What Metal compilations does everyone here like? It may be a sampler, a cd that came with a magazine, or a compilation by a record company or anything else.

My favourite compilation is Battle Metal II. It came free when I bought an issue of Metal Hammer (an issue that didn't look as bad for once). It turned out that the issue was as bad as usual but it came with an awesome compilation cd, which made it completely worth my $10. The cd has lots of tracks that have the 'Battle Metal' theme. More tracks that have the lyrical theme of Battles and stuff, rather than songs of the disputed 'style'. It has some great songs from such bands as Venom, Sonata Arctica, Korpiklaani, Demons and Wizards, Kamelot, Mob Rules, Saxon, Primal Fear and contains the very song 'Battle Metal' by Turisas. They chose some great new songs that have the battle theme, and managed to dodge my current Metal collection almost entirely!

Another compilation that I have and like is a 1995 Earache sampler. This is a thread about discussing your favourite Metal Compilations and basically everything about them. So what is everyone else's thoughts?

Im not usually a fan of metal compilations ... Theres so many different bands, Its just basically impossible IMO to collate them....

However, I have to agree with you Necromancer_S... The Battle Metal compilations were pretty good...

I recently bought my first metal compilation: MTV2 headbangers' Ball. I didn't know much of the bands on the album, so I thought it would be great to learn to know some new bands. Unfortunately I don't really like the album. In the future I'll stick to 'real' albums I guess...

Well I do like copilations , I just like the variety , and also I like about some copilations that you get to meet new bands , like for example I like the Identity copilation I think is from Century Media , they always have great bands and the cd is only for like $4 dollars that's great ...also sometimes I make my own put lot's of your favorite bands and then you have a cd for life so yeah I like copilations ....

I agree with Icewings with that you can meet new bands. A couple of years ago i got 'MTV's Headbangers Ball Volume 1' compilation, and some of the bands that i heard on their have now grown on me alot, for example Lacuna Coil 'Heavens A Lie' was feature and i loved it from the first listen and playied it many times over and they now Lacuna Coil is one of my favourite bands. Although i did get alot of song/bands on that compilation that i didnt like, same goes with what was on 'Headbangers Ball Volume 2'.

Another sample cd that i got with a Metal Hammer magazine was 'Battle Metal 3: Winter Assault' which the 'Battle Metal' compilation was mentioned above, is a good one that has a heap of cool bands, alot that i got into and wanted to listen to more.

A friend of mine has Battle Metal 3 and that sounded pretty sweet as well. I noticed that about two or three of the songs on BM3 were off BM2 though! Like that Kamelot song for example. But yeah, you're quite right about compilations and discovering new bands. If I see a compilation with about half of the bands that I like on it, or have been meaning to check out, then I will generally get the cd. And so after listening to it, I often like the stuff from the unknown bands and maybe start to like/get into some bands that I'd never really known before.

metal rules you can check out the track listing at musicspace.com just search for metal rules

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Totally agree, Battle Metal II from Metal Hammer was fantastic. I really liked it.

I typically don't buy compiliations, but the odd time I do. Here's the ones I have.

A Tribute to Abba - Fantastic stuff. Sinergy, Therion, Metallium, a bunch of unknowns, all Abba covers. Good stuff.

Louder Than The Dragon: Best of Limb Music Productions - Wasn't bad, all speedy power metal stuff. Nothing really stood out, but hey... it was on sale.

Hearts of Metal: The Best Metal Ballads vol. 1 - First disc was awesome. Bunch of ballads from Angra, Iced Earth, Angel Dust, and so forth. Second disc was a bit lacking, but had Doro, Edguy and Nevermore. I only bought it originally because the cover has a naked chick laying back against a dragon. Which is totally metal.

I really was impressed with the 2nd MTV Headbangers Ball [Vol. 2], it's got In Flames [Soundtrack to your Escape In Flames...but Still...] Dimmu Borgir, etc. It really opened my eyes to even more metal, it did great by me.

for me, the last tribute to dio. In it appears blind guardian, doro, iron saviour, hammerfall...and others, i like it very much, is one of the greatest compilations for me.

I've hated almost every compilation album I've heard, but the Olympic Recordings compilations are alright. They put stuff like Aborted, Vital Remains, Behemoth, The Forsaken, etc. on it.

Yeah, well I usually buy just normal band's albums, seeing as I still have so many to aquire, but I do think that Metal Compilations are a good idea, and often they are cheap or come free with things, so that's ok. I haven't often gone out and purchased a $30 compilation. Although I once saw 'Fenriz Presents The Best Of Old School Black Metal' and I knew I had to have that. It just had so many good tracks on it.

I too am a fan of those Battle Metal discs given out by Metal Hammer. Some good tracks on them

Written by Daru Jericho on 09.07.2006 at 03:49

I too am a fan of those Battle Metal discs given out by Metal Hammer. Some good tracks on them

Agreed. I also like the MTV2 (please kill me for liking anything about mtv) comps. They put LoG on one...

i think the best were the early metal blade and shrapnel guitar vol.1 thru 4.it was exciting to see the new bands coming out.

I'm not a very big fan of compilations, I collect mostly albums. The only compilation that I have is my winamp playlist. I listen to every metal genre: Blind Guardian, Enslaved, Bathory, Gamma Ray, Slayer, Metallica, Angel Dust, Death, Childern Of Bodom, Dragonland, Helloween, Hammerfall, Megadeth, Manowar, Summoning, Power Quest, Stratovarius, Bolt Thrower, Iron Maiden, Dream Theater...

if anyone interested in it, please start new topic with this shit, couse i cant do it.

Recently was released first russian free digital compilation, consists of 24 tracks. On the compilation present bands in many genres: from alt. rock to brutal death. You can download it fo free at compilation web page: http://puresound.defjaxx.ru/music.html
If your want to download all tracks in one archive, check it here: http://puresound.defjaxx.ru/music/va_-_pure_sound_2006_defjaxx.ru.rar

Coverart: http://puresound.defjaxx.ru/files/cover.gif
Tracklist:
1. Skunk - Durnoe Vliyanie
2. 0.5 - Music
3. Udar V Nikuda - Krah Sistemy
4. Karfagen Pal - Odin Na Odin
5. Slezi - Who's Your God?
6. Grenouer - A Passage In The Sky
7. Rashamba - Slezki
8. Hysteria Orchestra - Zloba
9. Plunk Tone - Budorazhit Soznanie
10. Altera - Zhertva Straha
11. HostileBreed - Tancy Na Kostyah
12. Digimortal - Ya Vash Vrag!
13. Katalepsy - Symphony Of Destruction (Megadeth cover)
14. JuggerNaut - Son
15. Bez Kommentariev - Bol
16. Dostup Zakryt - Tvoi Sled Vo Mne
17. Vir - V Moei Pamyati
18. Keystone - Nezhnost
19. IIIVAX - Veselie, Krasivie i Mertvie
20. Totem - Molitva
21. MAMAY - Smotri!!!
22. Dialekt - Sarkoma
23. Anti-Security - Gnev
24. Kommanda Gu - Chya Pravda (Biopsyhoz remix)

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P.S. Sorry for bad english...

It probably doesn't require a new thread. It was a good idea to just post it here

Talking about the Battle Metal compilations, I got the third one the other day. I don't think it's as good as the second one, but it has some good moments. Some of the stuff is different songs by same bands (or in the case of Demons And Wizards and Kamelot, the same song!) and some is entirely new stuff. I especially like the last track which was Falkenbach - Leaknishendor. I think that the Battle Metal compilations are the best thing Metal Hammer magazine has ever done. I can't say the magazine itself is all that good.

AcidVictim Records will be releasing a special limited edition underground metal compilation CD at the end of July/early August. This CD will contain some killer metal bands and a few surprises along the way.

This compilation will feature exclusive tracks along with rare demos. The bands featured range from black metal to hardcore, from prog metal to industrial metal, and everything in-between. This will be a hellish listen indeed!
The metal bands of AcidVictim Records, namely Shroud of Despondency, Bury The Pariah, Harvyst and Deadhole, will be contributing tracks.

The other confirmed acts to appear on this compilation are: Choronzon, Dummo, Amnesty, Wolfgard, Cygnus Loop, Stuntman, Illtemper, BloodMachine, Sewn Shut, Beatmaster Trash and General Bastard.

The compilation will have an initial print run of 200 copies. Each band contributing will receive 10 copies for personal distribution. The rest will be distributed by AcidVictim Records to zines, fanzines, e-zines, Internet radio stations and other labels/distros. AcidVictim Records will also retain a few copies for sale, but this compilation will serve as more of a promo CD for the bands participating.

So keep your eyes and ears open! This compilation will be out soon. Check in to AcidVictim Records MySpace site for news regarding this special compilation!

Tracklisting:
01. BEATMASTER TRASH Torture (Jacksonville, Florida, USA)
02. HARVYST Winter (Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA)
03. CHORONZON Offering (Windermere, Florida, USA)
04. iLLTEMPER Slave of Structure (Sete, Montpellier, France)
05. AMNESTY Bullets (Ocoee, Florida, USA)
06. BURY THE PARIAH - 2 Sides, a Story, and a Subversive Scheme (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA)
07. WOLFGARD Baersaerker (Hamburg, Germany)
08. GENERAL BASTARD General Bastard Boogie (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
09. CYGNUS LOOP Birthing Spectra (Peoria, Illinois, USA)
10. DUMMO Moleman (Orlando, Florida, USA)
11. STUNTMAN Give Me Them Young (Sete, Montpellier, France)
12. DEADHOLE Necro Scum (Augusta, Maine, USA)
13. SEWN SHUT Spite (Corpus Christi, Texas, USA)
14. BLOODMACHINE Die Critic Die
(Winsted, Connecticut, USA)
15. SHROUD OF DESPONDENCY The Hidden Agenda of Actions (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA)

Ok, thanks everyone! I will keep you all posted as further news comes in! Right now, the artwork is being created and the CD is being mastered, so the CD will be unleashed soon!

Regards,

Evil Matt
AcidVictim Records

There is a real good compilation called "The Best Heavy Metal Album in the World... Ever!"



Tracklisting:
1. We Will Rock You - Queen
2. Ain't Talkin About Love - Van Halen
3. Run To The Hills - Iron Maiden
4. Ace Of Spades - Motorhead
5. Paranoid - Black Sabbath
6. Burn - Deep Purple
7. School's Out - Alice Cooper
8. Mississippi Queen - Transylvanian Mountain Boys
9. Bad Bad Boy - Nazareth
10. Breaking The Law - Judas Priest
11. Easy Livin' - Uriah Heep
12. Rock The Nation - Montrose
13. Action - Sweet
14. Cat Scratch Fever - Ted Nugent
15. Tush - ZZ Top
16. Wheels Of Steel - Saxon
17. Born To Be Wild - Riot
18. Talk Dirty To Me - Poison
19. Cum On Feel The Noize - Quiet Riot
20. Youth Gone Wild - Skid Row
21. Number Of The Beast - Iron Maiden
22. War Pigs - Black Sabbath
23. Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple
24. Walk This Way - Run-DMC feat. Aerosmith
25. Here I Go Again - Whitesnake
26. Vengeance - Yngwie Malmsteen
27. Holy Wars (The Punishment Due) - Megadeth
28. Space Station No.5 - Sammy Hagar
29. Rock You Like A Hurricane - Scorpions
30. Steel - Wolfsbane
31. Please Don't Touch - Motorhead & Girlschool

I love this album xD

Would 'Crushing The Holy Trinity' count? I've not heard everything of it yet, but what I heard was good (Deathspell Omega & Stabat Mater).

Written by Lucas on 25.02.2007 at 00:41

Would 'Crushing The Holy Trinity' count? I've not heard everything of it yet, but what I heard was good (Deathspell Omega & Stabat Mater).

IMO it would count, because it is ONE hell of a compilation. DO & SM were good. Clandestine Blaze I found disappointing, but fucking hell, Mgla is awesome and Exordium was a great and Musta Surma was good too. And I loved the packaging of the three cd set.



Another great compilation is IMO From the Entrails to the Dirt featuring the following:

Malicious Secrets
1. Interior Crack Psycho Angel Bitch
2. Rejection And Raising Perdition Blaze
3. Send Me To Hell - Day Of Wine And Thorns
Antaeus
4. Gates To The Outside
Mütiilation
5. My Way (Frank Sinatra cover)
6. Tears Of A Melancholic Vampire
Deathspell Omega
7. Mass Grave Aesthetics

Although I am not a fan of Mütiilation the cover of My Way is so creppy it is awesome.

My favorite Metal compilation is Scream Until You Like It, but I like Death Is Just The Beginning, Awaken, Slavic Metal Spears...

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 25.02.2007 at 12:55

Written by Lucas on 25.02.2007 at 00:41

Would 'Crushing The Holy Trinity' count? I've not heard everything of it yet, but what I heard was good (Deathspell Omega & Stabat Mater).

IMO it would count, because it is ONE hell of a compilation. DO & SM were good. Clandestine Blaze I found disappointing, but fucking hell, Mgla is awesome and Exordium was a great and Musta Surma was good too. And I loved the packaging of the three cd set.

I have to agree, this compilation is really awesome. I might even get it, though I almost never listen to comps. This one is recommended to everyone with a Black Metal heart out there! ":necro:

Metal compilations... can't find them at the markets in this place

ill buy them if theres any bands on them i like or if they have songs of a genre i like and have beands iv never heard beofre, like the battle metal trillogy, the 2nd one was best, i think.

an interesting one i got at christmass was 'a brutal christmas' its hilarious, ive never heard any of the bands, but they are diffrent styles (bm, dm, power metal etc ) covers of christmass carols, very funny, good when drunk at a christmas party or for some random listening!

I've never liked compilations, don't like the mix of different bands. My monthly Metal magazine always comes with at least 1 compilation of maybe 16 songs, and they sure are a great way to discover new bands with.

I like some compilations, if they have not well-known bands that are good and worth checking out.

there is one from earache records called metal: a headbangers companion, and there are 2. they have like 6 CD's in each and they are just amazing. and cheap too only the price of a normal CD for 6. it had bands like cathedral, municipal waste, carcass, loads of others and it had remixed songs (a bit naff) live tracks, and stuff like that