Architect of Fear | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | ||||
Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1991 | |||
Recorded | August–September, 1990 | |||
Studio | Tonstudio Mohrmann, Witten, Germany | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 54:33 | |||
Label | SPV | |||
Producer | Raven | |||
Raven chronology | ||||
|
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 5/10 [1] |
This is an article about the heavy metal album. For the episode of "The Outer Limits, see "The Architects of Fear"
![]() | This article includes a list of references, related reading, or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations .(March 2024) |
Architect of Fear is the eighth full-length album by the English heavy metal band Raven, released in 1991.
All music by Raven, lyrics by John Gallagher.
Cleansing is the fourth album by the American heavy metal band Prong, released on January 25, 1994, by Epic Records. It was produced by Terry Date, whereas Prong's previous two albums had been produced by Mark Dodson. The album features ex-Killing Joke members Paul Raven on bass guitar and John Bechdel on keyboards and programming. Featuring an industrial-influenced sound, the record received moderate commercial success.
Disturbing the Peace is the second studio album by the American heavy metal band Alcatrazz, released in 1985. It is the band's only album to feature guitarist Steve Vai. The album remained for 7 weeks on the Billboard 200 albums chart, peaking at No. 145.
Raven are an English heavy metal band, formed in 1974 by the Gallagher brothers, bassist and vocalist John and guitarist Mark. They have released fifteen studio albums to date, and had a hit with the single "On and On". Often referred to as "athletic rock", the band gained notoriety as part of the early-to-mid 1980s new wave of British heavy metal (NWOBHM) scene and is considered to be an influence and inspiration on the development of the thrash metal genre, including "the big four", as well as other bands such as Testament, Exodus, Overkill, Kreator, Destruction, Sodom, Onslaught, Death Angel, Flotsam and Jetsam, Coroner, Annihilator, and Razor. Raven are also notable for headlining Metallica's first-ever national tour in 1983.
Fear Is the Mindkiller is the first EP by American industrial metal band Fear Factory. It was released on April 14, 1993, by Roadrunner Records and it contains remixes of songs from the first album Soul of a New Machine.
Rock Until You Drop is the first full-length album by British heavy metal band Raven, released in 1981. The album was the first of many heavy metal studio albums issued by British independent label Neat Records. It reached position No. 63 in the UK Albums Chart.
Wiped Out is the second full-length album by British heavy metal band Raven, released in 1982.
All for One is the third studio album by English heavy metal band Raven. Released in 1983 by Neat Records, this would be their last album outside of a major label. It is also notable that Udo Dirkschneider, frontman of German band Accept would appear on a couple of the tracks recorded.
Live at the Inferno is a live album by the heavy metal band Raven. It was released in 1984 on Megaforce Records. The song "Live at the Inferno" first appeared on Raven's 1982 album Wiped Out. The album was intended to discourage the band's former label, Neat Records, from putting out a greatest hits compilation. It was the band's last release before signing with Atlantic Records.
Stay Hard is the fourth studio album by English heavy metal band Raven, released in 1985. It was their first album recorded in the United States for the major label Atlantic Records, after the band had passed under American management. With this album, the band's more glam metal commercial sound was established.
Life's a Bitch is the sixth full-length album by the English heavy metal band Raven, released in 1987. It was the last album to feature original drummer/founding member Rob Hunter.
Nothing Exceeds Like Excess is the seventh full-length album by the band Raven, released in 1988. It is Raven's first album with drummer, Joe Hasselvander who replaced original drummer/founding member Rob Hunter.
Glow is the ninth full-length album by the band Raven, released in 1994.
Destroy All Monsters is the second live album from the band Raven. It was recorded at "Club Cittá" in Tokyo, Japan, in 1995 and released a year later.
C.O.D. is the sixth studio album by the American doom metal band Saint Vitus. The album was released in 1992 on Hellhound Records. This is the only album to feature former Count Raven vocalist Christian Linderson. The band had a break after this album, but reformed with original singer Scott Reagers for their next album, Die Healing (1995).
The Obsessed is the debut album by American metal band the Obsessed, released in 1990 by Hellhound Records. All songs were recorded in 1985 for an intended album for Metal Blade Records, which had never been released. The release of this album prompted singer Scott "Wino" Weinrich to leave Saint Vitus and reform the Obsessed with a new rhythm section.
Mad is an EP released by English heavy metal band Raven in 1986, after the debacle of the album The Pack Is Back, which received very bad reviews and insignificant commercial success. The songs of this EP mark the return to a more aggressive and metallic sound. It has never been re-released on CD. Its tracks were released as bonus tracks on other CD releases.
Walk Through Fire is the twelfth album by English heavy metal band Raven. It was released on 24 March 2009 for the Japanese label King Records.
The Pack Is Back is the fifth full-length album by the English heavy metal band Raven, released in 1986. It was recorded in the US with producer Eddie Kramer and features a sound more FM-friendly and commercial than any other Raven album, retaining the glam metal vein from its predecessor Stay Hard. Despite the pressure of the label to produce a commercially successful album, The Pack Is Back did not have any relevant chart entry.
Everything Louder is the tenth studio album by the English heavy metal band Raven, released in 1997.
One For All is the eleventh studio album by the English heavy metal band Raven, released 23 May 2000 in the USA.