Greatest Ever! Heavy Metal: The Definitive Collection

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Space Lord
Monster Magnet6:00
2Dragula
additional programming:
Paul DeCarli
programming, engineer and mixer:
Scott Humphrey
additional engineer:
Frank Gryner
producer:
Scott Humphrey and Rob Zombie
additional mixer:
Chris Lord‐Alge
lead vocals:
Rob Zombie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records, Inc. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1998)
music videos:
Dragula (music video) by Rob Zombie
recording of:
Dragula
lyricist:
Rob Zombie
composer:
Scott Humphrey and Rob Zombie
publisher:
Demonoid Deluxe Music, Gimme Back My Publishing and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Rob Zombie4.43:45
3Night of the Vampire
Entombed5:00
4Linchpin
producer:
Rhys Fulber (Canadian electronic musician)
mixer:
Fear Factory and Mike Plotnikoff
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music Group – X5 Music Group (in 2021)
recording of:
Linchpin
writer:
Dino Cazares and Christian Olde Wolbers (Belgian bass guitarist)
Fear Factory43:26
5Straight to Hell
Venom4:28
6Balls to the Wall
engineer:
Louis Austin (engineering)
producer:
Accept (German heavy metal band)
mixer:
Michael Wagener
bass guitar:
Peter Baltes
drums (drum set):
Stefan Kaufmann (German drummer for Accept and U.D.O.)
guitar:
Hermann Frank and Wolf Hoffmann
vocals:
Udo Dirkschneider
recorded at and mixed at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (from 1983-07 until 1983-08)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 79)
recording of:
Balls to the Wall
lyricist:
Peter Baltes, Deaffy, Udo Dirkschneider, Wolf Hoffmann and Stefan Kaufmann (German drummer for Accept and U.D.O.)
composer:
Peter Baltes, Udo Dirkschneider, Wolf Hoffmann and Stefan Kaufmann (German drummer for Accept and U.D.O.)
publisher:
Breeze Music GmbH, SMV Schacht Musikverlage and Summer Breeze Music (from 1983 to present)
Accept4.055:44
7Dying Days
Screaming Trees4:52
8Angel Witch
Angel Witch3:25
9Evil
Mercyful Fate4:46
10Supersonic Sex Machine
Steel Panther3:10
11N.I.B.
Ugly Kid Joe5:27
12The Rocker
Thin Lizzy2:42
13Born to Be Wild
Krokus3:35
14Cherry Pie
Warrant3:13
15Race With the Devil
Girlschool2:54
16In Waves
recording of:
In Waves
Trivium45:04
17Razamanaz
Nazareth3:50
▼CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Tension Head
Queens of the Stone Age2:55
2The Day I Tried to Live
Soundgarden5:21
3I, the Jury
Grand Magus4:16
4Heartwork
Carcass4:34
5For Victory
Bolt Thrower4:50
6Into the Crypts of Rays
Celtic Frost3:41
7I Want Out
Helloween4:42
8I Wanna Rock
Twisted Sister3:04
9Poison
Alice Cooper4:03
10You Can’t Bring Me Down
Suicidal Tendencies5:49
11Slowly We Rot
Obituary3:38
12Black No. 1 (edit)
Type O Negative4:38
13Stranglehold
Ted Nugent8:27
14The Wizard
Uriah Heep3:00
15Mississippi Queen
recording of:
Mississippi Queen
writer:
Corky Laing, Felix Pappalardi, David Rea and Leslie West
Mountain3.72:33
16Renegade
synthesizer programming:
Dennis DeYoung and Ed Walsh (US synthesizer player & programmer)
assistant engineer:
Harry Andronis and Gary Geppert (engineer)
engineer:
Rob Kingsland and Barry Mraz
assistant producer:
Barry Mraz
producer:
Styx (rock band from Chicago)
bass guitar:
Chuck Panozzo
guitar [lead]:
James Young (Member of Styx)
lead vocals:
Tommy Shaw (of Styx)
recording of:
Renegade
lyricist and composer:
Tommy Shaw (of Styx)
publisher:
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, 日音 Synch事業部, Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) (from 1978 to present) and Stygian Songs (from 1978 to present)
Styx3.34:16
▼CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Heaven’s on Fire
KISS3:22
2In the Heat of the Night
Diamond Head4:59
3Since You Been Gone
Rainbow3:15
4On March the Saints
Down4:12
5Abigail
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 Diamond4.54:52
6Roots Bloody Roots
Sepultura3:33
7Tonight I’m Gonna Rock You Tonight
Spın̈al Tap2:39
8Caught in a Mosh
Anthrax5:01
9Carry 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 in Chicago, Illinois, United States
recording of:
Carry On (Manowar's song)
lyricist and composer:
Joey DeMaio
Manowar4.44:12
10Metal Health (Bang Your Head)
Quiet Riot5:19
11C’mon Let’s Go
Girlschool3:39
12I Wanna Be Somebody
W.A.S.P.3:45
13Alcatraz
Nazareth4:23
14Hang Tough
Tesla4:23
15Breaking the Law
Judas Priest2:35
16Easy Livin’
recording engineer:
Peter Gallen (from 1972-03 until 1972-04)
assistant engineer:
Ashley Howe
engineer:
Peter Gallen
producer:
Gerry Bron
drums (drum set):
Lee Kerslake (from 1972-03 until 1972-04)
electric bass guitar:
Gary Thain (from 1972-03 until 1972-04)
guitar:
Mick Box (from 1972-03 until 1972-04)
organ:
Ken Hensley (from 1972-03 until 1972-04)
vocals:
David Byron (from 1972-03 until 1972-04)
arranger:
Uriah Heep (British prog/hard rock)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bronze (in 1972), Bronze Records Ltd. (in 1972), Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1972), Legacy Records Ltd. (in 1972) and Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1972, in 2017)
recorded at:
Lansdowne Studios (known as CTS Lansdowne Studios since 1987) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1972-03 until 1972-04)
produced at:
Lansdowne Studios (known as CTS Lansdowne Studios since 1987) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Easy Livin’ (from 1972-03 until 1972-04)
lyricist and composer:
Ken Hensley
publisher:
A Tale of Two Ditties, Bron Music, EMI Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), EMI Publishing Ltd., S. Bron Music Co. Ltd. and Umble Tunes Ltd.
Uriah Heep4.52:37