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Reissue, Remastered
UYI II – 2CD Deluxe Edition

USE YOUR ILLUSION II 2CD Deluxe Edition presents the album remastered for first-time ever on CD1. CD2 features 13 unreleased live tracks from London, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, New York & Las Vegas on the UYI 1991/1992 tour all newly mixed. Special guest appearances by Steven Tyler & Joe Perry on two tracks. Expanded artwork with unreleased photos & images.

UYI II – CD

USE YOUR ILLUSION II remastered for the first-time ever from high-resolution 96kHz 24-bit transfers from the original stereo 1/2-inch analog master tapes onto 44.1kHz 16-bit CD. Jewel case with 16-page booklet.

UYI II – 2LP (180G)

USE YOUR ILLUSION II remastered for the first-time ever from high-resolution 96kHz 24-bit transfers from the original stereo 1/2-inch analog master tapes. Includes 2x 180-gram heavy-weight audiophile black vinyl in gatefold jacket with a 12″x12″ insert.

Ozzy Osbourne has had a hit song in every decade since the 70s, and since 1971 has been a constant headliner in the world’s arena’s. Time and time again he proves to be one of the consistent rock powerhouses of music. He now returns with album Patient Number 9.

Patient Number 9 is Ozzy’s 13th studio album, and is produced by Andrew Watt, who helmed 2020’s Ordinary Man. With over an hour of heavy glam rock it is Ozzy’s most legendary album to date.

The title track Patient Number 9 features guitar work by fellow rock legend Jeff Beck, and in addition to Beck boasts an all-star cast of musicians that includes Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith on drums, Metallica’s Robert Trujillo on bass, Zakk Wylde on guitars and keyboards, and producer Andrew Watt on backing vocals, guitars, and keyboards. In addition to the above musicians, the album Patient Number 9 includes guest lead guitarists Eric Clapton, Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi, Queens of The Stone Age’s Josh Homme, and Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready, as well as session work from Guns N’ Roses’ Duff McKagan, Jane’s Addiction’s Chris Chaney, and the last recording of late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins.

1997’s EPIC MELODIC BLACK METAL BREAKTHROUGH OPUS FROM THE GREEK LEGENDS, MARKING 25 YEARS SINCE RELEASE.

Greek black metal legends Rotting Christ formed in 1988, with their early demo recordings containing strong grindcore elements as the band quickly evolved their style into something altogether darker. Spearheaded by brothers Sakis & Themis Tolis, Rotting Christ have remained one of the strongest & most respected forces in the black metal scene since their debut release ‘Passage Of Arcturo’. Their legacy towards greatness was cemented even further by the genre classic follow-up ‘Thy Mighty Contract’, helping to firmly establish the Greek scene as being among the most essential black metal movements of the early 90’s. Through continuous live work & an extensive body of releases, Rotting Christ continue to be one of the top names of the black metal scene.

‘A Dead Poem’ – the band’s fourth full-length studio album – was originally released in 1997 & was the follow-up to ‘Triarchy Of The Lost Lovers’ which, with a more melodic & dynamic scope to the compositions, saw Rotting Christ achieve acclaim beyond the black metal spectrum. This direction was further developed on ‘A Dead Poem’, for what was to become the band’s most successful album to date. With a by-now finely honed craft of darkly atmospheric composition & an aura of anthemic melancholy combined with a few more gothic-styled elements throughout, ‘A Dead Poem’ achieved a certain accessibility & acceptance within a broader demographic, leading to a further ascension through the ranks of metal’s greats for Rotting Christ.

‘A Dead Poem’ was recorded at Woodhouse Studios in Germany, with production duties aided by Xy of Swiss legends ‘Samael’, who also contributes keyboards. Fernando Ribeiro of then-labelmates ‘Moonspell’ lends his vocals to the track ‘Among Two Storms’.

This edition of ‘A Dead Poem’ is presented on mid-price CD, including eight-page booklet and on black vinyl, with printed inner sleeve including lyrics.