Ready to Strike

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Ready to Strike
KingKobra ReadyToStrike.gif
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 28, 1985 [1]
Recorded1984
StudioPasha Music House Hollywood, California
Genre
Length39:18
Label Capitol/EMI
Producer
King Kobra chronology
Ready to Strike
(1985)
Thrill of a Lifetime
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Ready to Strike is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band King Kobra, released in 1985 by Capitol Records.

Contents

The single "Hunger" was written by members of the Canadian metal band Kick Axe and was released by them in 1986 in The Transformers: The Movie soundtrack album, under the alias Spectre General.

Track listing

  1. "Ready to Strike" (King Kobra, H. Banger, Spencer Proffer) - 5:20
  2. "Hunger" (Proffer, Larry Gillstrom, Brian Gillstrom, Victor Langen, George Criston, Raymond Harvey) - 3:26
  3. "Shadow Rider" (King Kobra, H. Banger, Proffer) - 4:04
  4. "Shake Up" (King Kobra, H. Banger, Proffer) - 3:29
  5. "Attention" (King Kobra, H. Banger, Proffer) - 3:43
  6. "Breakin' Out" (King Kobra) - 3:59
  7. "Tough Guys" (King Kobra, H. Banger, Proffer) - 4:21
  8. "Dancing with Desire" (King Kobra, H. Banger, Proffer) - 5:36
  9. "Second Thoughts" (King Kobra, Proffer) - 3:47
  10. "Piece of the Rock" (Proffer, L.Gillstrom, B.Gillstrom, Langen, Criston, Harvey) - 3:33

Personnel

Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes. [3]

Band members
Production

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References

  1. "New Releases" (PDF). FMQB . 22 February 1985. p. 25. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  2. Theakston, Rob. "King Kobra Ready to Strike review". Allmusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved 2012-09-20.
  3. Theakston, Rob. "King Kobra Ready to Strike review". Allmusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved 2012-09-20.