Night of the Blade
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| Night of the Blade | ||||
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| Released | 1984 | |||
| Studio | Fairview Studios, Kingston upon Hull, England | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 34:22, 65:57 (re-issue) | |||
| Label | Powerstation Records (UK) Combat (USA) Roadrunner (Europe) | |||
| Producer | Roy Neave | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 6/10[2] |
| Rock Hard | 8.5/10[3] |
Night of the Blade is the second studio album released by the British heavy metal band Tokyo Blade on Powerstation Records in 1984.
It is the first Tokyo Blade album with Vicki James Wright (Vic Wright) on vocals. He replaced Alan Marsh when the vocal tracks for the album were already completed, forcing him to re-record the lead vocals in a very short time. Marsh's backing vocals remain on the album except on two tracks ("Lightning Strikes" and "Rock Me to the Limit"), which were recorded after he left the band.
Releases
The original vocal recordings by Alan Marsh were released in 1998 in the album re-issue Night of the Blade... The Night Before.
The album was also remastered and reissued in 1997, along with the album Tokyo Blade, by High Vaultage Records, the reissue edition containing the tracks of two EPs released in 1984 and 1985.
