March of the Saint is the first album by American heavy metal

Heavy metal music

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 band Armored Saint

Armored Saint

-Early career:Armored Saint was formed in 1982 by brothers Phil Sandoval and Gonzo Sandoval , and guitarist David Prichard, while attending South Pasadena High School. Next to join were singer John Bush also a South Pasadena High School Alumni and bassist Joey Vera...

. It was released in 1984 on Chrysalis Records

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 and recorded with producer Michael James Jackson who previously worked for Kiss

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. The debut album yielded a minor MTV

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 hit with "Can U Deliver", but Joey Vera

Joey Vera

Joey Vera is an American heavy metal bassist for heavy metal band Armored Saint. He is also a member of the progressive metal band Fates Warning. In 2004-05 he replaced Frank Bello in Anthrax as the band's bassist. He appears as part of the project Engine, as well as on the OSI album Free. His...

 and John Bush

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 later recalled the album's recording as a frustrating and disappointing experience, explaining that Jackson's approach was much more commercial than the heavy metal sound the band had wanted. As Vera recalled in 2006: "At the end of the record we were very unhappy with the production, the mix, the way we worked and who we worked with. And the producer and our manager let us spend over ($)300,000 on our first record. To this day we are still in debt for that one."

In 2006, Rock Candy released a remastered version of March of the Saint with additional unreleased demo tracks.

Track listing

1. "March of the Saint" - 4:14
2. "Can U Deliver" - 3:35
3. "Mad House" - 3:48
4. "Take a Turn" - 3:44
5. "Seducer" - 3:51
6. "Mutiny on the World" - 3:26
7. "Glory Hunter" - 5:10
8. "Stricken by Fate" - 3:43
9. "Envy" - 2:59
10. "False Alarm" - 4:19

Bonus tracks on Remastered Edition

1. "March of the Saint" (24-track demo) - 3:32
2. "Seducer" (24-track demo) - 3:39
3. "Mutiny on the World" (24-track demo) - 3:37

Credits

• John Bush
  John Bush (singer)
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   - vocals
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• Dave Prichard - guitar
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  s
• Phil Sandoval - guitars
• Joey Vera
  Joey Vera
  Joey Vera is an American heavy metal bassist for heavy metal band Armored Saint. He is also a member of the progressive metal band Fates Warning. In 2004-05 he replaced Frank Bello in Anthrax as the band's bassist. He appears as part of the project Engine, as well as on the OSI album Free. His...
  
   - Bass
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• Gonzo Sandoval - drums
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Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1984	Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... Pop Albums	138

External links

• Official Armored Saint Site
• [ Armored Saint on Allmusic Guide]
• Armored Saint's March of the Saint on Encyclopaedia Metallum