Revelation (Armored Saint album)

Revelation is the fifth studio album by the American heavy metal band Armored Saint. It was released in 2000 on Metal Blade Records. Armored Saint reformed in the entire Symbol of Salvation lineup to record Revelation in 1999 after six years of being disbanded. The result is a traditional heavy metal record[1] and a natural sequel of their previous effort. The limited edition came with a bonus CD including the complete A Trip Thru Red Times video.

Revelation
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 7, 2000[1]
Recorded
GenreHeavy metal[2]
Length62:13
LabelMetal Blade
ProducerJoey Vera, Brian Slagel
Armored Saint chronology
Symbol of Salvation
(1991)
Revelation
(2000)
Nod to the Old School
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusiclink

"Creepy Feelings", "What's Your Pleasure", and the Japanese bonus track "Shadows" were originally demoed in 1989 with original guitarist Dave Prichard during the writing sessions of what would become the Symbol of Salvation album, but ultimately did not make the cut.

The song "The Pillar" was originally written for the 1992 horror film Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth where the band makes a cameo appearance as a bar band performing the song "Hanging Judge" at the 'Boiler Room' club.

Track listing edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Pay Dirt"Vera, Bush4:12
2."The Pillar"Vera, Bush4:58
3."After Me, The Flood"Vera, Bush5:07
4."Tension"Vera, Bush5:23
5."Creepy Feelings"Vera, Bush5:21
6."Damaged"Duncan, Vera, Bush6:29
7."Den of Thieves"Duncan, Vera, Bush6:03
8."Control Issues"Vera, Bush6:20
9."No Me Digas"Vera, Duncan, G. Sandoval, Bush5:06
10."Deep Rooted Anger"P. Sandoval, Duncan, Vera, Bush5:19
11."What's Your Pleasure"Prichard, Vera, Bush, G. Sandoval3:04
12."Upon My Departure"Duncan, Vera, Bush4:40

Bonus tracks (Japanese version) edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Shadows"Prichard, Bush5:42

Personnel edit

Band members
Additional musician
  • Jon Saxon – percussion[5]
Production
  • Joey Vera – production, engineering[6]
  • Bill Metoyer – mixing[7]
  • Brad Winslow – assistant mixing
  • Matt Quave – assistant mixing
  • Mitch Rellas – engineering[8]
  • Eddy Schreyer – mastering
  • Brian Slagel – executive production[9]
  • Wayne Douglas Barlowe – cover art
  • Alex Solca – photography[10]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Revelation - Armored Saint | AllMusic Review by Steve Huey". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Huey, Steve. "Armored Saint - Revelation Review". AllMusic. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  3. ^ Metal Blade Records – 3984-14288-2 2000 album credits
  4. ^ AllMusic
  5. ^ AllMusic
  6. ^ AllMusic
  7. ^ AllMusic
  8. ^ AllMusic
  9. ^ AllMusic
  10. ^ AllMusic

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