An interesting thing is that if you asked Average Metal-Guy 10-15 years ago what he thought of New Renaissance Records your answer would more often than not be something like "That cheap label with all those crappy Thrash bands? Ha ha, no thanx..". With the rise of old-school Thrash Metal in popularity as well as the cultification of classic US Metal in later years, it seems that NRR is finally getting the credit and praise it deserves. Sure, there's plenty of mediocre stuff in their discography and the Immortal Masterpieces are few and far in between, but they had an edge and there's plenty of hidded goodies to be found, especially on the compilations. I'm not gonna do an essay on the history of the label because it's all out there. This wikipedia-article covers the basics, and this interview done by the Voices From The Dark Side webzine is a bit more in-depth. Now for some comments about this list: For the moment I'm only covering the classic "pre-Ann-goes-to-law-school" era of NRR, i.e. 1985-1991. As fascinating as it may be that they started up again in the late 90's, reissued CDs just isn't what this part of The Corroseum is about. Maybe later when I've run out of other labels to cover. In the meantime you can always check out their brand new home page. Somewhere around 1988-1989 their discography becomes very hard to follow. They did some albums in Europe through SPV (listed at the bottom), as well as a few obscure CDs, but I'm having difficulties figuring out exactly which albums where released back then and not later, what the original cover art was, what index# they carried etc.. Help! NRR02-NRR09 never carried an NRR-serial since they were distributed by Greenworld during this period. I just added those numbers (in parenthesis) to make their discography easier to follow. Greenworld Distribution carried a lot of Metal bands themselves at the time, both on their motherlabel Greenworld Records as well as distributing other, smaller record labels. Those releases have absolutely nothing to do with NRR though. Most (if not all?) old NRR releases also came out on cassette, some with bonus tracks. The serials were the same but with an NRC-prefix. A few even came out on CD as far back as 1987, same serials but with an NRCD-prefix. That should be all for now.
Cover Cat# Artist Title Format Year (comment) NRR01 V/A Metal Madness volume one LP 1985 More info here. GWD90516 ("NRR02") V/A Speed Metal Hell LP 1985 More info here. GWD90526 ("NRR03") V/A California's Best Metal LP 1985 More info here. GWD90536 ("NRR04") V/A Satan's Revenge LP 1985 More info here. GWD90538 ("NRR05") Executioner In The Name Of Metal LP 1986 1 bonus track on cassette version: "Final Destruction". GWD90541 ("NRR06") V/A Ladykillers LP 1986 More info here. GWD90542 ("NRR07") Cerebus Too Late To Pray LP 1986   GWD90548 ("NRR08") V/A Speed Metal Hell II LP 1986 More info here. GWD90550 ("NRR09") At War Ordered To Kill LP 1986 Available on black and clear vinyl. NRR10 Indestroy s/t LP 1986   NRR11 Post Mortem Coroner's Office LP 1986 Available on black and red vinyl. NRR12 Chyld Conception LP/CD 1988   NRR13 Anvil Bitch Rise To Offend LP 1986 Available on black and clear vinyl. NRR14 Phantom Dead Or Alive LP 1986   NRR15 Necrophagia Season Of The Dead LP 1987   NRR16 Blood Feast Kill For Pleasure LP/CD 1987 Available on black, blue and clear vinyl. NRR17 Savage Steel Begins With A Nightmare LP 1987 Available on black and blue vinyl. NRR18 Tuff Luck s/t LP 1987   NRR19 Post Mortem The Missing Link MLP 1987   NRR20 Medieval s/t [a.k.a.] Reign Of Terror MLP 1986 Available on black and clear vinyl. NRR21 V.V.S.I. No Ace At Hand LP 1986   NRR22 Hellion Screams In The Night LP 1987   NRR4501 Hellion Screams In The Night/Put The Hammer Down promo 7" 1987 No p/s. Ltd to 300 copies. NRR23 Wehrmacht Shark Attack LP 1987 Available on black and blue vinyl - and supposedly on picture-disc as well, though I've never seen one (?) 1 bonus track on cassette version: "Showcase" NRR24 Executioner Break The Silence LP 1987   NRR25 Dream Death Journey Into Mystery LP/CD 1987 Available on black and red vinyl. NRR26 King Kobra III LP/CD 1988 On NRR sublabel Rocker Records. NRR27 V/A Thrash Metal Attack LP 1986 Featuring: Anvil Bitch, Rabid, Defcon, Post Mortem, Necrophagia, Blood Feast, Necropolis, Aggression, Hellwitch, Des Exult, Wehrmacht and Wargod. NRR28 Hellion s/t MLP 1987 Reissue with extra tracks. Originally on a private (?) label in 1983. NRR29 V/A Speed Metal Hell III LP 1987 More info here. NRR30 Genöcide Submit To Genöcide LP 1987   NRR31 King Kobra Limited Edition EP 12" EP 1984 On NRR sublabel Rocker Records. NRR32 Kublai Khan Annihilation LP/CD 1987   NRR33 Bathory Under The Sign Of The Black Mark LP 1987 Licensed from Black Mark Records. NRR34 Medieval Medieval Kills! LP 1987 1 bonus track on cassette version: "Plague" NRR35 Blood Feast Face Fate MLP 1988 Also available on picture disc (NRPD35). NRR36 Hellion Postcards From The Asylum MLP 1988   NRR37 Deadly Blessing Ascend From The Cauldron LP/CD 1988   NRR38 Gargoyle Limited Edition EP 12" EP 1988   NRR39 Deadly Blessing Limited Edition EP 12" EP 1988   NRR40 Gargoyle s/t LP/CD 1988   NRR41 At War Retalitory Strike LP/CD 1988   NRR42 Chyld Limited Edition EP 12" EP 1988   NRR43 Sepultura Morbid Visions LP/CD 1988 Licensed from Cogumelo Records. If anyone knows more about this release, please get in contact, either via the forum or by e-mail. NRR44? ? ? ? 198?   NRR45 V/A Thrash Metal Attack II LP 1988 Featuring: Emetic Leprosy, Crionic, Soothsayer, Angkor Wat, Darkness, Insecticide, Hostile Rage, Gammacide, Battalion, and Severe Warning. NRR46 At War Limited Edition EP 12" EP 1988   NRR47 Iron Christ s/t MLP 1988   NRR48 V/A Satan's Revenge II LP 1988 More info here. NRR49 Holocross s/t LP 1988   NRR50 Wehrmacht Biermacht LP/CD 1988   NRR51 The Unsane Inverted Crosses MLP 1988 Also available on picture disc (1100 copies). 3 misprinted copies allegely exists. NRR52 Screamer Target: Earth LP/CD 1988   NRR53 Steel Fury Lesser Of Two Evils LP 1988   If anyone knows more about this release, please get in contact, either via the forum or by e-mail. NRR54 ? ? ? 198?   NRR55 Intense Mutilation Safe Sex LP 1988 Not Metal. "Humourus" noisecore. NRR55 Intense Mutilation Blowin' In The Wind/Stagediver promo 7" 1988 Not Metal. "Humourus" noisecore. Ltd to 500 copies, no p/s but includes a lyric sheet. NRR56 Amulance Feel The Pain LP 1988   NRS 56 Amulance Holocaust 7" 1988 Promo If anyone knows more about these releases, please get in contact, either via the forum or by e-mail. NRR57-58 ? ? ? 198?   NRR59 Prowler Prowling Death Squad MLP 1988   NRR60 Terrahsphere Third In Order Of The Sun LP/CD 1991   NRR61 Pretty Vacant ...And We Don't Care LP 1989   72628 Blood Feast Chopping Block Blues LP/CD 1990 Co-released by Restless Records. NRCDS 1 Dead Conspiracy As You Would Have Them Do promo CDS 1991 1-track promo. The "upcoming album" was never released. NRS-3 Denial Antichrist President promo 7" 1991 (?) 1-track promo. The full-length CD came out on Colossal Records. The labels displays a seldom seen late NRR logo design. (Click the pic for a large version) 1893/ 00001-4 Metal Zone Issue #1 MC 199? Had to include this curiosity for all the die-hard NRR-fans. It's a "tape magazine" issued by NRR in the early 90's (or late 80's?). Don't know if more issues were made. All info welcomed. German pressings/releases co-released by SPV:             08-9801 Steel Fury Lesser Of Two Evils LP 1988   60-9802 Indestroy Senseless Theories MLP 1989 Released by Restless/Colossal Records in the US. 85-9803 Steel Fury Lesser Of Two Evils CD 1989   85-9804 Indestroy Indestroy/Senseless Theories CD 1989 Released by Restless/Colossal Records in the US. Includes the s/t LP. (LP) 08-9805 (CD) 85-9806 Amulance Feel The Pain LP/CD 1989   (LP) 08-9807 (CD) 85-9808 Intense Mutilation Safe Sex LP/CD 1989   SPV 08-9809 (LP) SPV 85-9810 (CD) Oliver Magnum s/t LP/CD 1989 Released by Restless/Colossal Records in the US. SPV 08-9811 (LP) SPV 85-9812 (CD) Soothsayer Have A Good Time LP/CD 1990 Released by Restless/Colossal Records in the US. SPV 008-76371 (LP) SPV 084-76372 (CD) Dead Orchestra Global Lobotomy LP/CD 1991 Co-released by Steamhammer Records.
Compiled by Roman Greindl, Mike Gould, Niclas Johansson and DaN Edman. Additions by Keir Howell, Nicolas Blanquet, Rob Preston, Avenger, John Haupt and Henrik Vibe.
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