Fighting for the Earth is the debut album by American heavy metal band Warrior. It was originally released in 1985 and was re-issued by Metal Blade in 1991 (North America), Toshiba-EMI in 1993 (Japan) as part of the Burrn! Legendary Masters series, and by NL Distribution in 2008 (Europe).
| Fighting for the Earth | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1985 | |||
| Recorded | Cherokee Studios, Sunset Sound Recorders, Sound City Studios, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 37:26 | |||
| Label | 10 Records, Metal Blade, Toshiba-EMI, NL Distribution | |||
| Producer | Warrior and Doug Rider | |||
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Critical reception edit
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Kerrang! | [2] |
Fighting for the Earth was ranked number 275 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time in 2005.[3]
Track listing edit
All songs written and composed by Joe Floyd, except where noted:
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fighting for the Earth" | 5:23 |
| 2. | "Only the Strong Survive" | 4:47 |
| 3. | "Ruler" (Floyd, Bennett) | 3:29 |
| 4. | "Mind Over Matter" (Floyd, Bennett) | 3:47 |
| 5. | "Defenders of Creation" | 5:51 |
| 6. | "Day of the Evil... (Beware)" | 3:53 |
| 7. | "Cold Fire" | 5:04 |
| 8. | "PTM 1" (McCarty) | 0:35 |
| 9. | "Welcome Aboard" (Floyd, McCarty) | 4:37 |
Personnel edit
- Band members
- Parramore McCarty – vocals
- Joe Floyd – guitars
- Bruce Turgon - bass (credited, but does not play)
- Tommy Asakawa – guitar
- Jimmy Volpe - drums (credited, but does not play)
- Additional musicians
- Rick Bennett – bass, keyboards on all tracks
- Liam Jason – drums on all tracks
- Production
- Doug Rider – producer, engineer
- David Thoener – mixing
- Brian Scheuble, Peggy McCreary, Ray Leonard – assistant engineers
- Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk, New York
References edit
- ^ "Warrior Fighting for the Earth review". AllMusic. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
- ^ Dome, Malcolm (April 4, 1985). "Warrior 'Fighting for the Earth'". Kerrang!. Vol. 91. London, UK: Morgan Grampian. p. 6.
- ^ Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten (in German). Rock Hard. 2005. p. 104. ISBN 978-3-89880-517-9.