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
On April 21, 2023, “SO Recordings” label released “A Kiss for the Whole World”, the seventh Enter Shikari studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Rou Reynolds.
On April 21, 2023, “Buzzin’ Fly” and “Virgin” labels released “Fuse”, the eleventh Everything but the Girl studio album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Riverside Studios” in Bath, and was produced by Ben Watt and Tracey Thorn.
Personnel:
Tracey Thorn – lead and backing vocals, arrangements, recording
Ben Watt – electric guitar, piano, drums, backing vocals, programming, arrangements, engineer
Ewan Pearson – programming
Bruno Ellingham – programming, engineer, mixing
Miles Showell – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Ben Watt and Tracey Thorn, except where noted.
On April 21, 2023, “Cloud Hills” label released “Que Dios Te Maldiga Mi Corazón”, the eighth Mars Volta (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Omar Rodriguez Lopez.
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.
Second Sister
Latin White – Jim White, George Xylouris, Guy Picciotto
Seeing the Everyday
Missing Heart
Tails of Time
Night Club – Jim White, George Xylouris, Guy Picciotto
Forest in Me
Red Wine
Underworld
Witnessed by Angels
Memories and Souvenirs
Long Doll – Jim White, George Xylouris, Guy Picciotto
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.
72 Seasons – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett
Shadows Follow
Screaming Suicide – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Robert Trujillo
Sleepwalk My Life Away – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Tobert Trujillo
You Must Burn – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Tobert Trujillo
Lux Æterna
Crown of Barbed Wire – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett
Chasing Light – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett
If Darkness Had a Son – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett
On April 7, 2023, “Sub Pop” label released “Plastic Eternity”, the eleventh Mudhoney studio album. It was recorded in November 2021, at “Crackle & Pop” in Seattle, Washington, and was produced by Johnny Sangster.
Personnel:
Mark Arm – vocals, guitar
Steve Turner – vocals, guitar
Guy Maddison – bass guitar, synthesizer
Dan Peters – vocals, drums, percussion, guitar
Johnny Sangster – organ, guitar, backing vocals, recording, mixing
Bob Weston – mastering
Jeff Kleinsmith – art direction, design
Nicholas Law – cover illustration
Emily Rieman – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Mark Arm, Guy Maddison, Dan Peters, and Steve Turner, except where noted.
Souvenir of My Trip
Almost Everything – Mark Arm, Guy Maddison, Dan Peters, Johnny Sangster, Steve Turner
Cascades of Crap
Flush the Fascists
Move Under
Severed Dreams in the Sleeper Cell
Here Comes the Flood
Human Stock Capital
Tom Herman’s Hermits
One or Two – Mark Arm, Guy Maddison, Dan Peters, Johnny Sangster, Steve Turner
Cry Me an Atmospheric River – Mark Arm, Guy Maddison, Dan Peters, Johnny Sangster, Steve Turner
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
Wormlands – Abigail Morris, Achilleas Sarantaris, Duc Peterman, Henry Spychalski, James Donovan, Seth Evans
The End Is Now – Justin Tranter, Abigal Morris, Achilleas Sarantaris, Duc Peterman, Henry Spychalski, James Donovan, Jazz Alonso, Nicolas Mohnblatt, Rhys Downing, Seth Evans
Days – Abigal Morris, Achilleas Sarantaris, Duc Peterman, Henry Spychalski, James Donovan, Seth Evans
Saddest Worm Ever – Abigal Morris, Achilleas Sarantaris, Duc Peterman, Henry Spychalski, James Donovan, Nicolas Mohnblatt, Seth Evans
Liverpool Street – Achilleas Sarantis, Duc Peterman, Henry Spychalski, Seth Evans
The Worm – Achilleas Sarantaris, Duc Peterman, Henry Spychalski, Seth Evans, James Donovan
Past Life (Sinnerman’s Song) – Achilleas Sarantaris, Duc Peterman, Henry Spychalski, Seth Evans, James Donovan
Lay Me Down – Abigal Morris, Achilleas Sarantaris, Duc Peterman, Henry Spychalski, James Donovan, Nicolas Mohnblatt, Seth Evans, Gianluca Buccellati
On April 7, 2023, “Bagi Communications” label released “Album”, the second Boband Mirkovski studio album. It was recorded in January 2023, at “The National Philharmonic” in Skopje, Macedonia, and was produced by Damir Imeri and Ljupcho Mirkovski.
On March 24, 2023, “Columbia” label released “Memento Mori”, the fifteenth Depeche Mode studio album. It was recorded July – October 2023, at “Electric Ladyboy” in Santa Brabara, “Shangri-La” in Malibu, and was produced by James Ford.
Personnel:
Dave Gahan – lead vocals
Martin L. Gore – lead, co-lead and backing vocals, synthesizer, guitar
James Ford – programming, synthesizer, guitar, pedal steel guitar, bass guitar, piano, drums, percussion, strings, additional strings arrangement
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