Fifth Angel (album) explained
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 albums. 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
Personnel
- Band Members
- Ted Pilot – lead vocals
- James Byrd – lead guitar, vocals
- Ed Archer – rhythm guitar, bass (uncredited) and vocals
- Ken Mary – drums, vocals
- Randy Hansen – bass (uncredited)
- Kenny Kay – bass (credited on original release, but does not play on the record)
- Production
- Produced by Terry Date & Fifth Angel
- Recorded and mixed at Steve Lawson Productions
- Terry Date – engineer, mixing
- Maarten De Boer – mastering
- Guy Aitchison – cover art
- Ed Archer – cover concept
Notes and References
- Web site: Rivadavia. Eduardo. Fifth Angel - AllMusic Review. October 17, 2021. AllMusic. October 17, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211017234713/https://www.allmusic.com/album/fifth-angel-mw0000195312. live.
- Web site: Fifth Angel review - Metal Storm . 2021-10-18 . 2021-10-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211018000705/https://metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=12891 . live .
- Web site: Fifth Angel . JPG . . 2017-08-12 . 2017-08-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170813014533/https://img.discogs.com/L5O6gCCirThlpbGdHgzNQaQfx4c=/fit-in/600x593/filters:strip_icc:format(jpeg):mode_rgb:quality(90)/discogs-images/R-2930367-1435589366-9934.jpeg.jpg . live .
- Web site: Fifth Angel (1986) . Fifth Angel.org . 2017-08-12 . 2017-03-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170318085653/http://fifthangel.org/fa-shrapnel.html . live .
- Web site: Fifth Angel Billboard Albums . . . 2017-08-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150123085547/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/fifth-angel-mn0000797071/awards . 23 January 2015 . live .
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