Ready to Strike

Ready to Strike
Studio album by King Kobra
Released	November 9, 1985
Genre	Glam metal, heavy metal
Length	39:18
Label	Capitol/EMI
Producer	Spencer Proffer, Carmine Appice
King Kobra chronology
Ready to Strike (1985) Thrill of a Lifetime (1986)

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Ready to Strike is the first album by the band King Kobra. It was released on November 9, 1985.

The single "Hunger" was written by members of the Canadian metal band Kick Axe and was released by them in 1986 in The Transformers: The Movie soundtrack album, under the made-up name of Spectre General.

Track listing

1. "Ready to Strike" (King Kobra, H. Banger, Spencer Proffer) - 5:20
2. "Hunger" (Proffer, Larry Gillstrom, Brian Gillstrom, Victor Langen, George Christon, Raymond Harvey) - 3:26
3. "Shadow Rider" (King Kobra, H. Banger, Proffer) - 4:04
4. "Shake Up" (King Kobra, H. Banger, Proffer) - 3:29
5. "Attention" (King Kobra, H. Banger, Proffer) - 3:43
6. "Breakin' Out" (King Kobra) - 3:59
7. "Tough Guys" (King Kobra, H. Banger, Proffer) - 4:21
8. "Dancing with Desire" (King Kobra, H. Banger, Proffer) - 5:36
9. "Second Thoughts" (King Kobra, Proffer) - 3:47
10. "Piece of the Rock" (Proffer, Gillstrom, Gillstrom, Langen, Christon, Harvey) - 3:33

Personnel

Band members

• Mark Free - lead and background vocals
• David Michael-Philips - lead and rhythm guitar, background vocals, synthesizers
• Mick Sweda - lead and rhythm guitar, background vocals, synthesizers
• Johnny Rod - bass guitar, background vocals
• Carmine Appice - drums and percussion, background vocals, associate producer

Production

• Spencer Proffer - producer (for Pasha), engineer
• Duane Baron - engineer
• Alex Woltman - assistant engineer
• George Marino - mastering