Artist: HEXX
Album: UNDER THE SPELL/ NO ESCAPE 30TH ANNIV. BOX (2CD+DVD BOX-SET)

Release date: 2016
EAN/UPS: 039841541229
Media type: CD

Legendary US Bay Area Heavy/Thrash Metallers HEXX will release a 30th anniversary boxset entitled "Under The Spell" on January 15th, 2016 through Metal Blade Records!

The boxset includes both the "Under The Spell" and "No Escape" albums, as well as the "Under The Spell" 9-song-demo 1985, the "Paradox" 3-song-demo 1983, six new songs from 2013/2014 and five live bonus tracks clocking in at a total of 155 minutes on two CDs! All audio songs have been remastered by Achim Koehler for Indiscreet Audio (Primal Fear, Brainstorm, Kamelot etc…).

A four-hour bonus-DVD includes career spanning live performances including full shows and/or excerpts from: Headbangers Open Air 2015, Keep It True 2014, Omni Oakland Dec 1986, American Victorian Museum Nevada City CA March 1986, The Stone San Francisco CA May 1989, Quest for Sanity record release party at the Omni Oakland Oct 1988, Chatterbox San Francisco CA March 1990, Omni Oakland Feb 1990 & Mar 1990.

A 56 page thrilling "History" book includes lots of interesting stories and revelations from the legendary Bay area scene! The book also features tons of unreleased photos and special liner notes for each album.

TRACKLIST CD1:

“UNDER THE SPELL album”
1. Hell Riders                                  02:32
2. A Time of War                              03:45
3. Edge of Death                              03:38  
4. The Victim                                  03:44
5. Under the Spell                              03:52
6. Out for Control                              03:19
7. Suicide                                  03:01  
8. The Hexx                                  03:16
9. Fever Dream                              03:42
10. Midnight Sun                              04:48
11. Edge Of Death (live 1986) – from Eastern Front 3 compilation    03:36

NEW SONGS 2014 (with Dan Bryant - vocals)
12. Burn Or Boil                             03:53
13. Swimming The Witch                         05:19    
        
UNDER THE SPELL demo 1985
14. Instrumental                             02:51
15. Suicide                                 03:12
16. Under the Spell                             03:45
17. Edge Of Death                             03:34
18. The Victim                            03:42
19. The Hexx                                03:09
20. Fever Dream                            03:42
21. The Golden Cross (aka Midnight Sun)                 04:58
22. Out For Control (Instrumental version)                02:55

Total:     80:21


TRACKLIST CD2:

“NO ESCAPE album”
1. Terror                                  03:57    
2. Invader                                  02:49    
3. The Other Side                              03:42    
4. Look to the Sky                              03:08    
5. Beware the Darkness                          03:54    
6. Night of Pain                              03:08   
7. No Escape                                  03:48    
8. Live For the Night                              03:29    
9. Fear No Evil                              04:22

10. Radio spot KRQR “Best of the Clubs” 1985                00:30

PARADOX demo 1983
11. No Escape                             03:29
12. The Other Side                             04:04
13. Search For The King                         03:32

UP FROM THE GRAVE DEMO 2013 (with Dennis Manzo - vocals)     
14. Left For Dead                            02:25
15. Lost My Way                            04:03
16. Drop Away                            04:14
17. Crumble                                04:42

LIVE 2015 (new line-up with Eddy Vega - vocals)
18. Intro / The Victim                            04:24
19. Edge Of Death                            03:32
20. Under The Spell                            03:41
21. Burn Or Boil                            03:54

Total:     74:56


BONUS DVD (NTSC / DVD9)    :                
total: 249 min!

HOA 2015 (with Dan Bryant)
1. Intro / The Victim
2. Edge Of Death
3. Under The Spell
4. Terror
5. Invader
6. Night Of Pain
7. Hell Riders
8. No Escape
9. A Time Of War
10. Suicide
11. Fever Dream
12. Out For Control                            (total 41:21 min)

Keep It True 2014 (with Dennis Manzo)
1. Terror
2. Invader
3. The Victim
4. No Escape
5. Edge Of Death
6. Look To The Sky
7. Night Of Pain
8. Beware The Darkness
9. The Other Side
10. Out For Control                            (total 35:18 min)

Live at Omni Oakland, Dec 26, 1986 (last show with Dan Bryant, supporting Alcatrazz & Blind Illusion)
1. Edge Of Death
2. Out For Control
3. A Time Of War (incomplete)
4. Under The Spell
5. The Hexx
6. Twice As Bright, Half As Long                        (total 20:45 min)

Live at American Victorian Museum, Nevada City, CA, March 28, 1986
1. Hellriders
2. A Time Of War
3. Terror
4. Edge Of Death
5. Fever Dream
6. Drum Solo
7. The Hexx                                (total 25:42 min)

Live at the Stone in San Francisco, CA May 22, 1989 (supporting Cro-Mags & Destruction)
Fragmented glimpses incl. the songs Fields Of Death, Watery Graves, Edge Of Death, etc.) and behind the scenes footage                                                                        (total 21:13 min)

Quest for Sanity record release party at the Omni Oakland, Nov 11, 1989 (with Sadus etc.)
01. Racial Slaughter
02. Mirror Of The Past
04. War Machine (aka Fields Of Death)
06. Edge Of Death
08. The Last Step
09. Twice As Bright                            (total 23:44 min)

Chatterbox in San Francisco, CA March 4, 1990
01. Racial Slaughter
02. Mirror Of The Past
03. Fields Of Death
04. Watery Graves
07. Spider Jam – instrumental
08. Blood Hunter                             (total 25:38 min)

Live at Omni Oakland, Feb 28, 1990
01. Racial Slaughter
05. Edge Of Death
06. Sardonicus
08. Morbid Reality
09. Twice As Bright
10. Under The Spell                            (total 24:30 min)

Live at Omni Oakland, March 21, 1990
02. Mirror Of The Past
03. Watery Graves
04. Edge Of Death
05. Sardonicus
07. Spider Jam – instrumental
08. Blood Hunter
10. Morbid Reality                            (total 31:12 min)