Kick Axe IV

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Kick Axe IV
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Studio album by
Released6 September 2004
RecordedElfin Stone Studio, Sunshine Coast, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2004
Genre Hard rock, heavy metal, glam metal
Length59:04
Label Elfin Stone Music, Song Haus Music, MTM Music
Producer Larry Gillstrom, Kick Axe
Kick Axe chronology
Rock The World
(1986)
Kick Axe IV
(2004)

Kick Axe IV is the fourth studio album by Canadian heavy metal band Kick Axe. [1] [2] The album was released in 2004 after the band reformation in 2003 with original member Gary Langen singing for Criston, who was unavailable to join the reunion due to prior work commitments.

Contents

In 2008 Gary Langen left the band and was replaced with new vocalist Daniel Nargang, formerly of the Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada metal band Into Eternity.

Track listing

  1. "Right Now" (Laurel Aura/Larry Gillstrom) - 4:37
  2. "Rockin Daze" (Brian Gillstrom) - 4:21
  3. "Consolation" (Raymond Harvey) - 4:36
  4. "Turn to Stone" (Laurel Aura/Larry Gillstrom) - 3:55
  5. "Do You Know" (Gary Langen/Larry Gillstrom) - 3:56
  6. "Who Knows Ya" (Laurel Aura/Larry Gillstrom) - 4:28
  7. "Woe" (Raymond Harvey) - 3:30
  8. "Time" (Gary Langen/Larry Gillstrom) - 4:25
  9. "Slip Inside My Dream" (Gary Langen) - 4:06
  10. "Who Says" (Gary Langen/Laurel Aura/Larry Gillstrom) - 2:47
  11. "Rock 'n' Roll Dog" (Laurel Aura/Larry Gillstrom) - 3:02
  12. "Black Heart" (Brian Gillstrom/Larry Gillstrom) - 4:37
  13. "City Lights" (Floyd Ray/Larry Gillstrom) - 5:59
  14. "The Only Ones Here" (Victor Langen) - 4:45

Personnel

Band Members

Additional Musicians

Production

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References

  1. Inge Rand, Odd (6 September 2004). "KICK AXE - IV - Metal Express Radio". Metal Express Radio. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  2. Kamau, Eric (2022). "Top 10 Kick Axe Songs - ClassicRockHistory.com" . Retrieved 9 May 2024.