Armored Saint "March Of The Saint (USA, Metal Blade Records, 3984-14226-2)"

March of the Saint is the first album by American heavy metal band Armored Saint. It was released in 1984 on Chrysalis Records and recorded with producer Michael James Jackson who previously worked for Kiss. The debut album yielded a minor MTV hit with "Can U Deliver", but Joey Vera and John Bush 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."

Track listing

1. "March of the Saint" 4:11
2. "Can U Deliver" 3:34
3. "Mad House" 3:53
4. "Take a Turn" 3:50
5. "Seducer" 3:49
6. "Mutiny on the World" 3:29
7. "Glory Hunter" 5:09
8. "Stricken by Fate" 3:30
9. "Envy" 2:56
10. "False Alarm" 4:14

Total length: 38:35

Recording information:

Recorded at Ocean Way Recording Studios, Hollywood California. 

Additional recording at Clover Recordings Studios, Hollywood, CA. 

Additional mixing at The Village Recorder, West Los Angeles.

Michael James Jackson – production

Dave Whittman – mixing

Chris Minto – engineering

Steve MacMillan – assistant engineering

Steve Hirsch – additional engineering

Todd Prepsky – additional engineering

David Egerton – additional engineering

Bernie Grundman – mastering

Ross Garfield – technician

Bill Reed – technician

Q Prime Inc., D.M.A. – management

Gareth Williams – cover art

John Pasche – art direction

Neil Zlozower – photography