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Coheed and Cambria: Vaxis – Act III: The Father of Make Believe

On March 14, 2025, “Virgin” label released “Vaxis – Act III: The Father of Make Believe”, the eleventh Coheed and Cambria studio album. It was recorded in 2024, and was produced by Claudio Sanchez and Zakk Cervini.

Personnel:

  • Travis Stever – guitar
  • Zach Cooper – bass
  • Josh Eppard – drums
  • Christopher Jahnke – orchestrations
  • Zakk Cervini – engineer, mixing
  • Julian Garguilo – engineer, mixing assistant, additional production
  • Sean-Paul Pillsworth – drums engineering
  • Chris Athens – mastering
  • Chase Stone – art
  • Nick Steinhardt – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Claudio Sanchez except where noted.

  1. Yesterday’s Lost
  2. Goodbye, Sunshine
  3. Searching for Tomorrow
  4. The Father of Make Believe
  5. Meri of Mercy
  6. Blind Side Sonny
  7. Play the Poet
  8. One Last Miracle
  9. Corner My Confidence – Claudio Sanchez, Zakk Cervini
  10. Someone Who Can
  11. The Continuum I: Welcome to Forever, Mr. Nobody
  12. The Continuum II: The Flood
  13. The Continuum III: Tethered Together
  14. The Continuum IV: So It Goes

Ozzy Osbourne: Blizzards Of Ozz

On September 12, 1980, “Jet” label released “Blizzard of Ozz”, the debut Ozzy Osbourne studio album. It was recorded March – April 1980, at “Ridge Farm Studio” in Rusper, England, and was produced by Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoads, Bob Daisley and Lee Kerslake.

Personnel:

  • Ozzy Osbourne – lead and harmony vocals
  • Randy Rhoads – guitars
  • Don Airey – keyboards
  • Bob Daisley – bass guitar, gong, harmony vocals
  • Lee Kerslake – drums, tubular bells, timpani, vibraslap
  • Max Norman – engineer
  • Chris Athens – mastering

Track listing:

All songs tracks by Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoads and Bob Daisley, except where noted.

  1. I Don’t Know
  2. Crazy Train
  3. Goodbye to Romance
  4. Dee – Randy Rhoads
  5. Suicide Solution
  6. Mr. Crowley
  7. No Bone Movies – Ozzy Osbourne, Bob Daisley, Lee Kerslake
  8. Revelation (Mother Earth)
  9. Steal Away (The Night)

Rich Robinson: Flux

On June 24, 2016, “Eagle Rock Entertainment” label released “Flux”, the fourth Rich Robinson studio album. It was recorded 2015 – 2016, at “Applehead Recording” in Woodstock, New York, and was produced by Rich Robinson.

Personnel:

  • Rich Robinson – vocals, guitars, bass, percussion
  • Daniella Cotton – vocals
  • John Hogg – vocals
  • Charlie Starr – guitar
  • Danny Mitchell – keyboards
  • Matt Slocum – keyboards
  • Marco Benevento – keyboards
  • Zak Gabbard – bass
  • Joe Magistro – drums, percussion
  • Chris Powell – drums
  • Chris Bittner – engineer, mixing
  • Nelson Hubbard – additional engineering
  • Mike Birnbaum – mixing
  • Chris Athens – mastering
  • John McDermott – direction

Track listing:

All tracks by Rich Robinson.

  1. The Upstairs Land
  2. Shipwreck
  3. The Music That Will Lift Me
  4. Everything’s Alright
  5. Eclipse the Night
  6. Life
  7. Ides of Nowhere
  8. Time to Leave
  9. Astral
  10. For to Give
  11. Which Way Your Wind Blows
  12. Surrender
  13. Sleepwalker

Richard Thompson: Ship To Shore

On May 31, 2024, “New West” label released “Ship to Shore”, the 27th Richard Thompson studio album. It was recorded in 2024, at “Applehead Studio” in Woodstock, New York, and was produced by Richard Thompson.

Personnel:

  • Richard Thompson – vocals, guitars, mandolin, accordion
  • Bobby Eichhorn – acoustic and electric guitars
  • Taras Prodaniuk – bass guitar
  • Michael Jerome – drums, percussion
  • David Mansfield – fiddle
  • Zara Phillips – harmony vocals
  • Chris Bittner – engineer
  • Chris Athens – mastering
  • Tom Bejgrowicz (Man Alive Creative) – design, layout
  • Michael Dicken – cover art illustration
  • David Kaptein – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Richard Thompson.

  1. Freeze
  2. The Fear Never Leaves You
  3. Singapore Sadie
  4. Trust
  5. The Day That I Give In
  6. The Old Pack Mule
  7. Turnstile Casanova
  8. Lost in the Crowd
  9. Maybe
  10. Life’s a Bloody Show
  11. What’s Left to Lose
  12. We Roll

Jesse Cook: The Rumba Foundation

On September 29, 2009, “EMI Music Canada” label released “The Rumba Foundation”, the eight Jesse Cook album. It was recorded in 2009, at “Coach House Music”, “Phase One Studio” in Toronto, Canada, Estudios Avila Musical” in Colombia, and was produced by Jesse Cook.

Personnel:

  • Jesse Cook – guitar, arrangements, recording
  • Jeremy Fisher – vocals
  • Juan Alberto Fernandez – voice
  • Dennis Mohammed – bass
  • Drew Birston – double bass
  • Juan De Sedas – accordion
  • Gabriel Torregrosa – gaita, pito, percussion
  • Fredys Arrieta – gaita
  • Manuel Antonio Garcia- gaita
  • Rosendo Leon JR – drums, percussion
  • Rosendo Leon SR – bongos
  • Chri Church – violin
  • Jonathan Tortolano, Kevin Fox – cello
  • George Seara – recording
  • Ernesto Santos – additional recording
  • Jay Dufour – recording assistant, mixing assistant
  • Marc Eijkelenbroom – recording assistant, mixing assistant
  • Al Schmitt – mixing
  • George Seara – mixing
  • Steve Genewick – mixing assistant
  • Chris Athens – mastering
  • Terry Lau – art direction, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Jesse Cook, except where noted.

  1. Bogota by Bus
  2. Santa Marta
  3. Tuesday’s Child
  4. Manolo’s Lament – Juan Alberto Fernandez
  5. Improv 1
  6. La Rumba D’el Jete
  7. Improv 2
  8. Gaita
  9. Rain Day
  10. Bombay Diner
  11. Afternoon At Satie’s
  12. Cecilia – Paul Simon
  13. Homebound – Chris Church, Jesse Cook

Athlete: Tourist

On January 31, 2005, “Parlophone” label released “Tourist”, the second Athlete studio album, It was recorded in 2004, at “Helioscentric Studios” in East Sussex, “The Dairy”, “Abbey Road” and Athlete’s studio in London, and was produced by Victor Van Vugt, John Cornfield, Joel Pott, Tim Wanstall, Carey Willets and Stephen Roberts.

Personnel:

  • Joel Pott – lead vocals, guitar
  • Tim Wanstall – keyboards
  • Carey Willetts – bass, backing vocals
  • Stephen Roberts – drums, backing vocals
  • Noel Robinson – gospel choir 
  • Nu Image Choir – gospel choir 
  • London Metropolitan Orchestra – strings 
  • David Juritz – strings leader
  • Adam Peters – conductor, string arrangement
  • Ian Davenport – recording assistant
  • Mark Duggan – recording assistant
  • Rick Simpson – additional recording, engineer
  • Keith Gary – Pro Tools engineer, mixing assistant
  • Michael H Brauer – mixing
  • Chris Athens – mastering
  • Richard Andrews – art direction, design
  • Gerard Saint – art direction, design
  • Lindsay Milne – set design, styling
  • Dan Tobin Smith – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Joel Pott, Tim Wanstall, Carey Willets and Stephen Roberts.

  1. Chances
  2. Half Light
  3. Tourist
  4. Trading Air
  5. Wires
  6. If I Found Out
  7. Yesterday Threw Everything at Me
  8. Street Map
  9. Modern Mafia
  10. Twenty Four Hours
  11. I Love

Pvris: All We Know of Heaven, All We Need Of Hell

On August 25, 2017, “Rise” label released “All We Know of Heaven, All We Need of Hell”, the second Pvris studio album. It was recorded 2016 – 2017, at “Big Blue North” in Utica, New York, “Songboi” in Brooklyn, New York, and was produced by Blake Harnage.

Personnel:

  • Lynn Gunn – vocals, guitar, drums, percussion, piano, organ, programming, additional production
  • Alex Babinski – guitar
  • Brian MacDonald – bass
  • Chris Kamrada – drums, percussion
  • Blake Harnage – synthesizers, programming
  • Mikaela Davis – harp
  • Blake Harnage – engineer
  • Anthony Reeder – engineer, editing
  • Jef Moll – drum engineer
  • Mark “Spike” Stent – mixing
  • Michael Freeman – assistant
  • Rich Costey – mixing
  • Jeff Juliano – mixing
  • Chris Athens – mastering
  • Jarrod Fallon – drum technician
  • John Colangelo – drum technician
  • Taylor Bringuel – creative direction
  • Lynn Gunn – creative direction, layout, design
  • Randall Leddy – layout, design
  • Andi Elloway – front cover photo, composite

Track listing:

  1. Heaven
  2. Half
  3. Anyone Else
  4. What’s Wrong
  5. Walk Alone
  6. Same Soul
  7. Winter
  8. No Mercy
  9. Separate
  10. Nola I

Coheed and Cambria: Vaxis – Act II: A Window of the Waking Mind

On June 24, 2022, “Roadrunner” label released “Vaxis – Act II: A Window of the Waking Mind”, the tenth Coheed and Cambria studio album. It was recorded 2021 – 2022, and was produced by Claudio Sanchez and Zakk Cervini.

Personnel:

  • Claudio Sanchez – vocals, guitar, piano, synthesizer
  • Travis Stever – guitar
  • Zach Cooper – bass
  • Josh Eppard – drums
  • Atlas Hendrix Sanchez – guest vocals
  • Christopher Jahnke – orchestral arrangements, orchestration
  • Taylor Williams – programming
  • Zakk Cervini – engineer, mixing
  • Nik Trekov – engineer, editing, mixing assistant
  • Chris Athens – mastering
  • Jon Lundin – edit engineering
  • Chase Stone – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Claudio Sanchez.

  1. The Embers of Fire
  2. Beautiful Losers
  3. Comatose
  4. Shoulders
  5. A Disappearing Act
  6. Love Murder One
  7. Blood
  8. The Liars Club
  9. Bad Man
  10. One Love
  11. Ladders of Supremacy
  12. Rise, Naianasha, (Cut the Cord)
  13. Window of the Walking Mind

Tom Morello: The Atlas Underground Fire

On October 15, 2021, “Mom + Pop” label released “The Atlas Underground Fire”, album by Tom Morello. It was recorded in 2021, at “The Synagogue”, “Veritas Studios”, “RCA Studio A” in Nashville, and was produced by Jon Levine, Zakk Cervini, Carl Restivo, Ron Aniello, Jordan Fish, Evil Twin, Josh Carter, Chris Stapleton, Dave Cobb, Boonn, Mike Posner, Ryder Johnson, Zane Lowe, The Bloody Beetroots, Kill Dave, Max Pote and Sama Abdulhadi.

Personnel:

  • Tom Morello – vocal, acoustic and electric guitar, recording
  • Bruce Springsteen – vocal
  • Eddie Vedder – vocal
  • Oli Sykes – vocal
  • Sarah Barthel – vocal
  • Grandson (Jordan Edward Benjamin) – vocal
  • Mike Posner – vocal
  • Damien Marley – vocal
  • Phem – vocal
  • Mary Morello – vocal
  • Roman Morello – vocal
  • Rhoads Morello – vocal
  • Dennis Luxzen – vocal
  • Greta Thunberg – additional vocal
  • Chris Stapleton – vocal, electric guitar
  • Carl Restivo – guitar, bass
  • Jordan Fish – guitar
  • Dave Cobb – acoustic guitar
  • Join Levine – piano, bass, drums, synths programming, engineer, mixing
  • Zakk Cervini – rhythm guitar, bass, synths, percussion, drum programming, sounds, mixing
  • Kill Dave – bass, synths, drums, programming, mixing
  • JT Cure – bass guitar
  • Derek Mixin – drums
  • Kevin Hissink – guitar, drums, synths
  • Phantogram
  • Sama Abdulhadi
  • Bring Me the Horizon
  • Photohype
  • Cindy Mizelle, Curtis King, Soozie Tyrell, Stevie Van Zandt – backing vocals
  • Josh Carter – programming
  • John Cooper – recording
  • Carl Restivo – recording, engineer
  • Pat Linehan – recording
  • Vance Powell – recording, mixing
  • Rob Lebret – engineer, editing
  • Phillip Smith – engineer assistant
  • Nik Trekov – engineer, mixing
  • Michael Fahey – engineer assistant, mixing assistant
  • Rich Costey – mixing
  • Michael Freeman – mixing
  • Pietro Ventimiglia – mixing
  • Julio Navas – mixing
  • The Bloody Beetroots – mixing
  • Max Pote – mixing
  • Jeff Citron – mixing assistant
  • Chris Athens – mastering
  • Jonny Joyce – art concept
  • 23in, Nick Steinhardt – design

Track listing:

  1. Harlem Hellfighter – Jon Levine, Tom Morello
  2. Highway to Hell – Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Ronald Belford Scott
  3. Let’s Get the Party Started – Richard Austin Post, Jordan Fish, Oli Sykes, Tom Morello
  4. Driving to Texas – Dan Wilson, Josh Carter, Sarah Barthel, Tom Morello
  5. The War Inside – Chris Stapleton, Tom Morello
  6. Hold the Line – Jordan Benjamin, Kevin Hissink, Tom Morello
  7. Naraka – Mike Posner, Tom Morello
  8. The Achilles List – Damien Marley, Simone Cogo, Tom Morello, Zane Lowe
  9. Night Witch – David Emerson Dahlquist, Phem, Tom Morello
  10. Charmed I’m Sure – Max Pote, Tom Morello
  11. Save Our Souls – Dennis Luxzen, Simone Cogo, Tom Morello
  12. On the Shore of Eternity – Sama Abdulhadi, Tom Morello

Idlewild: Warnings/Promises

On March 7, 2005, “Parlaphone” label released “Warnings/Promises”, the fourth Idlewild album. It was recorded in 2004, and was produced by Los Angeles and Sweden, and was produced by Tony Hoffer and Dave Eringa.

Personnel:

  • Roddy Woomble – vocals, lyrics, photography
  • Rod Jones – vocals, guitar
  • Colin Newton – drums, percussion
  • Allan Stewart – guitar
  • Gavin Fox – vocals, bass
  • Inara George – additional vocals
  • Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar
  • Paul Maroon – piano
  • Todd Burke – engineer
  • Guy Masey – engineer
  • Michael Brauer – mixing
  • Chris Athens – mastering
  • The Head of State – artwork
  • Jennifer Juniper Strattford – photography

Track listing:

  1. Love Steals Us from Loneliness
  2. Welcome Home
  3. I Want a Warning
  4. I Understand It
  5. As if I Hadn’t Slept
  6. Too Long Awake
  7. Not Just Sometimes but Always
  8. The Space Between All Things
  9. El Capitan
  10. Blame It on Obvious Ways
  11. Disconnected
  12. Goodnight
  13. Too Long Awake (reprise) – hidden track, an re-arranged acoustic version of the earlier track.