Metal Hammer #194: Razor – The Heavy Hitters

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Reckoning
Killswitch Engage42:43
2Pray for Villains
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Logan Mader
vocals:
Dez Fafara
recorded at and mixed at:
The Edge of the Earth Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Pray for Villains by DevilDriver
recording of:
Pray for Villains
lyricist:
Dez Fafara
composer:
John Boecklin, Jonathan Miller (DevilDriver), Jeffrey Kendrick and Michael Spreitzer (guitarist and engineer)
DevilDriver4:04
3Set to Fail
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 2009), Nuclear Blast (company and copyright holder for Nuclear Blast) (in 2009) and Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 2009)
recording of:
Set to Fail
Lamb of God33:47
4Bible Black
additional recording engineer:
Wyn Davis (American engineer and producer, born September 24, 1954 in Cape May, New Jersey.)
recording engineer and sound engineer:
Mike Exeter
additional producer:
Mike Exeter
producer:
Geezer Butler, Ronnie James Dio and Tony Iommi
assistant mixer:
Mike Sutherland
mixer:
Wyn Davis (American engineer and producer, born September 24, 1954 in Cape May, New Jersey.)
bass guitar:
Geezer Butler
drums (drum set):
Vinny Appice
guitar:
Tony Iommi
lead vocals:
Ronnie James Dio
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Anthony “Tony” Iommi (in 2009, in 2026), Ronnie James Dio (in 2009) and Terence “Geezer” Butler (in 2009, in 2026)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Niji Productions Inc. (in 2026)
recorded at:
Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Total Access Recording in Redondo Beach, California, United States
recording of:
Bible Black
writer:
Geezer Butler, Ronnie James Dio and Tony Iommi
Heaven & Hell56:28
5A Rite of Passage
recording engineer and mixer:
Paul Northfield
assistant engineer:
Dr. Rick Kwan
co-producer:
Paul Northfield
producer:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) and Mike Portnoy
editor:
Dr. Rick Kwan
acoustic guitar, electric guitar and guitar:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer)
bass guitar:
John Myung
continuum and keyboard:
Jordan Rudess
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Mike Portnoy
background vocals:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) and Mike Portnoy
lead vocals:
James LaBrie
recorded at and mixed at:
Avatar Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (from 2008-10 until 2009-03)
recording of:
A Rite of Passage
lyricist:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer)
composer:
John Myung, John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer), Mike Portnoy and Jordan Rudess
Dream Theater3.358:36
6Hellions on Parade
CKY53:43
7Payback
recording of:
Payback (in 2009)
lyricist:
John Tardy
composer:
Trevor Peres and Donald Tardy
Obituary4:30
8Running on Empty
The Ghost of a Thousand2:35
9Broken Kingdom
Forever Never4:09
10Seas of Storms
Viatrophy5:00
11Bang to Rights
Aghast!3:52
12Single Units
Of the I4:30
13Fight and Survive
Godsized5:21
14Scream
esOterica3:15
15Memories
The Crimson3:43