True As Steel (album)
Encyclopedia
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
.
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 in 1986.
This album has their first success outside of Europe, the single "Fight for Rock" charted on 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...
, and the music video for this song was aired 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...
.
Track listing
- "Mr. Gold" (Frank Rittel, Henri Staroste, Doro Pesch, René Maué) – 3:33
- "Fight for Rock" (Niko Arvanitis, H. Staroste, D. Pesch, R. Maué) – 3:06
- "Love in the Danger Zone" (Peter Szigeti, H. Staroste, D. Pesch, R. Maué) – 4:09
- "Speed of Sound" (N. Arvanitis, H. Staroste, D. Pesch, R. Maué) – 3:21
- "Midnite in China" (N. Arvanitis, H. Staroste, D. Pesch, R. Maué) – 4:30
- "Vorwärts, All Right!" (P. Szigeti, H. Staroste, D. Pesch, R. Maué) – 3:45
- "True as Steel" (N. Arvanitis, H. Staroste, D. Pesch, R. Maué) – 3:20
- "Lady in a Rock 'n' Roll Hell" (P. Szigeti, H. Staroste, D. Pesch, R. Maué) – 3:42
- "Love Song" (H. Staroste, D. Pesch, R. Maué) – 3:45
- "Igloo on the Moon (Reckless)" (P. Szigeti, H. Staroste, D. Pesch, R. Maué) – 3:10
- "T.O.L." (P. Szigeti, H. Staroste) – 2:20
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 ....
– vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Niko Arvanitis – guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Peter Szigeti – guitar
- Frank Rittel – bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Michael Eurich – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
Production
- Henry Staroste - producer, mixing
- Rainer Assmann - engineer
- Garth Richardson - assistant engineer
- Michael WagenerMichael WagenerMichael Wagener is a music producer, mixer, and engineer from Hamburg, Germany, best known for his work with many top hard rock and heavy metal bands in the late 80's. Wagener's works have sold over ninetyfour million albums worldwide. Wagener was the original guitarist for the German band Accept...
- mixing at Amigo Studios, Hollywood, USA - Mastered at Sterling Sound Studios, New YorkNew YorkNew York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, USA