Fighting for the Earth

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Fighting for the Earth
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Studio album by Warrior
Released 1985
Recorded Cherokee Studios, Sunset Sound Recorders, Sound City Studios, Los Angeles, California
Genre Heavy metal
Length 37:26
Label 10 Records, Metal Blade, Toshiba-EMI, NL Distribution
Producer Warrior and Doug Rider
Warrior chronology
Fighting for the Earth
(1985)
Ancient Future
(1998)Ancient Future1998

Fighting for the Earth is the debut album by the American heavy metal band Warrior, released in 1985.

It has been re-issued on CD by Metal Blade in 1991 (North America), Toshiba-EMI in 1993 (Japan) as part of the Burrn! Legendary Masters series, and by NL Distribution in 2008 (Europe).

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[1]
Kerrang! 4/5 stars[2]

In 2005, Fighting for the Earth was ranked number 275 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[3]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Joe Floyd, except where noted.

No. Title Length
1. "Fighting for the Earth"   5:23
2. "Only the Strong Survive"   4:47
3. "Ruler" (Floyd, Perry McCarty) 3:29
4. "Mind Over Matter" (Floyd, McCarty) 3:47
5. "Defenders of Creation"   5:51
6. "Day of the Evil... (Beware)"   3:53
7. "Cold Fire"   5:04
8. "PTM 1" (McCarty) 0:35
9. "Welcome Aboard" (Floyd, McCarty) 4:37

Personnel

Band members
Additional musicians
  • Rick Bennett - bass on all tracks
  • Liam Jason - drums on all tracks
Production
  • Doug Rider - producer, engineer
  • David Thoener - mixing
  • Brian Scheuble, Peggy McCreary, Ray Leonard - assistant engineers
  • Bob Ludwig - mastering at Masterdisk, New York

References

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