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V.A. – Crash! Bang! Wallop! New Wave Of Lowlands Heavy Metal 1979-1984 [2022]

The New Wave Of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) exploded around 1979 and at the same time things started to move in The Netherlands and Belgium as well. More and more bands came out of their practice bunkers, going on stage, recording demo tapes and gathering some first publicity in Dutch magazines like Heavy Metal Demons and Aardschok.
It was an exciting period as every day you were discovering new bands from Europe, the USA, Canada, basically all over the world.
This double CD titled ”Crash! Bang! Wallop! New Wave Of Lowlands Heavy Metal 1979-1984” is wonderful compilation of bands from that proto Dutch / Belgian scene – “Lowlands Heavy Metal”, including very early recordings from bands the later became world-wide known like PICTURE, ACID or BODINE, but also unknown and good acts such as Adrian Vandenberg’s TEASER, or a previously unreleased song by MOVER, Arjen Lucassen’s first band…

PICTURE

PICTURE – Wings (2019)

Dutch pioneer metal act PICTURE are still alive after 40+ years and still going strong, and their new album “Wings” to be released tomorrow is a clear proof of that. All over their career, Picture certainly had their moments, supporting AC/DC, Ted Nugent, Saxon and Rose Tattoo while headlining their own tours. In addition, they had a hit album in...

PICTURE / REMASTER

PICTURE – Eternal Dark + Heavy Metal Ears [Digitally Remastered]

After the previous PICTURE remastered albums featured here, many of you asked for the band’s other ’80s records, remastered as well. Here’s the fourth and second Picture albums contained on one long playing CD: “Eternal Dark + Heavy Metal Ears [Digitally Remastered]“. Pioneers of the Dutch metal / hard rock scene, PICTURE’s storied career dates all the way back to...

PICTURE / REMASTER

PICTURE – Diamond Dreamer + Picture (first album) [Digitally Remastered]

After posting here some days ago some PICTURE remastered albums, some of you asked for the band’s early material, remastered as well. Here’s the third and first Picture albums contained on one long playing CD: “Diamond Dreamer + Picture 1“. Pioneers of the Dutch metal / hard rock scene, PICTURE’s storied career dates all the way back to 1979. We...

PICTURE / REMASTER

PICTURE – Traitor [Deluxe Edition digitally remastered +3]

More remastered stuff from Dutch metal / hard rockers PICTURE, this time with the Deluxe Edition of their pivotal record “Traitor“, for the first time on CD plus 3 bonus tracks. Released in 1985, “Traitor” mark a turning point in Picture’s career, adding to their previous Euro metal riff toms of commercial melodies and a catchy hard rock groove. Originally...

PICTURE / REMASTER

PICTURE – Every Story Needs Another Picture + Marathon [remastered] (2017) *Exclusive*

Cult band, recognized as one of pioneers of the Dutch metal / hard rock scene, PICTURE‘s storied career dates all the way back to 1979. They released 4 metallic albums in the first half of the ’80s, but in the second, Picture morphed into a commercial Hard Rock / AOR band. “Every Story Needs Another Picture (1986)” and “Marathon (1987)”...