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Week Ending:
20 April 2024

New Additions: Artists

These are new artists added this week.

Hulder

Black Metal

Hulder is a one-woman black metal band originating in Mechelen, Belgium in 2020, with all instruments played by Marz Riesterer.

Morbid Saint

Thrash Metal

Morbid Saint is an American death/thrash metal band from Sheboygan, Wisconsin, formed in 1984. The band are well known as having an influence in the genres of blackened thrash and death metal. After splitting up about half a decade following the release of their debut album 'Spectrum Of Death' (1989), they reunited in 2010 and released their first album in 26 years, 'Destruction System', in 2015.

Per Wiberg

Progressive Metal

Per Jonas Wiberg (born 8 June 1968) is a Swedish musician who has been a member of the bands Spiritual Beggars, King Hobo, and Kamchatka, his solo band, Per Wiberg, and Switchblade. Wiberg was formerly in the bands, Death Organ, Boom Club, and Opeth.

New Additions: Members

These are new members added this week.

Dave Navarro

Alternative Rock

David Michael Navarro (born June 7, 1967) is an American guitarist. He is best known as a member of the rock band Jane's Addiction, with whom he has recorded four studio albums. Between 1993 and 1998, Navarro was the guitarist of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, recording one studio album before departing. He has also released one solo album, Trust No One (2001). Navarro has also been a member of Jane's Addiction-related bands Deconstruction and the Panic Channel.

David Coverdale

Classic Rock

David Coverdale (born 22 September 1951) is an English singer and songwriter best known as the founder and lead singer of hard rock band Whitesnake. He was also the lead singer of Deep Purple from 1973 to 1976, after which he released two solo studio albums White Snake and Northwinds before forming Whitesnake in 1978. In 1991-1993, during a Whitesnake hiatus, he collaborated with ex-Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page on the Coverdale-Page album, which was subsequently certified platinum.

George Young

Classic Rock

George Redburn Young (6 November 1946 - 22 October 2017) was an Australian musician, songwriter and record producer. He was a founding member of the bands The Easybeats and Flash & The Pan, and was one-half of the songwriting and production duo Vanda & Young with his long-time musical collaborator Harry Vanda.

Harry Vanda

Classic Rock

Johannes Hendrikus Jacob van den Berg (born 22 March 1946), better known as his stage name Harry Vanda, is an Australian musician, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as lead guitarist of the 1960s Australian rock band the Easybeats who with fellow member George Young formed the 1970s and 1980s songwriting and record production duo Vanda & Young.

Henry Rollins

Punk

Henry Lawrence Garfield (born February 13, 1961), known professionally as Henry Rollins, is an American singer, writer, spoken word artist, actor, comedian, and presenter. Rollins fronted the California hardcore band Black Flag from 1981 to 1986. Following the band's breakup, he established the record label and publishing company 2.13.61 to release his spoken word albums, and formed the Rollins Band, which toured with a number of lineups from 1987 to 2003 and in 2006.

Jeff Beck

Classic Rock

Geoffrey Arnold Beck (24 June 1944 - 10 January 2023) was an English guitarist. He rose to prominence as a member of the rock band The Yardbirds, and afterwards founded and fronted the Jeff Beck Group and Beck, Bogert & Appice. In 1975, he switched to an instrumental style with focus on an innovative sound, and his releases spanned genres and styles ranging from blues rock, hard rock, jazz fusion and a blend of guitar-rock and electronica. Beck was ranked in the top five of Rolling Stone and other magazines' lists of the greatest guitarists.

Per Wiberg

Progressive Metal

New Additions: Core Discographies

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Hulder
Verses In Oath

[Album]
9 February 2024
Black Metal

'Verses In Oath' is the fourth album by Hulder.

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Morbid Saint
Swallowed By Hell

[Album]
9 February 2024
Thrash Metal

'Swallowed By Hell' is the fourth album by Morbid Saint, and the second since reuniting in 2010.

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Per Wiberg
The Serpent's Here

[Album]
15 March 2024
Progressive Metal

'The Serpent's Here' is the second solo album by Per Wiberg.

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David Bowie
Who Can I Be Now? (1974-1976)

[Albums Boxed Set]
13 September 2016
Classic Rock

'Who Can I Be Now? (1974-1976)' is a box set by David Bowie. It focuses on the artist's "American Phase". A follow-up to the 2015 compilation 'Five Years (1969-1973)', it covers the period of Bowie's career from 1974 to 1976. Exclusive to the box sets is 'The Gouster', a previously unreleased album that eventually became 'Young Americans', and 'Re:Call 2', a new compilation of non-album singles, single versions, and B-sides that serves as the sequel to 'Re:Call 1' from 'Five Years (1969-1973)'.

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Black Label Society
Catacombs Of The Black Vatican

[Album]
7 April 2014
Heavy Metal

'Catacombs Of The Black Vatican' is the ninth studio album by Black Label Society. It is the only Black Label Society album to feature former Breaking Benjamin drummer Chad Szeliga after fill-in Mike Froedge departed the band. Froedge himself replaced Will Hunt, who in turn replaced longtime drummer Craig Nunenmacher, all in the span of fewer than two years.

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Neil Young
Fork In The Road

[Album]
7 April 2009
Folk Rock

'Fork In The Road' is the twenty-ninth studio album by Neil Young. The album was inspired by Young's Lincoln Continental that had been retooled to run entirely on alternative energy, and Young's background with The Lincvolt Project he has been working on alongside mechanic Jonathan Goodwin. The project has been to develop a viable electric energy power system for automobiles.

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Thorns
Stigma Diabolicum

[Compilation Album]
?? October 2007
Black Metal

'Stigma Diabolicum' is a compilation by Thorns. It features both the 'Grymyrk' and 'Trondertun' demos, as well as material from the Stigma Diabolicum demos 'Lacus de Luna' and 'Luna de Nocturnus' plus two tracks from a 1991 Thorns rehearsal.

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Velvet Revolver
Libertad

[Album]
3 July 2007
Hard Rock

'Libertad' is the second and final studio album by Velvet Revolver. The name is Spanish and translates to "Liberty" or "freedom" in English.

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Darkthrone
The Cult Is Alive

[Album]
27 February 2006
Black Metal

'The Cult Is Alive' is the eleventh studio album by Darkthrone. This album represented a shift in the band's style, as they incorporated more punk and crust punk traits. Drummer Fenriz stated, "Call it black metal or evil rock, I don't care..."

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Jane's Addiction
Up From The Catacombs, The Best Of

[Compilation Album]
19 September 2006
Alternative Rock

'Up From The Catacombs, The Best Of' is a compilation album by Jane's Addiction. It contains previously released material from each of Jane's Addiction's albums.

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Various Artists
Flying High Again, The World's Greatest Tribute To Ozzy Osbourne

[Compilation Album]
14 March 2006
Heavy Metal

[Album]
13 March 1995
Alternative Rock

'The Bends' is the second studio album by Radiohead. It combines guitar songs and ballads, with more restrained arrangements and cryptic lyrics than Radiohead's debut album, 'Pablo Honey' (1993).

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Radiohead
Pablo Honey

[Album]
22 February 1993
Alternative Rock

[Album]
?? November 1978
Hard Rock

'Rose Tattoo' is the debut self-titled album by Rose Tattoo. It was produced by the famous Vanda & Young team who have worked with AC/DC, The Angels and Stevie Wright. The album was released as 'Rock 'n' Roll Outlaw' (or 'Rock 'n' Roll Outlaws') in some countries.

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Scorpions
Lonesome Crow

[Album]
1 August 1972
Hard Rock

'Lonesome Crow' is the debut studio album by Scorpions. It was recorded soon after Scorpions became a fully professional band under the production of Conny Plank, apparently in only six or seven days, and released in West Germany as the soundtrack to the German anti-drug movie Das Kalte Paradies. The album's style is darkly melodic, typical for early Scorpions but unlike their later work.