| Killer Elite | ||||
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| Released | 1985 | |||
| Recorded | Impulse Studios, Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 37:56 | |||
| Label | Neat | |||
| Producer | Keith Nichol | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 4/10 [2] |
| Kerrang! | [3] |
Killer Elite is a 1985 album released by the British heavy metal band Avenger. [4] It was released by Neat Records. [4]
All lyrics are written by Ian Swift, except where indicated
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Revenge Attack" | Mick Moore, Gary Young, Swift | 4:11 |
| 2. | "Run for Your Life" | Greg Reiter, Swift | 2:59 |
| 3. | "Brand of Torture" | Reiter, Swift | 2:14 |
| 4. | "Steel on Steel" | Reiter, Swift | 4:44 |
| 5. | "(Fight for the) Right to Rock" | Moore, Swift | 4:11 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Hard Times" | Reiter, Swift | 1:59 | |
| 7. | "Under the Hammer" | Moore, Swift | 2:33 | |
| 8. | "Face to the Ground" | Swift, Young | Moore, Swift, Young | 2:47 |
| 9. | "Dangerous Games" | Reiter, Swift | 1:49 | |
| 10. | "Yesterday's Heroes" | Reiter, Swift | 4:40 | |
| 11. | "M.M. 85" | Reiter, Moore, Swift, Young | 2:10 | |
| 12. | "Sawmill" | Reiter, Swift | 3:39 |
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