Various Artists "A Tribute To Judas Priest: Legends Of Metal - Vol. II (Japan, Victor Entertainment, VICP-5790)"

A Tribute to Judas Priest: Legends of Metal Vol. II is a tribute album, released in 1997 by Century Media Records. It includes several rock and metal bands such as Forbidden, Angra, Nevermore, Heavens Gate, Blind Guardian, Kreator, and Iced Earth, covering songs by British heavy metal band Judas Priest. Some of the songs included in this album have been previously released by the artists.

Tracklist:

Volume 2

1. "The Ripper" Iced Earth 2:44
2. "Beyond the Realms of Death" Blind Guardian 7:02
3. "The Sentinel" Heavens Gate 5:00
4. "Love Bites" Nevermore 5:21
5. "Exciter" Gamma Ray 5:01
6. "Dissident Aggressor" Forbidden 2:45
7. "Painkiller" Angra 6:04
8. "Tyrant" Overkill 4:00
9. "Grinder" Kreator 3:57
10. "Dreamer Deceiver" Skyclad 4:05
11. "Bloodstone" Stratovarius 3:55
12. "Screaming for Vengeance" Virgin Steele 5:11
13. "Night Comes Down" Leviathan 4:19

Issued in a standard jewel case with a clear tray. Includes a 20-page booklet with English credits, release information and lyrics, Japanese commentary, and English/Japanese track list. Also includes an obi printed on both sides.

The commentary is credited as: 1996年8月21日 前田岳彦/BURRN!

Vocals credit for track 12 incorrectly credited on release as Mille Halford.

From the back cover and obi:

Digital Recording

Track information from the booklet:

1 - Recorded at: Morrisound Studios, Tampa, Florida

2 - Recorded at: The Twilight Hall, Krefeld

Mixed at: Central Sound Studios, Hamburg

3 - Recorded & mixed at: Gate Studios, Wolfsburg

4 - Recorded at: Village Productions, Tornity, TX.

5 - Recorded at: Hansen Studios, Hamburg

6 - Recorded at: The Music Annex, Menlo Park, CA.

7 - Produced & engineered [...] for S.C. & Services

Recorded at: Be Bop Studio, Sao Paulo

Mixed [...] at: Sky Studio, Munich

8 - Recorded at: Filthy Tracks, Rochester, N.Y.

The Carriage House, Standford, CT

Mixed at: The Carriage House

9 - Recorded at: Woodhouse Studios, Hagen

10 - Recorded & mixed at: Jacobs Studios, Surrey

11 - Recorded at: Crownhill Studios & Finnvox Studios

12 - Recorded & mixed at: Media Recording, Babylon, LI, N.Y.

13 - Recorded at: Colorado Sound Studios

Various Artists "A Tribute To Judas Priest - Legends Of Metal Vol. 1 (Japan, Victor Entertainment, VICP-5860)"

A Tribute to Judas Priest: Legends of Metal Vol. I is a tribute album, released in 1997 by Century Media Records. It includes several rock and metal bands such as Helloween, Testament, Saxon, Mercyful Fate, and Fates Warning, covering songs by British heavy metal band Judas Priest. Some of the songs included in this album have been previously released by the artists.

Track listing

Volume 1

1. "The Hellion/Electric Eye" Helloween 4:05
2. "Saints in Hell" Fates Warning 5:06
3. "Victim of Changes" Gamma Ray 7:20
4. "Sinner" Devin Townsend 7:55
5. "The Ripper" Mercyful Fate 2:51
6. "Jawbreaker" Rage 3:26
7. "Night Crawler" Radakka 5:51
8. "Burnin' Up" Doom Squad 3:57
9. "A Touch of Evil" Lion's Share 5:39
10. "Rapid Fire" Testament 3:42
11. "Metal Gods" U.D.O. 4:09
12. "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" Saxon 5:31

Booklet includes lyrics and Judas Priest discography. Band biographies are provided in Japanese only.

Gamma Ray "Majestic"

Majestic is the eighth full-length studio album from the German power metal band Gamma Ray, released in 2005. The band also released an LP version through their website to complement the supporting tour, limited to 1500 copies worldwide.

Guitarist Henjo Ritcher was injured during the Majestic tour from falling down a flight of stairs on a ferry between Sweden and Finland. He was forced to sit out on half the tour due to his injury.

The song "Blood Religion", with lyrics about vampires, became a trademark song of Gamma Ray, with fans in concert chanting some of the main chorus lines during the song similar to how fans recited the main chorus to "Future World", a Helloween song.

Track listing

1. "My Temple" Kai Hansen 4:57
2. "Fight" Henjo Richter 3:24
3. "Strange World" Hansen 5:03
4. "Hell Is Thy Home" Hansen 4:46
5. "Blood Religion" Hansen 6:53
6. "Condemned to Hell" Dan Zimmermann 4:56
7. "Spiritual Dictator" Zimmermann 5:38
8. "Majesty" Hansen 6:23
9. "How Long" Hansen 4:06
10. "Revelation" Richter 8:30

Japanese Bonus Track

1. "Hellfire" Zimmermann 4:37

Produced and engineered by: Dirk Schlächter, Kai Hansen

Mastered at: Finnvox Studios, Helsinki, Finland

Cover Painting by: Hervé Monjeaud

Digital Artwork and Booklet Design by: Henjo Richter