Metal Fatigue (album)

Metal Fatigue
Studio album by Allan Holdsworth
Released	1985 (1985)
Studio	Music Grinder Studios, Mad Hatter Studios, Los Angeles; Front Page Recorders, Costa Mesa, California
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	37:40
Label	Enigma
Producer	Allan Holdsworth
Allan Holdsworth chronology
Road Games (1983) Metal Fatigue (1985) Atavachron (1986)

Metal Fatigue is the third studio album by guitarist Allan Holdsworth, released in 1985 through Enigma Records (United States) and JMS–Cream Records (Europe).

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

Daniel Gioffre of AllMusic awarded Metal Fatigue 4.5 stars out of 5, calling it "One of the most important fusion records of the '80s" and "Holdsworth's best work. [...] Absolutely essential for those who like their rock with a healthy dose of jazz". The title track was listed as one of the highlights, as well as the contributions of drummer Chad Wackerman and bassist Jimmy Johnson, whom he described as "virtuosos in their own right".

Track listing

All tracks are written by Allan Holdsworth, except where noted

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Metal Fatigue" (lyrics: Paul Williams)	4:56
2.	"Home"	5:33
3.	"Devil Take the Hindmost"	5:36
4.	"Panic Station" (lyrics: Williams)	3:36
5.	"The Un-Merry-Go-Round"	14:10
6.	"In the Mystery" (lyrics: Paul Korda)	3:49
Total length:		37:40

Personnel

• Allan Holdsworth – guitar, engineering, production
• Paul Williams – vocals (tracks 1, 4)
• Paul Korda – vocals (track 6)
• Alan Pasqua – keyboard
• Chad Wackerman – drums (except tracks 5, 6)
• Gary Husband – drums (track 5)
• "Mac Hine" – drum machine (track 6)
• Jimmy Johnson – bass (except track 5)
• Gary Willis – bass (track 5)

Technical

• Robert Feist – engineering
• Dan Humann – engineering
• Dennis McKay – engineering
• Biff Vincent – engineering
• Gary Wagner – engineering

External links

• Metal Fatigue at therealallanholdsworth.com (archived)
• Allan Holdsworth "Metal Fatigue" at Guitar Nine