CoverCat#ArtistTitleFormatYear Special CommentSearch
Savage Grace - Master Of Disguise LP, Black Dragon Records pressing from 1985 BD 001 Savage Grace Master Of Disguise LP 1985 Licensed from Important Records. Slightly different cover art from the original.

Review
Licensed from Important Records. Slightly different cover art from the original.

Review
Manilla Road - Open The Gates LP+12 BD 002 Manilla Road Open The Gates LP+12" 1985
Exxplorer - Symphonies Of Steel LP, Black Dragon Records pressing from 1985 BD 003 Exxplorer Symphonies Of Steel LP 1985 Licensed from Metal Blade, though originally on a private label. Different cover art.

Review
Licensed from Metal Blade, though originally on a private label. Different cover art.

Review
Liege Lord - Freedom's Rise LP, Black Dragon Records pressing from 1985 BD 004 Liege Lord Freedom's Rise LP 1985 Licensed from Iron Works. Different cover art from the original.

Review
Licensed from Iron Works. Different cover art from the original.

Review
Steel Vengeance - Call Off The Dogs LP, Black Dragon Records pressing from 1985 BD 005 Steel Vengeance Call Off The Dogs LP 1985 Review Review
Castle Blak - Babes In Toyland LP, Black Dragon Records pressing from 1985 BD 006 Castle Blak Babes In Toyland LP 1985 Review Review
CJSS - World Gone Mad LP, Black Dragon Records pressing from 1985 BD 007 CJSS World Gone Mad LP 1985 Licensed from Leviathan Records. Different cover art from the original. Licensed from Leviathan Records. Different cover art from the original.
Heir Apparent - Graceful Inheritance LP/CD, Black Dragon Records pressing from 1986 BD 008 Heir Apparent Graceful Inheritance LP/CD 1986 Does a better early Queensrÿche than Crimson Glory themselves.

Review
Does a better early Queensrÿche than Crimson Glory themselves.

Review
D.C. Lacroix - Crack Of Doom LP, Black Dragon Records pressing from 1986 BD 009 D.C. Lacroix Crack Of Doom LP 1986 Review Review
Manilla Road - The Deluge LP, Black Dragon Records pressing from 1986 BD 010 Manilla Road The Deluge LP 1986
Kooga - Across The Water LP, Black Dragon Records pressing from 1986 HD 011 Kooga Across The Water LP 1986
Savage Grace - After The Fall From Grace LP, Black Dragon Records pressing from 1986 BD 012 Savage Grace After The Fall From Grace LP 1986 Licensed from Metal Blade. Slightly different cover art from the original. Licensed from Metal Blade. Slightly different cover art from the original.
Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus LP, Black Dragon Records pressing from 1986 BD 013 Candlemass Epicus Doomicus Metallicus LP 1986
Ded Engine - Hot Shot LP, Black Dragon Records pressing from 1986 BD 014 Ded Engine Hot Shot LP 1986 No, of course it's nowhere near in the same league as the 2 albums above or the the one below, but Ded Engine treaded the tightrope of being great at being 100% unoriginal HM with utmost grace.

Licensed from Pentagram Records (as s/t).
No, of course it's nowhere near in the same league as the 2 albums above or the the one below, but Ded Engine treaded the tightrope of being great at being 100% unoriginal HM with utmost grace.

Licensed from Pentagram Records (as s/t).
Sacred Blade - Of The Sun And Moon LP, Black Dragon Records pressing from 1986 BD 015 Sacred Blade Of The Sun And Moon LP 1986 Review Review
CJSS - Praise The Loud LP, Black Dragon Records pressing from 1986 BD 016 CJSS Praise The Loud LP 1986 Licensed from Leviathan Records. Different cover art from the original. Licensed from Leviathan Records. Different cover art from the original.
Steel Vengeance - Second Offence LP, Black Dragon Records pressing from 1986 BD 017 Steel Vengeance Second Offence LP 1986 Review Review
Manilla Road - Crystal Logic LP, Black Dragon Records pressing from 1983 BD 018 Manilla Road Crystal Logic LP 1983 Licensed from Roadster Records. Licensed from Roadster Records.
Anthem - Tightrope LP, Black Dragon Records pressing from 1986 BD 019 Anthem Tightrope LP 1986
Castle Blak - Another Dark Carnival LP, Black Dragon Records pressing from 1986 HD 020 Castle Blak Another Dark Carnival LP 1986 Review Review
The Cherry Bombz - Coming Down Slow LP, Black Dragon Records pressing from 1986 HD 021 The Cherry Bombz Coming Down Slow LP 1986
Peer Günt - Back Seat LP, Black Dragon Records pressing from 1986 HD 022 Peer Günt Back Seat LP 1986
Mace - The Evil In Good LP, Black Dragon Records pressing from 1987 BD 023 Mace The Evil In Good LP 1987
Manilla Road - Mystification LP, Black Dragon Records pressing from 1987 BD 024 Manilla Road Mystification LP 1987 Licensed from Roadster Records. Licensed from Roadster Records.
Chastain - The 7th Of Never LP, Black Dragon Records pressing from 1987 BD 025 Chastain The 7th Of Never LP 1987 Licensed from Shrapnel Records. Different cover art from the original. Licensed from Shrapnel Records. Different cover art from the original.
Smack - Live Desire LP, Black Dragon Records pressing from 1987 HD 026 Smack Live Desire LP 1987
Mayhem - Burned Alive LP, Black Dragon Records pressing from 1987 BD 027 Mayhem Burned Alive LP 1987 Mayhem (NY) proved that you can indeed make great "Punk-Metal" without degrading neither of the genres. This is def' not your typical US Crossover fare but a much more Euro-influenced sound with only a novelty-song or 3 to differ themselves from the likes of UK familiars like English Dogs or The Blood. They're the kind of band that almost get away with the "Ace Of Spades"cover-filler. Almost. Mayhem (NY) proved that you can indeed make great "Punk-Metal" without degrading neither of the genres. This is def' not your typical US Crossover fare but a much more Euro-influenced sound with only a novelty-song or 3 to differ themselves from the likes of UK familiars like English Dogs or The Blood. They're the kind of band that almost get away with the "Ace Of Spades"cover-filler. Almost.
Steel Vengeance - Prisoner LP, Black Dragon Records pressing from 1987 BD 028 Steel Vengeance Prisoner LP 1987
David T. Chastain - Instrumental Variations LP, Black Dragon Records pressing from 1987 BD 029 David T. Chastain Instrumental Variations LP 1987 Licensed from Leviathan Records. Licensed from Leviathan Records.
Peer Günt - Good Girls Don't... LP, Black Dragon Records pressing from 1987 HD 030 Peer Günt Good Girls Don't... LP 1987
James Young - Out On A Day Pass LP, Black Dragon Records pressing from 1987 HD 031 James Young Out On A Day Pass LP 1987
April 16th - Sleepwalking LP, Black Dragon Records pressing from 1987 HD 032 April 16th Sleepwalking LP 1987
Manilla Road - Live Roadkill LP/CD, Black Dragon Records pressing from 1987 BD 033 Manilla Road Live Roadkill LP/CD 1987
Sacred Child - Sacred Child LP, Black Dragon Records pressing from 1987 BD 034 Sacred Child Sacred Child LP 1987
Flames - Summon The Dead LP, Black Dragon Records pressing from 1987 BD 035 Flames Summon The Dead LP 1987 Licensed from FM Records.
Interview
Licensed from FM Records.
Interview
Lars Eric Mattson - Eternity LP/CD, Black Dragon Records pressing from 1988 BD 036 Lars Eric Mattson Eternity LP/CD 1988
Manilla Road - Out Of The Abyss LP/CD, Black Dragon Records pressing from 1988 BD 037 Manilla Road Out Of The Abyss LP/CD 1988 Licensed from Leviathan Records. Licensed from Leviathan Records.
Druid - Vampire Cult LP/CD, Black Dragon Records pressing from 1988 BD 038 Druid Vampire Cult LP/CD 1988 Originally as a private pressing with different cover art.

Review
Originally as a private pressing with different cover art.

Review
Peer Günt - Fire Wire LP, Black Dragon Records pressing from 1988 HD 039 Peer Günt Fire Wire LP 1988
Steel Vengeance - Never Lettin' Go LP, Black Dragon Records pressing from 1988 BD 040 Steel Vengeance Never Lettin' Go LP 1988
Lars Eric Mattson - No Surrender LP/CD, Black Dragon Records pressing from 1989 BD 041 Lars Eric Mattson No Surrender LP/CD 1989
St. Elmo's Fire - Powerdrive LP/CD, Black Dragon Records pressing from 1990 BD 042 St. Elmo's Fire Powerdrive LP/CD 1990
Peer Günt - Years On The Road LP, Black Dragon Records pressing from 1990 HD 043 Peer Günt Years On The Road LP 1990
David T. Chastain - Retrospect CD, Black Dragon Records pressing from 1990 BD 044 David T. Chastain Retrospect CD 1990
Manilla Road - The Courts Of Chaos LP/CD, Black Dragon Records pressing from 1990 BD 045 Manilla Road The Courts Of Chaos LP/CD 1990
Dofka - Toxic Wasteland LP/CD, Black Dragon Records pressing from 1990 BD 046 Dofka Toxic Wasteland LP/CD 1990 It's rather unobtrusive as far as drum machines go, and nor does the guitar-hero antics of Jim Dofka manage to hide the fact that this is an excellent piece of neo-classical US Power Metal. Proves Black Dragon had a keen eye for the Epic, despite disguises & dire circumstances. That's one hell of an ugly sleeve tho'!

Review
It's rather unobtrusive as far as drum machines go, and nor does the guitar-hero antics of Jim Dofka manage to hide the fact that this is an excellent piece of neo-classical US Power Metal. Proves Black Dragon had a keen eye for the Epic, despite disguises & dire circumstances. That's one hell of an ugly sleeve tho'!

Review
Peer Günt - Don't Mess With The Countryboys LP, Black Dragon Records pressing from 1990 HD 047 Peer Günt Don't Mess With The Countryboys LP 1990
Steel Vengeance - Live Among The Dead CD, Black Dragon Records pressing from 1990 BD 048 Steel Vengeance Live Among The Dead CD 1990
David. T Chastain - Elegant Seduction CD, Black Dragon Records pressing from 1991 BD 049 David. T Chastain Elegant Seduction CD 1991
Lars Eric Mattson - Electric Voodoo CD, Black Dragon Records pressing from 1991 BD 050 Lars Eric Mattson Electric Voodoo CD 1991
Michael Harris - Defense Mechanizms CD, Black Dragon Records pressing from 1992 BD 051 Michael Harris Defense Mechanizms CD 1992
Various - Metal Without Mercy - Volume 1 CD, Black Dragon Records pressing from 1992 BD 052 Various Metal Without Mercy - Volume 1 CD 1992 Featuring:
Savage Grace, Exxplorer, Liege Lord, Dark Angel, Manilla Road, Mace, Sacred Child, Hawaii, Mayhem (US), Mox Nix, D.C. Lacroix, Ruthless, World War III, Candlemass and Heir Apparent.
Featuring:
Savage Grace, Exxplorer, Liege Lord, Dark Angel, Manilla Road, Mace, Sacred Child, Hawaii, Mayhem (US), Mox Nix, D.C. Lacroix, Ruthless, World War III, Candlemass and Heir Apparent.
Manilla Road - The Circus Maximus CD, Black Dragon Records pressing from 1992 BD 053 Manilla Road The Circus Maximus CD 1992
Chastain/Harris - Counterpoint - Live, Wild & Truly Diminished CD, Black Dragon Records pressing from 1992 BD 054 Chastain/Harris Counterpoint - Live, Wild & Truly Diminished CD 1992
St. Elmo's Fire - Desperate Years CD, Black Dragon Records pressing from 1992 BD 055 St. Elmo's Fire Desperate Years CD 1992
Excruciating Pain - Thou Shall Choose CD, Black Dragon Records pressing from 1992 BD 056 Excruciating Pain Thou Shall Choose CD 1992
Various - The Legend Of Dragon Noir CD, Black Dragon Records pressing from 1997 HBDCD 597 Various The Legend Of Dragon Noir CD 1997 Released through the Greek edition of Metal Hammer.

Featuring:
Candlemass, Exxplorer, Dark Angel, World War III, Manilla Road, Mox Nix, Heir Apparent, Hawaii, Savage Grace, Liege Lord, Mayhem, Sacred Child, D.C. Lacroix and Ruthless.
Released through the Greek edition of Metal Hammer.

Featuring:
Candlemass, Exxplorer, Dark Angel, World War III, Manilla Road, Mox Nix, Heir Apparent, Hawaii, Savage Grace, Liege Lord, Mayhem, Sacred Child, D.C. Lacroix and Ruthless.
Manilla Road - Live By The Sword - The Very Best Of Manilla Road CD, Black Dragon Records pressing from 1998 BD MH 002 Manilla Road Live By The Sword - The Very Best Of Manilla Road CD 1998 Released through the Greek edition of Metal Hammer, and not entirely legit I've heard. Released through the Greek edition of Metal Hammer, and not entirely legit I've heard.
Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus CD, Black Dragon Records pressing from 1998 BD MH 003 Candlemass Epicus Doomicus Metallicus CD 1998 Promo.
Released through the Greek edition of Metal Hammer, and not entirely legit I've heard.
Promo.
Released through the Greek edition of Metal Hammer, and not entirely legit I've heard.
Compiled by Andrew (Moscow) and DaN Edman. Additions by Avenger.
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