Soldiers of the Night
Soldiers of the Night is the first studio album by the American heavy metal band Vicious Rumors, released in 1985 through Shrapnel Records (United States) and Roadrunner Records (Europe); a remastered edition was reissued in 2010.[3] It is notably the only Vicious Rumors album to feature vocalist Gary St. Pierre as well as guitarist Vinnie Moore, the latter of whom would release his own debut album, Mind's Eye, in 1986.
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 25, 1985 | |||
| Recorded | Prairie Sun Recording Studios in Cotati, California | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 39:01 | |||
| Label | Shrapnel | |||
| Producer | Vicious Rumors, Steve Fontano | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 5/10[2] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Premonition" | Vinnie Moore | 1:06 |
| 2. | "Ride (Into the Sun)" | Dave Starr, Rick Richards, Gary St. Pierre | 3:46 |
| 3. | "Medusa" | Geoff Thorpe, St. Pierre | 3:59 |
| 4. | "Soldiers of the Night" | Thorpe, St. Pierre | 4:24 |
| 5. | "Murder" | Thorpe | 4:02 |
| 6. | "March or Die" | Thorpe, St. Pierre, Mark Tate | 4:39 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Blitz the World" | Moore, Thorpe, St. Pierre, Dave Starr | 3:39 |
| 8. | "Invader" | Moore | 2:53 |
| 9. | "In Fire" | Thorpe | 3:23 |
| 10. | "Domestic Bliss" | Tate, Thorpe, Jim Cassero | 3:42 |
| 11. | "Blistering Winds" | Thorpe, Moore | 3:28 |
| Total length: | 39:01 | ||
Personnel
- Vicious Rumors
- Gary St. Pierre – lead and background vocals
- Geoff Thorpe – guitar, background vocals
- Vinnie Moore – guitar
- Dave Starr – bass, background vocals
- Larry Howe – drums, gong, tubular bells
- Production
- Lionel Baker II – cover art
- Steve Fontano – engineer, producer
- Steve Pollutro – logo design
- Jim Marshall – photography
- Tim Gennert – remastering (reissue)
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References
- "Soldiers of the Night - Vicious Rumors". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
- Popoff, Martin (2005-11-01). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 398. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
- "Soldiers of the Night & Digital Dictator CD Re-Release!". Vicious Rumors. Myspace. 2010-10-03. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
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