Ample Destruction
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Ample Destruction is the first studio album
released by American power metal
band Jag Panzer
, released in 1984. Originally released on Azra Records, a small independent label, it received poor marketing from the label, and thus became only an underground hit amongst the metal community, and was bootlegged repeatedly.
There is also one other version of the album which includes four tracks from "Tyrants" EP ("Battlezones", "Death Row", "Metal Melts With Ice" and "Iron Shadows") one track from "Tyrants" era ("Tower Of Darkness") and four unreleased tracks from "Ample Destruction" Era ("Instrumental", "Black Sunday", "Eyes Of The Night" and "Fallen Angel").This version was marketed by AZRA INTERNATIONAL and includes lyrics for all 18 tracks.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
released by American power metal
Power metal
Power metal is a style of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional metal with speed metal, often within symphonic context. The term refers to two different but related styles: the first pioneered and largely practiced in North America with a harder sound similar to speed metal, and a...
band Jag Panzer
Jag Panzer
Jag Panzer were an American power metal band from Colorado Springs, Colorado.-Biography:Jag Panzer came together in late 1981, being inspired by the onslaught of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal...
, released in 1984. Originally released on Azra Records, a small independent label, it received poor marketing from the label, and thus became only an underground hit amongst the metal community, and was bootlegged repeatedly.
Songs
Album line-up
- Harry Conklin - Vocals
- Mark Briody - Guitar
- Joey Tafolla - Guitar
- John Tetley - Bass guitar
- Rick Hilyard - Drums
Re-issues
The album was re-issued officially twice by two different companies, though the tracklistings were the same, with three bonus tracks; "Black Sunday", "Eyes of the Night" and "Lying Deceiver".There is also one other version of the album which includes four tracks from "Tyrants" EP ("Battlezones", "Death Row", "Metal Melts With Ice" and "Iron Shadows") one track from "Tyrants" era ("Tower Of Darkness") and four unreleased tracks from "Ample Destruction" Era ("Instrumental", "Black Sunday", "Eyes Of The Night" and "Fallen Angel").This version was marketed by AZRA INTERNATIONAL and includes lyrics for all 18 tracks.