On August 14, 2020, “Icepac Recordings” label released “Gift of Sacrifice”, album by King Buzzo and Trevor Dunn. It was recorded in 2020, at “Sound Of Sirens Studio” in Los Angeles.
Personnel:
King Buzzo – vocals, acoustic guitar, modular synth, noises, photography
On August 13, 2020, “EMI” label released “The Final Frontier”, the fifteenth Iron Maiden studio album. It was recorded January – March 2010, at “Compass Point” in Nassau, Bahamas, “The Cave” in Malibu, and was produced by Kevin Shirley. The album track “El Dorado” won the band a “Grammy Award” for “Best Metal Performance”.
Personnel:
Bruce Dickinson – vocals
Dave Murray – guitars
Janick Gers – guitars
Adrian Smith – guitars
Steve Harris – bass, keyboards, co-producer
Nicko McBrain – drums
Jared Kvitka – engineer
Kevin Shirley – mixing
Terry Manning – studio technician
Brent Spear – studio technician
James McCullagh – assistant
Philip Scholes – SSL Duality technician
Bob Ludwig – mastering
Stuart Crouch – art director, design
Andrew Yap – art direction, design
Anthony Dry – art direction, design
Rob Wallis – art direction, design
Melvyn Grant – cover illustration, working drawings, sketches
John McMurtrie – photography
Track listing:
Satellite 15…The Final Frontier – Adrian Smith, Steve Harris
El Dorado – Adrian Smith, Steve Harris, Bruce Dickinson
Mother of Mercy – Adrian Smith, Steve Harris
Coming Home – Adrian Smith, Steve Harris, Bruce Dickinson
The Alchemist – Janick Gers, Steve Harris, Bruce Dickinson
Isle of Avalon – Adrian Smith, Steve Harris
Starblind – Adrian Smith, Steve Harris, Bruce Dickinson
The Talisman – Janick Gers, Steve Harris
The Man Who Would Be King – Dave Murray, Steve Harris
On July 17, 2020, “Warner Bros” label released the self-titled Lianne La Havas third album. It was recorded October – December 2019, in London, Bath and New York, and was produced by Lianne La Havas, Matt Hales, Beni Giles, Chris Tabron, Nick Hakim, Sam Crowe and Mura Masa.
Personnel:
Lianne La Havas – lead and backing vocals, guitar, snare drums
Elroy Powell – vocals
Bruno Major – guitar, piano
Nick Hakim – electric guitar, Mellotron, Minimoog, Wurlitzer, backing vocals, drum programming
On July 16, 2021, “Abstract Logix” label released “Liberation Time”, the 20th John McLaughlin album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, in Monaco, Paris, London, Los Angeles and Cairo, and was produced by John McLaughlin.
Personnel:
John McLaughlin – guitar, piano
Julian Siegel – tenor saxophone
Gary Husband – keyboards, drums
Oz Ezzeldin – piano
Roger Rossignol – piano
Sam Burgess – bass
Etienne Mbappe – bass
Jérôme Regard – bass
Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
Jean-Michel Aublette – drums, bass
Ranjit Barot – drums, Konokol vocals
Nicolas Viccaro – drums
Track listing:
As the Spirit Sings – Sam Burgess, Vinnie Colaiuta, Gary Husband, John McLaughlin
Singing Our Secrets – Jean Michel Aublette, John McLaughlin, Roger Rossignol
Lockdown Blues – Ranjit Barot, Gary Husband, Etienne Mbappe, John McLaughlin
Mila repa – John McLaughlin
Right Here, Right Now, Right On – Osam Exeldin, John McLaughlin, Jerome Regard, Julian Siegal, Nicolas Viccaro
Shade of Blue – John McLaughlin
Liberation Time – Sam Burgess, Gary Husband, John McLaughlin
On July 15, 2022, “Pure Noise Records” label released “Hell Is in Your Head”, the eighth Senses Fail studio album. It was recorded February – September 2020, and was produced by Beau Burchell.
On July 10, 2020, “Cherry Red” label released “Metal, Meat & Bone: The Songs of Dyin’ Dog”, the 46th Residents (The) album. It is a rock opera with covers of songs by fictional albino blues singer Alvin Snow, also known as Dyin’ Dog. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, and was produced by The Residents and Eric Drew Feldman.
On July 3, 2020, “Agogo Records” label released “To Know Without Knowing”, album by Mulatu Astatke & Black Jesus Experience. It was recorded in 2020, at “Ginger Studios” in Melbourne, “Rolling Stock Recording Rooms” in Collingwood, “BIX Mobile Studio”, and was produced by Ian Dixon and Peter Harper.
Personnel:
Mulate Astatke – electric piano, vibraphone, congas
On July 3, 2020, “Solitaire Recordings” label released “Transfiguration Highway”, album by Little Kid. It was recorded in 2020, at “The Pharmacy” in Toronto, Canada.
On June 26, 2020, “RCA” label released “Monovision”, the eight Ray LaMontagne studio album. It was recorded in 2020, at “The Big Room”, and was produced by Ray LaMontagne.
Personnel:
Ray LaMontagne – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, keyboards, harmonica, bass, drums, percussion, engineer
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