The album is a companion piece to the tour of the same name in which Sting, performing with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, reinterprets some of his songs as classical symphonic compositions. Symphonicities was recorded at Abbey Road Studios, and produced by Rob Mathes and Sting. Elliot Scheiner and Claudius Mittendorfer mixed the record, and it was mastered by Scott Hull. As of November 2010, the album had sold over one million copies worldwide.

Brand New Day is the sixth solo studio album by English musician Sting, released by A&M Records on 27 September 1999. Promoted heavily by the success of the album's second single, "Desert Rose" (featuring popular Algerian Raï singer Cheb Mami), the album peaked at number nine on the Billboard 200 and sold over 3.5 million copies in the United States. Upon its release, Brand New Day was a critical and commercial success, and hailed as commercial comeback for Sting.

Nothing Like the Sun (stylised as ...Nothing Like the Sun) is the second solo studio album by the English musician Sting. The album was originally released on 16 October 1987 on A&M (worldwide) as a double LP and single CD. The album explores the genres of pop rock, soft rock, jazz, reggae, world, acoustic rock, dance-rock, and funk rock. The songs were recorded in March–August 1987 at AIR Studios, in Montserrat, assisted by record producers Hugh Padgham, Bryan Loren, and Neil Dorfsman. It features high-profile guest guitarists, including former Police member Andy Summers, Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, and Hiram Bullock, and is generally regarded as the culmination of the smoother, more adult-oriented sound of Sting's early work.

Songs from the Labyrinth is the eighth studio album by British singer-songwriter Sting. On this album, he collaborates with Bosnian lutenist Edin Karamazov. The album features music by John Dowland (1563–1626), a lutenist and songwriter. It entered the UK Official Albums Chart at number 24 and reached number 25 on the Billboard 200. The release was a slow seller for a Sting album, his first since 1986's Bring on the Night to fail to break the UK top 10.

Rare is the seventh studio album by British rock band Asia, released in 1999 by Resurgence. The album consists of instrumental music, which keyboard player Geoff Downes and guitarist John Payne composed for the soundtrack for David Attenborough's documentary nature film Salmon: Against the Tides (tracks 1–16) and for an unreleased CD-ROM video game (tracks 17–22). "The Exodus" is an adaptation of the main theme from the film Exodus (1960).

The lyrics for "Awake" were adapted from "The Rubaiyat" of Omar Khayyam. The lyrics for "The Longest Night" were inspired by Wilfred Owen's poem of 1918. "Ready to Go Home" was written by Andrew Gold and Graham Gouldman of 10cc and appeared on Mirror Mirror (1995).
Geoff Downes had mixed feelings about the album's production. He stated "It was good to start with, but I think because of the duration of the album - at the end of it we felt it had gone in a slightly different direction than we wanted it to. In hindsight, sometimes these things happen."

Aura is the eighth studio album by British progressive rock band Asia. As a result of the diverse array of guest musicians, Aura had a wide mix of sounds with some songs trying to replicate Asia's earlier style, while others retained the more acoustic Latin production started by Arena five years prior.

Silent Nation is the ninth studio album by British rock band Asia, released in 2004. It was the last album with longtime vocalist and bassist John Payne, prior to the reunion of the original line-up in 2006.

Recorded live at the Moscow Olympijski Stadium in November 1990, the album includes versions of the King Crimson classics Starless and Book of Saturday.

Phoenix is the tenth studio album by British rock band Asia, released in 2008. It was the first studio recording with the original line-up after the reunion in 2006.

Omega is the eleventh studio album by British rock band Asia, released on 21 April 2010 in Japan by Melodious Frontier and on 23 April 2010 in Europe by Frontiers Records. It was the fourth studio recording with the original line-up and second after the reunion in 2006.

Gateway to Hell — трибьют-альбом, посвящённый творчеству группы Slayer, вышедший в 1999 и 2000 году.

Diatribes - без сомнения лучший альбом Напалма. Этот альбом отличается совершенно новым, живым звучанием, которое придает этому альбому какой-то атмосферный оттенок. Видно, ребята действительно постарались. Этот альбом здорово отличается от всех предыдущих, но что осталось от прежних релизов так это отличный вокал Барни Гринуэя и хорошая работа барабанщика, и, конечно, тот же безудержный напор Напалмов. Хотя, стоить отметить, что вокал стал почище. Диск является самым продуманным и профессиональным в истории группы и его спокойно можно поставить на полку с самыми культовыми альбомами начала 90-х годов. Этот альбом является золотой серединой в дэт-метале, т.к. он понравится любителям более прогрессивной музыки и ценителям музыки старой школы.

Beyond the Wall is an EP by the German heavy metal band Rage, released in 1992. The songs "Bury All Life" and "I Want You" was taken for bonus tracks for the Trapped!'s 2002 remaster, and the songs "On the Edge", "Dust" and "The Body Talks" for Execution Guaranteed's 2002 remaster. Peter "Peavy" Wagner – vocals, bass, arrangements. Manni Schmidt – guitars. Chris Ephthimiadis – drums.

Подарив себе продолжительный отпуск после окончания тура в поддержку альбома "Crazy Nights", музыканты из группы Kiss столкнулись с неожиданной проблемой при записи в 1989 году своего нового студийника. Дело в том, что во время творческого отдыха у ребят накопилось столько идей и заготовок для новых песен, что они просто даже и не знали с чего начать. Не знаю кому в голову пришло столь "гениальное" разрешение этой ситуации,