Symbol of Salvation

Studio album by Armored Saint

Released

May 14, 1991

Recorded

1990–1991

Genre

Heavy metal

Length

55:48

Armored Saint chronology

Saints Will Conquer (1988)

Symbol of Salvation (1991)

Revelation (2000)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Rock Hard (de)	9.5/10^[2]

Symbol of Salvation is the fourth album by American heavy metal band Armored Saint. It was released in 1991 on Metal Blade Records and was their last album before going on an extended hiatus that would last until 1999. The songs on this album were written and demoed between 1988 and 1990 with original guitarist Dave Prichard, 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.

Reception

In 2005, Symbol of Salvation was ranked number 424 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Reign of Fire"	John Bush	David Prichard	3:57
2.	"Dropping Like Flies"	Bush	Prichard	4:39
3.	"Last Train Home"	Bush	Jeff Duncan	5:19
4.	"Tribal Dance"	Bush	Prichard, Joey Vera, Gonzo Sandoval	4:07
5.	"The Truth Always Hurts"	Bush	Phil Sandoval, Duncan	4:20
6.	"Half Drawn Bridge"	Instrumental	Vera	1:27
7.	"Another Day"	Bush	Prichard	5:32
8.	"Symbol of Salvation"	Bush, G. Sandoval	Duncan, Vera	4:36
9.	"Hanging Judge"	Bush	Prichard	3:45
10.	"Warzone"	Bush	Prichard	3:38
11.	"Burning Question"	Bush	Prichard	4:18
12.	"Tainted Past"	Bush, G. Sandoval, Vera	Vera	7:04
13.	"Spineless"	Bush, Duncan	Vera, Prichard	4:16
Total length:				57:04

2003 reissue on Metal Blade Records

In 2003, Metal Blade Records remastered and re-released the album as a 3-disc Special Edition, which in addition to the full 13 song tracklist, the first disc contains the music videos to "Reign Of Fire," and "Last Train Home." The second disc contains the original 1989 4-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 2nd 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.

Credits

John Bush – vocals
Jeff Duncan – guitars
Phil Sandoval – guitars
Joey Vera – Bass
Gonzo Sandoval – drums
Dave Prichard – first guitar solo on "Tainted Past"

External links

References

↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Allmusic review". Retrieved 22 May 2013.
↑ Kühnemund, Götz. "Rock Hard review". issue 50. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
↑ [...], Rock Hard (Hrsg.). [Red.: Michael Rensen. Mitarb.: Götz Kühnemund] (2005). Best of Rock & Metal die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten. Königswinter: Heel. p. 40. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.

Armored Saint

John Bush Gonzo Sandoval Joey Vera Phil Sandoval Jeff Duncan David Prichard

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Live albums	Saints Will Conquer

Extended plays	Armored Saint

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