Heavy Metal
Lansing, Michigan, USA
Armada is a melodic Metal band from Michigan that formed back in 1985 by John Heald, Dave Dawdy, and Randy Carlson. John Heald passed away in 2004.
1985 | Demo | |
1986 | All Four One | |
1987 | Frontline | E&E Records |
1988 | Black & White | E&E Records |
1988 | Suicide Remix | |
1989 | Break the Chain | |
1989 | Armada's Last Stand | |
1998 | Hope of Glory (compilation) | |
2001 | Live - Spring Arbor 1985 | E&E Records |
2001 | Break the Chain (compilation) | E&E Records |
2002 | Artifacts (compilation) | E&E Records |
2019 | Frontline (remastered) | Retroactive Records |
1985 Independent
1986 Independent
Rick Ledesma - Lead vocals, vocals, guitar
Dave Dawdy - Lead guitar, guitars
Randy Carlson - Bass guitar
John Heald - Drums, vocal, lead vocals
1985 E&E Records (NQD-1230)
2019 Retroactive Records (RRCD1518)
Doug Oxford - Lead vocals, keyboards, guitars
Jeffrey Sipe - Lead guitars, vocals
Dave Dawdy - Guitars, keyboards
Randy Carlson - Bass
John Heald - Drums, lead vocals
1987 E&E Records (NQD-3853)
Doug Oxford - Lead vocal, vocals, keyboards, guitar
Jeffrey Sipe - Lead guitar, guitars, vocals
Dave Dawdy - Lead guitars, guitars
Ed Englerth - Bass guitar, vocals
John Heald - Drums, vocals, lead vocals on “Renegade”
1988 Independent
Available for free upon request from the band.
1989 Independent
1989 Independent
Luie Bradley – Vocals
Dave Dowdy – Guitar
Jimi Matthews – Guitar, vocals
Ed Englerth – Bass
John Heald – Drums, backing vocals
1998 Independent
Tracks 1, 7, 10, 14 and 17 are previously unreleased studio recordings from 1989-1990.
Tracks 4, 6, 8, 11, 13 and 16 are from Black & White.
Tracks 3, 5 and 12 are from Frontline.
Tracks 2, 9 and 15 are from All Four One.
2001 E&E Records (EE2425)
2001 E&E Records (EE1-45771)
Doug Oxford - Lead vocals, keyboards, bass
Rick Ledesma - Lead vocals, bass
Jeffrey Sipe - Guitars
Randy Carlson - Bass
2002 E&E Records (EE12-453)
John Heald - Lead vocals, drums
Dave Dawdy - Lead guitars
Rick Ledesma - Bass, vocals
These recordings are from Armada's very beginnings, as Archangel and Eternity in the mid to late 1970's.