This 1988 Regency Records sampler featured some of the best East Coast Metal bands of the time and some very exclusive tunes. There are a few unreleased tracks and other than that I have listed below where you can find the albums with the songs.
Tracklist 1 – Apostle – The Sword – On the 1988 Demo “Hymns” 2 – Rage Of Angels – Reason To Rock – On the 1989 Album “Rage Of Angels” 3 – Arsenal – Message Of Love – Unreleased 4 – The Lead – Tunnel Vision – On the 1987 Album “The Past Behind” 5 – Taker – Yesterday, Today & Forever – On the 1987 Demo “Mat. 11:12” 6 – Second Chance – The Blazing Wasteland – On the 1988 Demo “The Blazing Wasteland” 7 – Arsenal – Stand Strong – Unreleased 8 – Believer – The Chosen – Unreleased until “Extraction From Mortality” in 2001 9 – Taker – Living By Faith – On the 1987 Demo “Mat. 11:12”
This was the one and only album from Rage of Angels and if you have the vinyl version it’s actually quite collectible. This was another late 80’s glam metal band but they were a notch up from some of the metal bands of the time. I am always surprised by the metal bands that come out of nowhere, put out an excellent album and then disappear again. Reportedly the band broke up before the album even came out which is too bad as I really feel they were very good. Two members of the band, John Fowler and Frank Di Costanzo went on to form Steelheart. The other members didn’t appear again on an album and unfortunately drummer John Fowler passed away in 2008. If you like your metal albums you will like this one and if your only a fan of hard rock give it a chance too, you might like it. I did.
Tracklist
1 – Leave You Or Forsake You – 2:52
2 – Reason To Rock – 3:53
3 – It’s Not Late For Love – 4:31
4 – Somebody’s Watching You – 3:53
5 – Hooked On A Good Thing – 4:17
6 – Do You Still Believe In Love – 4:16
7 – Rock For The Rock – 4:39
8 – Are You Ready For Thunder – 4:09
9 – Don’t Give Up – 4:08
Credits
Arranged By – Rage Of Angels
Bass – Dale Glifort
Co-producer [Assisted By] – Rage Of Angels
Design, Layout – Jeff Spencer
Drums – John Fowler
Engineer – Bil Burke, Gary Fulton, Joe Mendek, Paul Krueger
Guitar – Frank DiCostanzo, Greg Kurtzman
Keyboards – Chris Ainsley (tracks: 7)
Lead Vocals – Dan Mariano
Mixed By – Doug Mann, Paul Krueger
Producer – Doug Mann
Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Regency Music (2)
Copyright (c) – Regency Music (2)
Distributed By – Spectra Distribution, Inc.
Recorded At – Audio West
Recorded At – Morningstar Studios
Mixed At – Morningstar Studios
Mastered At – Capitol Studios
Designed At – Sudden Images Studio
Manufactured By – U.S. Optical Disc
