SPV Records will issue a new CD sampler, SPV: 25 & Alive, on October 30th in Germany and on November 2nd throughout Europe.

A press release from the label:

25 & Alive - a special sampler for a special year. In 1984 SPV and Steamhammer were founded. Steamhammer signed immediately two influential bands: SODOM and DESTRUCTION and SPV could finalise distributiondeals with labels like Metal Blade, Century Media, Roadrunner and Noise.

During the years SPV and Steamhammer gained more and more success with signings like MOTÖRHEAD, DIO, HELLOWEEN, WHITESNAKE and ALICE COOPER and new distribution labels like InsideOut and Epitaph.

Times are hard and SPV had to suffer from an insolvency in May this year. But with a clever insolvency company, the help from Sony Music and the power of the people working here... SPV is on the best way to be back again!

We celebrate this with 25 & Alive - 25 songs are on this sampler with over 100 minutes of the finest in metal and hard rock. The sampler comes for a special birthday price and contains a special sticker.

Tracklisting:

CD1

SAXON - 'Princess Of The Night' (re-recording)

ACCEPT - 'Fast As A Shark'

KREATOR - 'Warcurse'

GAMMA RAY - 'I Want Out' (live)

MOONSPELL - 'Scorpion Flower'

ICED EARTH - 'Devide Devour'

SODOM - 'Ausgebombt' (live)

FREEDOM CALL - 'Queen Of My World'

DEMONS & WIZARDS - 'Terror Train'

EVERGREY - 'Fear'

DESTRUCTION - 'Mad Butcher'

TIM RIPPER OWENS - 'The Cover Up'

ENGRAINED - 'Sweet Vampire Girl' (previously unreleased)

CD 2

SAXON - 'Live To Rock'

DORO - 'Burn It Up'

MSG - 'Armed And Ready' (live)

MAGNUM - 'Cry To Yourself'

AXEL RUDI PELL - 'Rock The Nation' (cover version)

DIO - 'Stand Up And Shout' (live)

MOLLY HATCHET - 'Beatin`The Odds' (re-recording)

STEELER - 'Chain Gang'

UFO - 'Helldriver'

ROSE TATTOO - 'Bad Boy For Love' (live)

GLENN HUGHES - 'Highball Shooter'

NASHVILLE PUSSY - 'Speed Machine'