The Essential Meat Loaf is a 2CD set covering the highlight tracks from the ever successful Bat Out Of Hell & Bat Out Of Hell 2: Back Into To Hell releases, along with other career greats from the Meat Loaf catalogue across the Epic, Arista & Virgin labels. Meat Loaf will be in Australia in from September 10th for a promo tour with the release of his new studio album 'Hell In A Hand Basket'released September 30th.