Triumph and Agony
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Triumph and Agony is the fourth (and final) album by German heavy metal
band Warlock
, released on 5 September 1987.
The album was the follow-up to the 1986 band's first successful album out of Europe, True as Steel
.
"All We Are" was a hit on American Metal radios stations. Its video clip also had good rotation on MTV
's Headbangers Ball
.
It also features Cozy Powell
on some tracks.
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band Warlock
Warlock (band)
Warlock was a German heavy metal band, assembled in 1982. The band gained some commercial success in the mid 1980s. By the end of the decade, singer Doro Pesch was the sole original member who remained in the band, and thus proceeded to form Doro, a band that was essentially a continuation of...
, released on 5 September 1987.
The album was the follow-up to the 1986 band's first successful album out of Europe, True as Steel
True As Steel (album)
True as Steel is the third album by German heavy metal band Warlock, released in 1986.This album has their first success outside of Europe, the single "Fight for Rock" charted on Billboard, and the music video for this song was aired on MTV's Headbangers Ball.-Track listing:#"Mr...
.
"All We Are" was a hit on American Metal radios stations. Its video clip also had good rotation on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
's Headbangers Ball
Headbangers Ball
Headbangers Ball is a music television program consisting of heavy metal music videos airing on MTV2, MTV Australia, MTV Two , MTV Adria , MTV Brand New, MTV Portugal, MTV Finland, MTV Arabia, MTV Norway, MTV Sweden, MTV Denmark, MTV Greece, MTV Türkiye, MTV...
.
It also features Cozy Powell
Cozy Powell
Colin Flooks , better known as Cozy Powell, was an English rock drummer who made his name with many major rock bands.-Early history:...
on some tracks.
Track listing
- All songs written by Doro Pesch and Joey Balin, unless stated otherwise
- "All We Are" – 3:19
- "Three Minute Warning" – 2:30
- "I Rule the Ruins" – 4:03
- "Kiss of Death" (D. Pesch, Niko Arvanitis, J. Balin) – 4:08
- "Make Time for Love" – 4:45
- "East Meets West" – 3:34
- "Touch of Evil" – 4:18
- "Metal Tango" (D. Pesch, N. Arvanitis, J. Balin) – 4:24
- "Cold, Cold World" (D. Pesch, N. Arvanitis, J. Balin) – 4:01
- "Für Immer" – 4:12
Band members
- Doro PeschDoro (musician)Dorothee Pesch , popularly known as Doro Pesch or Doro, is a female rock vocalist, formerly of the German heavy metal band Warlock ....
– vocals - Niko Arvanitis – guitar
- Tommy Bolan – guitar
- Tommy HenriksenTommy HenriksenTommy Henriksen is an American singer-songwriter from Port Jefferson, New York.Henriksen first moved to Los Angeles to start his music career in 1991. He did tech work for Alice Cooper before beginning performance work with Keith Forsey on a full-length solo album...
– bass - Michael Eurich – drums
Production
- Joey Balin - producer, arrangements
- Steve Rinkoff, Larry Alexander - engineers
- Roy Hendrickson - assistant engineer
- Greg Calbi - mastering at Sterling Sound
Album
Billboard (North America)Year | Chart | Position |
---|---|---|
1988 | The Billboard 200 | 80 |