Musik

November 2025 är det 20 år sedan Thåström släppte det banbrytande albumet Skebokvarnsv.209. Albumet var för första gången till stor del aukustiskt och till skillnad från tidigare album blev text och röst viktigare än volym och distade gitarrer. Thåström själv har beskrivit det som ett sätt att återuppfinna sig själv. Skebokvarnsv.209 blev vädigt väl mottaget och vann både en grammis samt toppade svenska albumlistan.<br/> <br/>Här kommer en jubileumsutgåva med 5 bonusspår för första gången pressat på två 180 grams vinyler I ett gatefoldformat med en 16 sidor unik booklet med texter och aldrig tidigare publicerade bilder från tiden albumet skapades.

Thrash metal-giganterna Megadeth förbereder sig för det definitiva slutet. Nu släpps bandets självbetitlade album, som enligt grundaren Dave Mustaine blir deras allra sista studioplatta.<br/><br/>Mustaine som startade sin karriär i Metallica, och som sedan bildade världsbandet Megadeth, sätter nu punkt efter fem decennier i det absoluta toppskiktet. Med Megadeth har han sålt 50 miljoner album och haft hits som "Symphony Of Destruction".<br/>.

The Tower of Babel of performances and recordings of Sergei Rachmaninoff's music pleases the ear and the sight of the music lover today as it has been throughout the 20th century. In that Tower one can easily distinguish the voices of Rachmaninoff's music's "native speakers" - performers who spoke Rachmaninoff's mother's tongue, breathed the same air and enjoyed the same autumnal landscapes in childhood. In fact, it is the Tower of its own: looking through the list of Rachmaninoff's works and the names of Russian and Soviet performers in the Rachmaninoff Collection offered by legendary label Melodiya on the composer's 145th anniversary, one can assume just that. To a great surprise of the scholars and amateurs, such a collection has never been assembled previously. The "Russian idiom" (if we are to continue with the metaphor) has never been presented in such a massive and powerful way, reaching the "critical mass" that may lead to important conclusions about the Russian musical style and interpretation in general. The list contains the names of great singers from the generation of Soviet classics such as Irina Arkhipova, Ivan Kozlovsky, Georgy Nelepp, Elena Obraztsova, Mark Reisen, to the most current internationally renowned stars such as Hibla Gerzmava. One can find a smorgasbord of chamber music performed by the exceptional ensembles and individuals such as David Oistrakh, Leonid Kogan, Mstislav Rostropovich, Gidon Kremer and Daniil Shafran. An unusual component in the collection is the recordings of Rachmaninoff's Russian Orthodox church music - something that was carefully shoved under the rug in the Soviet times. The operas are represented by the best that the country could give - and here, for sure, the native Russian diction raises the level of performance to the classical height. And, of course, that poetics of the piano, in which Sergei Rachmaninoff expressed himself in the most unencumbered way, is represented in the Collection by the names that do not need promotion: Sviatoslav Richter, Emil Gilels, Grigory Sokolov, Vladimir Krainev, Alexei Nasedkin, Pavel Serebryakov - the list goes on until it reaches the latest acquisition on the Montparnasse of piano, Dmitry Masleev. For the connoisseurs, the Collection offers rare examples, many of them previously unreleased by Melodiya, together with those delicious brand-name tube-mic recordings that carry an unrivaled human quality and a tint of nostalgia. The edition comprises 33 CDs and 1 LP with previously unreleased recordings (Piano Concerto No. 2 performed by Vladimir Krainev and the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Yuri Temirkanov; and Vocalise orchestrated by the composer and performed by the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Dmitri Kitaenko). The edition includes a booklet in four languages (Russian, English, French and German).

LUX is the fourth studio album from GRAMMY Award winning singer, songwriter, and producer ROSALÍA. This is her most groundbreaking & global release to date. LUX is a monumental achievement in vision and craft. The album was recorded with London Symphonic Orchestra and features feminine voices such Björk, Carminho, Estrella Morente, Silvia Pérez Cruz, and the Escolania de Montserrat i Orfeó Català choir. ROSALÍA explores themes of feminine mystique, transformation, and spirituality, tracing the arc between illusion and loss, faith, and selfhood. <br/><br/>Includes:<br/>2 Crystal Clear 12" Vinyl<br/>1 Gatefold Jacket<br/>1 Exclusive Fold-Out Poster

Warner Music are delighted to announce the release of a commemorative triple black vinyl album in honour of the 40th Anniversary of IRON MAIDEN's seminal third album, The Number Of The Beast, which was also the first to feature Bruce Dickinson on vocals and was to become the record which catapulted the band to international stardom. Included in the new vinyl package is Beast Over Hammersmith - available now officially for the very first time on vinyl - featuring the live concert from March 1982's now legendary Hammersmith Odeon London show from the Beast On The Road World Tour. Recorded only days before the release of The Number Of The Beast album, its remarkable to think these now classic songs at that time were still brand new, unfamiliar and being heard live by fans for the very first time. A real piece of history in the making.<br/><br/>The package features exclusive liner notes written by Maiden founder and bassist Steve Harris as well as restored and expanded artwork taken from the CD format of Beast Over Hammersmith, previously only available in the Limited Edition Eddie's Archive boxset originally released in 2002. <br/><br/>Steve Harris comments, <br/>"On this vinyl release we get the chance to put Total Eclipse in its rightful spot on the album for the first time. The reason it didn't make it in the first place was that it was all a mad rush when we were finishing the record and we had to get the Run to the Hills single out before the tour and we basically had to pick a B-side and it was between Gangland and Total Eclipse and we just picked the wrong one, really! I think Total Eclipse is a stronger song and the album would have been stronger if it had been on there."

Adams Ryan: Self portrait [Vinyl LP]

Sabaton: Carolus Rex (Swedish/Blue/Yellow) [Gatefold / Vinyl LP]

Thrash metal-giganterna Megadeth förbereder sig för det definitiva slutet. Nu släpps bandets självbetitlade album, som enligt grundaren Dave Mustaine blir deras allra sista studioplatta.<br/><br/>Mustaine som startade sin karriär i Metallica, och som sedan bildade världsbandet Megadeth, sätter nu punkt efter fem decennier i det absoluta toppskiktet. Med Megadeth har han sålt 50 miljoner album och haft hits som "Symphony Of Destruction".<br/>.

Swedish high energy rockers THE HELLACOPTERS have been celebrating their 30th anniversary recently and after releasing something new - the much-lauded "Overdriver" album on January 31, 2025, which reached No. 1 in the Swedish charts for the second time in the group's career - it is time to offer their dedicated fanbase something truly nostalgic. "Cream Of The Crap! Collected Non-Album Works o Volume 3" is the long-overdue follow-up in a series of rarities collections started in 2002 combining material from a myriad of singles, EPs, and compilations. The 24 tracks featured in this set have originally been released between 1995 and 2004, and include originals like 'Disappointment Blues', 'Freeway To Hell', 'Doggone Your Bad-Luck Soul' and 'Long Gone Losers' as well as many cover versions of songs by Motörhead, Wilson Pickett, MC5, Smokey Robsinson, Alice Cooper, the Ramones, the Nomads, and Adam West - whose singer Jake Starr penned liner notes for this release - and many, many more. Meticulously compiled by Robert Eriksson, transferred from master tapes and vinyl by Henke Jonsson, and remastered for maximum audio fidelity by Magnus Lindberg, THE HELLACOPTERS proudly present a stunning collection of incredible, high-octane rock'n'roll on this over 75 minutes long double vinyl.

Adams Ryan: Self portrait [Vinyl LP]

Thrash metal-giganterna Megadeth förbereder sig för det definitiva slutet. Nu släpps bandets självbetitlade album, som enligt grundaren Dave Mustaine blir deras allra sista studioplatta.<br/><br/>Mustaine som startade sin karriär i Metallica, och som sedan bildade världsbandet Megadeth, sätter nu punkt efter fem decennier i det absoluta toppskiktet. Med Megadeth har han sålt 50 miljoner album och haft hits som "Symphony Of Destruction".

Steely Dan's Grammy-winning 2000 comeback album Two Against Nature finally arrives in a stunning 180-gram clear vinyl edition. Meticulously remastered and pressed on high-quality audiophile vinyl, this reissue brings new dimension to the duo's sly grooves, razor-sharp arrangements, and ultra-precise production.<br/><br/>Featuring standout tracks like "Cousin Dupree," "Jack of Speed," and "What a Shame About Me," the album showcases Donald Fagen and Walter Becker at their most sophisticated-melding jazz-inflected harmonies, immaculate studio craft, and their signature dark-humored storytelling.<br/>Housed in a faithful reproduction of the original artwork, this deluxe pressing offers exceptional clarity, warmth, and presence-an essential upgrade for Steely Dan devotees and audiophiles alike.

Anderson Ian: Thick As a Brick 2 [2 Vinyl LP]