Symbol of Salvation

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Symbol of Salvation
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Studio album by
Armored Saint
ReleasedMay 14, 1991
Recorded
  • 1989 (Dave Prichard's guitar solo on "Tainted Past")
  • 1990–1991
Genre Heavy metal
Length55:48
Label Metal Blade
Producer Dave Jerden
Armored Saint chronology
Saints Will Conquer
(1988)		Symbol of Salvation
(1991)		 Revelation
(2000)
2003 reissue cover
Symbol of Salvation (2003 reissue cover).jpg

Symbol of Salvation is the fourth album by American heavy metal band Armored Saint, released in 1991 on Metal Blade Records. It was their first release with rhythm guitarist Jeff Duncan and their last album before going on an extended hiatus that would last until 1999. The songs on this album were written and demoed in 1988 and 1989 with original lead guitarist Dave Prichard (except "Truth Always Hurts"), who died of leukemia in 1990 prior to recording. The first guitar solo on "Tainted Past" was lifted from a 1989 4-track demo recorded by Prichard. The album was produced by Dave Jerden, who had produced Alice in Chains and Jane's Addiction albums beforehand. Jerden would go on to produce vocalist John Bush's first album with Anthrax, Sound of White Noise in 1993.

Contents

The track "Hanging Judge" was featured in the 1992 horror film Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth , which also featured a cameo appearance of Armored Saint in a nightclub scene. [1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Rock Hard 9.5/10 [3]

In 2005, Symbol of Salvation was ranked number 424 in Rock Hard 's book The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time. [4] Loudwire listed it as one of the greatest releases on Metal Blade Records in 2017. [5]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Reign of Fire" John Bush David Prichard3:57
2."Dropping Like Flies"BushPrichard4:39
3."Last Train Home"Bush Jeff Duncan 5:19
4."Tribal Dance"BushPrichard, Joey Vera, Gonzo Sandoval4:07
5."The Truth Always Hurts"BushPhil Sandoval, Duncan4:20
6."Half Drawn Bridge"InstrumentalVera1:27
7."Another Day"BushPrichard5:32
8."Symbol of Salvation"Bush, G. SandovalDuncan, Vera4:36
9."Hanging Judge"BushPrichard3:45
10."Warzone"BushPrichard3:38
11."Burning Question"BushPrichard4:18
12."Tainted Past"Bush, G. Sandoval, VeraVera7:04
13."Spineless"Bush, DuncanVera, Prichard4:16
Total length:57:04

2003 reissue

In 2003, Metal Blade Records remastered and re-released the album as a three-disc special edition. In addition to the full 13-song track list, the first disc contains the music videos to "Reign of Fire" and "Last Train Home". The second disc contains the original 1989 four-track demos (the same demos that the solo of "Tainted Past" came from) of every song from the album (except the instrumental "Half Drawn Bridge"), all which feature original guitarist Dave Prichard. The remainder of the second disc is the first half of a retrospective interview with the band and Metal Blade CEO Brian Slagel, and the third disc contains the second half of the same interview.

Personnel

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Solos

References

  1. ↑ "Has Barker done a book for kids?". The Baltimore Sun . September 29, 1992. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  2. ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Allmusic review". AllMusic . Retrieved May 22, 2013.
  3. ↑ Kühnemund, Götz. "Rock Hard review". issue 50. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
  4. ↑ Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten (in German). Rock Hard. 2005. p. 40. ISBN   3-89880-517-4.
  5. ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo RivadaviaEduardo (November 10, 2017). "35 Best Metal Blade Records Albums". Loudwire. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Symbol of Salvation - Metal Blade Records (CD ZORRO 20)". Discogs . Retrieved January 8, 2022.
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