlschool and Tygers of Pan Tang. [1] The album features both new songs and already published ones,sometimes re-recorded for the occasion. The release of the album was supposed be followed by a UK tour of the three bands together,but Oliver/Dawson Saxon did not participate. [2] The cover design was created by Robb Weir's nephew and Vectis radio DJ,Tim Pritchard with Paris-based designer Kev Baldwyn. The painting used for the cover was commissioned by Robb Weir and painted by Isle of Wight-based artist John Patty.
Peter Rodney "Biff" Byford is an English singer best known as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Saxon.
Tygers of Pan Tang are an English heavy metal band who are part of the new wave of British heavy metal movement. They formed in 1978 in Whitley Bay,England,and were active until 1987. The band reformed in 1999 and continue to record and perform. The name is derived from Pan Tang,a fictional archipelago in Michael Moorcock's Elric of Melnibonéfantasy series whose wizards keep tigers as pets.
Persian Risk are a Welsh heavy metal band from the new wave of British heavy metal era formed in 1979 and hailing from Cardiff,Wales. The brainchild of ex-Stoned Soul Party guitarist Phil Campbell,he recruited vocalist Jon Deverill,second guitarist Dave Bell,bass player Nick Hughes,and drummer Razz. The group was active until 1986. In 2012,the band was re-activated by vocalist Carl Sentance albeit without the involvement of any other past members.
Hinterland is a Canadian indie pop band from Vancouver. Hinterland's music is best described as dream pop/shoegazing/new wave with soaring,ethereal vocals,and is currently released by Submerged Records. Hinterland's second album The Picture Plane spent three months in the Canadian college radio top 50. Hinterland's debut album Under the Waterline won the band several Georgia Straight Music Awards,including best local album,best vocalist,and most underrated band. Hinterland has been featured on MuchMusic and CBC Television's ZeD.
Girlschool are a British rock band that formed in the new wave of British heavy metal scene in 1978. Frequently associated with contemporaries Motörhead,they are the longest-running all-female rock band,still active after more than 40 years. Formed from a school band called Painted Lady,Girlschool enjoyed strong media exposure and commercial success in the UK in the early 1980s with three albums of "punk-tinged metal" and a few singles,but lost their momentum in the following years.
Spellbound is the second album by British heavy metal band Tygers of Pan Tang,produced in 1981 on MCA. Spellbound is the first of two full length Tygers of Pan Tang albums to feature John Sykes as second guitarist,who later joined Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake. It is also the first album with vocalist Jon Deverill. The album was re-issued in 1989 in a double-LP package with Wild Cat and on CD in 1997 with bonus tracks.
The Cage is the fourth album by British heavy metal band Tygers of Pan Tang,released on MCA Records in 1982. It marked a move in a more commercial direction,selling over 200,000 copies and giving birth to two top 50 songs in the UK,namely the covers of Leiber &Stoller's "Love Potion No. 9" and the lesser known RPM song "Rendezvous". Another single charted at 63:the Steve Thompson song "Paris by Air". It is shortly after producing this album that the band split for the first time,due to tensions with their record company. Robb Weir and Brian Dick then formed the band Sergeant.
Live at Roseland is a 2001 live album by the band RatDog,featuring former Grateful Dead guitarist and singer Bob Weir. In contrast to studio album Evening Moods,this release contains mostly songs from the Grateful Dead song book. It was recorded at the Roseland Theater in Portland,Oregon,on April 25 and 26,2001.
Wild Cat is the debut album by the British heavy metal band Tygers of Pan Tang. It was released in 1980 on MCA Records,and reached #18 on the UK album chart. The album was re-issued in 1989 in a double-LP package with Spellbound,and on CD in 1997 with bonus tracks.
Crazy Nights is the third studio album by British heavy metal band Tygers of Pan Tang,released in November 1981 on MCA and is rumoured to be the last album to be recorded at Trident Studios before it closed the same year.
Live at Nottingham Rock City is a live album by the British heavy metal band Tygers of Pan Tang,recorded in April 1981 and not released until 2001.
Burning in the Shade is the sixth studio album by the British heavy metal band Tygers of Pan Tang,released in 1987.
Donnington:The Live Tracks [sic] is a semi-official live album by Saxon,being a legal release but not sanctioned by the band. The recording was made at the first Monsters of Rock festival at Castle Donington on 16 August 1980 but was not released until fifteen years later. It was re-released as Live at Donnington 1980 in 2000.
Oliver/Dawson Saxon was an English heavy metal band formed in 1995 by former members of Saxon,guitarist Graham Oliver and bassist Steve Dawson.
The Wreck-Age is the fifth studio album by British heavy metal band Tygers of Pan Tang,produced in 1985 on Music for Nations.
Animal Instinct is the ninth studio album by British heavy metal band Tygers of Pan Tang,released on 12 April 2008.
Stephen Dennis Thompson is a British musician,songwriter and record producer who is responsible for a number of single and album chart hits and well-known songs recorded by international recording artists. He was instrumental in setting up the influential Neat Records. He was particularly active as a producer during the NWOBHM years. During this time,he produced for many acts and kick-started the careers of several influential heavy metal acts including the first recordings of Newcastle band Venom and Raven who have been credited with being hugely influential by Metallica.
Ambush is the tenth studio album by British Heavy metal band Tygers of Pan Tang,released on 24 September 2012. A limited edition fan pack was also released and includes the Ambush cd,Ambush guitar pick,a poster of the original album artwork signed by Rodney Matthews,and a postcard featuring song lyrics. It was housed in a high-quality cd box with a metallic Tygers Of Pan Tang band logo. As an added bonus,each buyer was entered into a free draw with the first 5 winners receiving a signed 12″vinyl copy from the Spellbound sessions and a signed cymbal from the same sessions. The album was newly remastered and re-released again on digital services,digipack CD,black LP,and orange LP versions,by Mighty Music,on 18 September 2020;It contains extensive sleeve notes from all of the band members as well as four of the added tracks from the Japan Remastered rerelease,minus the track "Suzie Smiled". This was the first album to be recorded,produced,and engineered by Chris Tsangarides in 31 years. He had last produced their first 2 albums,Wild Cat and Spellbound.
Tygers of Pan Tang is the self-titled eleventh studio album by British heavy metal band Tygers of Pan Tang,released on October 21,2016. An official music video was made for "Only the Brave"
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