The Decline of Western Civilization, Part II: The Metal Years

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Under My Wheels
producer:
Jim Faraci
mixer:
Eric Thorngren
lead vocals:
Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974) and Axl Rose
recording of:
Under My Wheels
writer:
Michael Bruce (of Alice Cooper), Dennis Dunaway (original bass player for Alice Cooper) and Bob Ezrin
publisher:
All by Myself Publishing Company, Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Bizarre Music Co. (US work publisher), BMG Platinum Songs US, Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Carlin Music Corporation, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Ezra Music, Ezra Music Corp., Opus 19 Music, Primary Wave Music Publishing, Third Palm Music, Universal Music Publishing Group and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), フジパシフィック音楽出版 (Fujipacific Music inc.) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Alice Cooper / W. Axl Rose, Slash & Izzy Stradlin3:22
2The Bathroom Wall
recording engineer:
Tim Pinch
engineer:
Tim Bomba
producer:
Ric Browde
live recording of:
Bathroom Wall (on 1987-10-13)
lyricist and composer:
Taime Downe
Faster Pussycat3:54
3Cradle to the Grave
producer:
Guy Bidmead (in 1987), Phil Campbell (Welsh metal guitarist for Motörhead & Persian Risk) (in 1987), Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (in 1987), Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer) (in 1987) and Würzel (Motörhead guitarist) (in 1987)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead)
drums (drum set):
Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
guitar:
Phil Campbell (Welsh metal guitarist for Motörhead & Persian Risk) and Würzel (Motörhead guitarist)
recording of:
Cradle to the Grave (in 1987)
writer:
Phil Campbell (Welsh metal guitarist for Motörhead & Persian Risk), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead), Michael Burston (Motörhead guitarist) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
Motörhead4:12
4You Can Run but You Can’t HideArmored Saint3:04
5Born to Be Wild
recording engineer:
Mike Carver
mixer:
Tim Bomba
live cover recording of:
Born to Be Wild (on 1987-10-31)
lyricist and composer:
Mars Bonfire
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), Manitou Music, Manitou Music Canada, MCA Music Canada, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH, Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Lizzy Borden4:52
6In My Darkest Hour
assistant engineer:
Matt Freeman (engineer)
engineer:
Paul Lani
producer:
Paul Lani and Dave Mustaine
mixer:
Michael Wagener (in 1987)
bass guitar:
David Ellefson (in 1987)
drums (drum set):
Chuck Behler (in 1987)
guitar:
Dave Mustaine (in 1987) and Jeff Young (US ex-Megadeth guitarist) (in 1987)
lead vocals:
Dave Mustaine (in 1987)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 2000)
recorded at:
Music Grinder Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1987)
mixed at:
The Enterprise (aka Enterprise Studios) in Burbank, California, United States (in 1987)
engineered at:
The Music Grinder in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1988)
music videos:
In My Darkest Hour by Megadeth
recording of:
In My Darkest Hour (in 1987)
lyricist:
David Ellefson and Dave Mustaine
composer:
Dave Mustaine
publisher:
Elfsong Music (in 1988), Mustaine Music (in 1988), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (in 1988) and Theory Music (in 1988)
Megadeth4.456:28
7The Prophecy
producer:
Neil Kernon
recording of:
Prophecy
lyricist and composer:
Chris DeGarmo
Queensrÿche3:55
8The Brave
producer:
Metal Church
recording of:
The Brave
writer:
Kurdt Vanderhoof and Craig Wells (guitarist)
Metal Church4:28
9Foaming at the Mouth
producer:
Dave Ogilvie (Canadian producer, engineer, and musician)
recording of:
Foaming at the Mouth
writer:
Bruce Corbitt, Harden Harrison, Casey Orr (US bass player) and Mike Scaccia
Rigor Mortis3:49
10Colleen
recording engineer:
Tim Pinch
mixer:
Tim Bomba
live recording of:
Colleen (on 1987-10-17)
writer:
Mark Andrews (Seduce), David Black (Seduce) and Chuck Burns (Seduce)
Seduce3:25