Rods Metal Will Never Die: Official Bootleg Box Set CD

Four CD box set of live recordings by the unashamedly heavy metal legends The Rods. Formed in 1980, in Cortland, New York by David "Rock" Feinstein (guitar & vocals), Steven Starmer (bass & vocals) and Carl Canedy (drums & vocals). Feinstein had originally come to the musical arena with his more famous cousin Ronnie James Dio in the rock band ELF. The Rods' debut album, 'Rock Hard', was released in 1980, retitled simply 'The Rods' the following year, it was swiftly followed by the 'Full Throttle' EP, material from these releases making up the bulk of CD One which was recorded across two concerts in 1981 and 1982 in HM stronghold, El Paso, Texas. Finding champions in the rock and metal press, especially UK's Kerrang! Magazine, they released the 'Wild Dogs' LP in 1982, their rising popularity making them the perfect opening act for Iron Maiden on their Beast On The Road UK tour, which is captured here on CD Two. A highly prolific band throughout the early 1980s, they released 'In The Raw' (1983), 'The Rods Live' (1983), 'Let Them Eat Metal' (1984) and 'Heavier Than Thou' (1986), shortly after which The Rods went their separate ways for more than two decades. Reunited in 2008 with the Feinstein and Canedy joined by Gary Bordonaro on bass, they became a firm festival favourite, especially in Europe as was captured at the Headbangers Festival in Germany in 2009 which features on CD Three. Comeback album 'Vengeance' was released in 2011 to positive reviews, featuring tracks that had been previously previewed at a performance in their hometown of Cortland, New York in 2010, which is featured here on CD Four. While every effort has been made to produce the best possible audio, limitations in the material drawn from various, non-standard, and unofficial sources means that the quality may not be up to the standard usually expected. All tracks have been included for their historical importance

1. Angels Never Run 2. Get Ready to Rock 'N' Roll 3 Crank It Up 3. Drum Solo 4. Power Lover 5. Rockin' and Rollin' Again 6. Waiting for Tomorrow 7. Get Ready to Rock 'N' Roll 8. Guitar Solo 9. Too Hot to Stop 10. Drum Solo 11. Power Lover 12. Rockin' and Rollin' Again 13. Waiting for Tomorrow 14. Get Ready to Rock 'N' Roll 15. Nothing Going on in the City 16. Too Hot to Stop 17. Crank It Up 18. Guitar Solo 19. Getting Higher 20. Rabid Thunder (Drum Solo) 21. Power Lover 22. Make Me Believer / Raise Some Hell 23. Hurricane 24. Devils Child 25. Let Them Eat Metal 26. Born to Rock 27. Get Ready to Rock 'N' Roll 28. Burned By Love 29. Too Hot to Stop 30. Rabid Thunder (Drum Solo) 31. Violation 32. Waiting for Tomorrow 33. Hot City 34. Cold Sweat and Blood 35. Wild Dogs 36. Nothing Going on in the City 37. Crank It Up 38. Power Lover 39. The Night Lives to Rock 40. Raise Some Hell 41. I Just Wanna Rock 42. Hurricane 43. Devil's Child 44. Let Them Eat Metal 45. Born to Rock 46. Evil in Me 47. Burned By Love 48. Ride Free or Die 49. Ace in the Hole 50. Drum Solo 51. Get Ready to Rock 'N' Roll 52. Metal Will Never Die