Fantasy Or Reality
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Fantasy Or Reality is the first full-length record album by New Jersey
thrash metal
band, Fantom Warior
. It was released in 1987 following 1986's Morbid Invasion
demo.
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
thrash metal
Thrash metal
Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized usually by its fast tempo and aggression. Songs of the genre typically use fast percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work...
band, Fantom Warior
Fantom Warior
Fantom Warior was an American thrash metal band founded in 1984 in Union, New Jersey. consisting of John Chernack , Keith Pires , James Jensen and Steve Schley . The band's major influences were Slayer, Metallica and Anthrax. Fantom Warior had a self-distributed demo and album as well as appearing...
. It was released in 1987 following 1986's Morbid Invasion
Morbid Invasion
Morbid Invasion is the debut demo from New Jersey thrash metal band, Fantom Warior. It was released in 1986 on cassette tape and was followed up by 1987's Fantasy Or Reality full-length album.-Track listing:#"Morbid Invasion" – 5:20...
demo.
Track listing
- "Chosen Fate" – 2:38
- "Psychotic Mind" – 5:25
- "Don't Criticize" – 1:23
- "Final Call" – 3:20
- "Backstabber" – 3:32
- "E.R.C." - 4:41
- "Not Sure" - 1:36
- "Kill Rip Destroy" - 7:44
Credits
- John Chernack – vocals, bass
- James Jensen – drums
- Keith Pires – vocals, guitar
- Steve Schley - guitar
- Recorded at Merlin Music Studios, East Hanover, NJ, USA
- Produced by Fantom Warior and John Pires
- Engineered by Neal Vanderhoof and Merlin staff
- Fantom Warior character created by Charles E. Oates
- Album cover design by John Pires, illustration by Kathleen Lengyel of KL Designs