Armored Saint (EP)

Armored Saint
EP by Armored Saint
Released	August 9, 1983
Recorded	Track Record Studios, Los Angeles
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	11:38
Label	Metal Blade, Enigma
Producer	Armored Saint
Armored Saint chronology
Armored Saint (1983) March of the Saint (1984)

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Armored Saint is the first studio effort by American heavy metal band Armored Saint. It was released in 1983 on Metal Blade Records. Chrysalis Records signed the band in 1984 after listening to the EP. Opening track "Lesson Well Learned" was previously featured on Metal Blade's compilation Metal Massacre II in 1982. The EP is featured on the 2001 compilation Nod to the Old School .

Track listing

All tracks by Armored Saint

Side A

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Lesson Well Learned"	2:52
2.	"False Alarm"	4:03

Side B

No.	Title	Length
3.	"On the Way"	4:43
Total length:		11:38

2012 bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
1.	"No Reason to Live"	3:25
2.	"Stricken by Fate"	4:43

Personnel

• John Bush – lead vocals
• Dave Prichard – guitars
• Phil Sandoval – guitars
• Joey Vera – bass
• Gonzo Sandoval – drums

Production

• Bill Metoyer – engineering
• John Georgopoulos – art direction, design
• Dana Ross – photography

External links

• Official Armored Saint site
• Armored Saint on Allmusic Guide
• Armored Saint's first EP on Encyclopaedia Metallum