Blitzkrieg Inferno The Complete Recordings Vol 1: 1980-1998 CD

Five CD set. The rise of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal - NWOBHM - in the late 1970s and early 1980s gave us many enduring heavy rock and metal bands. Formed in 1980 by singer Brian Ross, the band split all too soon, calling it a day in 1981 after releasing just one single. Ross reformed Blitzkrieg in 1984 with Mick Procter on lead guitar, Jim Sirotto on rhythm guitar, Mick Moore on bass and Sean Taylor on drums, releasing A Time Of Changes (CD1) for Neat at the beginning of 85. CD2 delves into the archives with the Blitzed Alive demo cassette, featuring many tracks that would eventually appear on their debut, plus a raucous cover of Deep Purple's 'Highway Star'. It would be ten years before another album was released; Unholy Trinity (1995) was unashamedly (NWOB) heavy metal and includes a cover of Venom's 'Countess Bathory', featuring a guest appearance from Venom's Cronos. On a roll, Unholy Trinity was followed by Ten (CD4) the following year recorded and released to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the very first Blitzkrieg single. This first volume of complete recordings from Blitzkrieg ends with their fourth album, The Mists Of Avalon (CD5) from 1998, an album that finds them progressing beyond their core NWOBHM sound. One major diversion is the ballad 'Princess For The World', dedicated to the recently passed Princess Diana, but otherwise we're back to the band's power metal best.

1. Inferno) 2. Inferno 3. Blitzkrieg 4. Pull the Trigger 5. Armageddon 6. Take a Look Around 7. Hell to Pay 8. Vikings 9. A Time of Changes 10. Saviour 11. Blitzkrieg (Demo Tape 1980) 12. Inferno (Demo Tape 1980) 13 Armageddon (Demo Tape 1980) 13. Buried Alive (Buried Alive Single 1980) 14. Blitzkrieg (Buried Alive Single 1980) 15. Inferno (Lead Weight Neat Sampler 1981) 16. Intro 17. Inferno 18. Take a Look Around 19. Armageddon 20. Blitzkrieg 21. Highway Star 22. Saviour 23. Calming the Savage Beast 24. Santa 25. Buried Alive 26. Vikings 27. Too Wild to Tame 28. Hell to Pay 29. A Time of Changes 30. Tocatta 31. Sweeney / Rock ; Roll 32. Hair Trigger (Pull the Trigger Part 2) 33. Struck By Lightning 34. Taking Care of Business 35. Field of Dreams 36. Take a Look Around 37. After Dark 38. Crazy for You 39. Zip 40. Unholy Trinity 41. Calming the Savage Beast 42. The Wraith 43. Easy Way Out 44. All Hallows Eve 45. Countess Bathory 46. Jealous Love 47. House of Pleasure 48. Return of the Zip 49. Cavo D'oro 50. Fighting All the Way to the Top 51. Buried Alive 52. The Sentinel 53. The Power of the King 54. Night Howl 55. I'm Not Insane 56. Court in the Act 57. Blitzkrieg '96 58. Nocturnal Vision 59. The Legend 60. I. Crimson Dawn (3:12) 61. II. Nations Divided (4:47) 62. III. Camelot (4:47) 63. IV. Stryngs (0:51) 64. V. Arthur the Once and Future King (6:01) 65. Tranquil State 66. I Am the Doctor (Who Are You?) 67. Deceiver 68. Princess for the World 69. The Mighty 70. "A" (Instrumental) 71. Smell of Roses 72. Love's Too Late 73. Anasazi (Instrumental) 74. Yesterdays (Hope for the Future) 75. Another Interview? 76. Vicious Rumors 77. I Was Having a Great Time and Stayed Longer Than I Should, So When I Got to the Railway Station, the Last Train Had Gone!