Armored Saint "Raising Fear (USA, Metal Blade, 3984-14228-2)"

Raising Fear is the third album by American heavy metal band Armored Saint. It was released in 1987 on Chrysalis Records. They recorded the album as a four-piece as guitarist Phil Sandoval quit the band during the recording of its previous album, Delirious Nomad. After Raising Fear was released, Chrysalis dropped the band. This was the last Armored Saint studio album with guitarist Dave Prichard, who died of leukemia in 1990 before the next album, Symbol of Salvation.

Tracklist:

1. Raising Fear 03:50   
2. Saturday Night Special (Lynyrd Skynyrd cover) 04:24  
3. Out on a Limb 03:34
4. Isolation 06:00
5. Chemical Euphoria 04:46
6. Crisis of Life 04:05
7. Frozen Will / Legacy 06:01  
8. Human Vulture 05:26  
9. Book of Blood 04:42  
10. Terror 04:44
11. Underdogs 04:19  

Time:  51:51  

Trivia:

- The album peaked at #114 on the Billboard 200.

Cover concept by Armored Saint and Joey Vera.

Music video:

- Chemical Euphoria

Recording information:

Produced by Armored Saint.

Recorded at Sound City, Van Nuys, CA; Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood, CA; Cherokee, Los Angeles, CA; Lion Share, Los Angeles CA.

Mixed at Lions Share, Los Angeles, CA.

Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering Lab, Hollywood, CA.

Steve MacMillan, Mike Bosley, David Eaton, Ray Pyle – assistant engineers

Chris Minto – engineering, producer, mixing at Lion Share Studios, Los Angeles, California

Kevin Savigar – special effects

Neil Zlozower – photography

Mike Doud – art direction

Richard Kriegler – cover art