War of Words (Fight album)
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| War of Words | ||||
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| Released | September 9, 1993[1] | |||
| Studio | Wisseloord, Hilversum | |||
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| Length | 59:18 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Attie Bauw and Rob Halford | |||
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 2008 Remixed and Remastered edition cover | ||||
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War of Words is the debut album by the American heavy metal band Fight, released on September 9, 1993, by Epic Records. This is the first release Rob Halford recorded after his departure from Judas Priest in 1992. He brought with him drummer Scott Travis from the band and recruited three new members. The music is a mixture between the heavy metal sound created by Judas Priest and a groove/thrash metal sound similar to that of Pantera. Halford is also credited with playing guitar but only recorded vocals for the album. Music videos were made for "Nailed to the Gun", "Immortal Sin" and "Little Crazy".
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 6/10[4] |
| Rock Hard | 9/10[5] |
The Philadelphia Inquirer called War of Words "a solid album of thrashing mosh-pit rock".[6]
In 2005, War of Words was ranked number 386 in Rock Hard magazine's book The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[7]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Rob Halford.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Into the Pit" | 4:13 |
| 2. | "Nailed to the Gun" | 3:38 |
| 3. | "Life in Black" | 4:34 |
| 4. | "Immortal Sin" | 4:39 |
| 5. | "War of Words" | 4:29 |
| 6. | "Laid to Rest" | 4:40 |
| 7. | "For All Eternity" | 4:42 |
| 8. | "Little Crazy" | 3:49 |
| 9. | "Contortion" | 4:35 |
| 10. | "Kill It" | 3:30 |
| 11. | "Vicious" | 3:11 |
| 12. | "Reality, a New Beginning
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| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Kill It (Dutch Death Mix)" | 3:36 |
Note
"Reality, a New Beginning" is a 4:40 song. A 5-minute silence occurs before a hidden track titled "Jesus Saves" is played only on the CD release not on the cassette version. The remixed and remastered edition includes the song as a bonus track
