Ball of the Damned

Ball of the Damned
Studio album by Scanner
Released	1996
Genre	Speed metal, power metal
Length	44:04
Label	Massacre Records
Scanner chronology
Mental Reservation (1995) Ball of the Damned (1996) Scantropolis (2002)

Ball of the Damned is the fourth full-length album by the German speed metal band Scanner. ^[1] It was released in 1996 by Massacre Records.

Track listing

1. "Puppet on a String" – 6:52
2. "Frozen Under the Sun" – 5:55
3. "We Start It Tomorrow" – 4:59
4. "The True-Stories-Teller" – 4:05
5. "Tollshocked" – 4:05
6. "Lord Barker's Theme" – 1:15
7. "Ball of the Damned" – 6:16
8. "Judge on the Run" – 4:15
9. "Intermezzo" – 1:19
10. "Innuendo" (Queen cover) – 5:01

All lyrics by A.Julius; all musics by Julius, except 1 by Julius & Smith.

Credits

• Leszek Szpigiel – vocals
• Axel Julius – guitars
• Stefan Nicolai – guitars
• Stephan Braun – keyboards
• Marc Simon – bass
• D. D. Bucco – drums
• Gerald Salomon – organ
• Ralf Scheepers – guest vocals on "Puppet on a String"

References

1. "SCANNER – Ball of the Damned (Vinyl Reissue 2023)". The Forgotten Scroll. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2025.