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Kirk Hammett: Portals

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On April 23, 2022, “Blackened” label released “Portals”, the debut Kirk Hammett EP. It was recorded in July 2017, June 2019, August 2020, at “Cow in the Wall Studio” and “Henson Studios” in Hollywood, Makalei Studios” in Oahu, Hawaii, “Ex Machina” in Paris, and was produced by Kirk Hammett.

Personnel:

  • Kirk Hammett – guitar, mixing
  • Eliza Bagg – vocals
  • Edwin Outwater – keyboards, orchestra leader
  • Brad Cummings – bass
  • Greg Fidelman – bass
  • Philippe Bussonnet – bass
  • Jon Theodore – drums
  • Abraham Laboriel – drums
  • Marcel Feldmar – drums
  • Julien Charlet – percussion
  • Andrew Bain – horn 
  • Nathan Cole – violin 
  • Akiko Turamoto – violin
  • Nadia Sirota – viola
  • Mathilde Sternat – cello
  • Ben Lash – cello
  • Emmanuel Ceysson – harp
  • Blake Neely – string arrangements
  • Mike Gillies – engineer
  • Tim Harkins – engineer
  • Greg Fidelman – recording, additional engineering
  • Bob Rock – mixing
  • Emily Lazar – mastering
  • Chris Allgood – mastering
  • Alex Tenta – design, layout
  • Angel Hammett – photography

Track listing:

  1. Maiden and the Monster – Kirk Hammett, Lani Hammett
  2. The Jinn – Kirk Hammett, Lani Hammett
  3. High Plains Drifter – Kirk Hammett, Edwin Outwater
  4. The Incantation – Kirk Hammett, Edwin Outwater

Primus: Conspiranoid

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On April 22, 2022, “ATO” label released “Conspiranoid”, the fifth Primus EP. It was recorded in 2023, at “The Dairy Studios” in Brixton, London, and was produced by Les Claypool.

Personnel:

  • Les Claypool – vocals, bass guitar, mixing, painting
  • Larry LaLonde – electric guitar
  • Tim “Herb” Alexander – drums
  • Jason Mills – engineer
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Agent Ogden – layout, design

Track listing:

All lyrics by Les Claypool, except where noted.

  1. Conspiranoia – additional lyrics by Cage Claypool, music by Les Claypool
  2. Follow the Fool – music by Les Claypool
  3. Erin on the Side of Caution – music by Larry LaLonde

Dorothy: Gifts From The Holy Ghost

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On April 22, 2022, “Roc Nation” label released “Gifts from the Holy Ghost”, the third Dorothy studio album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Chris Lord Alge.

Personnel:

  • Dorothy Martin – lead vocals
  • Devon Pangle – guitar
  • Eli Wulfmeier – guitar
  • Eliot Lorango – bass
  • Jason Ganberg – drums

Track listing:

  1. A Beautiful Life – Dorothy Martin, Jason Hook
  2. Big Guns – Dorothy Martin, Chris Taynor, Grace Mitchell, Joel Hamilton, Kyle Hoffman
  3. Rest in Peace – Dorothy Martin, Blair Daly, Scott Stevens, Trevor Lukather
  4. Top of the World – Dorothy Martin, Trevor Lukather
  5. Hurricane – Dorothy Martin, Trevor Lukather
  6. Close to Me Always – Audra Mae, Diztortion, Zac Malloy
  7. Black Sheep – Dorothy Martin, Blair Daly, Scott Stevens, Zac Malloy
  8. Touched by Fire – Dorothy Martin, Trevor Lukather
  9. Made to Die – Dorothy Martin, Keith Wallen
  10. Gifts from the Holy Ghost – Dorothy Martin, Eli Wukfmeier, Eliot Lorango, Jason Ganberg, Owen Barry

Jethro Tull: RökFlöte

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On April 21, 2023, “Inside Out Music” label released “RökFlöte”, the 23rd Jethro Tull studio album. It was recorded 2022 – 2023, and was produced by Ian Anderson.

Personnel:

  • Ian Anderson – vocals, concert flutes, alto flutes, flute d’amour, Irish whistle, engineer, mixing
  • Joe Parrish-James – acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin
  • John O’Hara – piano, keyboards, Hammond organ
  • David Goodier – bass guitar
  • Scott Hammond – drums
  • Unnur Birna – spoken vocals
  • Nick Watson – mastering

All tracks by Ian Anderson.

  1. Voluspo
  2. Ginnungagap
  3. Allfather
  4. The Feathered Consort
  5. Hammer on Hammer
  6. Wolf Unchained
  7. The Perfect One
  8. Trickster (And the Mistletoe)
  9. Cornucopia
  10. The Navigators
  11. Guardian’s Watch
  12. Ithavoll

Xylouris White: The Forest In Me

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On April 14, 2023, “Drag City” label released “The Forest in Me’, the sixth Xylouris White album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Guy Picciotto.

Personnel:

  • George Xylouris – vocal, lute, engineer, photography
  • Jim White – percussion, engineer
  • Guy Picciotto, Nikos Kefaloyannis – engineer
  • Harris Newman – mastering
  • Shelagh Hannan – design, layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Jim White and George Xylouris, except where noted.

  1. Second Sister
  2. Latin White – Jim White, George Xylouris, Guy Picciotto
  3. Seeing the Everyday
  4. Missing Heart
  5. Tails of Time
  6. Night Club – Jim White, George Xylouris, Guy Picciotto
  7. Forest in Me
  8. Red Wine
  9. Underworld
  10. Witnessed by Angels
  11. Memories and Souvenirs
  12. Long Doll – Jim White, George Xylouris, Guy Picciotto

Metallica: 72 Seasons

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On April 14, 2023, “Blackened” label released “72 Seasons”, the eleventh Metallica studio album. It was recorded March 2021 – November 2022, at Metallica’s HQ in San Rafael, California, and was produced by Greg Fidelman, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich.

Personnel:

  • James Hetfield – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Kirk Hammett – lead guitar
  • Robert Trujillo – bass, backing vocals
  • Lars Ulrich – drums
  • Greg Fidelman – recording, mixing
  • Sara Lyn Killion – engineer
  • Jim Monti – engineer
  • Jason Gossman – additional engineering, digital editing
  • Kent Matcke – engineer assistant
  • Dan Monti – digital editing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • David Turner – cover art
  • Lee Jeffries – band portrait photography

Track listing:

All tracks by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich, except where noted.

  1. 72 Seasons – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett
  2. Shadows Follow
  3. Screaming Suicide – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Robert Trujillo
  4. Sleepwalk My Life Away – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Tobert Trujillo
  5. You Must Burn – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Tobert Trujillo
  6. Lux Æterna
  7. Crown of Barbed Wire – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett
  8. Chasing Light – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett
  9. If Darkness Had a Son – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett
  10. Too Far Gone? – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich
  11. Room of Mirrors
  12. Inamorata

HMLTD: The Worm

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On April 7, 2023, “Lucky Number Music” label released “The Worm”. the second HMLTD studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Wormhole”, “Pony”, “Dock”, “Hermitage Works”, “RAK”, “Crouch End” and “Sleeper Sound” in Londonm “Mike’s Manhole” in Hastings, “Antart” and “Artracks” in Athens, and was produced by Henry Spychalski, Duc Peterman, Seth Evans and Achilleas Sarantaris.

Personnel:

  • Henry Spychalski – vocals
  • Duc Peterman – guitar
  • Seth Evans – keyboard
  • Achilleas Sarantaris – drums
  • James Donovan – guitar, 12-string guitar, backing vocals
  • Kyriakos Tapakis – oud
  • Immanuel Simelane – bass guitar
  • Nicolas Mohnblatt – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Andrei Martynchik – drums
  • Clyde Jabra – additional percussion, engineer
  • Yannis Kassetas – alto and baritone saxophone
  • Dimitris Papadopoulos – trumpet
  • Jim Staridas – trombone
  • The Sixteen Unnamed Soldiers of the Greek Worm Orchestra – violin, viola, cello, double bass
  • Kalliopi Mitropoulou – violin, backing vocals
  • Georgios Kontogiannis – Cretan lyra
  • Nikos Paraoulakis – ney
  • Rhys Downing – backing vocals, additional vocal production
  • Jazz Alonso – backing vocals
  • Abigail Morris – backing vocals
  • Andrea Grant – choir
  • Daniel Thomas – choir
  • T. Jale Cole – choir
  • Wendi Rose – choir
  • Darren Jones – engineer
  • Mike Horner – engineer
  • Nathan Ridley – engineer
  • Nikos Goudinakis – engineer
  • Sotiris Ziliaskopoulos – engineer
  • Caesar Edmunds – engineer, mixing
  • Rollo Smallcombe – additional engineering
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Henry Spychalski – artwork
  • Mike Raymond – design

Track listing:

  1. Worm’s Dream – Achilleas Sarantaris, Duc Peterman, Henry Spychalski, Seth Evans
  2. Wormlands – Abigail Morris, Achilleas Sarantaris, Duc Peterman, Henry Spychalski, James Donovan, Seth Evans
  3. The End Is Now – Justin Tranter, Abigal Morris, Achilleas Sarantaris, Duc Peterman, Henry Spychalski, James Donovan, Jazz Alonso, Nicolas Mohnblatt, Rhys Downing, Seth Evans
  4. Days – Abigal Morris, Achilleas Sarantaris, Duc Peterman, Henry Spychalski, James Donovan, Seth Evans
  5. Saddest Worm Ever – Abigal Morris, Achilleas Sarantaris, Duc Peterman, Henry Spychalski, James Donovan, Nicolas Mohnblatt, Seth Evans
  6. Liverpool Street – Achilleas Sarantis, Duc Peterman, Henry Spychalski, Seth Evans
  7. The Worm – Achilleas Sarantaris, Duc Peterman, Henry Spychalski, Seth Evans, James Donovan
  8. Past Life (Sinnerman’s Song) – Achilleas Sarantaris, Duc Peterman, Henry Spychalski, Seth Evans, James Donovan
  9. Lay Me Down – Abigal Morris, Achilleas Sarantaris, Duc Peterman, Henry Spychalski, James Donovan, Nicolas Mohnblatt, Seth Evans, Gianluca Buccellati

Alan Bashung: Bleu pétrole

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On March 24, 2008, “Barclay” label released “Bleu pétrole”, the twelfth and the last Alain Bashung studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Alice’s Restaurant” in New York City, “Buzz Studio” in Paris, “Studios ICP” in Brussels, “Jackpot Studios” in Portland, “Looking Glass Studios” in New York, and was produced by Gaëtan Roussel and Mark Plati.

Personnel:

  • Alain Bashung – vocals
  • Gaëtan Roussel – acoustic and electric guitar, ukulele
  • Marc Ribot – electric guitar, banjo
  • M. Ward – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Arman Méliès – electric guitar, banjo
  • Mark Plati – bass guitar, guitars, keyboard, drum machine
  • Simon Edwards – bass guitar
  • Shawn Pelton – drums
  • Martyn Barker – drums, bongo
  • Tahar Boukhlifa – drums
  • Marian Tache, Erik Sluys, Dick Uten, Bart Lemmens, Tatjana Scleck, Christophe Pochet, Cristina Constantinescu, Annelies Broeckhoven – violin
  • François Grietje – viola
  • Hans Vandaele, Karel Steylaerts – cello
  • Mark Steylaerts – strings direction
  • Jérôme Witz, element-s – cover art and graphisms
  • Ludovic Carême – photos

Track listing:

All tracks by Gaëtan Roussel, except where noted.

  1. Je t’ai manqué
  2. Résidents de la République
  3. Tant de nuits – Joseph d’Anvers, Arman Méliès, Alain Bashung
  4. Hier à Sousse
  5. Vénus
  6. Comme un lego – Gérard Manset
  7. Sur un trapeze
  8. Je tuerai la pianiste – Gérard Manset – Gaëtan Roussel, Alain Bashung
  9. Suzanne – Leonard Cohen, adapted by Graeme Allwright
  10. Le Secret des Banquises – Gaëtan Roussel, Alain Bashung
  11. Il voyage en solitaire – Gérard Manset

Fall Out Boy: So Much (for) Stardust

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On March 24, 2023, “Fueled by Ramen” label released “So Much (for) Stardust”, the eighth Fall Out Boy album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Neal Avron.

Personnel:

  • Joe Trohman – lead guitar, keyboards
  • Patrick Stump – vocals, rhythm guitar, arrangements
  • Pete Wentz – vocals, bass guitar
  • Andy Hurley – drums, percussion
  • Bill Reichenbach Jr.– bass trombone, trombone
  • Dan Fornero – flugelhorn, trumpet
  • Wayne Bergeron – flugelhorn, trumpet
  • London Metropolitan Orchestra
  • Dan Higgins – woodwinds
  • Julia Waters Tillman – choir
  • Luther Waters – choir
  • Maxine Waters Willard – choir
  • Oren Waters – choir
  • Ethan Hawke – vocals
  • Marvel Jane Love Wentz – additional vocals
  • Steve McLaughlin – engineer
  • Neal Avron – mixing
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Pete Wentz, Patrick Stump, Joe Trohman and Andy Hurley, except where noted.

  1. Love from the Other Side
  2. Heartbreak Feels So Good
  3. Hold Me Like a Grudge
  4. Fake Out
  5. Heaven, Iowa
  6. So Good Right Now – Pete Wentz, Patrick Stump, Joe Trohman, Andy Hurley, Robert Byrd
  7. The Pink Seashell – Ethan Hawke, Pete Wentz, Patrick Stump, Joe Trohman, Andy Hurley
  8. I Am My Own Muse
  9. Flu Game
  10. Baby Annihilation
  11. The Kintsugi Kid (Ten Years)
  12. What a Time to Be Alive
  13. So Much (for) Stardust

Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer & Shahzad Ismaily: Love In Exile

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On March 24, 2023, “Verve” label released “Love in Exile”, album by Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer and Shahzad Ismaily. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer and Shahzad Ismaily.

Personnel:

  • Arooj Aftab – vocals, arrangements
  • Vijay Iyer – piano, Rhodes piano, electroacoustic realization, arrangements
  • Shahzad Ismaily – electric bass, Moog synthesizer, arrangements
  • Damon Whittemore – recording, mixing
  • Matt Colton – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer and Shahzad Ismaily.

  1. To Remain to Return
  2. Haseen Thi
  3. Shadow Forces
  4. Sajni
  5. Eyes of the Endless
  6. Sharabi
  7. To Remain to Return (excerpt)