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Weezer: Raditude

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On October 30, 2009, “DGC” label released “Raditude”, the seventh Weezer studio album. It was recorded 2008 – 2009, at “Sound City Studios”, and was produced by Dr. Luke, Jacknife Lee, Polow da Don, Butch Walker and Rivers Cuomo.

Personnel:

  • Rivers Cuomo – lead vocals, lead guitar, keyboards, synthesizer
  • Brian Bell – rhythm guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Scott Shriner – bass guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Patrick Wilson – drums, percussion, lead guitar, keyboards, synthesizer
  • Jacknife Lee – keyboards, guitar, percussion, programming, backing vocals
  • Aaron Suplizio – additional bass
  • Josh Freese – drums
  • Sim Grewall – additional percussion
  • Nishat Khan – sitar, additional vocals
  • Lil Wayne – vocals
  • Amrita Sen – vocals
  • Tom McFall – recording
  • Jake Sinclair – recording
  • Joe Zook – recording
  • Doug McKean – recording
  • Shawn Everett – drum and guitar recording
  • Sam Bell – additional engineering, editing
  • Rich Costey – mixing
  • Charlie Stavish – mixing assistant
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing
  • John Hanes – mixing
  • Tim Roberts – mixing assistant
  • Joshua Minyard – mixing assistant
  • George Gumbs – mixing assistant
  • Dave Collins – mastering
  • Douglas Forsdick – studio tech
  • Henry Trejo – guitar tech
  • Mike Fasano – drum tech
  • Andy Mueller – art direction, design
  • Johannes Gamble – art direction, design
  • Morning Breath Inc. – cover co-design
  • Jason Neely – dog photography
  • Sean Murphy – band photography
  • Karl Koch – additional photography
  • Daniel Field – additional photography

Track listing:

  1. (If You’re Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To – Rivers Cuomo, Butch Walker
  2. I’m Your Daddy – Rivers Cuomo, Lukasz Gottwald
  3. The Girl Got Hot – Rivers Cuomo, Butch Walker
  4. Can’t Stop Partying – Jermaine Dupri, Rivers Cuomo
  5. Put Me Back Together – Rivers Cuomo, Tyson Ritter, Nick Wheeler
  6. Trippin’ Down the Freeway – Rivers Cuomo, Jacknife Lee
  7. Love Is the Answer – Rivers Cuomo, Jacknife Lee
  8. Let It All Hang Out – Rivers Cuomo, Jermaine Dupri, Jacknife Lee
  9. In the Mall – Patrick Wilson
  10. I Don’t Want to Let You Go – Rivers Cuomo

Rancid: …And Out Come The Wolves

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On August 22, 1995, “Epitaph” label released “…And Out Come the Wolves”, the third Rancid studio album. It was recorded February – May 1995, at “Fantasy” in Berkeley, California, and was produced by Jerry Finn, Tim Armstrong, Matt Freeman, Brett Reed and Lars Frederiksen. In 2004, the album was certified Platinum in US by the “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Tim Armstrong – vocals, guitar
  • Lars Frederiksen – vocals, guitar
  • Matt Freeman – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Brett Reed – drums
  • Jim Carroll – vocals
  • Paul Jackson – Hammond organ
  • Eric Dinn – drums
  • Bashiri Johnson – percussion
  • DJ Disk – scratching 
  • Lars Frederiksen – cover art, cover photography
  • Jesse Fischer – artwork, photography
  • Brett Gurewitz – engineer
  • Michael Rosen – engineer
  • Joe Pirrera – engineer assistant
  • Frank Rinella – engineer assistant
  • Steve Sisco – engineer assistant
  • Andy Wallace – mixing
  • Jerry Finn – mixing
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • Mike Fasano – technician

Track listing:

All tracks by Tim Armstrong, Matt Freeman and Lars Frederiksen, except where noted.

  1. Maxwell Murder
  2. The 11th Hour – Tim Armstrong, Eric Dinn, Matt Freeman and Lars Frederiksen
  3. Roots Radicals
  4. Time Bomb
  5. Olympia W.A.
  6. Lock, Step & Gone
  7. Junkie Man – Tim Armstrong, Matt Freeman, Jim Carroll, Lars Frederiksen
  8. Listed M.I.A.
  9. Ruby Soho
  10. Daly City Train
  11. Journey to the End of the East Bay
  12. She’s Automatic
  13. Old Friend
  14. Disorder and Disarray
  15. The Wars End
  16. You Don’t Care Nothin’
  17. As Wicked
  18. Avenues & Alleyways
  19. The Way I Feel

Guns N’ Roses: The Spaghetti Incident?

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On November 23, 1993, “Geffen” label released “The Spaghetti Incident?, the fifth Guns N’ Roses studio album. It was recorded 1990 – 1993, at “A&M Studios”, “Record Plant Studios”, “Rumbo Recorders”, “Can-Am Recorders”, “Sound Techniques”, “Triad Studios” and “Conway Recording Studios”, and was produced by Jim Mitchell, Mike Clink, Duff McKagan, Axl Rose, Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum.

Personnel:

  • Axl Rose – lead vocals, keyboards, kazoo
  • Slash – lead guitar, co-lead and backing vocals, talkbox
  • Duff McKagan – lead, co-lead and backing vocals, bass, drums
  • Matt Sorum – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Carlos Booy – acoustic guitar
  • Gilby Clarke – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Izzy Stradlin – rhythm guitar
  • Mike Staggs – additional guitar
  • Richard Duguay – lead and rhythm guitars
  • Dizzy Reed – keyboards, piano, percussion, backing vocals
  • Michael Monroe – co-lead vocals
  • Mike Fasano – percussion
  • Eddie Huletz – backing vocals
  • Blake Stanton – backing vocals
  • Eric Mills – backing vocals
  • Rikki Rachtman – backing vocals
  • Stuart Bailey – backing vocals
  • Bill Price – mixing
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Kevin Reagan – art direction, design
  • Dennis Keeley, Gene Kirkland, Robert John – photography

Track listing:

  1. Since I Don’t Have You – Joseph Rock, James Beaumont, Jackie Taylor, Janet Vogel, Joe Verscharen, Lennie Martin, Wally Lester
  2. New Rose – Brian James
  3. Down on the Farm – Alvin Gibbs, Charlie Harper, Nicholas Garratt
  4. Human Being – Johnny Thunders, David Johansen
  5. Raw Power – Iggy Pop, James Williamson
  6. Ain’t It Fun – Cheetah Chrome, Peter Laughter
  7. Buick Makane (Big Dumb Sex) – Marc Bolan, Chris Cornell
  8. Hair of the Dog – Dan McCafferty, Pete Agnew, Manny Charlton, Darrell Sweet
  9. Attitude – Glenn Danzig
  10. Black Leather – Steve Jones
  11. You Can’t Put Your Arms Around a Memory – Johnny Thunders
  12. I Don’t Care About You – Lee Ving
  13. Look at Your Game, Girl (hidden track) – Charles Manson

Chevelle: NIRATIAS

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On March 5, 2021, “Epic” label released “NIRATIAS” (Nothing Is Real and This Is a Simulation), the ninth Chevelle studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, in Pasadena, California, and was produced by Joe Barresi.

Personnel:

  • Pete Loeffler – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, piano
  • Sam Loeffler – drums
  • Brian Kilgore – timpani, chimes, percussion
  • Joe Barresi – additional percussion
  • Jun Murakawa – engineer assistant
  • Greg Foeller – engineer assistant
  • Joe Barresi – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Mark “Stig” Daughney – guitar technician
  • Dan Druff – guitar technician
  • Mike Fasano – drum technician
  • Bruce Jacoby – drum technician
  • Jeff Schulz – art direction, design
  • Boris Vallejo – cover illustration
  • Joseph Cultice – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Pete Loeffler and Sam Loeffler.

  1. Verruckt
  2. So Long, Mother Earth
  3. Mars Simula
  4. Sleep the Deep
  5. Self-Destructor
  6. Piistol Star (Gravity Heals)
  7. VVurmhole
  8. Peach
  9. Test Test…Enough
  10. Endlessly
  11. Remember When
  12. Ghost and Razor
  13. Lost in Digital Woods

Silversun Pickups: Physical Thrills

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On August 19, 2022, “New Machine Recordings” label released “Physical Thrills”, the sixth Silversun Pickups studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Red Razor Sounds”, “GrungeIs Dead”, “Eastwest Studios”, and was produced by Butch Vig.

Personnel:

  • Brian Aubert – lead and backing vocals, guitars, bass, additional keyboards
  • Joe Lester – keyboards, synthesizer, talk box, sound manipulation
  • Nikki Monninger – lead and backing vocals, bass
  • Christopher Guanlao – drums, percussion
  • Billy Bush – mixing, engineer
  • Heba Kadry – mastering
  • Mike Fasano – technician
  • Lawrence Azerrad – design, art direction
  • Claire Marie Vogel – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Brian Aubert, Joe Lester, Nikki Monninger and Christopher Guanlao.

  1. Stillness (Way Beyond)
  2. Sticks and Stones
  3. Hereafter (Way After)
  4. Dream at Tempo 050
  5. Scared Together
  6. Alone on a Hill
  7. Hidden Moon
  8. System Error
  9. Empty Nest
  10. Dream at Tempo 310
  11. We Won’t Come Out
  12. Stay Down (Way Down)
  13. Quicksand
  14. Dream at Tempo 150

Shinedown: Attention Attention

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On May 4, 2018, “Atlantic” label released “Attention Attention”, the sixth Shinedown studio album. It was recorded 2016 -2017, at “Ocean Industries Studios” in Charleston, South Carolina, and was produced by Eric Bass.

Personnel:

  • Brent Smith – lead vocals
  • Zach Myers – guitar, piano, backing vocals
  • Eric Bass – bass, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Barry Kerch – drums
  • Eric Bass – engineer, mixing
  • Doug McKean – engineer
  • Eric Rickert – engineer
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Mike Fasano – drum tech
  • HooGie J Donais – guitar tech

Track listing:

All tracks by Brent Smith and Eric Bass, except where noted.

  1. The Entrance
  2. Devil
  3. Black Soul
  4. Attention Attention – Brent Smith, Dave Bassett
  5. Kill Your Conscience – Brent Smith, Eric Bass, Dave Bassett
  6. Pyro – Brent Smith, Dave Bassett
  7. Monsters
  8. Darkside
  9. Creatures – Brent Smith, Eric Bass, Dave Bassett, Barry Kerch
  10. Evolve – Brent Smith, Zach Myers, Scott Stevens
  11. Get Up
  12. Special – Brent Smith, Zach Myers, Scott Stevens
  13. The Human Radio
  14. Brilliant

Green Day: ¡Tré!

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On December 7, 2012, “Reprise” label released “¡Tré!”, the third and final installment in the “¡Uno! ¡Dos! ¡Tré!” trilogy, a series of studio albums that were released from September to December 2012, and the eleventh Green Day studio album overall. It was recorded February – June 2012, at “Jingletown Studios” in Oakland, California, and was produced by Rob Cavallo, Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Tré Cool and Jason White.

Personnel:

  • Billie Joe Armstrong – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Jason White – guitar
  • Mike Dirnt – vocals, bass
  • Tré Cool – drums, percussion
  • Tom Kitt – strings and horn arrangements
  • Chris Dugan – engineer
  • Brad Kobylczak – engineer
  • Lee Bothwick – engineer
  • Wesley Seidman – engineer assistant
  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Keith Armstrong – mixing assistant
  • Nik Karpen – mixing assistant
  • Brad Townsend – mixing assistant
  • Andrew Schubert – mixing assistant
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Kenny Butler – drum technician
  • Mike Fasano – drum technician
  • Eden Galindo – bass technician
  • Andrew “Hans” Buscher – guitar technician
  • Chris Bilheimer – art direction/design
  • Felisha Tolentino – photography
  • Greg Schneider – stills
  • Chery Jenets – production managing
  • Jaime Neely – production assistant
  • Michelle Rogel – production assistant

Track listing:

All lyrics by Billie Joe Armstrong, all music by Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Tré Cool and Jason White, except where noted. 

  1. Brutal Love – Sam Cooke, Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Tré Cool and Jason White
  2. Missing You
  3. 8th Avenue Serenade
  4. Drama Queen
  5. X-Kid
  6. Sex, Drugs & Violence
  7. A Little Boy Named Train
  8. Amanda
  9. Walk Away
  10. Dirty Rotten Bastards
  11. 99 Revolutions
  12. The Forgotten

Garbage: No Gods No Masters

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On June 11, 2021, “Stunvolume” label released “No Gods No Masters”, the seventh Garbage studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, at “Red Razor” in Atwater Village, California, “Grungels Dead” in Silver Lake, California, and was produced by Billy Bush, Shirley Manson, Duke Erikson, Steve Marker and Butch Vig.

Personnel:

  • Shirley Manson – vocals, keyboards, cover photo, band photo
  • Duke Erikson – guitar, bass, piano, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals, band photo
  • Steve Marker – bass, drum programming, drums, guitar, humming, keyboards, programming, backing vocals, band photo
  • Butch Vig – drums, guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, band photo
  • Marissa Paternoster – vocals, guitar
  • Chris Wagoner – accordion, violin
  • John Doe – bass, guitar
  • Justin Meldal -Johnson – bass
  • Eric Avery – bass
  • Daniel Shulman – bass
  • Michael Abbate – bass
  • Jarrett Dougherty – drums
  • Brody Dalle – vocals
  • Brian Aubert – vocals
  • Christine Cervenka – vocals
  • Billy Bush – mixing, engineer
  • Heba Kadry – mastering
  • Joe LaPorta – mastering
  • Brendan Dekora – mastering
  • Emily Lazar – mastering
  • Mike Fasano – mastering, instrument technician
  • Ryan Corey – art direction, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Shirley Manson, Duke Erikson, Steve Marker, and Butch Vig, except where noted.

  1. The Men Who Rule the World
  2. The Creeps
  3. Uncomfortably Me
  4. Wolfes
  5. Anonymous XXX
  6. Waiting for God
  7. Godhead
  8. A Woman Destroyed
  9. Flipping the Bird
  10. No Gods No Masters
  11. This City Will Kill You

Alkaline Trio: Good Morning

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On May 13, 2003, “Vagrant” label released “Good Mourning”, the fourth Alkaline Trio studio album. It was recorded November 2002 – January 2003, at “Cello Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Joe McGrath and Jerry Finn.

Personnel:

  • Matt Skiba – guitar, vocals, layout, design
  • Dan Andriano – bass, vocals, layout, design
  • Derek Grant – drums, layout, design
  • Keith Morris – backing vocals
  • Jerry Finn – backing vocals
  • Joe McGrath – recording
  • Christopher Holmes – engineer assistant
  • Jason Gossman – engineer assistant
  • Robert Reed – engineer assistant
  • Jerry Finn – mixing
  • Brian Gardner – mastering
  • Mike Fasano – drum tech
  • Keath Moon – artwork, layout, design
  • Jay Blakesberg – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Matt Skiba, Dan Andriano and Derek Grant.

  1. This Could Be Love
  2. We’ve Had Enough
  3. One Hundred Stories
  4. Continental
  5. All on Black
  6. Emma
  7. Fatally Yours
  8. Every Thug Needs a Lady
  9. Blue Carolina
  10. Donner Party (All Night)
  11. If We Never Go Inside
  12. Blue in the Face

Coheed and Cambria: Year of the Black Rainbow

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On April 13, 2010, “Columbia” label released “Year of the Black Rainbow”, the fifth Coheed and Cambria studio album. It was recorded June – December 2009, and was produced by Atticus Ross and Joe Barresi.

Personnel:

  • Claudio Sanchez – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, synthesisers
  • Travis Stever – lead guitar, lap steel, backing vocals
  • Michael Todd – bass guitar
  • Chris Pennie – drums, percussion
  • Wes Styles – additional keyboards
  • Brian Dembow – viola
  • Claudia Sarne – additional keyboards, orchestration
  • Atticus Ross – recording, mixing
  • Joe Barresi – recording, mixing
  • Jun Murakawa – engineer assistant
  • Dustin Moseley – additional assistant
  • Catherine Marks – mixing assistant
  • Mike Fasano – drum tech
  • Dan Druff – guitar tech
  • Brian Gardner – mastering
  • Bill Scoville – album art, design

Track listing:

All lyrics by Claudio Sanchez, all music by Claudio Sanchez, Travis Stever, Michael Todd and Chris Pennie, except where noted.

  1. One – Claudio Sanchez, Atticus Ross
  2. The Broken
  3. Guns of Summer
  4. Here We Are Juggernaut
  5. Far
  6. This Shattered Symphony
  7. World of Lines
  8. Made Out of Nothing (All That I Am)
  9. Pearl of Stars – Claudio Sanchez, Atticus Ross
  10. In the Flame of Error
  11. When Skeletons Live
  12. The Black Rainbow