Armageddon Over Wacken Live 2004 (CD, Oct-2005, 3 Discs, Dead Line Music)

Album Features
UPC:	741157156621
Format:	CD
Release Year:	2005
Record Label:	Dead Line Music
Genre:	Hard Rock, Rock & Pop
Number Of Discs:	3

Track Listing
DISC 1:
1. Indians - Anthrax
2. Only - Anthrax
3. Nailed to the Cross - Destruction
4. Sixpounder - Children of Bodom
5. Gallery of Suicide - Cannibal Corpse
6. Pagan Fears - Mayhem
7. Thicker Than Blood - Death Angel
8. To Aasgard We Fly - Unleashed
9. Five Crystals - Orphanage
10. I Know Them - Ektomorf
11. Destroy - Ektomorf
12. Emperial Lexicon, The - Bal-Sagoth
13. Ghost - Mnemie
14. Stained Glass Horizon - Cathedral

DISC 2:
1. Holy Diver - Dio
2. Don't Talk to Strangers - Dio
3. Enemies of Reality - Nevermore
4. Fur Immer - Doro
5. Reasons - Kotipelko
6. In the Land of the Dead - Mystic Prophecy
7. Hollow Hideaway - Brainstorm
8. We Are Motorhead - Motörhead
9. Life's a Bitch - Motörhead
10. Green Hell - Paragon
11. Strike - Weinhold
12. Rebelution - Feinstein
13. Arschloch und Spas Dabei - J.B.O.
14. Fear of the Dark - Blaze Bailey

DISC 3:
1. Forgive - Vanguard
2. Death Train - Reckless Tide
3. Equality - Reckless Tide
4. Sentence, The - Griffin
5. Crucification - Hobbs Angel Of Death
6. Wicked Show - Dr. Rock
7. Dr. Rock - Dr. Rock
8. See Me Rising - Everfest
9. Civilized - Sufferage
10. Only a Passenger - Gun Barrel
11. 82 Hourse Bus Hellride - Gutbucket
12. You Never Know - Gutbucket
13. Missing Nola - Supersoma
14. Christ Abuse - Thora
15. Wreck N Roll - Methedras
16. Like a Hurricane - Zodiac Mindwarp
17. Summer of Overload - Raunchy
18. Humppa (Jump) - Eläkeläiset

Details
Distributor:	E1 Distribution (USA)
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
While it seemed like it wasn't until the early '90s that the U.S. finally accepted annual rock festivals, they had been appearing regularly throughout Europe for decades. And one of the most enduring metal festivals overseas remained Wacken Open Air, located 50 kilometers northwest of Hamburg, Germany. For the most part, the majority of the bands that appear at Wacken are of the "underground" mold, but the 2004 lineup featured more renowned acts than usual, including such metal vets as Anthrax, Death Angel, Cathedral, Dio, and Motörhead, among others. Kicking things off is Anthrax, whose performances of "Indians" and "Only" signal what must have been one of the group's last performances with singer John Bush, who was replaced shortly thereafter by Joey Belladonna (the same chap Bush replaced in the first place). Other highlights include Dio blazing through the classic "Holy Diver," and Motörhead's latter-day favorite "We Are Motorhead." A few forgotten rockers make their return as well (ex-Iron Maiden frontman Blaze Bayley and Zodiac Mindwarp), but elsewhere, the double bass, screamed vocals, and guitar flurries tend to blend into one another after a while. Armageddon Over Wacken Live 2004 is recommended to those who feel that Ozzfest has become far too mainstream and predictable with its major-label-based lineups. ~ Greg Prato