Xian Metal sublabel to Frontline Records.
Like many normal labels at the time they tried to stay hip with the kids and the 'modern' industrial/alternative/gothic rawk releases started to take over by 1992-93, also leaving vinyl behind a few years prior to that.
I'm therefore ending this list with the last release of 1992, which is whereabouts their last half-decent, proper Metal releases came out.
Concerning versions,
I haven't bothered to go too deep into the matter here but I'll mention that only the 3 first releases came out on vinyl in the US, the rest were made in the UK to cater to the backwards European market. Some releases also had UK CD pressings but I'm having a hard time to tell them apart from the US originals (or possible US 2nd pressings) and I'm short for time to disentangle the mess atm. In the case of the CD-only releases, the catalogue numbers mentioned here should be for the original US versions.
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IR4272 | Dual Edge | Knock 'em Alive | LP | 1987 | It would be unfair to Poser Metal to call this Poser Metal. This is christian Poser Metal. Yeah, have a good taste of that phrase for while. Bitter, inni't? Only as US LP. |
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It would be unfair to Poser Metal to call this Poser Metal. This is christian Poser Metal. Yeah, have a good taste of that phrase for while. Bitter, inni't? Only as US LP. |
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SSR8115 |
Vengeance | Human Sacrifice | LP/CD | 1988 |
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SSR 8116 |
Sacred Warrior | Rebellion | LP/CD | 1988 | The third and last Intense product that was released on LP in the US. |
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The third and last Intense product that was released on LP in the US. | |||||||||
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RO 9061 |
Angelica | Angelica | LP/CD | 1989 | LP version was released on mother label Frontline. |
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LP version was released on mother label Frontline. | |||||||||
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RO 9063 | Bloodgood | Out Of The Darkness | LP/CD | 1989 |
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RO 9072 | Deliverance | Deliverance | LP/CD | 1989 |
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RO 9075 | Sacred Warrior | Master's Command | LP/CD | 1989 |
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RO 9077 |
Vengeance Rising | Once Dead | LP/CD | 1990 |
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RO 9089 | Deliverance | Weapons Of Our Warfare | LP/CD | 1990 |
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FLD 9091 | Bloodgood | The Collection | CD | 1991 |
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RO 9097 | Tourniquet | Stop The Bleeding | LP/CD | 1990 |
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CD01990 | Various | Hot Metal Summer III - Cold Facts, Hot Licks | CD | 1990 | featuring: Tourniquet, Deliverance, Sacred Warrior, Vengeance Rising, Recon, Bloodgood, Scatered-Few, Angelica, Ransom and Zaffiro. |
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featuring: Tourniquet, Deliverance, Sacred Warrior, Vengeance Rising, Recon, Bloodgood, Scatered-Few, Angelica, Ransom and Zaffiro. |
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FLD 9098 | Magdallan | Big Bang | CD | 1992 | Not Metal. Hard Rock. |
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Not Metal. Hard Rock. | |||||||||
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CD09099 | David Zaffiro | In Scarlet Storm | CD | 1990 | Not Metal. aor. |
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Not Metal. aor. | |||||||||
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RO 9201 | Recon | Behind Enemy Lines | LP/CD | 1990 | I've tried and tried again but can't for the life of me figure out why this one seems so popular among US Metal fans & collectors. Sure, it's heavier than your average WM-pussys but not one single track stands out or offers an excuse for a 2nd spin. Zzzzzzzz.... Review |
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I've tried and tried again but can't for the life of me figure out why this one seems so popular among US Metal fans & collectors. Sure, it's heavier than your average WM-pussys but not one single track stands out or offers an excuse for a 2nd spin. Zzzzzzzz.... Review |
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R09204 | Angelica | Walkin' In Faith | LP/CD | 1990 | Not Metal. aor. |
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Not Metal. aor. | |||||||||
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RO9209 | Sacred Warrior | Wicked Generation | LP/CD | 1990 | Sometimes I wonder if there are more Queensrÿche-clones out there than there are Maiden-clones, at least from the US late 80's/early 90's? While they're surely not on par with Heir Apparent or Crimson Glory they're still great little copykittens and I'd rank this the ugliest of their relases their best. |
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Sometimes I wonder if there are more Queensrÿche-clones out there than there are Maiden-clones, at least from the US late 80's/early 90's? While they're surely not on par with Heir Apparent or Crimson Glory they're still great little copykittens and I'd rank this the ugliest of their relases their best. | |||||||||
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RO 9219 | Bloodgood | Alive In America - Live Volume One | LP/CD/ VHS | 1990 |
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RO 9220 | Bloodgood | Shakin' The World - Live Volume Two | LP/CD/ VHS | 1990 |
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FLD9221 | Ransom | Ransom | CD | 1991 |
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RO 9233 | Tamplin And Friends | An Axe To Grind | LP/CD | 1990 | Not Metal. aor. |
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FLD9244 | Tourniquet | Psycho Surgery | CD | 1990 |
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FLD 9245 | Vengeance Rising | Destruction Comes | CD | 1991 |
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FLD9250 | Angelica | Rock, Stock & Barrel | CD | 1991 | Not Metal. aor. |
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FLD 9253 | Deliverance | What A Joke | CD | 1991 |
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FLD9254 | Sacred Warrior | Obsessions | CD | 1991 |
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FLD9258 | Ken Tamplin | Soul Survivor | CD | 1991 | Not Metal. aor. |
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FLV9259 | Various | Hot Metal 4 - The Video | VHS | 1991 | featuring: Ken Tamplin, Angelica, Deliverance, Ransom, Tourniquet, Vengeance Rising and Shout. |
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featuring: Ken Tamplin, Angelica, Deliverance, Ransom, Tourniquet, Vengeance Rising and Shout. |
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FLD9260 | Sanctuary Praise | Sanctuary Praise | CD | 1991 | Not Metal. religious wankery. |
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FLD 8501 (original sleeve) / FLD 9264 (censored sleeve) |
Mortification | Mortification | CD | 1991 |
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FLC 9272 | Various | Art For The Ears | MC | 1991 | featuring: Angelica, Deliverance, Mortification, Sacred Warrior, Sanctuary Praise, Shout, Ken Tamplin, Tourniquet, Vengeance Rising and Ransom. |
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featuring: Angelica, Deliverance, Mortification, Sacred Warrior, Sanctuary Praise, Shout, Ken Tamplin, Tourniquet, Vengeance Rising and Ransom. |
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FLD9274 | Lanny Cordola | Electric Warrior, Acoustic Saint | CD | 1991 | Not Metal. aor/acoustic. |
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Not Metal. aor/acoustic. | |||||||||
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FLD9275 | Randy Rose | Sacrificium | CD | 1991 | Not Metal. Alternative/modern "metal". |
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FLD9277 | Mortification | Scrolls Of The Megilloth | CD | 1992 |
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FLD9278 | Vengeance Rising | Released Upon The Earth | CD | 1992 |
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FLD9280 | Ransom | Soul Asylum | CD | 1992 | Not Metal. Hard Rock. |
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FLD9281 | Mortal | Lusis | CD | 1992 | Not Metal. Industrial Rock. |
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Not Metal. Industrial Rock. | |||||||||
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FLD9282 | Angelica | Time Is All It Takes | CD | 1992 | Not Metal. aor. |
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FLD9283 | Die Happy | Die Happy | CD | 1992 |
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FLD9286 | Tourniquet | Pathogenic Ocular Dissonance | CD | 1992 |
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FLD9291 | Shout/Tamplin | At The Top Of Their Lungs | CD | 1992 | Not Metal. Hard Rock. |
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FLD9299 | Various | An Intense History Of Christian Metal | CD | 1992 | featuring: Tourniquet, Deliverance, Vengeance, Magdallan, Sacred Warrior, Angelica, Ransom, Mortification, Mortal, Randy Rose, Bloodgood, Shout and Lanny Cordola. |
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featuring: Tourniquet, Deliverance, Vengeance, Magdallan, Sacred Warrior, Angelica, Ransom, Mortification, Mortal, Randy Rose, Bloodgood, Shout and Lanny Cordola. |
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FLD9403 | Deliverance | Stay Of Execution | CD | 1992 |
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Compiled by DaN Edman.
