RUSH

 

"idem"

Year:  1974

Country:  Canada

City:  Toronto

Label:  Universal

Format:  CD, LP

Tracks:  8

Time:  50 min.

Genre:  rock

Style:        Prog Rock

Rush was a Canadian rock band that primarily comprised Geddy Lee (bass guitar, keyboards, vocals), Alex Lifeson (guitar) and Neil Peart (drums, percussion, lyricist). The band formed in Toronto in 1968 with Lifeson, drummer John Rutsey, and bass guitarist/vocalist Jeff Jones, whom Lee immediately replaced. After Lee joined, the band went through several line-up changes before arriving at its classic power trio lineup with the addition of Peart in July 1974, who replaced Rutsey four months after the release of their self-titled debut album; this lineup remained intact for the remainder of the band's career.

Ayn Rand’s novels 'The Fountainhead' and 'Atlas Shrugged' helped shape a generation, but it was a lesser-known work, Anthem, that shaped one of the greatest rock and roll albums of all time: 2112 by Rush.

In this video, you’ll learn about Objectivism: Ain Rand’s philosophy of rights, man’s rational judgment, and unforced human action. (Learn more about Ayn Rand and Objectivism in our "Legends of Liberty". You’ll hear Rush paying tribute to Ayn Rand through unique lyrics and dynamite rock and roll. You’ll even be introduced to Rush’s mastermind, Neil Peart, by the most unlikely of sources: Jack Black from School of Rock.

We also talked to Matt Kibbe, President of Free the People and lifelong Ain Rand reader and Rush fan about the impact of both writer and band on his life and on each other. He tells the story of a band that dared to be different — in their musical style, in the concept of their albums, and even in the length of their songs.

Comment below with a time when you thought differently from everyone else. Were you lauded for it? Were you ostracized for it? How did that reaction make you feel? If Ayn Rand or Neil Peart were here, this much is for sure: they’d stand for your right to go against the grain.

LEARN LIBERTY:

Your resource for exploring the ideas of a free society. We tackle big questions about what makes a society free or prosperous and how we can improve the world we live in. Watch more at: Liberty .

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"fly by night"

Year:  1975

Label:  Universal

Format:  CD,  2 x LP

Tracks:  8

Time:  38 min.

Genre:  rock

Style:        Prog Rock

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"a farewell to kings"

Year:  1977

Label:  Universal

Format:  CD, LP

Tracks:  6

Timme:  36 min.

Genre:  rock

Style:        Prog Rock

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"hemispheres"

Year:  1978

Label:  Universal

Format:  CD, LP

Tracks:  4

Time:  36 min.

Genre:  rock

Style:        Prog Rock

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"moving pictures"

Year:  1981

Label:  Universal

Format:  D, LP

Tracks:  7

Time:  40 min.

Genre:  rock

Style:        Prog Rock

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"grace under pressure"

Year:  1984

Label:  Universal

Format:  CD, LP

Tracks:  8

Time:  45 min.

Genre:  rock

Style:        Prog Rock

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"power windows"

Year:  1985

Label:  Universal

Format:  CD, LP

Tracks:  8

Time:  44 min.

Genre:  rock

Style:        Prog Rock

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"presto"

Year:  1989

Label:  Warner

Format:  CD, 2 x LP

Tracks:  11

Time:  45 min.

Genre:  rock

Style:        Prog Rock

Presto is the 13th studio album by Canadian rock band Rush. It was released on November 17, 1989 by Anthem Records and was the band's first album released internationally by Atlantic Records, following the group's departure from Mercury. After the Hold Your Fire (1987) tour ended in 1988, the group members reconvened in December to decide their next step and agreed to take six months off before starting on a new album. Presto marked another change in Rush's sound, with guitar taking a more dominant role in the writing, a reduction in synthesizers and a return towards more guitar-driven arrangements.

Presto reached No. 7 in Canada and No. 16 in the United States. "Show Don't Tell," "The Pass" and "Superconductor" were released as singles from Presto; the former charted at No. 1 on the U.S. Album Rock Tracks chart.[4] Rush supported the album with the Presto Tour from February to June 1990. Presto reached gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America for selling 500,000 copies.[5] The album was remastered in 2004 and 2013, the latter as part of the 2013 box set The Studio Albums 1989 - 2007. In 2015, it was reissued after being remastered by Sean Magee at Abbey Road Studios, following a direct approach by Rush to remaster their entire back catalogue.

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"counterparts"

Year:  1993

Label:  Warner

Format:  CD, LP

Tracks:  11

Time:  45 min.

Genre:  rock

Style:        Prog Rock

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"vapor trails"

Year:  2002

Label:  Warner

Format:  CD, 2 x LP

Tracks:  13

Time:  50 min.

Genre:  rock

Style:        Prog Rock

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"clockwork angels"

Year:  2012

Label:  Warner

Format:  CD, 2 x LP

Tracks:  12

Time:  60 min.

Genre:  rock

Style:        Prog Rock

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LIVID

 

"compiled hatred"

Year:  2022

Country:  US

City:  Kenosha, Wisconsin

Label:  Deathwish

Format:  CD, LP

Tracks:  10

Time:  16 min.

Genre:  rock

Style:        Power Violence

Today I want to show you a band from Kenosha, Wisconsin. just before New Year, Livid dropped their second album “Compiled Hatred”. After detailed listening, I can say, that our guys became more brutal. Their mix of hardcore/grindcore became more wicked and furious. As usual, the main cover has a minimalistic style… but from the other side this will show you the main aggressive emotion of this full-length. Something like “hammer smashing face”, hehe. So shall we spin this LP loud?

How can I describe this album with just one word? I would use “powerful”. This duo did their best, “Compiled Hatred” really sounds dreadful. The energy of this work is so heavy and sick… It`s like you are looking at the crash test of the car, but at the same time you are in it, and you`re going to hit the wall just in a few seconds! I really like how the guys make production and the final mixing… The guitar tone is extremely dangerous, same with good old drums, drums bring a ton of groove to this record. It looks like the vocalist was really pissed off during the recording, you can really feel that, ha!

I think that Livid really took it to another level! Play this album really loud boys and girls.

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"life is pain life is shit"

Year:  2020

Label:  To Live A Lie

Format:  LP

Tracks:  12

Time:  20 min.

Genre:  rock

Style:        Power Violence

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SLOWER

 

"idem"

Year:  2024

Country:  US

City:  Orange County, CA

Label:  Heavy Psych Sounds

Format:  LP

Tracks:  5

Time:  40 min.

Genre:  rock

Style:        Doom Metal

Bob Balch from Fu Manchu here. The idea for the Slower project started around four years ago. I was teaching a student how to play “South Of Heaven” by Slayer but she was a beginner so we slowed it down. I thought that sounded cool so I tuned down to B standard and tried it. I added some drums and thought “someone in the doom community should do this and name it Slower.”

A few years later I befriended Steven "Thee Slayer Hippy" Hanford, best known for his work as the drummer in the influential Oregon punk band Poison Idea. He was backstage at a Fu Manchu show. Oddly enough I was wearing a Poison Idea shirt and he told me that my shirt sucks. I asked who he was and why he was in our backstage. He told me and I felt stupid. We started drinking whiskey and talking about music. We stayed in touch over the next year or so and during Covid I told him about my Slower idea. He asked me to send him tracks. I waited too long because the day I sent the tracks he passed away. Totally tragic. I’m glad I got to know him even for a few years. He was a monster musician with a giant heart. He will be greatly missed.

I shelved the project for a while after that. One day Esben from Monolord posted about musical collaborations. I love Monolord so I thought what the hell. I sent him some tracks and he killed it on drums. So I sent more. Then more. Shortly after that we started reaching out other musicians to get them involved. That’s how we ended up with this lineup. Everyone that contributed completely knocked it out of the park and I can’t thank them enough.

This project has been a long time coming and I’m beyond stoked on how it turned out. Without all of the players involved, Steven Hanford and my baritone Reverend guitar it wouldn’t have happened. Thanks to everyone involved and I hope you dig it! I’m a giant Slayer fan so it’s been a treat to dig into these classic songs. Hopefully we can do another record in the near future. Look out for shows because they will happen!

Esben Willems - When Bob first approached me with the idea and I heard his scratch guitars, my first thought was “This is genius”. Those iconic tracks we all know by heart suddenly unveiled an unexpected dimension. I’m really proud of how this turned out.

Peder Bergstrand - “This might be blasphemous considering the circumstances, but when Bob reached out and asked if I’d want to play bass on sludged-out Slayer covers, I had to admit some of these tracks were brand new to me.

That made the experience even more special though, hearing and playing on the Slower version first, and then comparing to the original. Bob has really transformed these songs into something totally their own, and on a personal level I feel the rest of the band’s insane performances pushed me to my most inspired playing to date. So incredibly stoked for people to hear this album.”

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CANCEROUS SOCIAL THOUGTS

"distopia"

Year:  2022

Country:  Paraguay

City:  Asunción

Label:  Wise Grinds

Format:  CD

Tracks:  11

Time:  17 min.

Genre:  rock

Style:        Grindcore

socio-politically charged grind from Paraguay. CST brings you back to the very roots of grindcore, with punk fueled riffs and lyrics. But adds a modern touch of thrash groove, for a unique sound not found in most US and Euro grind outfits. Excellent production coupled, with pro made cassettes makes this a must have for fans and collectors alike.

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AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED

 

"honky reduction"

Year:  1998

Label:  Relapse

Format:  CD, LP

Tracks:  26

Time:  18 min.

Genre.  electronic

Style:        Grindcore

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"the poacher diaries"

Year:  1999

Label:  Relapse

Format:  CD, LP

Tracks:  15

Time:  20 min.

Genre:  electronic

Style:        Grindcore

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"frozen corpse stuffed with dope"

Year:  2002

Label:  Relapse

Format:  CD, LP

Tracks:  37

Time:  20 min.

Genre:  electronic

Style:        Grindcore

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"altered states of america"

Year:  2003

Label:  Relapse

Format:  CD, LP

Tracks:  100

Time:  21 min.

Genre:  electronic

Style:        Grindcore

I notice that this album has yet to be reviewed here by someone who truly loves it--so allow me. Let me be clear: I understand that there are more reasons to dislike this album than there are to like it. It's abrasive, it's deliberately unmusical, it's completely absurd. Often the instruments are impossible to discern from one another, let alone to understand as far as melodies go. It's the kind of music that has to be heard loud in order to be understood, meaning that in order to really appreciate it you run the risk of making your ears bleed. It's not the kind of thing that can be comfortably added to a playlist and shuffled, nor is it the kind of thing that really had song-length album standouts (although I can actually think of a few I'd mention.) Basically, it's a hard sell. The ultimate hard sell.

I'm not even going to pretend that this is "the point of grindcore." There's plenty of grindcore out there that's, by and large, highly musical and rhythmically satisfying--Brutal Truth comes to mind, or even Scott Hull's other band, Pig Destroyer. What I will say, however, is that this is the point of this album, and that to have an album that is so wholly and completely designed in such a unique fashion is something that will just work for the right kind of listener. The kind of listener who likes to hear whatever the fuck you've got, but the crazier the better.

This album is just like candy to me. The album actually has an overall structure that's fairly fascinating when taken on the whole, with different sections of the album being discrete musical suites, often grouped together by style or, in some of the more challenging parts of the album, grouped together by topic of screamed vocal outburst, often with either no discernible musical backing or at least no normal musical backing. We're also treated to a chaotic suite of harsh industrial beats, a more groove-oriented section that takes cues from hardcore and features much more ordinary riffs, and many sections that can best be described as sound collages. Much of the album is noise--but it's organized noise, and there's nothing wrong with that.

It's really, really not for everybody. It's the kind of album that you just have to allow to wash over you--you're not going to pick up many clear individual riffs (although when they do come through, they're a startling relief from the chaos of the overall experience,) and you're going to have a hard time humming along with the tunes. This is grindcore at the very fringes, but there's a rewarding musical experience to be had here, it's just the kind of musical experience that comes with a lot of challenges to surmount and oddities to witness. Especially if you understand the references? It's a whole different kind of experience (*Review by WorldEater1126 ).

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"agorapocalypse"

Year:  2009

Label:  Relapse

Format:  CD, LP

Tracks:  14

Time:  28 min.

Genre:  electronic

Style:        Grindcore

Well, it does not contain 100 songs, every tune isn't a blindingly fast electro-grinder, and there are no frozen corpses stuffed with dope to found anywhere (a long distance drug runner is involved though). "Agorapocalypse", AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED's second full-length album is however a grand proclamation of the offensive and a certified face-grinder. It just happens to contain arrangements that restrict the whiz-by effect and sections that are slow enough to allow one to recognize the driver as he cruises by with middle finger thrust high into the air.

Whether that is a good thing or a bad thing depends on your degree of satisfaction with light-speed machine grind, the kind that Scott Hull and company perfected on releases like "Frozen Corpse Stuffed with Dope" and especially "Altered States of America". There has always been a fright factor to go along with the prurient obsessions inherent in those releases. There is no lack of morals-fucking here (have you seen the artwork and read the lyrics in the super cool booklet?),but the frightfulness has been tempered a bit in favor of a relatively more traditional, though no less nerve fraying, grindcore experience.

If anything, the powerviolence leanings are more pronounced, the fresh blend maintaining, if not elevating, the violence to inhuman levels. And it is not like the drum machine has been replaced either. In relative terms, the drums sound rather organic, as well as overtly grind-worthy. The drum solo included during "Timelord Two (Paradoxical Reaction)" is an intriguing touch.

So "Agorapocalypse" continues to be more of an envelope-pusher than the average grind release, not to mention taking any iota of mellow and crushing into dust, followed by a public urination on the remains. It is 13 tracks in 28 minutes; right, it's not a doom metal epic. The multi-vocalist approach makes for an even nastier affair, not the least of which is attributable to new member Kat (just listen to her peel paint over a rumbling pace on "Question of Integrity" or the pure insanity of "Druggernaut Jug Fuck"). She adds a layer of viciousness that complements vocals from Scott Hull and Richard Johnson that include moments that bring to mind Tom Araya (think about an Araya-led ANB for a moment),powerviolence belligerence, and grindcore bludgeon.

"New" or "new and improved?" Well, it is a progression, yet one that continues to leave a bloody wake. Whether it is improved depends on whether your love affair with the "old" ANB was a torrid one. Stripping away all the comparisons though, "Agorapocalypse" is obscene and extreme, which is what ANB has been about since the beginning. No amount of speed control can change that (*Review by Blabbermouth ).

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"ANBRx Pharmaceuticals II"

Year:  2011

Label:  GindKaraoke

Format:  digital

Tracks:  28

Time:  20 min.

Genre:  electronic

Style:        Grindcore

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"arc"

Year:  2016

Label:  Relapse

Format:  CD, LP

Tracks:  3

Time:  27 min.

Genre:  electronic

Style:        Grindcore

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CROWBAR

 

"zero and below"

Year:  2022

Country:  US

City:  New Orleans

Label:  eOne

Format:  CD, LP

Tracks:  10

Time:  40 min.

Genre:  rock

Style:        Sludge Metal

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"the serpent only lies"

Year:  2016

Label:  Steamhammer

Format:  CD, LP

Tracks:  10

Time:  40 min.

Genre:  rock

Style:        Sludge Metal

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"symmetry in black"

Year:  2014

Label:  eOne

Format:  CD, LP

Tracks:  12

Time:  40 min.

Genre:  rock

Style:        Sludge Metal

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"sever the wicked hand"

Year:  2011

Label:  Century Media

Format:  CD, LP

Tracks:  12

Time  40 min.

Genre:  rock

Style:        Sludge Metal

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"lifes blood for the downtrodden"

Year:  2005

Label:  Candlelight

Format:  CD, LP

Tracks:  11

Time:  40 min.

Genre:  rock

Style:        Sludge Metal

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"sonic excess in its purest form"

Year:  2001

Label:  Spitfire

Format:  CD, LP

Tracks:  11

Time:  40 min.

Genre:  rock

Style:        Sludge Metal

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"odd fellows rest"

Year:  1999

Label:  Mayhem

Format:  CD, LP

Tracks:  12

Time:  40 min.

Genre:  rock

Style:        Sludge Metal

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"obedience thru suffering"

Year:  1992

Label:  Bullet Proof

Format:  CD, LP

Tracks:  10

Time:  40 min.

Genre:  rock

Style:        Sludge Metal

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SIEGE OF HATE

 

"cerco de ódio"

Year:  2018

Country:  Brazil

City:  Fortaleza

Label:  Criminal Attack

Format:  CD

Tracks:  18

Time:  26 min.

Genre:  rock

Style:        Grindcore

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"animalism"

Year:  2012

Label:  Rising

Format:  CD, LP

Tracks:  14

Time:  28 min.

Genre:  rock

Style:        Grindcore

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"deathmocracy"

Year:  2009

Label:  Encore

Format:  CD

Tracks:  16

Time:  32 min.

Genre:  rock

Style:        Grindcore

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"subversive by nature"

Year:  2003

Label:  Encore

Format:  CD

Tracks:  20

Time:  32 min.

Genre:  rock

Style:        Grindcore

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AC/DC

 

"for those about to rock we salute you"

Year:  1970

Country:  Australia

City:  Sydney

Label:  Warner

Format:  CD, LP

Tracks:  10

Time:  55 min.

Genre:  rock

Style:      Hard Rock

hard rock band from Australia, formed in 1973 by Angus and Malcolm Young, they teamed up with Dave Evans (vocals), Larry Van Kriedt (bass) and Colin Burgess (drums).

In 1974 both Larry Van Kriedt and Colin Burgess left and were replaced by Rob Bailey (bass) and Peter Clack (drums), a further change in 1974 saw Peter Clack leave and Tony Currenti (drums) join the band. In June 1974 they were signed by Harry Vanda & George Young (Malcolm & Angus's brother) to Albert Productions. In November 1974, Dave Evans left the band and was replaced by Bon Scott (vocals & bagpipes). Rob Bailey also left in 1974 and was replaced by George Young (bass). In 1975 Phil Rudd (drums) replaced Tony Currenti and Mark Evans (bass) replaced George Young. In June 1977 Mark Evans left and is replaced by Cliff Williams (bass) for their first tour of the USA. On the 19 Feb 1980 Bon Scott died at the age of 33. Brian Johnson (ex Geordie) joined the band to replace him on vocals and the album "Back In Black" was released, a tribute to Bon Scott, this album became the 2nd largest selling album of all time with over 40 million copies sold worldwide. In May 1983, Phil Rudd had a parting of the ways and was replaced by Simon Wright (drums), aged 20 then. November 1989 Simon Wright left and is replaced by Chris Slade (ex Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Uriah Heep & The Firm). In summer 1994 Phil Rudd "quietly" rejoined the band, but left again in 2015, which led to Slade's return. Malcolm Young left AC/DC in 2014 for health reasons. Brian Johnson was forced to stop touring in April 2016 because of hearing issues. To complete the 2016 tour dates, Axl Rose was recruited as a guest singer. In September 2016 Cliff Williams retired from the group. In 2020 it was announced that the band had reunited with Brian Johnson, Phil Rudd and Cliff Williams. AC/DC are Australia's most successful rock band ever, and are popular around the world. The band was inducted into Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2003 as a performer.

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"high voltage"

Year:  1975

Label:  Warner

Format:  CD, LP

Tracks:  9

Time:  40 min.

Genre:  rock

Style:        Hard Rock

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"T.N.T."

Year:  1975

Label:  Albert

Format:  CD, LP

Tracks:  9

Time:  42 min.

Genre:  rock

Style:        Hard Rock

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"dirty deeds done dirt cheap"

Year:  1976

Label:  Warner

Format:  CD, LP

Tracks:  9

Time:  40 min.

Genre:  rock

Style:        Hard Rock

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"powerage"

Year:  1977

Label:  Warner

Format:  CD, LP

Tracks:  9

Time:  40 min.

Genre:  rock

Style:        Hard Rock

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"...if you want blood you've got it"

Year:  1978

Label:  Warner

Format:  CD, LP

Tracks:  10

Time:  40 min.

Genre:  rock

Style:        Hard Rock

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"highway to hell"

Year:  1979

Label:  Warner

Format:  CD, LP

Tracks:  10

Time:  40 min.

Genre:  rock

Style:        Hard Rock

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"back in black"

Year:  1980

Label:  Warner

Format:  CD, LP

Tracks:  10

Time:  42 min.

Genre:  rock

Style:        Hard Rock

Back in Black is the seventh studio album by Australian rock band AC/DC. Produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange, the album was released on 25 July 1980 by Albert Productions and Atlantic Records. By the late 1970s, AC/DC began to achieve significant popularity outside their native Australia, with high-energy live performances and a string of successful albums. In 1979, they paired with producer Lange and recorded their international breakthrough, Highway to Hell. Shortly before the recording of their follow-up, lead vocalist Bon Scott died after a night of heavy alcohol consumption. The group continued with ex-Geordie singer Brian Johnson.

Back in Black was recorded over seven weeks in the Bahamas in spring 1980 (April & May). The area was hit by tropical storms at the time, making the sessions difficult at times. Johnson penned the album's lyrics and melodies, while guitarists Angus and Malcolm Young composed the music. Its musical content consists of hard rock-styled numbers. Lange demanded perfection in the band's recordings, particularly on Johnson's vocals. Following its completion, the group mixed Back in Black at Electric Lady Studios in New York City. The album's all-black cover was designed as a "sign of mourning" for Scott.

Their sixth international release, Back in Black was an unprecedented success: it has sold an estimated 50 million copies worldwide. Its enormous sales figures have made it the second-highest-selling album in history. The band supported the album with a yearlong world tour, cementing them among the most popular music acts of the early 1980s. Back in Black received positive critical reception at the time of its release, and it has since been included on numerous lists of "greatest" albums. Since its initial release, the album has been reissued and remastered multiple times, most recently for digital distribution.

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"flick of the switch"

Year:  1983

Label:  Warner

Format:  CD, LP

Tracks:  10

Time:  40 min.

Genre.  rock

Style:        Hard Rock

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"fly on the wall"

Year:  1985

Label:  Warner

Format:  CD, LP

Tracks:  10

Time:  40 min.

Genre:  rock

Style:        Hard Rock

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"blow up your video"

Year:  1988

Label:  Warner

Format:  CD, LP

Tracks:  10

Time:  40 min.

Genre:  rock

Style:        Hard Rock

Blow Up Your Video is the eleventh studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, first released on 18 January 1988. It was later released in the US on 1 February 1988. The album was recorded at the Miraval Studio in Le Val, France, in between August and September 1987.

The album was produced by Harry Vanda and George Young, the production team behind the band's early albums. This was also the final studio album to feature drummer Simon Wright. Although he wrote all the lyrics on the album, it would be the last on which Brian Johnson was credited as a songwriter (all songs on subsequent albums were written by the Young brothers). The title of the album was taken from a line in the song "That's The Way I Wanna Rock 'n' Roll".

The album was the band's biggest-selling album of new material since For Those About to Rock We Salute You, being certified Platinum in the US. Blow Up Your Video reached #2 in the UK and #12 in the US. However, the band played four tracks from it on the subsequent world tour, "Heatseeker", "That's the Way I Wanna Rock 'n' Roll", "Nick of Time" and "Go Zone". "Heatseeker" and "That's the Way I Wanna Rock 'n' Roll" are also featured on AC/DC Live Collector's Edition. "Heatseeker" was a top 20 hit in the UK. The album was re-released in 2003 as part of the AC/DC Remasters series. During the Blow Up Your Video world tour, Malcolm Young decided not to participate in the North American leg, in order to get over an alcohol addiction. Filling in for him was Malcolm and Angus' nephew, Stevie Young, although Malcolm was present on the rest of the tour and in the Blow Up Your Video promotional videos. The album was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Vocal or Instrumental in 1989, but lost to Jethro Tull's Crest of a Knave.

Outtakes from the recording sessions include the unreleased songs "Let It Loose" and "Alright Tonight", as well as other versions of "Heatseeker", and "That's the Way I Wanna Rock 'n' Roll".

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"the razors edge"

Year:  1990

Label:  Warner

Format:  CD, LP

Tracks:  12

Time:  45 min.

Genre:  rock

Style:        Hard Rock

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"ballbreaker"

Year:  1995

Label:  Universal

Format:  CD, LP

Tracks:  11

Time:  50 min.

Genre:  rock

Style:        Hard Rock

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"Live - black ice"

Year:  2008

Label:  Sony

Format:  CD, LP

Tracks:  15

Time:  56 min.

Genre:  rock

Style:        Hard Rock

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"rock or bust"

Year:  2014

Label:  Sony

Format:  CD, LP

Tracks:  11

Time:  45 min.

Genre:  rock

Style:        Hard Rock

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"PWR/UP"

Year:  2020

Label:  Sony

Format:  CD, LP

Tracks:  12

Time:  50 min.

Genre:  rock

Style:        Hard Rock

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