Fifth Angel (album)

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Fifth Angel
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Cover art by Guy Aitchison
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1986
RecordedOctober 1984, 1985
Studio Steve Lawson Productions, Seattle, Washington
Genre
Length37:39
Label Shrapnel
Producer Terry Date, Fifth Angel
Fifth Angel chronology
Fifth Angel
(1986)
Time Will Tell
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 10/10 [4]

Fifth Angel is the first studio album by the American heavy metal band Fifth Angel. It was originally released in 1986. Musically, it shows much more resemblance to modern power metal than their other albums. After recording a four song demo in late 1983 and early 1984, which they sent to over 100 record labels, Mike Varney of Shrapnel Records signed the band and financed the recording of five additional songs and released the album in 1986. Epic Records re-released it in 1988 with new artwork. [5]

Contents

The record was produced by Fifth Angel and Terry Date. [6]

Track listing

All songs written by Pilot, Archer and Byrd except "Only the Strong Survive" by Pilot, Archer, Byrd, Mary

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."In the Fallout"3:55
2."Shout It Out"4:27
3."Call Out the Warning"3:34
4."Fifth Angel"4:04
5."Wings of Destiny"4:34
Side two
No.TitleLength
6."The Night"4:45
7."Only the Strong Survive"3:48
8."Cry Out the Fools"4:23
9."Fade to Flames"4:04
Total length:37:39

Personnel

Band Members
Production

Charts

Chart (1986)Peak
position
The Billboard 200 [7] 117

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