Only the Strong is the second album by the Canadian/American heavy metal band Thor, release in 1985.[4][5] The singles "Let the Blood Run Red", "Knock 'Em Down", and "Thunder on the Tundra" helped the album reach platinum status in Canada and the United Kingdom. "Let the Blood Run Red" and "Thunder on the Tundra" peaked, respectively, at Nos. 91 and 89 on the UK Singles Chart.[6]
Track listing
No.
Title
Length
1.
"2045"
0:52
2.
"Only the Strong"
3:06
3.
"Start Raising Hell"
3:50
4.
"Knock 'Em Down"
4:12
5.
"Let the Blood Run Red"
4:28
6.
"When Gods Collide"
4:38
7.
"Rock the City"
4:10
8.
"Now Comes the Storm"
2:57
9.
"Thunder on the Tundra"
3:28
10.
"Hot Flames"
3:10
11.
"Ride of the Chariots"
3:39
2000 limited reissue
No.
Title
Length
12.
"Rock the City"
13.
"Knock'em Down"
2002 bonus tracks
No.
Title
Length
12.
"Invader"
3:58
13.
"Unchained"
5:01
25th Anniversary Reissue
No.
Title
Length
12.
"Lady of the Night"
2:46
13.
"Warriors of the Universe" (Live from the Sweden Rock Festival 2009)
3:39
2021 Digipak Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.
Title
Length
12.
"Wild Life"
2:36
13.
"Steal Your Thunder"
3:37
14.
"Energy"
3:46
15.
"We Live to Rock"
3:26
16.
"All Evil in My Path"
3:15
17.
"Forever and After"
3:24
18.
"Anger Is My Middle Name"
3:20
19.
"I Am TunderHawk"
4:13
20.
"Ride Away from You"
3:11
21.
"Lightning Strikes" (Live)
2:58
22.
"Thunder on the Tundra" (Live)
3:48
Bonus DVD "Only The Strongest World Tour"
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Lightning Strikes"
2.
"Ride of the Chariots"
3.
"Anger"
4.
"Show of Strength - Super Lung"
5.
"When Gods Collide"
6.
"Let the Blood Run Red"
7.
"Gladiators Battle (Smash the Bricks)"
8.
"Electric Eyes"
9.
"Show of Strength - Secret of the Steel"
10.
"Show of Strength - Super Lung"
11.
"Atomic Vibrations (Behind the Mask)"
12.
"Thunder on the Tundra"
13.
"When Gods Collide"
14.
"UK Tour & Tour Bus Antics"
Notes
2000 reissue
Tracks 12-13 recorded Live Pinktooth Brush, U.K. 06/13/1985
2021 Bonus Tracks
Tracks 12-15: from "The Edge Of Hell" (1987)
Tracks 16: 1983 demo of "Scratch and Destroy" recorded at A Step Above Studios, NY
Tracks 17: Recorded in 1983 at A Step Above Studios, NY. Additional recording in 1988
Tracks 18: 1981 demo of "Anger" recorded at Moshroom Studios, Vancouver, BC & Thunder Sound Studios, New Westminster, BC
Tracks 19: 1986 demo of "Thunderhawk" recorded at Thunderhawk International Studios
Tracks 20: Recorded in 1981 at Moshroom Studios, Vancouver, BC & Thunder Sound Studios, New Westminster, BC. Additional recording in 1988 at Thunder Sound Studios, New Westminster, BC