1993 studio album by Fight
War of Words |
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Studio album by Fight |
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Released | September 14, 1993 |
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Studio | Wisseloord Studios, Hilversum |
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Genre | - Heavy metal
- groove metal
- thrash metal
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Length | 59:18 |
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Label | Epic |
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Producer | Attie Bauw and Rob Halford |
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Fight chronology |
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Alternative cover |
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2008 Remixed and Remastered edition cover |
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Singles from War of Words |
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- "Little Crazy"
Released: 1993 - "Nailed to the Gun"
Released: April 22, 1993 - "Immortal Sin"
Released: 1994 |
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War of Words is the debut album by the American heavy metal band Fight, released on September 14, 1993 by Epic Records. This is the first release Rob Halford recorded after his departure from Judas Priest in 1992. He brought with him drummer Scott Travis from the band and recruited three new members. The music is a mixture between the heavy metal sound created by Judas Priest and a groove/thrash metal sound similar to that of Pantera. Halford is also credited with playing guitar but only recorded vocals for the album. Music videos were made for "Nailed to the Gun", "Immortal Sin" and "Little Crazy".
Reception
In 2005, War of Words was ranked number 386 in Rock Hard magazine's book The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[4]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Rob Halford
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Into the Pit" | 4:13 |
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2. | "Nailed to the Gun" | 3:38 |
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3. | "Life in Black" | 4:34 |
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4. | "Immortal Sin" | 4:39 |
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5. | "War of Words" | 4:29 |
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6. | "Laid to Rest" | 4:40 |
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7. | "For All Eternity" | 4:42 |
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8. | "Little Crazy" | 3:49 |
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9. | "Contortion" | 4:35 |
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10. | "Kill It" | 3:30 |
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11. | "Vicious" | 3:11 |
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12. | "Reality, a New Beginning - I. "(no audio)" – 5:00
- II. "Jesus Saves" (Hidden Track) – 3:38"
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Japanese edition bonus trackNo. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Kill It (Dutch Death Mix)" | 3:36 |
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Note
"Reality, a New Beginning" is a 4:40 song. A 5-minute silence occurs before a hidden track titled "Jesus Saves" is played. The remixed and remastered edition includes the song as a bonus track
Personnel
- Fight
- Production
- Produced by Attie Bauw and Rob Halford
- Executive producer – John Baxter
- Recorded by Attie Bauw
- 2008 Remixed and Remastered Edition
Charts
Singles Year | Single | Chart | Position |
1993 | "Little Crazy" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 21 |
References
- ^ Hill, Gary. War of Words at AllMusic
- ^ Popoff, Martin (2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 155. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
- ^ Kühnemund, Götz. "Rock Hard review". issue 77. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ^ Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten (in German). Rock Hard. 2005. p. 54. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.
- ^ "Fight". Billboard. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
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