What C.D's would you like to see remastered?

There are quite a few bands that have remastered much if not all of their catalog. The bands that have remastered their C.D's:

Motley Crue
Judas Priest
Kiss
Iron Maiden
Scorpions
Van Halen
AcDc
Ozzy
Megadeth
Accept
Flotsam & Jetsam
Black Sabbath (Dio/Ozzy eras)
Queensryche
Motorhead
Trouble
Slaughter
Exodus
Great White
Aerosmith
Ted Nugent
Vinnie Vincent Invasion
Led Zeppelin
Mercyful Fate
King Diamond
Manowar
Queen
Twisted Sister
Deep Purple
Rainbow
UFO
Fates Warning
Iced Earth
Voivod




Those that haven't:

Dio
Dokken (except Tooth & Nail)
Ratt
Metallica (except gold discs released for Master/Ride)
Def Leppard (same with Pyromania/Hysteria)
Whitesnake
Anthrax
Testament (w/exception of The Legacy)
Over Kill
Suicidal Tendencies (w/exception of debut album)
Yngwie Malmsteen
Savatage
Cinderella
Winger
Bonham
Skid Row
Tesla
Nuclear Assault
Quiet Riot (W/exception of Metal Health)
Krokus
GNR
Loudness






Then you have the category of reissued albums, but I'm not sure if they've been remastered:

Armored Saint
Danzig
Slayer (I know Reign in Blood has been remastered)
Sepultura (extra tracks on albums/not sure if they've been remastered)


There are obviously a few bands that I haven't mentioned along the way. Which bands have done the best job regarding their albums being remastered/including the repackaging?

Of the bands that haven't remastered their albums, which need to get in the studio pronto?

Give me a top 3 for each.

I want a remixed version of "Leave Scars".

Most things I dislike the sound on could use some remixing rather than just remastering. I would pay some $ for a killer sounding remix of 'Deathcult For Eternity' by The Chasm. God, that mix sucks, incredible album, but ugh. But in any case:

Savatage (and don't point me to the ones they apparently had done a year or two ago that nobody can find and the people that do have them dislike anyway)
Stryper (you have to turn every CD up to 10 for it to sound like 5..also probably the most horrid example of CD technology sounding crappy I've heard)

One thing that pisses me off - not much but ever so slightly - is the Queensrÿche remasters. If you listen to the 'Greatest Hits' early tracks, and then listen to the remasters, the slightly remixed AND remastered ones sound...pristine in comparison. I love my regular remasters and they're good enough for me, but had they gone that slight extra mile....

Savatage... I heard they were in the works I just hope they put some good extras with them otherwise they would be worthless.

Orion Crystal Ice wrote:

Most things I dislike the sound on could use some remixing rather than just remastering. I would pay some $ for a killer sounding remix of 'Deathcult For Eternity' by The Chasm. God, that mix sucks, incredible album, but ugh. But in any case:

Savatage (and don't point me to the ones they apparently had done a year or two ago that nobody can find and the people that do have them dislike anyway)
Stryper (you have to turn every CD up to 10 for it to sound like 5..also probably the most horrid example of CD technology sounding crappy I've heard)

One thing that pisses me off - not much but ever so slightly - is the Queensrÿche remasters. If you listen to the 'Greatest Hits' early tracks, and then listen to the remasters, the slightly remixed AND remastered ones sound...pristine in comparison. I love my regular remasters and they're good enough for me, but had they gone that slight extra mile....

That sucks about the Savatage remasters. I was thinking about looking into getting some of their back catalog. What was the problem with them?

I like the Queensryche remasters. I still need to purchase "The Warning" and "Rage For Order", but I have the rest, and like them quite a bit. I wish they had more in the liner notes/sleeve, but oh well.

Testament - Souls of Black

metalinmyveins wrote:

That sucks about the Savatage remasters. I was thinking about looking into getting some of their back catalog. What was the problem with them?

I like the Queensryche remasters. I still need to purchase "The Warning" and "Rage For Order", but I have the rest, and like them quite a bit. I wish they had more in the liner notes/sleeve, but oh well.

They never released anything remasterd except for the first 2 . They only re-released the others with 1 or 2 bonus songs and they were only imports. So these remasters are still to come.

Phoenix Reign Drummer wrote:

metalinmyveins wrote:

That sucks about the Savatage remasters. I was thinking about looking into getting some of their back catalog. What was the problem with them?

I like the Queensryche remasters. I still need to purchase "The Warning" and "Rage For Order", but I have the rest, and like them quite a bit. I wish they had more in the liner notes/sleeve, but oh well.

They never released anything remasterd except for the first 2 . They only re-released the others with 1 or 2 bonus songs and they were only imports. So these remasters are still to come.

Sweet! Is there a release date for these things, or is that still pending?

The early Testament and Anthrax (Neil/Joey-era) albums are tops on my request list. Played by themselves, they're not bad, just adjust the volume. However, when I hear them in my mp3 player, I need to crank the volume, then the next song comes on and blows my head off.

By the way, I just read that Motley Crue is re-releasing all of their albums again. Not sure of the details (remastered, bonus tracks, packaging?), but that's getting a bit ridiculous.

The Flotsam and Jetsam MCA releases.

MetalGuy71 wrote:

The early Testament and Anthrax (Neil/Joey-era) albums are tops on my request list. Played by themselves, they're not bad, just adjust the volume. However, when I hear them in my mp3 player, I need to crank the volume, then the next song comes on and blows my head off.

By the way, I just read that Motley Crue is re-releasing all of their albums again. Not sure of the details (remastered, bonus tracks, packaging?), but that's getting a bit ridiculous.

Motley Crue????

Sounds kind of bizarre. I'm not sure what they would be able to do, to justify having their core fans go out and buy another remastered album. They already had demos on the last ones, along with some unreleased songs. The only thing that was weak about the remasters were the liner notes, which had a couple of quotes from the band members, otherwise it was your standard stuff inside.

The early Metallica albums

thejokeriv wrote:

The early Metallica albums

Agreed. I'm really surprised the money machine that Metallica is, that they didn't reissue those albums on their respective 20 year anniversaries.

spectrefate wrote:

thejokeriv wrote:

The early Metallica albums

Agreed. I'm really surprised the money machine that Metallica is, that they didn't reissue those albums on their respective 20 year anniversaries.

I've got the gold discs for "Ride The Lightning" & "Master of Puppets", and they sound simply amazing. I wish the band would've also done this for "Kill 'Em All" as well!

The Moshketeers - The Downward Spiral
Thresher - Totally Possessed
Godfear - Know God
All three of these have yet to even be pressed to CD. Doubt they ever will.

TT Quick - s/t (actually, I'd like to see "Metal of Honor" remastered with the TT Quick EP added on as bonus tracks)

Angel - s/t

Ted Nugent - Weekend Warriors
Ted Nugent - State of Shock
Ted Nugent - Wango Tango
All his 80's releases have been remastered and re-released. Sony remastered the first three albums and the "Great Gonzos" CD, but not these. Grrrr!!!

ultmetal wrote:

Ted Nugent - Wango Tango

Scream Dream?

Or is Wango Tango a diferent release?

spectrefate wrote:

ultmetal wrote:

Ted Nugent - Wango Tango

Scream Dream?

Or is Wango Tango a diferent release?

Scream Dream, correct.

Yeah second on the moshketeers, that thing sounds like it was recorded in a tuna fish can.

Id love to see Nuclear Assault's redone, with the bonus tracks from Fight To Be Free and Brain Death tossed onto the discs.

Jackyl's s/t
Iron Butterfly-Heavy, Metamorphosis
Primus-Suck on this
David Lee Roth-Eat em and smile
Rammstein-Sennsucht

Y & T
Krokus
Whitesnake
Dokken
Stryper
Riot
Armored Saint
Tesla
Badlands (I would love to hear, Dusk!)

I have always thought that bands, if they don't/ can't remaster or rerelease an entire discography, should at least do so with their biggest album or breakout album on a respective 20th or 25th anniversary with bonus tracks of unreleased material or some good demos. Peace.

the sentinel wrote:

Y & T

http://store.meniketti.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=25

What else do you want?

ultmetal wrote:

The Moshketeers - The Downward Spiral
Thresher - Totally Possessed

I would Love to see these two released on cd.I'd be first in line to get them.

LICH KING - Necromantic Maelstrom: re-recorded and remixed from scratch
TEMPLE OF BLOOD - Overlord: remixed with vocals upfront

FLOTSAM & JETSAM - When the Storm... remixed

many more I cannot think of right now

spectrefate wrote:

the sentinel wrote:

Y & T

http://store.meniketti.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=25

What else do you want?

You are right, I totally forgot about that. It was late when I typed that.


I would like to add Keel.