Metalized

Metalized
Studio album by Sword
Released	August 1986
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	34:37
Label	Aquarius
Producer	Pierre Paradis
Sword chronology
Metalized (1986) Sweet Dreams (1988)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Kerrang!	[2]

Metalized is the debut album by the Canadian heavy metal band Sword. It was released in 1986 by the Canadian indie label Aquarius Records. The album samples many subgenres of the heavy metal genre, such as thrash metal on "Outta Control".

Track listing

1. "F.T.W." – 3:38 – (Music : Rick Hughes / Mike Plant / M Larock / D Hughes) (Lyrics : Rick Hughes / Derek Rodrigues)
2. "Children Of Heaven" – 2:38 – (Music : R Hughes / M Plant / M Larock / D Hughes) (Lyrics : R Hughes / M Plant / Derek Rodrigues)
3. "Stoned Again" – 3:27 – (Music : Rick Hughes / Mike Plant / Mike Larock / Dan Hughes) (Lyrics : Rick Hughes / Derek Rodrigues)
4. "Dare To Spit" – 3:45 – (Music by Rick Hughes / Mike Plant / Mike Larock / Dan Hughes) (Lyrics : Rick Hughes / Derek Rodrigues)
5. "Outta Control" – 3:00 – (Music by Rick Hughes / Mike Plant / Mike Larock / Dan Hughes) (Lyrics : Rick Hughes)
6. "The End Of The Night" – 3:00 – (Music by Rick Hughes / Mike Plant / Mike Larock / Dan Hughes) (Lyrics  : Rick Hughes)
7. "Runaway" – 3:38 – (Music by Rick Hughes / Mike Plant / Mike Larock / Dan Hughes) (Lyrics : Rick Hughes)
8. "Where To Hide" – 3:43 – (Music : Rick Hughes / Mike Plant / Mike Larock / Dan Hughes) (Lyrics : Rick Hughes)
9. "Stuck In Rock" – 3:37 – (Music : R Hughes / M Plant / M Larock / D Hughes) (Lyrics : R Hughes / M Plant / D Rodrigues)
10. "Evil Spell" – 4:14 – (Music : Rick Hughes / Mike Plant / Mike Larock / Dan Hughes (Lyrics : Rick Hughes / Derek Rodrigues)

Personnel

• Rick Hughes - Vocals, Keyboards
• Mike Plant - Guitar, Keyboards
• Mike Larock - Bass
• Dan Hughes - Drums

Production

• Pierre Paradis - Producer
• Sword - Producer
• Joe Primeau - Engineer
• Billy Szawlowski - Engineer
• Gary Moffet - Engineer
• Garth Richardson - Assistant Engineer
• James "Cowboy" Carrier - Assistant Engineer
• Paul Gross - Coordination
• Bob Lemm - Graphic Design
• Jacques Larue - Illustrations
• Marc Bélanger - Photography

References

1. ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Sword Metalized review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-09-09. 
2. ↑ Putterford, Mark (7 August 1986). "Sword 'Metalized'". Kerrang! 126. London, UK: United Magazines ltd. p. 20.  |access-date= requires |url= (help)