Megadeth, <em>Rust in Peace </em><br />

Megadeth的核心人物Dave Mustaine有着非同一般的传奇经历。早在1982年，Dave离开了原来乐队Panic而加入了刚刚成立不久的 Metallica乐队，然而这支后来声名显赫的超级乐队却没有给Dave多少发展的机会。1983年4月，他的位置被 Kirk Hammet所取代，至于Dave被踢出Metallica 的原因一直都众说纷坛，一说是因为毒品问题，还有传说就是因为他弹琴的速度不够快。就在Dave离队的同时，Metallica 却发行了自己的处女专辑《Kill’Em All》，这难免使人为 Dave Mustaine感到不平，Dave本人当然也颇感不快。于是他很快召集了贝司手 Dave Ellefson、吉他手 Chris Poland和鼓手Lee Rash另起炉灶。并为之命名为 Megadeth，从此一支无所畏惧的金属劲旅宣告诞生。同年底，鼓手Lee Rash 被 Gar Samuelson所取代，而Dave也正式兼任乐队的主唱。之后乐队加盟了一家独立唱片公司——Combat(奋斗)，并在它旗下发行了自己的首张专辑《Killing Is My Business Is Good!》，此时距乐队成立正好两年。这张唱片不仅受到了当时势头正劲的金属团体的好评，而且许多主流音乐人也对之赞赏有加。首战的“开门红”为乐队以后的发展开辟了广阔的天地——著名公司 Capitol很快就注意到他们并最终把其招之麾下。1986年，Megadeth 终于发行了一张“正式”的专辑《Peace Sells…But Who’s Buying?》，之后乐队开始了一场历时72周的巡演活动，这不仅标明着 Megadeth已经成为一支成熟的表演团体，同时也把这张唱片的销量直接推向白金数字。在第二年巡演期间，Megadeth再次更换队员：Chuck Behler成为乐队新鼓手，而吉他手则由Jeff Young取代了Chris。1988年，Megadeth推出第三张专辑《So Far，So Good…So What!》。这张通常被人们视为是打烙着 the Six Pistols的圣歌“Anarchy In The U．K．”印记的唱片一出道就大受欢迎，不仅获得白金销量，而且登上了专辑榜第28位。与此同时，Dave Mustaine对毒品的迷恋却又导致 Megadeth的内部矛盾重重。终于，在1989年的巡演结束后，Dave又把 Young和 Behler开除出队，而换上了吉他手 Marty Friedman和鼓手Mice Menza。
局面在1990年发生了奇迹般的转折—Dave Mustaine终于因为毒品问题而遭拘捕。在被强制戒毒后，他似乎决定痛改前非，重新开始自己的生活。在这一年，Megadeth推出了一张被评论界视为里程碑式的唱片：《Rust In Peace》，不仅销量超白金，而且冲上了Top40专辑排行榜的第23位，乐队也因此而获得葛莱美最佳金属表演奖的提名。此后的《Countdown to Extinction)(1992)销量达双白金并直冲专辑榜的第二位；《Youthanasia》(1994)获超白金销量并登上专辑榜第4位。为了推出《Youthanasia》，Mustaine、Friedman和Ellefson不惜兴师动众——他们搬到了亚利桑那州的菲尼克斯并在那着手录制唱片，而鼓手Menza则继续留在他们洛杉矾的大本营。对此，Mustaine解释说：“我们需要保持经常的聚散离合，这样当我们再聚到一起时，就会产生一种无与伦比的精神动力。我们从来不为了钱去做音乐，当你那么干时，你已经丧失了起码的真诚和正直。我们这么做是因为我们热爱音乐!”1995年，乐队把自己以前在各类原声音带中发表的作品整理后灌成一张唱片；这就是《Hidden Treasures》。“我们从不会对乐迷有所保留，不论是现在还是将来，” Dave回忆说：“这就是Megadeth为什么能一直屹立不倒的原因。我们始终如一——努力创作、尽情表演，我们尊重自己也尊重我们的乐迷，这点最重要。”’接下来的两年时间里，乐队进入休整状态，队员们暂时分别，直到1997年第八张专辑《Cryptic Writings》发行后，乐队才开始了两年中的第一次现场演出。1998年，Megadeth被邀请参加“Ozzfest”音乐节。同年7月，乐队鼓手再易其人，Jimmy DeGrasso成为 Megadeth新任鼓手。
现在，Megadeth又要推出新专辑了，它究竞会带给我们什么样的惊喜呢?先让我们听听 Dave的肺腑之言吧：“如果今夜所有的一切都将结束，那我会为自己一生的经历和事业感到满意，因为没有几个人能做到这样。”

Limited Edition Japanese pressing of this album comes housed in a miniature LP sleeve and includes four bonus tracks. EMI. 2008.

Venom are an English extreme metal band formed in Newcastle in 1978. Coming to prominence towards the end of the new wave of British heavy metal, Venom's first two albums, Welcome to Hell (1981) and Black Metal (1982), are considered major influences on thrash metal and extreme metal in general.

辽宁锦州speed/thrash metal

ZP Theart - Vocals
Herman Li - Guitar
Sam Totman - Guitar
Adrian Lambert - Bass
Dave Mackintosh – Drums
Vadim Pruzhanov - Keyboards, Piano

Pioneering metal band Anthrax, one of the genre's most influential, innovative and respected groups, melded the speed and fury of hardcore punk with the guitars and vocals of heavy metal to help create speed and thrash metal. Now what many consider the group's greatest album, 1987's "Among The Living," has been expanded with bonus tracks and a concert DVD, and digitally remastered for the first time, for the CD+DVD package AMONG THE LIVING (DELUXE EDITION)

"Among The Living," originally produced by Eddie Kramer and Anthrax, was the band's third full-length album and featured the lineup of singer Joe Belladonna, lead guitarist Dan Spitz, rhythm guitarist Scott Ian, bassist Frank Bello and drummer Charlie Benante. Building on an underground following with signature tracks such as "I Am The Law," "Caught In A Mosh" and "Indians," the album catapulted Anthrax to widespread recognition and earned the group's first gold award. "Among The Living" also marked the height of the band's use of horror and comic book inspirations, with the title track and album cover image based on the Stephen King novel "The Stand," "A Skeleton In The Closet" on King's novella Apt Pupil, and "I Am The Law" on the comic book character Judge Dredd.

Added for the new AMONG THE LIVING (DELUXE EDITION) version are previously unreleased studio outtakes of "Indians," "One World" and "Imitation Of Life"; an instrumental of "I'm The Man"; a live-in-Dallas 1987 version of "I Am The Law"; and "Bud E Luv Bomb And Satan's Lounge Band," originally released as the "I Am The Law" b-side. The bonus DVD is the live-in-London concert film "OIDIVNIKUFESIN (N.F.V.)," which went gold when issued on video in 1987.

Japanese edition with the bonus track ''Lost Souls In Endless Time'', along with enhanced footage of the band shot on tour in Japan & Europe...along with a Windows theme package. Victor. 2005.

Venom are an English extreme metal band formed in Newcastle in 1978. Coming to prominence towards the end of the new wave of British heavy metal, Venom's first two albums, Welcome to Hell (1981) and Black Metal (1982), are considered major influences on thrash metal and extreme metal in general.

Limited Edition Japanese pressing of this album comes housed in a miniature LP sleeve and includes four bonus tracks. EMI. 2008.

Speed was a Japanese female vocal/dance group comprising Hiroko Shimabukuro, Eriko Imai, Takako Uehara and Hitoe Arakaki. All four members are former students of Okinawa Actors School which also trained popular artists Namie Amuro and MAX.

Extraordinary two-for-one package at a budget price that combines Sodom's first ever output, In The Sign Of Evil and their legendary debut album, Obsessed By Cruelty. True classics of early German Death /Thrash metal!