True as Steel (album)
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| True as Steel | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 18, 1986 | |||
| Recorded | May–June 1986 | |||
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| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 38:57 | |||
| Label | Vertigo (Europe) Mercury (US) | |||
| Producer | Henry Staroste | |||
| Warlock chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 8/10[2] |
True as Steel is the third studio album by German heavy metal band Warlock, released in 1986.
The EP Fight for Rock, which contained many songs from this album, was Warlock's first success outside of Europe, charting on the US Billboard Hot 100; the music video for the song "Fight for Rock" was aired on MTV's Headbangers Ball.[citation needed]
Track listing
[edit]All lyrics are written by Doro Pesch and René Maué.
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mr. Gold" | Frank Rittel, Henry Staroste | 3:33 |
| 2. | "Fight for Rock" | Niko Arvanitis, Staroste | 3:06 |
| 3. | "Love in the Danger Zone" | Peter Szigeti, Staroste | 4:09 |
| 4. | "Speed of Sound" | Arvanitis, Staroste | 3:21 |
| 5. | "Midnite in China" | Arvanitis, Staroste | 4:30 |
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Vorwärts, All Right!" | Szigeti, Staroste | 3:45 |
| 7. | "True as Steel" | Arvanitis, Staroste | 3:20 |
| 8. | "Lady in a Rock 'n' Roll Hell" | Szigeti, Staroste | 3:42 |
| 9. | "Love Song" | Staroste, Pesch | 3:45 |
| 10. | "Igloo on the Moon (Reckless)" | Szigeti, Staroste | 3:10 |
| 11. | "T.O.L." (instrumental) | Szigeti, Staroste | 2:20 |
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "You Hurt My Soul (On and On)" | Pesch, Staroste | 5:29 |
| 13. | "Turn It On" | Rittel, Staroste, Pesch | 3:40 |
| 14. | "Evil" | Rudi Graf | 2:57 |
Personnel
[edit]Warlock
[edit]- Doro Pesch – vocals
- Niko Arvanitis – guitar
- Peter Szigeti – guitar
- Frank Rittel – bass guitar
- Michael Eurich – drums
Production
[edit]- Henry Staroste – producer, mixing
- Rainer Assmann – engineer
- Garth Richardson – assistant engineer
- Michael Wagener – mixing at Amigo Studios, Hollywood, California
- Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York
- Peter Zimmermann – management
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3] | 18 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Warlock - True as Steel review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 404. ISBN 978-1894959315.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Warlock – True as Steel" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
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| True as Steel | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 18, 1986 | |||
| Recorded | May–June 1986 | |||
| Studio |
| |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 38:57 | |||
| Label | Vertigo (Europe) Mercury (US) | |||
| Producer | Henry Staroste | |||
| Warlock chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 8/10[2] |
True as Steel is the third studio album by German heavy metal band Warlock, released in 1986.
The EP Fight for Rock, which contained many songs from this album, was Warlock's first success outside of Europe, charting on the US Billboard Hot 100; the music video for the song "Fight for Rock" was aired on MTV's Headbangers Ball.[citation needed]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Doro Pesch and René Maué.
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mr. Gold" | Frank Rittel, Henry Staroste | 3:33 |
| 2. | "Fight for Rock" | Niko Arvanitis, Staroste | 3:06 |
| 3. | "Love in the Danger Zone" | Peter Szigeti, Staroste | 4:09 |
| 4. | "Speed of Sound" | Arvanitis, Staroste | 3:21 |
| 5. | "Midnite in China" | Arvanitis, Staroste | 4:30 |
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Vorwärts, All Right!" | Szigeti, Staroste | 3:45 |
| 7. | "True as Steel" | Arvanitis, Staroste | 3:20 |
| 8. | "Lady in a Rock 'n' Roll Hell" | Szigeti, Staroste | 3:42 |
| 9. | "Love Song" | Staroste, Pesch | 3:45 |
| 10. | "Igloo on the Moon (Reckless)" | Szigeti, Staroste | 3:10 |
| 11. | "T.O.L." (instrumental) | Szigeti, Staroste | 2:20 |
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "You Hurt My Soul (On and On)" | Pesch, Staroste | 5:29 |
| 13. | "Turn It On" | Rittel, Staroste, Pesch | 3:40 |
| 14. | "Evil" | Rudi Graf | 2:57 |
Personnel
Warlock
- Doro Pesch – vocals
- Niko Arvanitis – guitar
- Peter Szigeti – guitar
- Frank Rittel – bass guitar
- Michael Eurich – drums
Production
- Henry Staroste – producer, mixing
- Rainer Assmann – engineer
- Garth Richardson – assistant engineer
- Michael Wagener – mixing at Amigo Studios, Hollywood, California
- Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York
- Peter Zimmermann – management
Charts
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3] | 18 |
References
- ^ "Warlock - True as Steel review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 404. ISBN 978-1894959315.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Warlock – True as Steel" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
| Studio albums |
|
|---|---|
| Songs | |
| Compilations | |
| Videos | |
| Related articles | |
 | This 1980s metal album–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |