Prayers of Steel
1985 studio album by Avenger
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Prayers of Steel is the debut full-length album released by the German heavy metal band Avenger in 1985, before they changed their name to Rage. The only other release that followed under the name Avenger was the EP Depraved to Black (also 1985). German label GUN Records reissued the album on CD in 1995, including the track of the EP.[2]
ReleasedMay 1985
RecordedOctober 1984
StudiosStudio Wahn, Bochum, Germany
GenresSpeed metal, heavy metal
| Prayers of Steel | ||||
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| Released | May 1985 | |||
| Recorded | October 1984 | |||
| Studios | Studio Wahn, Bochum, Germany | |||
| Genres | Speed metal, heavy metal | |||
| Length | 42:30 | |||
| Label | Wishbone | |||
| Producer | Ferdinand Köther | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 8/10[1] |
The opening track "Battlefield" was later re-recorded as a humoristic song called Bottlefield in the Extended Power EP, while the title track "Prayers of Steel" was re-recorded for 10 Years in Rage. Other songs from this album were later re-recorded for Rage's Seasons of the Black album in 2017.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Battlefield" | Peter Wagner, Jochen Schroeder | 2:44 |
| 2. | "South Cross Union" | Wagner, Schroeder | 3:33 |
| 3. | "Prayers of Steel" | Wagner, Schroeder, Alf Meyerratken | 6:10 |
| 4. | "Halloween" | Wagner | 3:49 |
| 5. | "Faster Than Hell" | Wagner, Schroeder | 3:16 |
| Total length: | 53:20 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Adoration" | Wagner, Schroeder | 3:28 |
| 2. | "Rise of the Creature" | Schroeder, Meyerratken | 5:23 |
| 3. | "Sword Made of Steel" | Wagner, Schroeder, Meyerratken | 5:02 |
| 4. | "Bloodlust" | Wagner, Schroeder | 4:47 |
| 5. | "Assorted by Satan" | Wagner, Schroeder, Meyerratken | 4:04 |
| Total length: | 53:20 | ||
Personnel
- Peavy Wagner – vocals, bass guitar
- Jochen Schroeder – guitars
- Alf Meyerratken – guitars
- Jörg Michael – drums
- Production
- Ferdinand Köther – producer
- Ralph Hubert – engineer
- Ulli Schnarre – tape operator and mixing
