True as Steel (album)
True as Steel is the third studio album by German heavy metal band Warlock, released in 1986.
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| Released | 18 August 1986 | |||
| Recorded | May-June 1986 | |||
| Studio | Country Lane Studios, Munich, Hammerton A Studios, Düsseldorf, Germany | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 38:57 | |||
| Label | Vertigo (Europe) Mercury (USA) | |||
| Producer | Henry Staroste | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 8/10[2] |
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.
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
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.
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