Best CD reissues of 2009?

Seems there were a lot of killer CD reissues in 2009. What are some of your favorites?

TARGET - Master Project Genesis/Mission Executed
Killer thrash metal band! Can't believe I missed out on these guys until this year!

THRESHER - This Is It/Totally Possessed
Always loved Totally Possessed. Still have the original demo. This Is It is similar stylistically to Totally Possessed. Excellent release.

ULTIMATUM - Puppet of Destruction/Fatal Delay
Always hated the original mastering on this album. I thought the bottom end was just completely lost. That is totally remedied on this remaster.

TWISTED SISTER - Stay Hungry
This CD always was a bit wimpier than the two that proceeded it. The remastering is an improvement over the original. Having a whole disc of album outtakes and demos only adds to the appeal. Big screw up on the record companies part when they accidentally released the unmastered version. To those who purchased the original they sent a new disc with the properly mastered recording, an apology letter from J J French and a Twisted Sister pin (to wear on your uniform, of course!)

Thrasher - Here I Am
Ultimatum - Puppet of Destruction/Fatal Delay
Enforcer - Classic Chicago Metal

SpectreFate wrote:

Enforcer - Classic Chicago Metal

I have this one too. I just haven't given it a proper spin yet.

Thresher-Here I am/Totally Possessed

A bunch of the In Rock Reissues from Spec:
Vulture-Easier to Lie
Gothic Slam-Killer Instinct
Equinox-Auf Weidersehen
Anacrusis-Suffering Hour

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A bunch of the In Rock Reissues from Spec:
Vulture-Easier to Lie
Gothic Slam-Killer Instinct
Equinox-Auf Weidersehen
Anacrusis-Suffering Hour

Thanks for the free advertising, Wes.

Anvil - This Is Thirteen
Michael Schenker Group - self-titled

I know there's a couple of others I bought, but I can't remember the right now...

Twisted Sister - Stay Hungry

The Crucified - Pillars of Humanity

I like all of those ultmetal and SpecteFate listed, maybe except for the Stay Hungry one. It just came off as unnesecary.

My favorite is:

Charlemagne Charlemagne 1994/2009 Eonian Records


Other ones I enjoyed a lot:
Anglagard Hybris +1 2009 Anglagard Records
Black Bonzo Lady of the Light +2 2004/2009 B&B Records
Hardcore Superstar Hardcore Superstar +3 2005/2009 Nuclear Blast Records
Thresher Here I Am 2 CD (w/Totally Possessed) 2009 Roxx Records
Shake City Shake City 2009 Eonian Records
Ultimatum Puppet of Destruction/Fatal Delay 2 CD 1998/2009 Roxx Records
UZI Madhouse 2009 Eonian Records

Nitefall - Red Moon Rising

Classic American heavy/power/doom metal, kinda like a mixture of Candlemass and Mercyful Fate. This was released on Stormspell, so you know where to get it.

Enforcer - Classic Chicago Metal

Get this for the first five tracks. Classic Chicago-style heavy/doom metal, ala Trouble and War Cry. It doesn't get any heavier than classic cuts like High Treason, Salem's Curse, and Final Conflict.

Iron Man - Black Night

Shadow Kingdom Records finally rereleased this out of print Maryland doom metal classic. Although it's not as good as their recent album, it still holds up pretty darn well, with a heavier sound to boot. I can't imagine anyone into Black Sabbath not liking this.

Other great reissues:

Ultimatum - Puppet of Destruction
Genocide Nippon - Black Sanctuary
Old Yron - Old Yron
Revelation - ...Yet So Far
Novy Zavet - Apocalypse

SpectreFate wrote:

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A bunch of the In Rock Reissues from Spec:
Vulture-Easier to Lie
Gothic Slam-Killer Instinct
Equinox-Auf Weidersehen
Anacrusis-Suffering Hour

Thanks for the free advertising, Wes.

Anytime Bro

The Beatles Remasters

Troublezone wrote:

The Crucified - Pillars of Humanity

x2....The whole box set.

Adding:

Ancient Cross - Ancient Cross (Finally this gem is more available, thanks to StormSpell Records. For fans of Metal Church, old Savatage and real power metal in general).

Ultimatum - Puppet of Destruction

I forgot about Nitefall!

The Crucifed is the best imo.
Vicious Rumors are nice to see get a reissue.

ARKEYN STEEL and STORMSPELL have dome an amazing job again in  bringing us some great old bands back.To pick out one, the newest  re-release I really like, is the BLACKSTORM CD.Great US Metal. 

Did they do any Believer reissues with the new Gabriel CD this year?

T-Roy wrote:

Did they do any Believer reissues with the new Gabriel CD this year?

I think Metal Mind did them last year (or was it 2007?).

OH YEAH! Forgot about the cool stuff Eonian is putting out:

Dr. Grind - Speechless
Felony - Helltown Hotel
Strike Twice - self-titled
Sgt. Roxx - Weapon of Miss Distraction

I absolutely loved Whitesnake's Slide It In Deluxe Edition (U.S/U.K mix remastered w/DVD), and I really enjoyed Def Leppard's "Pyromania" Deluxe Edition (Remastered w/live show 1983). I was even able to find both on sale,

Metal Misfit wrote:

OH YEAH! Forgot about the cool stuff Eonian is putting out:

Dr. Grind - Speechless
Felony - Helltown Hotel
Strike Twice - self-titled
Sgt. Roxx - Weapon of Miss Distraction

I really like the stuff Eonian is putting out now. Nice label!

Magic Clover's reissue of Sacrilege B.C.'s "Too Cool To Pray" is a definite cool one.

Vulture's EASIER TO LIE and Liege Lord's FREEDOMS RISE/BURN TO MY TOUCH from In-Rock were sweet.

...and I also really liked Divebomb Records' demo compilations from Dominance (RESURRECTED) and Solitude (POISONED PLANET).

... those are the only "2009 reissues" I can think of off the top of my head.