Getting Heavier
Released: Mar 11, 2003
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Released: Mar 11, 2003
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There was a period in the late '80s where rock guitar was headed in a highly technical direction, where you'd have to practice on your instrument for hours upon hours to keep up with the players in...
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Superheroes
Released: Nov 6, 2001
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Released: Nov 6, 2001
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From the outside, Superheroes seems to be a rather bizarre concept, as the band's members are all dressed to the nines in strange outfits and get accompanying odd nicknames; bassist John Aldrete is...
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Getting Heavier/Snowball of Doom 2
Released: 2003
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Released: 2003
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In 2003, Universal Japan released Getting Heavier/Snowball of Doom 2, which contained the metal band Racer X's 2003 release Getting Heavier with a bonus double disc of live material recorded in...
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Live Extreme, Vol. 1
Released: 1988
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Released: 1988
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Extreme Volume is as much a reference to Racer X's ability to pack as many notes as possible into a given measure as it is to the loudness of their concerts. Racer X took all the excesses of '80s...
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Second Heat
Released: 1987
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Released: 1987
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Racer X's debut album, Street Lethal, established the band as little more than a vehicle for guitarist Paul Gilbert's virtuosic neo-metal soloing style. For its sophomore release, Second Heat,...
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