Fifth Angel (album)
Appearance
Fifth Angel | ||||
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![]() Cover art by Guy Aitchison | ||||
Studio album by | ||||
Released | January 1986 | |||
Recorded | October 1984, 1985 | |||
Studio | Steve Lawson Productions in Seattle | |||
Genre | Power metal | |||
Length | 37:39 | |||
Label | Shrapnel | |||
Producer | Terry Date and Fifth Angel | |||
Fifth Angel chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 10/10[2] |
Fifth Angel is the first studio album by the American heavy metal band Fifth Angel. It was originally released in 1986. Musically, it shows much more resemblance to modern power metal than their other USPM counterparts. After recording a four song demo in late 1983 and early 1984, which they sent to over 100 record labels, Mike Varney of Shrapnel Records signed the band and financed the recording of five additional songs and released the album in 1986. Epic Records re-released it in 1988 with new artwork.[3]
The record was produced by Fifth Angel and Terry Date.[4]
Track listing
All songs written by Pilot, Archer and Byrd except "Only the Strong Survive" by Pilot, Archer, Byrd, Mary
- Side one
- "In the Fallout" – 3:55
- "Shout It Out" – 4:27
- "Call Out the Warning" – 3:34
- "Fifth Angel" – 4:04
- "Wings of Destiny" – 4:34
- Side two
- "The Night" – 4:45
- "Only the Strong Survive" – 3:48
- "Cry Out the Fools" – 4:23
- "Fade to Flames" – 4:04
Personnel
- Fifth Angel
- Ted Pilot - lead vocals
- James Byrd - lead guitar, backing vocals
- Ed Archer - rhythm guitar, bass (uncredited), backing vocals
- Ken Mary - drums, backing vocals
- Kenny Kay - bass (credited on original release, but does not play on the record)
- Production
- Terry Date - producer, engineer, mixing
- George Horn - mastering at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California
Charts
Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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The Billboard 200[5] | 117 |
References
- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Fifth Angel - Fifth Angel review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 120. ISBN 978-1894959315.
- ^ "Fifth Angel" (JPG). Discogs. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
- ^ "Fifth Angel (1986)". Fifth Angel.org. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
- ^ "Fifth Angel Billboard Albums". AllMusic. All Media Network. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 2017-08-12.