Line-up: Angela Gossow - Vocals Michael Amott - Guitars Christopher Amott - Guitars Sharlee D'Angelo - Bass Daniel Erlandsson - Drums U.S. release date is: September 25th. The Japanese edition features one bonus track: 12. The Oath (Kiss cover) (4:16) as well as a bonus DVD exclusive to the first pressing. Its title and contents: South American Doomsday 2007: Live in South America 1. I Am Legend / Out for Blood (live) 2. Diva Satanica (live)

Icon is the fourth studio album recorded by British doom metal/gothic band Paradise Lost in 1993. This marked the end of their early death/doom sound. Published by Zomba Music. Produced and Engineered by Simon Efemey. Mixed by Simon Efemey and Pete "Pee Wee" Coleman. Mix Engineer: Pete "Pee Wee" Coleman. Assisted by Andrew Holdsworth. Keyboards by Andrew Holdsworth. Assistants: Paul Nixon and Sally Butler. Recorded at Jacobs Studios, Surrey, June / July 1993.

This is as extreme and outrageous as rock got back in the early '80s--the Plasmatics, after all, introduced the mohawk haircut into rock and the general culture. But in retrospect COUP D'ETAT is far more conventional than anybody could have suspected. The songs are very much in the vein of Alice Cooper in his commercial prime. They consist of sloganeering lyrics mated to catchy tunes, with easily identifiable choruses. The musicianship is much better than it needs to be, with legendary geek guitarist Richie Stotts performing a pretty good Ritchie Blackmore imitation. Besides possessing a growl that Marilyn Manson only wishes he could muster, it turns out that front-person Wendy O. Williams could actually carry a tune. Radical, indeed.

Not only is Judas Priest's 1980 release BRITISH STEEL one of its very best albums, it also proved to be one of heavy metal's all-time classics. After Priest spent the '70s honing its dark, heavy-duty metal to perfection, the band decided to inject more melody and universal themes into the mix for BRITISH STEEL. It was rewarded with two of its best known anthems--"Breaking the Law," and "Living After Midnight." Also included here are such metallic gems as "Rapid Fire," "Metal Gods," and "Grinder," establishing Judas Priest as one of the leaders of the early-'80s new wave of British heavy metal.