Various Artists "Nuclear Blast All-Stars: Out Of The Dark (Germany, Nuclear Blast, NB 1800-2)"

Out of the Dark is a two disc compilation album from Nuclear Blast Records to commemorate their 20 years as a record label. Produced by Peter Wichers, who is also the only songwriter on the album, it features a variable collection of "All Stars" much in the same vein as Roadrunner United. The album includes 11 different singers, with Wichers playing bass and guitar, and drums by Dirk Verbeuren and Henry Ranta. It also includes a second disc which includes 10 songs from thrash metal, death metal and black metal bands signed to Nuclear Blast. While its "twin" album Into the Light focuses more on the power metal side of the label, Out of the Dark is rather devoted to the genre of melodic death metal.

Track listing:

Disc 1

All music is composed by Peter Wichers from Soilwork

1. "Dysfunctional Hours" (with Anders Fridén of In Flames) Anders Fridén 04:23
2. "Schizo" (feat. Peter Tägtgren of Hypocrisy and Pain) Peter Tägtgren 03:32
3. "Devotion" (feat. Jari Mäenpää of Wintersun) Jukka Koskinen 03:40
4. "The Overshadowing" (feat. Christian Älvestam formerly of Scar Symmetry) Henrik Ohlsson 03:43
5. "Paper Trail" (feat. John Bush formerly of Anthrax) John Bush 04:19
6. "The Dawn of All" (feat. Björn "Speed" Strid of Soilwork) Björn Strid 04:10
7. "Cold Is My Vengeance" (feat. Maurizio Iacono of Kataklysm) Maurizio Iacono 03:46
8. "My Name Is Fate" (feat. Mark Osegueda of Death Angel) Mark Osgueda 04:02
9. "The Gilded Dagger" (feat. Richard Sjunnesson and Roland Johansson; both formerly of Sonic Syndicate) Richard Sjunnesson 04:30
10. "Closer to the Edge" (feat. Guillaume Bideau of Mnemic) Guillaume Bideau 04:36

Total length: 40:48

Disc 2

1. Dimmu Borgir – The Heretic Hammer (US Bonus "In Sorte Diaboli") (04:38)
2. Immortal – Tyrants (06:18)
3. Nile – As He Creates, So He Destroys (04:38)
4. Exodus – Purge the World (Japan Bonus "Shovel Headed Kill Machine") (04:02)
5. Anthrax - Ghost (01:56)
6. Meshuggah – Futile Bread Machine (Campfire Version) (Taken from "The True Human Design" EP) (03:30)
7. Chimaira - Kingdom of Heartache (Japan Bonus "Resurrection") (04:09)
8. All Shall Perish – Prisoner of War (04:44)
9. Agnostic Front – All is Not Forgotten (01:55)
10. Threat Signal – Counterbalance (05:39)

Recording information:

Mixed at Fascination Street Studios, Örebro, Sweden.

Recorded at Wichers Studios, Los Feliz, CA.

Drums Recorded at Track Record Studios, North Hollywood, CA.

Various Artists "Gods Of Darkness (Germany, Nuclear Blast, NB 285-2)"

Gods Of Darkness is a Black Metal compilation, released in 1997 by Nuclear Blast.

Tracklist:

1. Dimmu Borgir  –  Moonchild Domain   5:21
2. Emperor  –  The Loss And Curse Of Reverence  6:07
3. Cradle Of Filth  –  Malice Through The Looking Glass   5:30
4. Agathodaimon  –  Banner Of Blasphemy  5:38
5. Satyricon  –  Mother North  6:24
6. Mayhem  –  Freezing Moon   6:22
7. Covenant  –   Planetarium   4:02
8. Immortal  –  Frostdemonstorm   2:53
9. Dissection  –  Where Dead Angels Lie   5:52
10. Gehenna  –  Manifestation   4:45
11. Bal-Sagoth  –  Summoning The Guardians Of The Astral Gate  6:05
12. Enslaved  –  Hordalendingen  5:19
13. Dismal Euphony  –  Carven  4:44
14. Naglfar  –  The Eclipse Of The Infernal Storms  4:15
15. The Abyss  –  The Arrival  3:42

Subtitle: ...and from life ashes will arise...

Booklet (corrected sequence):

1. taken from 'Godless Savage Garden' courtesy of Nuclear Blast

2. taken from the album 'Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk' courtesy of Candlelight

3. taken from the album 'Dusk And Her Embrace' / courtesy of Music For Nations

4. taken from the album 'Darkness' / courtesy of Nuclear Blast

5. taken from the album 'Nemesis Divina' / courtesy of Moonfog

6. taken from the album 'De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas' / courtesy of Voices Of Wonder

7. taken from the album 'Nexus Polaris' courtesy of Nuclear Blast

8. taken from the album 'Blizzard Beast' / courtesy of Osmose

9. taken from the album 'Storm Of The Light's Bane' / courtesy of Nuclear Blast

10. taken from the album 'Malice' / courtesy of Cacophonous

11. taken from the album 'Starfire Burning Upon The Ice-Veiled Throne Of Ultima Thule' / courtesy of Cacophonous

12. taken from the album 'Eld' / courtesy of Osmose

13. taken from the album 'Autumn Leaves (The Retribution of Tides' / courtesy of Napalm Records

14. taken from the album 'Vittra' / courtesy of Wrong Again Records

15. taken from the album 'Summon The Beast' / courtesy of Nuclear Blast

℗&© 1997

"Highlights Of Black Metal incl. Dimmu Borgir, Cradle of Filth, Emperor and many more. 15 Bands - over 75 minutes."

Tracklisting (back cover and inlay) and durations (inlay) are incorrect. This is how they appear on the release:

1. Dimmu Borgir - Moonchild Domain 5:25

2. Emperor - The Loss And Curse Of Reverence 6:09

3. Satyricon - Mother North 4:17

4. Cradle Of Filth - Malice Through The Looking Glass 5:30

5. Agathodaimon - Banner Of Blasphemy 5:37

6. Mayhem - Freezing Moon 6:22

7. Covenant - Planetarium 4:02

8. Immortal - Frostdemonstorm 2:35

9. Dissection - Where Dead Angels Lie 5:41

10. Gehenna - Manifestation 4:46

11. Enslaved - Hordalendingen 5:19

12. Bal-Sagoth - Summoning The Guardians Of The Astral Gate 6:07

13. Dismal Euphony - Carven 4:43

14. Naglfar - The Eclipse Of The Infernal Storms 4:18

15. The Abyss - The Arrival 3:41

Various Artists "World Domination (France, Osmose Productions, OPCD032P)"

World Domination is a Extreme Metal compilation, released in 1995 by Osmose Productions.

Tracklist:

1. Immortal  "At The Stormy Gates Of Mist"
2. Marduk  "Autumnal Reaper"
3. Impaled Nazarene  "Steelvagina"
4. Mythos "Unreal Moon"
5. Luciferion   "Blasphemer"
6. Absu    "Never Blow Out The Eastern Candle"
7. Ancient   "The Call Of The Absu Deep"
8. Enslaved   "Sverte Vidder"
9. Demoniac   "The Earth Calls Me"
10. Diabolos Rising   "Satanas Lead Us Through"
11. Sadistik Exekution   "Internal Klok"
12. Fallen Christ   "Abduction Ritual"

Track 12 note " Abduction Ritual " instead " Satanas Luciferion "

Track 8 is misspelled, the original title is "Svarte Vidder"

Immortal "Sons Of Northern Darkness (Special Deluxe Edition)"

Sons of Northern Darkness is the seventh album by Norwegian black metal band Immortal. Musically, it continues the blackened thrash metal style heard on the two previous releases At the Heart of Winter and Damned in Black. This was the band's first release on Nuclear Blast Records and the last album to feature Iscariah on bass, who admitted to only play bass on the opening track "One by One", with the rest of the album's bass tracks being played by vocalist/guitarist Abbath, which is the last time he would contribute to playing bass before his departure in 2015.

The album was released in multiple formats, including a standard CD, a limited edition four-panel digipak, a limited edition metal box, a "Deluxe Edition" digipak with bonus DVD, a picture disc, a gatefold double LP, and a quadruple 10" leather box. The limited edition metal box was only available via Nuclear Blast mailorder and was sold out before it was actually released.

The song "In My Kingdom Cold" references the H.P. Lovecraft story At the Mountains of Madness.

"One by One" was featured in the soundtrack of the 8th installment in the Tony Hawk's video game series, Tony Hawk's Project 8, which released in 2006.

Disc 1 (CD)

1. One by One 05:00   
2. Sons of Northern Darkness 04:47   
3. Tyrants 06:19   
4. Demonium 03:57   
5. Within the Dark Mind 07:32
6. In My Kingdom Cold 07:17
7. Antarctica 07:13  
8. Beyond the North Waves 08:07   

Total time:   50:12  

Disc 2 (DVD)

1. Live at BB Kings Club, New York 2003 + Photo Gallery

Also available as a limited edition quadfolded digipak and as strictly limited edition metal box to 1000 pieces.

The metal box was only available via Nuclear Blast mailorder and sold out before it was actually released.

Re-released in 2007 by Nuclear Blast as a 4x10" leather LP box.

Re-released in 2008 by Back on Black as 2x12" heavy vinyl in gatefold sleeve.

Re-released in November 2005 as deluxe version together with the DVD "Live at BB Kings Club New York 2003.

In an interview with Mortem Zine, Iscariah confirmed that Abbath tracked all bass on this album except for "One by One".

Music video:

- One by One.

Recording information:

Recorded and mixed at Abyss Studios, September 2001.

Various Artists "World Domination II"

World Domination II is a Black/Death Metal double CD compilation, released in 1997 by Osmose Productions.

Track list:

Disc 1

1. Vital Remains Farewell To The Messiah 1:28
2. Vital Remains I Am God 9:36
3. Marduk Darkness It Shall Be 4:40
4. Driller Killer Time-Up 2:40
5. Necromantia Spiritforms Of The Psychomancer 5:50
6. Angelcorpse Perversion Enthroned 3:13
7. Immortal Nebular Ravens Winter 4:12
8. Dark Tranquillity Tongues 4:53
9. Gehennah Rock'n'Roll Patrol 3:02
10. Enslaved Forgotten 8:05
11. Swordmaster Metallic Devastation 6:23
12. Infernö Satanic Overkill 4:39
13. Demoniac Burn The Witch 2:58
14. Absu Of Celtic Fire, We Are Born + Terminus 8:32

Disc 2

1. Impaled Nazarene I Am The Killer Of Trolls 1:50
2. Bewitched Blood On The Altar 2:54
3. Disfear Anthem Of Agony 1:49
4. Raism Aesthetic Terrorism 3:34
5. Swordmaster Clans Of Death 5:53
6. Tsatthoggua Status Stürmer 3:04
7. Mystifier Leather & Metal 3:51
8. Loud Pipes Stressed To Death 2:19
9. The Rocking Dildos Waterheads 1:47
10. Sadistik Exekution Dejeka Infinitus 5:40
11. Gardenian The Downfall 4:10
12. Devilyn Decline Of Worlds 3:19
13. Conqueror Hammer Of Supremacy 4:43
14. Majestic Midnight When The Light Goes Down 6:20
15. G.......* O... - I. - A. - L....... - C..... 5:35

Track 15, disc 2 is a bonus track. The full title is 'Once in a lifetime chance'.