EMI Records

After »Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son«, the hugely successful tour that followed its release – with the band pushing their stagecraft even further, expanding and enriching all the sets and scenery to serve up even more spectacular shows –…

“»Empire«, which was produced once again by Peter Collins, just like »Operation: Mindcrime« (with Jim Barton handling engineering duties) in Vancouver, Canada, remains a timeless musical achievement even after 30 years, embodying the…

"With Bruce Dickinson and Adrian Smith back in the fold and a killer new album in "Brave New World", Iron Maiden reclaimed their status as a superpower on the global metal map at the dawn of the new millennium!"

"The prog-leaning masterpiece »Seventh Son of a Seventh Son« was the finale of Iron Maiden's epic album trilogy, kicked off by »Powerslave« and »Somewhere in Time«, and it's a worthy successor to both of those triumphant predecessors, with…

"Waters' personal frustrations, which hit their peak on "The Final Cut", would surely have come across as more credible on a solo debut, instead of being projected through the Pink Floyd frame, with his longtime partners in misery reduced…

"The often-overlooked classic »Come Taste the Band« is a worthy farewell to Deep Purple's seventies and an immensely valuable testament to Bolin's unique guitar talent, one that makes you forget Blackmore's absence altogether."

Label: EMI RecordsRelease date: November 16, 1974Production: Deep Purple & Martin BirchAlbum length: 36.31 minGenre: Hard Rock / Heavy RockRating: 10/10 "Stormbringer" was the ninth studio effort from British heavy rock legends…

"»Burn« was the magnum opus of the newborn Mark III lineup, which blazed with incredible fire from its very first post-birth pangs, hell-bent on showing the world a revitalized face of the legendary English heavy rock champions. For the…

" "Who Do We Think We Are" is by far the least inspired album from the Mark II lineup of Deep Purple, a band that fell apart in a gloomy atmosphere, a by-product of management-forced studio slogging and constant Blackmore-Gillan feuding,…

"'Machine Head' is the golden crown atop Deep Purple's finest studio efforts and the peak of the Mark II lineup, which created the band's most beloved classics to this day."

Label: EMI RecordsRelease date: January 29, 1990Production: Jon KellyAlbum length: 50.38 minGenre: Art Rock / Neo-Progressive RockRating: 9.5/10 Scottish vocal oddball Fish (real name Derek William Dick) put out his solo debut not…

Label: EMI RecordsRelease date: 2. 6. 1972Production: Pink FloydAlbum length: 40.08 minGenre: Progressive Rock/Psychadelic RockRating: 8.0/10 "Obsured by Clouds" is one of those Pink Floyd albums that doesn't come up all that often…

Label: EMI RecordsRelease date: September 29, 1986Producer: Martin BirchAlbum length: 51:18 minGenre: Heavy MetalRating: 10/10 After the groundbreaking Powerslave, the standard-bearers of British heavy metal Iron Maiden had probably…

Label: EMI RecordsRelease date: March 1, 1973Production: Pink FloydAlbum length: 43.09 minGenre: Progressive Rock/Art RockRating: 10/10 What on earth is there left to write about "the dark side of the moon"? It's an extraordinary…

Label: EMI RecordsRelease date: October 31, 1971Produced by: Pink FloydAlbum length: 46.48 minGenre: Progressive Rock/Art RockRating: 9.0/10 Steeped in esoteric atmosphere, "Meddle" may well be the most important album in the…

Label: EMI RecordsRelease date: October 2, 1970Produced by: Pink FloydAlbum length: 51.54 minGenre: Psychadelic Rock / Progressive RockRating: 9.0/10 Lulubelle III, the cow on the sleeve of "Atom Heart Mother", the fifth studio album…

Label: EMI RecordsRelease date: 7. 11. 1969Production: Pink Floyd & Norman SmithAlbum length: 86.11 minGenre: Psychadelic Rock/Progressive Rock/AvantgardeRating: 8.5/10 The first years after the departure of the "crazy diamond"…

Label: EMI RecordsProduction: Martin BirchRelease date: September 3, 1984Album length: 51.12 minGenre: Heavy MetalRating: 10/10 Piece of Mind finally crowned Iron Maiden as legends and the biggest heavy metal band of all time. With…

Label: EMI RecordsRelease date: 4. 2. 2008Length: 188.09 minGenre: Heavy MetalRating: 10/10 In August 1984, Iron Maiden set off on their most ambitious and longest tour to date. In just under a year, the World Slavery tour racked up…

Label: EMI RecordsRelease date: June 13, 1969Production: Pink FloydAlbum length: 44.57 minRating: 8.0/10Genre: Psychadelic Rock/Progressive Rock In the period after the departure of the "crazy diamond" Syd Barrett and the release of…

Label: EMI RecordsRelease date: June 29, 1968Production: Norman SmithAlbum length: 39:42 minGenre: Psychadelic Rock/Space Rock/Progressive RockRating: 8.0/10 "A Saucerful Of Secrets" is the second studio album by Pink Floyd, hands…

Label: EMI RecordsRelease date: May 16, 1983Production: Martin BirchAlbum length: 45.28 minGenre: Heavy Metal Rating: 9.0/10 Right around the corner after The Number of the Beast, Piece of Mind was waiting in 1983. If The Number of…

"With "The Number of the Beast," Iron Maiden reaped worldwide fame and crowned themselves the kings of heavy metal. "The Number of the Beast" is an immortal record that, 25 years after its release, still sounds as fresh as if it had been…

""Operation: Mindcrime" is progressive in the purest sense of the word. Especially in its concept, its poetry, and the unique, one-of-a-kind identity Queensryche managed to develop at this point in their evolution. So I can once again call…

""Rage For Order" is one seriously important album. It's the predecessor to "Operation: Mindcrime". Stylistically it's already closer to its successor, and on it Queensryche seriously flexed the extensors and flexors of their progressive…

""The Warning" marks the end of Queensrÿche's evolution in classic heavy metal."

Label: EMI RecordsRelease year: 1983Production: Neil Kernon & QueensrycheLength: 21.22 minGenre: Heavy Metal "Queensrÿche", the famous EP by the famous Queensrÿche! The EP that sealed the fate of these splendid American…

"Iron Maiden is a superb showcase of the evolution of the Iron Maiden sound and a historically important release, for the band, for the genre and for music history as a whole. Up the Irons!"

Label: EMI RecordsRelease date: August 4, 1967Produced by: Norman SmithAlbum length: 41.54 minGenre: Psychedelic Rock/Space RockRating: 7.5/10 Pink Floyd went through a seriously fascinating evolution. They started out as a small…