It's not only the name and logo that oozes Quality Metal, Black Dragon had some truly immortal releases on their consciense and a Metal collection without at least a handful of BD-albums isn't much of a collection at all. You can read their background story and a bunch of reviews here, courtesy of The French Connection webzine. It's an ancient site, so don't bet on those mailorder details being up-to-date. The more Hard Rock-oriented albums were issued under the High Dragon-monicker and carries the HD# - the BD# are the Black Dragon releases.
Cover Cat# Artist Title Format Year (comment) BD 001 Savage Grace Master Of Disguise LP 1985 Licensed from Important Records. Slightly different cover art from the original. BD 002 Manilla Road Open The Gates LP+12" 1985   BD 003 Exxplorer Symphonies Of Steel LP 1985 Licensed from Metal Blade. Different cover art. BD 004 Liege Lord Freedom's Rise LP 1985 Licensed from Iron Works/Azra. Different cover art from the original. BD 005 Steel Vengeance Call Off The Dogs LP 1985   BD 006 Castle Blak Babes In Toyland LP 1985   BD 007 CJSS World Gone Mad LP 1985 Licensed from Leviathan Records. Different cover art from the original. BD 008 Heir Apparent Graceful Inheritance LP/CD 1986   BD 009 D.C. Lacroix Crack Of Doom LP 1986   BD 010 Manilla Road The Deluge LP 1986   HD 011 Kooga Across The Water LP 1986   BD 012 Savage Grace After The Fall From Grace LP 1986 Licensed from Metal Blade. Slightly different cover art from the original. BD 013 Candlemass Epicus Doomicus Metallicus LP 1986   BD 014 Ded Engine Hot Shot LP 1986 Also on Pentagram Records as s/t. BD 015 Sacred Blade Of The Sun And Moon LP 1986 BD 016 CJSS Praise The Loud LP 1986 Licensed from Leviathan Records. Different cover art from the original. BD 017 Steel Vengeance Second Offence LP 1986   BD 018 Manilla Road Crystal Logic LP 1983 Licensed from Roadster Records. BD 019 Anthem Tightrope LP 1986   HD 020 Castle Blak Another Dark Carnival LP 1986   HD 021 The Cherry Bombz Coming Down Slow LP 1986   HD 022 Peer Günt Back Seat LP 1986   BD 023 Mace The Evil In Good LP 1987   BD 024 Manilla Road Mystification LP 1987 Licensed from Roadster Records. BD 025 Chastain The 7th Of Never LP 1987 Licensed from Shrapnel Records. Different cover art from the original. HD 026 Smack Live Desire LP 1987   BD 027 Mayhem Burned Alive LP 1987   BD 028 Steel Vengeance Prisoner LP 1987   BD 029 David T. Chastain Instrumental Variations LP 1987 Licensed from Leviathan Records. HD 030 Peer Günt Good Girls Don't... LP 1987   HD 031 James Young Out On A Day Pass LP 1987   HD 032 April 16th Sleepwalking LP 1987   BD 033 Manilla Road Live Roadkill LP/CD 1987   BD 034 Sacred Child s/t LP 1987   BD 035 Flames Summon The Dead LP 1987 Licensed from FM Records. Interview BD 036 Lars Eric Mattson Eternity LP/CD 1988   BD 037 Manilla Road Out Of The Abyss LP/CD 1988 Licensed from Leviathan Records. BD 038 Druid Vampire Cult LP/CD 1988 Originally as a private pressing with different cover art. Review HD 039 Peer Günt Fire Wire LP 1988   BD 040 Steel Vengeance Never Lettin' Go LP 1988   BD 041 Lars Eric Mattson No Surrender LP/CD 1989   BD 042 St. Elmo's Fire Powerdrive LP/CD 1990 HD 043 Peer Günt Years On The Road LP 1990   BD 044 David T. Chastain Retrospect CD 1990   BD 045 Manilla Road The Courts Of Chaos LP/CD 1990   BD 046 Dofka Toxic Wasteland LP/CD 1990   HD 047 Peer Günt Don't Mess With The Countryboys LP 1990   BD 048 Steel Vengeance Live Among The Dead CD 1990   BD 049 David. T Chastain Elegant Seduction CD 1991   BD 050 Lars Eric Mattson Electric Voodoo CD 1991   BD 051 Michael Harris Defense Mechanizms CD 1992   BD 052 V/A Metal Without Mercy - Volume 1 CD 1992 Featuring: Savage Grace, Exxplorer, Liege Lord, Dark Angel, Manilla Road, Mace, Sacred Child, Hawaii, Mayhem (US), Mox Nix, D.C. Lacroix, Ruthless, World War III, Candlemass and Heir Apparent. BD 053 Manilla Road The Circus Maximus CD 1992   BD 054 Chastain/Harris Counterpoint - Live, Wild & Truly Diminished CD 1992   BD 055 St. Elmo's Fire Desperate Years CD 1992   BD 056 Excruciating Pain Thou Shall Choose CD 1992 BD MH 001 V/A ? CD 199? Released through the Greek edition of Metal Hammer. BD MH 002 Manilla Road Live By The Sword - The Very Best Of Manilla Road CD 1998 Released through the Greek edition of Metal Hammer, and not entirely legit I've heard.
Compiled by Raoul Sanchez and DaN Edman. Additions by Avenger.
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