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Raising Fear

Armored Saint

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Album Review

With their third album, Raising Fear, Armored Saint began to climb out of cult status and garner more critical praise for their no-frills, meat-and-potatoes approach to heavy metal. Still not the most distinctive band in the world, Armored Saint nonetheless delivered their best-realized record up to that point in time, full of well-constructed riffs and melodies. Sadly, this would prove to be guitarist Dave Prichard's final album with the band; leukemia claimed his life three years later.

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AWESOME Record

A lot of folks lost favor with the bad with this record and i'm not sure why. This is my favorite album by these guys. only misstep was the skynard cover, wish they would have recorded another original tune. with the exception of that song, I can listen to this whole album from back to front and front to back. Totally awesome music ,great vocals and solos yet again. Best song is Isolation bar none.

Biography

Formed: 1982 in Los Angeles, CA

Genre: Rock

Years Active: '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s

Although many associate hard rock from Los Angeles in the early '80s as all glossed up and pop-based (Mötley Crüe, Ratt, Quiet Riot, etc.), there were a select few true metal bands to emerge from the same locale, such as Armored Saint. Formed in 1982 and originally comprised of members John Bush (vocals), David Pritchard (guitar), Phil Sandoval (guitar), Joey Vera (bass), and Gonzo (drums, brother of Phil Sandoval), the group specialized in a style of straight-ahead metal that was compared to such...
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Raising Fear, Armored Saint
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  • $9.99
  • Genres: Pop, Music, Rock, Metal
  • Released: 1987

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