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.

Mercyful Fate "9 (Digipack Edition)"

9 is the seventh studio album by Danish heavy metal band Mercyful Fate. 9 was recorded during February and March 1999 and was released on 15 June 1999 on Metal Blade Records.[1] This album continues the heavier sound that was introduced in their previous album Dead Again, and also marks the continuation of the Satanic- and occult-based lyrical themes which were prevalent during the band's first incarnation and were reintroduced on the Time (1994) album, as the primary lyrical focus. 9 was Mercyful Fate's last studio album before their twenty-year hiatus from 1999 to 2019.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by King Diamond.

1. "Last Rites" Hank Shermann 4:12
2. "Church of Saint Anne" Shermann 4:44
3. "Sold My Soul" Diamond 5:04
4. "House on the Hill" Shermann 3:43
5. "Burn in Hell" Diamond 3:49
6. "The Grave" Shermann 4:09
7. "Insane" Shermann 3:01
8. "Kiss the Demon" Diamond 3:53
9. "Buried Alive" Diamond 4:53
10. "9" Mike Wead 4:31

Recording information:

Recorded at Nomad Recording Studio, Carrollton, Texas, USA, February - March 1999.

Kol Marshall – producer, engineer, mixing with Mercyful Fate

Vince Rossi – engineer

Mercyful Fate "Return Of The Vampire (The Rare And Unreleased) (1992 Japan Edition Reissue, F.E.M.S.)"

Return of the Vampire is a compilation album of rare demo tracks by Mercyful Fate recorded before their first, official release in 1982. It was released in 1992 by Roadrunner Records RRD 9184.

The album cover was painted by Torbjorn Jorgensen / Studio Dzyan.

Track listing

All songs written by King Diamond (lyrics) and Hank Shermann (music) except where noted.

1. "Burning the Cross" – 8:49 (music by Benny Petersen)
2. "Curse of the Pharaohs" – 4:27
3. "Return of the Vampire" – 4:50
4. "On a Night of Full Moon" – 6:40
5. "A Corpse Without Soul" – 8:11
6. "Death Kiss" – 5:53
7. "Leave My Soul Alone" (music by Michael Denner) – 3:21
8. "M.D.A." (Mission: Destroy Aliens) (music and lyrics by Denner) – 4:20
9. "You Asked for It" – 4:13

Tracks 1-5: recorded in Copenhagen, Denmark, late autumn 1981, Kharma Studio.

Track 6: recorded in Hull, England, early spring 1982.

Tracks 7-8: Recorded in Copenhagen, Denmark, summer 1981 at Brenner Studio.

Track 9: Recorded in Copenhagen, Denmark, early spring 1981.

"On a Night of Full Moon" was the original demo of "Desecration of Souls" from the Don't Break the Oath album.

"Death Kiss" was the original demo of "A Dangerous Meeting" from the Don't Break the Oath album

"Leave My Soul Alone" and "M.D.A." were originally songs from Michael Denner's band.

"You Asked for It" was the original demo of "Black Masses"; the B-side of the "Black Funeral" single.