Blitzkrieg

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Line Up
Brian Ross (v,k) – also in Satan, Lone Wolf, Avenger, Spilt Image, Anvil and Kashmir
Alan Ross (g) – also in Earthrod and Cardinal Synne
Ken Johnson (g)
Huw Holding (b) – also in Avenger, Nord, Order Of The Black Sun, Cardinal Synne and Maiden UK
Matt Graham (d) – also in King of the Wild Hunt

Jim Sirotto (g) (1980-1981, 1984-1986)
Ian Jones (g) (1980-1981)
John Antcliffe (g) (1981) – also in Chrome Molly
Mick Proctor (g) (1984-1986) – also in Tygers of Pan Tang
J.D. Binnie (g) (1986-1987)
Chris Beard (g) (1986-1987)
Glenn S. Howes (g) (1988-1990, 1996-1999) – also in Earthrod, Avenger, Tygers of Pan Tang and Reign
Steve Robertson (g) (1988-1989)
Tony J. Liddle (g) (1989-1996, 2001-2002)
Paul Nesbitt (g) (1992, 1998-2006)
Phil Millar (g) (1996)
Martin Richardson (g) (1996-1998) – also in Ragnarok
Guy Laverick (g) (2006-2012) – also in Chaos Asylum
Steve English (b) (1980-1981) – also in Anvil, Raw Deal (2) and Split Image
Mick Moore (b) (1981, 1984-1986, 1991) – also in Avenger and Axe Victim
Darren Parnaby (b) (1986-1987)
Robbie Robertson (b) (1988-1989)
Glenn Carey (b) (1989-1990)
Dave Anderson (b) (1992-1994)
Steve Ireland (b) (1996)
Gavin Gray (b) (1996-1999) – also in Tygers of Pan Tang and The Almighty
Andy Galloway (b) (2001-2004) – also in Code, Acolyte’s Ruin, Reign of Erebus and Ligature
Paul Brewis (b) (2004-2012) – also in Tortured Souls
Bill Baxter (b) (1992-1993, 2012-2016) – also in Warrior
Steve Abbey (d) (1980-1981)
Sean Taylor (d) (1984-1986, 1991-1994) – also in Satan, Blind Fury, Warrior, Raven and Pariah
Sean Wilkinson (d) (1986-1987)
Kyle Gibson (d) (1988-1989)
Gary Young (d) (1989-1990) – also in Avenger, Repulsive Vision and Order of the Black Sun
Paul Ward (d) (1996)
Mark Hancock (d) (1996-1998)
Paul White (d) (1996) – also in Grim Reaper, Season’s End and Reign of Erebus
Neil Nattrass (d) (1996)
Mark Wyndebank (d) (1998-1999)
Phil Brewis (d) (1999, 2001-2012) – also in Chaos Asylum, Tysondog, Tortured Souls and Satan
Mick Kerrigan (d) (2012-2015)

Notes:
– Maybe the NWOBHM band with the most line-up changes over the years!
– It is well documented that Blitzkrieg were one of the main influences of Metallica thus the cover they did on the “Creeping Death” EP
– Blitzkrieg appeared on several compilations, here are some of the most significant:
“Lead Weight” (LP, Neat, 1981) with the track ‘Inferno’. This compilation was also released on CD by Sanctuary in 2002
“The Neat Singles Collection Volume One” (2CD, Sanctuary, 2002) with ‘Buried Alive’ and ‘Blitzkrieg’ and of course in the classic “NWOBHM – ’79 Revisited” with ‘Blitzkrieg’ again

Demo 1980

CASSETTE self-released (1980) BLITZ 01

1. Blitzkrieg
2. Inferno
3. Armageddon

Buried Alive

7″ Neat Records (1981) NEAT 10
CD single Skol Records (2017) UK 010

1. Buried Alive
2. Blitzkrieg

*CD single release by Skol Records is a replica of the 7″ with the original artwork etc limited to 500 copies.

Blitzed Alive

CASSETTE self-released (1981) BLITZ 02

1. Ragnarok/Inferno
2. Take a Look Around
3. Armageddon
4. Blitzkrieg
5. Highway Star (Deep Purple cover)
6. Saviour

A Time of Changes

LP Neat Records (1985) NEAT 1023
LP New Records (1985) NW 2303
LP Roadrunner Records (1985) RR 9775
LP Back On Black (2017) BOBV453LP
CASSETTE New Records (1985)‎ NW 2603
CD Teichiku Records (1990) TECP-25355 (Japan)
CD Castle Music (1992) CLACD 268
CD Dissonance Productions (2017) DISS059CDD

1. Ragnarok / Inferno
2. Blitzkrieg
3. Pull The Trigger
4. Armageddon
5. Hell To Pay
6. Vikings
7. A Time Of Changes
8. Saviour

*The track ‘Pull The Trigger’ is a song that Brian Ross wrote when he was with Satan which also appears in Satan’s demo “Into The Fire”
*The Castle Music CD includes the bonus track ‘Take A Look Around’. The same track is also bonus on the Teichiku Records CD along with ‘Buried Alive’ and ‘Blitzkrieg’
*LP by Back On Black pressed on transparent Red vinyl

Venom / Blitzkrieg – Bursting Out / Pull The Trigger

7″ split flexi New Electric Way (1985) EM 02.11.85

1. Venom – Bursting Out
2. Blitzkrieg – Pull The Trigger

*Circulated with the French Enfer Magazine #30. Released in 4 colors: green, blue, transparent and orange

10 Years Of Blitzkrieg

12″ EP Roadracer (1991) RO 9302 1
MCD Roadracer (1991) RO 9302 2
MLP High Roller Records (2019) HRR 622

1. Blitzkrieg
2. Buried Alive
3. Night Howl
4. The Sentinel
5. Nocturnal Vision

*Tracks 1 & 2 are re-recordings, the rest are new
*MLP by High Roller limited to 500 copies

Unholy Trinity

CD Neat Metal (1995) NM 002
CD Pony Canyon (1996) PCCY-00879
2LP High Roller Records (2017) HRR 567

1. Hair Trigger (Pull The Trigger Part II)
2. Stuck By Lightning
3. Taking Care Of Business
4. Field Of Dreams
5. Take A Look Around
6. After Dark
7. Crazy For You
8. Zip
9. Unholy Trinity
10. Calming The Savage Beast
11. The Wraith
12. Easy Way Out
13. All Hallows Eve
14. Countess Bathory (Venom cover)
15. Jealous Love
16. Houses Of Pleasure
17. Return Of The Zip
18. Nocturnal Vision (bonus on the Pony Canyon release)

*2LP by High Roller limited to 1000 copies: 450 in Black, 150 in ‘Ultra Clear’ and 400 in ‘Transparent Royal Blue’ Vinyl

Ten

CD Neat Metal (1997) NM010
CD Neat Metal (1997) PCCY-01052 (Japan)

1. Cavo D’oro
2. Fighting All The Way To The Top
3. Buried Alive
4. The Sentinel
5. The Power Of The King
6. Night Howl
7. I’m Not Insane
8. Court In The Act
9. Blitzkrieg [’96]
10. Nocturnal Vision
11. Inferno
12. Blitzkrieg

*Track 3 is from the “Buried Alive” single. Tracks 4, 6 and 10 from the “10 Years Of Blitzkrieg” EP
*A promotional cassette of “Ten” with xeroxed inlay was used for the press
*Tracks 11-12 bonus on the Japanese pressing
*Russian bootleg similar to the Japanese version also in circulation

The Mists Of Avalon

CD Neat Metal (1998) NM032

1. The Legend
2. Tranquil State
3. I Am the Doctor (Who Are You?)
4. Deceiver
5. Princess for the World
6. The Mighty “A”
7. Smell of Roses
8. Love’s Too Late
9. Anasazi
10. Yesterdays (Hope for the Future)
11. Another Interview?
12. Vicious Rumors
13. 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!

Absolute Power

CD Edgy Records (2002) EDGY 115
CD Hellion Records (2002) HEL 0194 (Brazil)
LP TPL Records (2002) TPL 008
LP High Roller Records (2018) HRR 636

1. Legion
2. Soul Stealer
3. Who Takes the Fall?
4. Enchanted Tower
5. We’ll Rock Forever
6. Terror Zone
7. Hamunaptra
8. Dark City
9. The Face of Death
10. DV8R
11. Metalizer
12. Feel the Pain

*LP by TPL limited to 525 hand numbered copies
*LP by High Roller limited to 300 copies 100 in Black and 200 in Gold vinyl

A Time of Changes – Phase 1

2CD Sanctuary (2003) CMDDD523

CD1
1-10: A Time of Changes (Album, 1985)
11-13: Demo 1980
14-15: Buried Alive 7″ (1981)
16: Lead Weight complilation (1981)

CD2
1-7: Blitzed Alive cassette (1981)
8-16: Unreleased tracks (rehearsal demos circa 1981-82)

Absolutely Live

CD cover

LP cover

CD Metal Nation (2004) MNR001
2LP TPL Records (2004) TPL 022

1. Ragnarok
2. Inferno
3. The Wraith
4. I’m Not Insane
5. Soul Stealer
6. Unholy Trinity
7. We’ll Rock Forever
8. Armageddon
9. Dark City
10. Yesterdays
11. Nocturnal Visions
12. Metalizer
13. Blades Of Steel (Satan cover)
14. Feel The Pain
15. Blitzkrieg

*Recorded in England May/June 2003
*2LP limited to 500 copies

Sins and Greed

Metal Nation & High Roller cover

TPL cover

CD Metal Nation (2005) MNR004
2LP TPL Records (2005) TPL 024
LP High Roller Records (2018) HRR 637

1. Hell Express
2. Standing Still
3. Rise
4. Traitors Gate
5. Excessive Force
6. Escape from the Village
7. Eyes of the World
8. Calm Waters
9. Desolation Angel
10. Silent Scream
11. Jeckyl & Hyde
12. Hell Bent for Leather (Judas Priest cover)

*2LP by TPL limited to 500 copies
*2LP by High Roller limited to 300 copies: 100 on Black and 200 on Silver vinyl
*Small differencies between the Metal Nation and HIgh Roller releases

Theatre of the Damned

CD Armageddon Music (2007) AMG 064-0

1. Theatre Of The Damned
2. The Phantom
3. Devil’s Spawn
4. My Life Is My Own
5. Spirit Of The Legend
6. The Passing
7. Into The Light
8. Tortured Souls
9. Together We Are Strong
10. Night Stalker
11. Armageddon
12. Blitzkrieg
13. Escape from the Village (Video)
14. I’m Not Insane (Video)
15. Escape from the Village (iPod Video)
16. I’m Not Insane (iPod Video)

*Promos on cardboard sleeve are also available as well as Russian bootlegs

Back From Hell

CD Metal Nation Records (2013) MNR013
CD Spiritual Beast (2013) UICP-16178
2LP High Roller Records (2014) HRR 348

1. Jack’s Back
2. Back From Hell
3. Buried Alive
4. Complicated Issue
5. V
6. Return To The Village
7. Sahara
8. 4U
9. One Last Time
10. Call For The Priest
11. Sleepy Hollow
12. Search & Destroy
13. We Have Assumed Control

*CD by Spiritual Beast with the following bonus:
14. My Life Is My Own (Live In Studio)
15. Escape From The Village (Live In Studio)
16. Call For The Priest (Alternate Mix)

*2LP by High Roller limited to 500 copies: 150 in Black and 350 in Red vinyl. Also with these extras:
14. Dark City
15. Escape From The Village
16. We’ll Rock Forever
17. The Wraith
18. Call For The Priest (remix)
19. Complicated Issue (remix)

The Boys From Brazil Street: 1981 Revisited The Archives Vol. One

2LP High Roller Records (2014) HRR 333
CD Metal Nation Records (2014) MNR011

1. Blitzkrieg
2. Inferno
3. Armageddon
4. Calming The Savage Beast
5. Take A Look Around
6. Santa
7. Armageddon
8. Saviour
9. Inferno
10. Blitzkrieg
11. Armageddon
12. Buried Alive
13. The Space Traveller
14. The Space Traveller
15. Child In Time
16. Highway Star

Tracks 1 – 3: Demo 1980
Tracks 4 – 8: Neat Session February 1981 Impulse Studios
Tracks 9 – 16: Neat Session May 1981 Impulse Studios

*2LP limited to 750 copies: 300 copies on Grey, 350 copies on Black and 100 copies on Clear Black White splatter vinyl

A Time Of Changes: 30th Anniversary Edition

CD Metal Nation Records (2015) MNR 014
CD Evil Confrontation Records (2015) EC010
CD Jaguar Records (2015) JR-002
LP High Roller Records (2016) HRR 468

1. Ragnarok
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. Too Wild To Tame
12. Jealous Love

*Re-recording of the debut album with the 2015 line-up plus three bonus tracks
*LP limited to 500 copies: 250 in Black and 250 in Red vinyl

The Boys From Brazil Street: The Farm Tapes The Archives Vol. Two

2LP High Roller Records (2015) HRR 405

1. Hell To Pay
2. Too Wild To Tame
3. Vikings
4. Now You’ve Gone (Take 1)
5. Take A Look Around
6. Armageddon
7. Buried Alive
8. Now You’ve Gone (Take 2)
9. Inferno
10. Saviour
11. Time Of Changes
12. Too Wild To Tame
13. Tocatta
14. Hell To Play
15. Blitzkrieg
16. Now You’ve Gone
17. Calming The Savage Beast
18. Sweeney / Rock’N’Roll

*Recordings from 1981 at Q Studios (Queniborough) and Farm Studios (Hinckley Road) in Leicester
*Limited to 500 copies: 200 on Silver, 200 on Black and 100 on Ultra Clear vinyl.

Reign Of Fire

7″ Mighty Music (2017) PMZ242EP

1. Reign Of Fire
2. Judge Not Lest You Yourself Be Judged

*Limited to 500 copies

Judge Not !

CD Mighty Music (2018) PMZ256CD
CD Spiritual Beast (2018) IUCP-16287I (Japan)
LP Mighty Music (2018) PMZ256LP
LP Mighty Music (2018) PMZ256LPLTD (Green vinyl)

1. Heretic
2. Who Is Blind?
3. Forever Is A Long Time
4. Reign Of Fire
5. All Hell Is Breaking Lose
6. Without You
7. Loud And Proud
8. Angels Or Demons
9. Wide Legged And Headless
10. Judge Not Lest You Yourself Be Judged
11. Falling Into Darkness
12. School’s Out (Alice Cooper cover)

*Bonus on the Japanese CD by Spiritual Beast:
13. After Dark
14. Together We Are Strong

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