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Frontal Assault

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Frontal Assault
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1986[1]
RecordedJanuary 1986
StudioAVM Studios, Stafford House, Clough Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, England
GenreHeavy metal
Length41:14
LabelKillerwatt
ProducerLes Hunt, Eddie Stevens
Angel Witch chronology
Screamin' 'n' Bleedin'
(1985)
Frontal Assault
(1986)
Live
(1990)
US promo edition cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal6/10[3]
Kerrang![4]

Frontal Assault is the third album by British heavy metal band Angel Witch. The album was released in 1986 through Killerwatt Records.[5]

Track listing

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All songs written by Kevin Heybourne except "Dream World" by S. Heybourne and Kevin Heybourne and "Religion (Born Again)" and "Take to the Wing" by David Tattum and Kevin Heybourne.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Frontal Assault"4:01
2."Dream World"3:49
3."Rendezvous with the Blade"6:37
4."Religion (Born Again)"4:17
Side two
No.TitleLength
5."Straight from Hell"4:18
6."She Don't Lie"5:54
7."Take to the Wing"3:54
8."Something Wrong"4:36
9."Undergods"3:48
Total length:41:14


  • A US promotional copy was released the same year by JCI Records, however, it only featured five tracks from Frontal Assault and other five from Screamin' 'n' Bleedin'. It also featured a different cover art.[6]
US promo
No.TitleLength
1."Dream World"3:49
2."She Don't Lie"5:54
3."Frontal Assault"4:01
4."Something Wrong"4:36
5."Straight from Hell"4:18
6."Evil Games"4:18
7."Waltz the Night"5:59
8."Goodbye"3:44
9."Fatal Kiss"4:42
10."Whose to Blame"4:06

Personnel

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Angel Witch

  • David Tattum - lead vocals
  • Kevin Heybourne - guitars, backing vocals
  • Peter Gordelier - bass, backing vocals
  • Spencer Hollman - drums, backing vocals

Production

  • Les Hunt - producer, engineer
  • Eddie Stevens - executive producer

References

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  1. ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 55.
  2. ^ Anderson, Jason. "Angel Witch Frontal Assault review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
  3. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 21. ISBN 978-1894959315.
  4. ^ Sutton, Maura (10 July 1986). "Angel Witch 'Frontal Assault'". Kerrang!. Vol. 124. London, UK: United Magazines ltd. p. 14.
  5. ^ "Frontal Assault / Angel Witch". .airnet.ne.jp. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  6. ^ "Frontal Assault / Angel Witch". .airnet.ne.jp. Retrieved 15 August 2011.