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These are new releases available in the Core Discographies this week.
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The Beatles
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John Lennon - Vocals / Guitar [Member]
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Paul McCartney - Vocals / Bass Guitar [Member]
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George Harrison - Vocals / Guitar [Member]
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Ringo Starr - Vocals / Drums [Member]
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Label(s): |
Apple Records (Region: International)
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[Albums; Boxed Set; Reissue]
21 January 2014
Classic Rock
'The U.S. Albums' is a boxed set comprising the remastered American albums released by The Beatles between 1964 and 1970. The box set was released on 21 January 2014 in the United States, marking the fiftieth anniversary of The Beatles' first trip to the U.S. and first American album from Capitol Records, Meet the Beatles! (1964).
The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960, comprising John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the most influential band of all time and were integral to the development of 1960s counterculture and the recognition of popular music as an art form. Rooted in skiffle, beat, and 1950s rock 'n' roll, their sound incorporated elements of classical music and traditional pop in innovative ways. The band also explored music styles ranging from folk and Indian music to psychedelia and hard rock. They are the best-selling music act of all time, with estimated sales of 600 million units worldwide. They are the most successful act in the history of the U.S. Billboard charts, holding the record for most number-one albums on the U.K. Albums Chart (15), most number-one hits on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart (20), and most singles sold in the U.K. (21.9 million). The band received many accolades, including seven Grammy Awards, four Brit Awards, an Academy Award and fifteen Ivor Novello Awards. They were inducted into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 1988, and each principal member was individually inducted between 1994 and 2015. In 2004 and 2011, the group topped Rolling Stone's lists of the greatest artists in history. Time magazine named them among the 20th century's 100 most important people.
Performer(s): |
John Lennon - Vocals / Guitar [Member]
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Paul McCartney - Vocals / Bass Guitar [Member]
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George Harrison - Vocals / Guitar [Member]
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Ringo Starr - Vocals / Drums [Member]
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Label(s): |
Apple Records (Region: U.S.A.)
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Capitol Records (Region: U.S.A.)
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[Album]
19 August 2013
Black Metal
'The Wild Hunt' is the fifth studio album by Watain. The cover art was painted in oil and mixed materials by Zbigniew M. Bielak, who was also responsible for the artwork of Lawless Darkness (2010). The album sold around 2,700 copies in the United States in its first week of release, and was the best-selling album in their home country of Sweden on the week of its release, making it the band's highest sales and chart debut to date. Stylistically the album represents a development of Watain's established black metal sound, incorporating influences from heavy metal, doom metal, and progressive metal. It is also the first Watain album to feature vocalist Erik Danielsson performing clean vocals.
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Century Media (Region: International)
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[Album]
17 September 2012
Rock
'Head Down' is the third studio album by Rival Sons. It is the last Rival Sons album recorded by the original line-up, prior to bass player Robin Everhart's departure in August 2013.
Rival Sons is a rock band formed in Long Beach, California, in 2009 and also affiliated with Nashville, Tennessee.
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Earache Records (Region: International)
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[Album]
8 September 2012
Progressive Metal
'Epicloud' is the fifteenth studio album by Devin Townsend, and the fifth album in the Devin Townsend Project series.
Devin Garrett Townsend (born May 5, 1972) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He founded extreme metal band Strapping Young Lad and was its primary songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist from 1994 to 2007. He has also had an extensive solo career and has released 30+ albums across all of his projects.
Performer(s): |
Devin Townsend - Vocals / Guitar [Member]
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Label(s): |
Inside Out Music (Region: International)
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[Album; Compilation]
19 June 2012
Death Metal
'Death By Metal' is a compilation album of early demos by the band Mantas, later known as Death.
Death was an American death metal band formed in Altamonte Springs, Florida, in 1984 under the name Mantas. The band is considered to be among the most influential bands in heavy metal music and a pioneering force in death metal. The band's 1987 debut album, 'Scream Bloody Gore', has been widely regarded as one of the first death metal records, alongside the first records from Possessed and Necrophagia. The group's style also progressed, from the raw sound on its first two albums to a more complex technical style later. The band disbanded after Schuldiner died of glioma and pneumonia in December 2001.
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Relapse Records (Region: U.S.A.)
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[Album; Reissue]
13 May 2012
Black Metal
'Supervillain Outcast [Reissue]' is a reissue by DHG. It contains a bonus disc of outtakes and rehearsals.
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Peaceville Records (Region: Europe)
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[Album]
20 June 2011
Progressive Metal
'Ghost' is the fourteenth studio album by Devin Townsend, and the fourth album in the Devin Townsend Project series.
Devin Garrett Townsend (born May 5, 1972) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He founded extreme metal band Strapping Young Lad and was its primary songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist from 1994 to 2007. He has also had an extensive solo career and has released 30+ albums across all of his projects.
Performer(s): |
Devin Townsend - Vocals / Guitar [Member]
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Label(s): |
Inside Out Music (Region: International)
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[Album]
20 June 2011
Progressive Metal
'Deconstruction' is the thirteenth studio album by Devin Townsend, and the third album in the Devin Townsend Project series. The album features two drummers, Dirk Verbeuren and Ryan Van Poederooyen, as well as a number of guest vocalists. The album's choral and orchestral parts were written and arranged by Townsend using Pro Tools software. The parts were later transcribed into conventional musical notation for the orchestra.
Devin Garrett Townsend (born May 5, 1972) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He founded extreme metal band Strapping Young Lad and was its primary songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist from 1994 to 2007. He has also had an extensive solo career and has released 30+ albums across all of his projects.
Performer(s): |
Devin Townsend - Vocals / Guitar [Member]
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Label(s): |
Inside Out Music (Region: International)
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[Album; Video; Live]
7 June 2011
Hard Rock
'Mirror Ball (Live & More)' is a live album by Def Leppard. The first stand-alone live album released by the band, it contains live recordings and three new studio tracks.
Def Leppard are an English rock band formed in 1976. Since 1992, the band has consisted of Rick Savage (bass, backing vocals), Joe Elliott (lead vocals), Rick Allen (drums), Phil Collen (guitar, backing vocals), and Vivian Campbell (guitar, backing vocals). They established themselves as part of the new wave of British heavy metal (NWOBHM) of the early 1980s. Their greatest commercial success came between the early 1980s and early 1990s. As one of the world's best-selling music artists, Def Leppard have sold more than 100 million records worldwide, and have two albums with RIAA diamond certification, making them one of only five rock bands with two original studio albums selling more than 10 million copies in the U.S.
Performer(s): |
Vivian Campbell - Guitar [Member]
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Label(s): |
Bludgeon Riffola (Region: U.S.A.)
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Mailboat Records (Region: U.S.A.)
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[Album]
10 May 2011
Gothic Metal
'Aphotic' is the eighth studio album by Novembers Doom. The album has a more progressive death metal feel to it than the band's standard death-doom sound.
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The End Records (Region: U.S.A.)
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[Album; Video; Live]
22 March 2011
Punk Rock
'Awesome As Fuck' is a live album by Green Day. The album is composed of tracks recorded during the band's 2009-2010 world tour in support of their eighth studio album, 21st Century Breakdown (2009).
Green Day is an American rock band formed in the East Bay of California in 1987 by lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong and bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, with drummer Tre Cool joining in 1990. In 1994, their major-label debut 'Dookie' became a breakout success and eventually shipped over 10 million copies in the U.S. Alongside fellow California punk bands Bad Religion, The Offspring, Rancid, NOFX, Pennywise and Social Distortion, Green Day is credited with popularizing mainstream interest in punk rock in the U.S. They have sold roughly 75 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling music artists.
Performer(s): |
Billie Joe Armstrong - Vocals / Guitar [Member]
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Mike Dirnt - Bass Guitar [Member]
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Tre Cool - Drums [Member]
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Label(s): |
Reprise Records (Region: International)
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[Album]
7 July 2009
Gothic Metal
'Into Night's Requiem Infernal' is the seventh studio album by Novembers Doom. The album was recorded at Belle City Sound studio in Racine, Wisconsin with bassist Chris Djuricic producing and Dan Swano mixing at Unisound in Orebro, Sweden.
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The End Records (Region: U.S.A.)
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[Album]
9 June 2009
Rock
'Before The Fire' is the debut studio album by Rival Sons. It was self released.
Rival Sons is a rock band formed in Long Beach, California, in 2009 and also affiliated with Nashville, Tennessee.
[Album; Compilation; Boxed Set]
21 April 2009
Alternative Rock
'A Cabinet Of Curiosities' is a compilation boxed set by Jane's Addiction. It features demos, rarities, and live tracks from throughout the band's career.
Jane's Addiction is an American alternative rock band from Los Angeles, formed in 1985. They were one of the first bands from the early 1990s alternative rock movement to gain both mainstream media attention and commercial success in the United States.
Performer(s): |
Perry Farrell - Vocals [Member]
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Dave Navarro - Guitar [Member]
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Label(s): |
Warner Bros. Records (Region: International)
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Rhino Records (Region: International)
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Location(s): |
Paramount Theatre (Seattle) Some tracks. |
[Album]
9 June 2008
Black Metal
'Hundre Ar Gammal' is the fifth studio album by Khold.
Khold is a Norwegian black metal band formed in Oslo in 2000 after the split-up of Tulus. The band plays mid-paced black metal.
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Tabu Recordings (Region: Norway)
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Candlelight Records (Region: U.S.A.)
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[Album; Live]
24 April 2003
Classic Rock
'Paris 1967 / San Francisco 1968' is a posthumous live album by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. The album contains songs from the group's performances at the L' Olympia Theatre in Paris on October 9, 1967, and the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco, California, on February 4, 1968.
James Marshall 'Jimi' Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; November 27, 1942 - September 18, 1970) was an American guitarist, songwriter and singer. Although his mainstream career spanned only four years, he is widely regarded as the greatest and one of the most influential electric guitarists in the history of popular music, and one of the most celebrated musicians of the 20th century. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame describes him as "arguably the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music."
Performer(s): |
Jimi Hendrix - Vocals / Guitar [Member]
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Label(s): |
Dagger Records (Region: U.S.A.)
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[Album]
22 May 2000
Progressive Rock
'Lightbulb Sun' is the sixth studio album by Porcupine Tree. This album, along with their prior album Stupid Dream (1999), is considered to have a more commercial, poppier sound, as opposed to the abstract instrumental sound of their prior albums, or the heavier sound in their subsequent albums of the 2000s.
Performer(s): |
Steven Wilson - Vocals / Guitar [Member]
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Label(s): |
Kscope Records (Region: Europe)
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[Album; Live; Reissue]
15 October 1996
Classic Rock
'Absolutely Live [Reissue]' is a live album reissue by The Doors. It contains the original album re-edited.
The Doors were an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1965, with vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robby Krieger and drummer John Densmore. They were among the most influential and controversial rock acts of the 1960s, primarily due to Morrison's lyrics and voice, along with his erratic stage persona and legal issues. The group is widely regarded as an important figure of the era's counterculture. The Doors were the first American band to accumulate eight consecutive gold albums. According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), they have sold 34 million albums in the United States and over 100 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling bands of all time. Rolling Stone magazine ranked them 41st on its list of the "100 Greatest Artists Of All Time", and in 1993 they were inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.
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Elektra Records (Region: International)
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[Album; Reissue]
?? June 1996
Hard Rock
'Overkill [Reissue]' is a reissue by Motorhead. It contains the original album plus bonus tracks.
Motorhead were an English hard rock band formed in 1975 by bassist and lead vocalist Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister, guitarist Larry Wallis and drummer Lucas Fox. Lemmy was also the primary songwriter and only constant member. The band are often considered a precursor to the new wave of British heavy metal (NWOBHM), which re-energised heavy metal in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Though several guitarists and drummers have played in Motorhead, most of their best-selling releases feature drummer Phil 'Philthy Animal' Taylor and guitarist 'Fast' Eddie Clarke. Lemmy died on 28 December 2015 from cardiac arrhythmia and congestive heart failure, after being diagnosed with prostate cancer. The day after his death, drummer Mikkey Dee and guitarist Phil Campbell both confirmed that Motorhead had disbanded.
Performer(s): |
Lemmy Kilmister - Vocals / Bass Guitar [Member]
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Label(s): |
Castle Communications (Region: International)
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These are new releases coming to Core Discographies soon.
All new releases are available.
These are new releases completed in the Digital Library this week.
Digital Library Links: Digital Library
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The Beatles
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John Lennon - Vocals / Guitar [Member]
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Paul McCartney - Vocals / Bass Guitar [Member]
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George Harrison - Vocals / Guitar [Member]
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Ringo Starr - Vocals / Drums [Member]
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Label(s): |
Apple Records (Region: International)
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[Albums; Boxed Set; Reissue]
21 November 2025
Classic Rock
'Anthology Collection' is a boxed set by The Beatles. It was released for the 30th anniversary of the original Anthology album releases, and contains all three double albums remastered and a new double album called Anthology 4.
Performer(s): |
John Lennon - Vocals / Guitar [Member]
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Paul McCartney - Vocals / Bass Guitar [Member]
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George Harrison - Vocals / Guitar [Member]
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Ringo Starr - Vocals / Drums [Member]
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Label(s): |
Apple Records (Region: International)
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[Albums; Boxed Set; Reissue]
21 January 2014
Classic Rock
'The U.S. Albums' is a boxed set comprising the remastered American albums released by The Beatles between 1964 and 1970. The box set was released on 21 January 2014 in the United States, marking the fiftieth anniversary of The Beatles' first trip to the U.S. and first American album from Capitol Records, Meet the Beatles! (1964).
Performer(s): |
John Lennon - Vocals / Guitar [Member]
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Paul McCartney - Vocals / Bass Guitar [Member]
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George Harrison - Vocals / Guitar [Member]
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Ringo Starr - Vocals / Drums [Member]
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Label(s): |
Apple Records (Region: U.S.A.)
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Capitol Records (Region: U.S.A.)
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These are new releases added in the Digital Library this week. These will be tagged at a future date.
Digital Library Links: Digital Library
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The Beatles
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Performer(s): |
John Lennon - Vocals / Guitar [Member]
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Paul McCartney - Vocals / Bass Guitar [Member]
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George Harrison - Vocals / Guitar [Member]
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Ringo Starr - Vocals / Drums [Member]
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Label(s): |
Apple Records (Region: International)
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[Albums; Boxed Set; Reissue]
21 November 2025
Classic Rock
'Anthology Collection' is a boxed set by The Beatles. It was released for the 30th anniversary of the original Anthology album releases, and contains all three double albums remastered and a new double album called Anthology 4.
Performer(s): |
John Lennon - Vocals / Guitar [Member]
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Paul McCartney - Vocals / Bass Guitar [Member]
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George Harrison - Vocals / Guitar [Member]
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Ringo Starr - Vocals / Drums [Member]
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Label(s): |
Apple Records (Region: International)
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