March of the Saint

March of the Saint
Studio album by Armored Saint
Released October 9, 1984[1]
Recorded Ocean Way Recording Studios, Hollywood
Genre Heavy metal
Length 38:44
Label Chrysalis
Producer Michael James Jackson
Armored Saint chronology

Armored Saint (EP)
(1983)		 March of the Saint
(1984)		 Delirious Nomad
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]

March of the Saint is the first album by American heavy metal band Armored Saint. It was released in 1984 on Chrysalis Records and recorded with producer Michael James Jackson who previously worked for Kiss. The debut album yielded a minor MTV hit with "Can U Deliver", but Joey Vera and John Bush later recalled the album's recording as a frustrating and disappointing experience, explaining that Jackson's approach was much more commercial than the heavy metal sound the band had wanted.[1] As Vera recalled in 2006: "At the end of the record we were very unhappy with the production, the mix, the way we worked and who we worked with. And the producer and our manager let us spend over ($)300,000 on our first record. To this day we are still in debt for that one."[3]

In 2006, Rock Candy released a remastered version of March of the Saint with additional unreleased demo tracks.

Track listing

  1. "March of the Saint" - 4:14
  2. "Can U Deliver" - 3:35
  3. "Mad House" - 3:48
  4. "Take a Turn" - 3:44
  5. "Seducer" - 3:51
  6. "Mutiny on the World" - 3:26
  7. "Glory Hunter" - 5:10
  8. "Stricken by Fate" - 3:43
  9. "Envy" - 2:59
  10. "False Alarm" - 4:19

Bonus tracks on Remastered Edition

  1. "March of the Saint" (24-track demo) - 3:32
  2. "Seducer" (24-track demo) - 3:39
  3. "Mutiny on the World" (24-track demo) - 3:37

Credits

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1984 Billboard Pop Albums 138

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 March of the Saint (Inset). Armored Saint. UK: Rock Candy Records. 2006. CANDY016.
  2. ↑ Allmusic review
  3. ↑ "Joey Vera interview". fullinbloommusic. 2006. Retrieved September 25, 2010.

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