Smokin' Valves: The Anthology

Smokin' Valves: The Anthology

Track Listings
Disc: 1

1. Heavy Metal Mania [7" Single Version]

2. Only as Young as You Feel

3. Death or Glory

4. Push It Around

5. Mavrock

6. Nightcomers

7. Lovin' Feelin' Danger

8. Forcedown Breakdown

9. Coming Through [12" Single A-Side]

10. Smokin' Valves

See all 15 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Mortal Mother

2. Tower

3. Master of Puppets

4. Leper's Progress

5. Return to Dust

6. Mount Thunder

7. We Shall See Him as He Is

8. Collective

9. Fundamentalist

10. Spanner Omlette

See all 11 tracks on this disc

Tracks:

Heavy Metal Mania [7" Single Version]
Only as Young as You Feel
Death or Glory
Push It Around
Mavrock
Nightcomers
Lovin' Feelin' Danger
Forcedown Breakdown
Coming Through [12" Single A-Side]
Smokin' Valves
Long the Bell Will Toll
Small Hours
No Man's Land
We Will Rock and We Will Roll
Here Come the Good Times

Tracks:

Mortal Mother
Tower
Master of Puppets
Leper's Progress
Return to Dust
Mount Thunder
We Shall See Him as He Is
Collective
Fundamentalist
Spanner Omlette
Age of Reason

Customer Reviews:

Another great Sanctuary NWOBHM anthology.......2007-04-21

If you're a fan of the celebrated New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) movement, you have to love what the Castle/Sanctuary label has done to bring the most obscure NWOBHM bands' material back to life. Smokin' Valves - the Holocaust Anthology is a perfect example. Here is a band whose sole claim to fame was that Metallica covered one of their songs (the Small Hours) for their Garage Days EP. Still, the band is worth checking out for far more than just that bit of metal trivia.

Holocaust was a band that totally captured the quintessential NWOBHM sound. Rather than trying to explain the hard charging guitars, denim and leather wardrobe, gloom and doom lyrics, and punk-like ferocity of the movement, you can just as easily hand someone a Holocaust album and let a song like "Heavy Metal Mania" do the talking. This is great vintage heavy metal, and it's a real shame the band never received the attention they deserved.

The good folks at Sanctuary have painstakingly compiled the best Holocaust recordings, cleaned up the sound considerably, and provided NWOBHM fans another must-have 2-disc anthology. You get a nice overview of the band's studio material (though I'd have preferred more from the Nightcomers album), plus live tracks, singles, and fittingly a cover of Metallica's "Master of Puppets", all digitally remastered, plus extensive liner notes, all for just a little more than the price of a single CD. Like all of the Sanctuary NWOBHM anthologies, it is well worth checking out, whether you're a die hard fan of that scene or you're just interested in checking out an overlooked piece of metal's history.

Average customer rating:

Another great Sanctuary NWOBHM anthology

Smokin' Valves: the Anthology
Holocaust
Manufacturer: Castle
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00007E71N
Release Date: 2003-03-24

Tracks:

Heavy Metal Mania (Single Version)
Only As Young As You Feel
Death Or Glory
Push It Around
Mavrock
Nightcomers
Lovin Feelin Danger
Forcedown Breakdown
Coming Through
Shoot The Moon
Smokin Valves
Long The Bell Will Toll
Small Hours
No Man's Land
We Will Rock & We Will Roll
Here Come The Good Times
Mortal Mother
Tower
Master Of Puppets
Leper's Progress
Return To Dust
Mount Thunder
We Shall See Him As He Is
Collective
Fundamentalist
Spanner Omlette
Age Of Reason

Album Description

2003 compilation for the Scottish NWOBHM act features 26 tracks. Highlights include, 'Heavy Metal Mania' (Single Version), 'Lovin' Feelin' Danger' (Live), & 'Forcedown Breakdown' (Live). Castle Music.

Album Details

Compiled by Ex Neat Employee, it Includes Such Classics as "Heavy Metal Mania" and "Death Or Glory" as Well as Informative Sleeve Notes and Deluxe Packaging.

Customer Reviews:

Another great Sanctuary NWOBHM anthology.......2007-04-21

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