On May 25, 1983, “Warner Bros” label released “Holy Diver”, the debut Dio studio album. It was recorded in 1983, at “Sound City” in Van Nuys, California, and was produced by Ronnie James Dio. In 2017, it was ranked 16th on Rolling Stone’s list of “100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
Ronnie James Dio – vocals, keyboards
Vivian Campbell – guitar
Jimmy Bain – bass, keyboards
Vinny Appice – drums
Angelo Arcuri – engineer
Ray Leonard – engineer assistant
George Marino – mastering
Randy Berrett – illustration
Gene Hunter – original art rendering
Gene Hunter – mastering
Wendy Dio – original concept
Track listing:
All lyrics by Ronnie James Dio, music as stated.
Stand Up and Shout – Ronnie James Dio, Jimmy Bain
Holy Diver – Ronnie James Dio
Gypsy – Ronny James Dio, Vivian Campbell
Caught in the Middle – Ronnie James Dio, Vinny Appice, Vivian Campbell
Don’t Talk to Strangers – Ronnie James Dio
Straight Through the Heart – Ronnie James Dio, Jimmy Bain
Invisible – Ronnie James Dio, Vinny Appice, Vivian Campbell
Rainbow in the Dark – Ronnie James Dio, Vinny Appice, Vivian Campbell, Jimmy Bain
Shame on the Night – Ronnie James Dio, Vinny Appice, Vivian Campbell, Jimmy Bain
On April 13, 2018, “Laundromat” label released “Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John”, the sixteenth Juliana Hatfield studio album. It was recorded in 2017, at “Q Division Studios” in Somerville, Massachusetts, and was produced by Julian Hatfield.
On March 15, 2019, “Impulse!” label released “Trust in the Lifeforce of the Deep Mystery”, the second Comet Is Coming (The) studio album. It was recorded February – August 2017, at “Total Refreshment Studios” in Dalston, London, and was produced by Danalogue and Betamax.
On February 10, 2017, “Ideologic Organ” label released “Unfold”, the fourteenth Necks (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2017, at “Studios 301” in Alexandria, Australia, and was produced by Chris Abrahams, Lloyd Swanton and Tony Buck.
Personnel:
Chris Abrahams – piano
Lloyd Swanton – bass
Tony Buck – drums
Track listing:
Alltracks by Chris Abrahams, Tony Buck and Lloyd Swanton
On February 9, 2018, “Columbia” label released “Little Dark Age”, the fourth MGMT studio album. It was recorded September 2016 – May 2017, at “Baby Office” and “Kingsize Soundlabs” in Los Angeles, “The CRC” and “Tarbox Toad” in New York, and was produced by Patrick Wimberly, Dave Fridmann and Andrew VanWyngarden, Ben Goldwasser.
On February 3, 2017, “Svart Records” label released “Reunation”, the third Kairon; Irse album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Tonehaven Recording Studio” in Jyväskylä, Finland, and was produced by Juho Vanhanen, Niko Lehdontie, Lasse Luhta, Dmitry Melet and Johannes Kohal.
Personnel:
Niko Lehdontie – guitar, synth, organ
Lasse Luhta – guitar
Dmitry Melet – vocals, bass, violin
Johannes Kohal – drums
Andreas Heino – saxophone
Tom Brooke – recording, engineer, mixing
Jaakko Vitalahde – mastering
Olli Kiviluoto – artwork, design
Track listing:
All lyrics by Lasse Luhta, except where noted, all music by Niko Lehdontie, Lasse Luhta, Dmitry Melet and Johannes Kohal.
On January 27, 2017, “ANTI-” label released “Near to the Wild Heart of Life”, the third Japandroids studio album. It was recorded 2015 – 2016, at “Rain City Recorders” in Vancouver, Canada, and was produced by Jesse Gander, Damian Taylor, Brian King and David Prowse.
On December 16, 2017, “Black Widow Records” label released “Mathematical Mother”, album by Universal Totem Orchestra. It was recorded in 2017, at “Mass Music Studios” and “Totem Records Studio”.
On December 11, 2020, “Modular Recordings” label released “We Will Always Love You”, the third Avalanches (The) studio album. It was recorded 2017 – 2020, at “Sing Sing” in Melbourne, Australia, and was produced by Robert Chater.
Personnel:
Robert Chater – instruments, mixing
Tony Di Blasi – instruments, additional production, mix supervision
Andy Szekeres – instruments, additional production
Johnny Marr – guitar
Kurt Vile – vocals, guitar
John Carroll Kirby – piano, Moog, DX7, treated piano
Tom Rowlands – EMS and Roland System 700 synthesizers