War of Words (Fight album)
| War of Words | ||||
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| Studio album by Fight | ||||
| Released | September 14, 1993 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, groove metal | |||
| Length | 59:26 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Attie Bauw and Rob Halford | |||
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 2008 Remixed and Remastered edition cover |
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War of Words is the debut studio album by English-American heavy metal band Fight, released on September 14, 1993 by Epic Records.
Reception
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Rock Hard (de) | 9/10[2] |
In 2005, War of Words was ranked number 386 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[3]
Track listing
All tracks written by Rob Halford.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Into the Pit" | 4:13 |
| 2. | "Nailed to the Gun" | 3:38 |
| 3. | "Life in Black" | 4:34 |
| 4. | "Immortal Sin" | 4:39 |
| 5. | "War of Words" | 4:29 |
| 6. | "Laid to Rest" | 4:40 |
| 7. | "For All Eternity" | 4:42 |
| 8. | "Little Crazy" | 3:49 |
| 9. | "Contortion" | 4:35 |
| 10. | "Kill It" | 3:30 |
| 11. | "Vicious" | 3:11 |
| 12. | "Reality – A New Beginning" (hidden track "Jesus Saves" starts at 9:43 on original release) | 13:18 |
Personnel
Fight
- Rob Halford – vocals
- Brian Tilse – guitars
- Russ Parrish – guitars
- Jay Jay – bass
- Scott Travis – drums
Production
- Produced by Attie Bauw and Rob Halford
- Executive producer – John Baxter
- Recorded by Attie Bauw
2008 Remixed and Remastered Edition
- Remixed by Roy Z
- Remastered by Andy Horn
- Art design – Marc Sasso
Charts
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Billboard 200 | 83[4] |
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1993 | "Little Crazy" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 21 |
References
- ↑ Hill, Gary. War of Words at AllMusic
- ↑ Kühnemund, Götz. "Rock Hard review". issue 77. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ↑ [...], Rock Hard (Hrsg.). [Red.: Michael Rensen. Mitarb.: Götz Kühnemund] (2005). Best of Rock & Metal die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten. Königswinter: Heel. p. 54. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.
- ↑ "Fight". Billboard. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
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