====== Emerald ======

Power Metal\\
Fontana, California, USA

"Christian heavy/power metal from California. Not all of the Emerald membership were Christian at the time of recording the //Armed For Battle// album, but all would convert after its release.

Emerald was founded during 1978 by the teenage guitar player Dave Enos and lead vocalist Larry Phillips. The //Armed For Battle// recording sessions would see bass player Roger Martin in the studio for six songs until he left, relocating to Los Angeles to join the now infamous [[Vengeance Rising]]. The band then enlisted Joe Palma to complete bass parts.

The album emerged in early 1987, nearly a full year after commencement of recording, but Emerald called it a day in November 1988.

The record was re-released on CD during 2001 by [[M8 Records]], packaged as a split CD with fellow Christian metal act [[Oracle]]'s 1992 //Selah// outing. The re-issue would add two bonus Emerald tracks, 'Traitor' and 'Born to Die', culled from the //California Metal Vol. II// compilation album."

===== Discography =====

| 1984 | Demo 1 |
| 1984 | Demo 2 |
| 1987 | Armed for Battle | Metal Gem Records |
| 2001 | Split with [[Oracle]] | [[M8 Records]] |
| 2018 | Armed for Battle (reissue) | No Remorse Records |

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==== Demo 1 ====

1984 Independent

  - Traitor
  - Deciever
  - Born to Die
  - King of the Universe
  - Battle Ground
  - Deadly Race
  - Last Rights
  - Battle Ground
  - Armed for Battle
  - Judgement Day
  - Traitor

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==== Demo 2 ====

1984 Independent

  - Battle Ground
  - Born to Die
  - Deceiver
  - Devil's Doctor
  - King of the Universe
  - Look to the Stars
  - Traitor
  - We Attack

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==== Armed for Battle ====

1987 Metal Gem Records (A-111-777)\\
2018 No Remorse Records (0744430522205)

Larry Philips - Vocals\\
Dave Enos - Guitars, keyboards, vocals\\
Joe Palma - Bass on 2 tracks
Roger Martin - Bass on 4 tracks
Kyle Morrett - Drums, keyboards

  - Armed for Battle (4:13)
  - Teenage Suicide (7:50)
  - We Attack (3:55)
  - Look to the Stars (5:07)
  - Winds of Doom (7:00)
  - Judgement Day (4:10)

== 2018 Reissue Version ==

  - Armed for Battle (4:13)
  - Judgement Day (4:15)
  - Teenage Suicide (7:58)
  - We Attack (3:54)
  - Winds of Doom (7:12)
  - Traitor (3:39)
  - Look to the Stars (5:10)
  - Vengeance is Mine (4:03)
  - King of the Universe (demo 1984) (4:02)
  - Battleground (demo 1984) (4:02)

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==== Compilation Appearances ====

//**California Metal: Volume II**// (1988 [[Regency Records]])\\
02) Traitor (2:39)\\
08) Born To Die (4:17)

//**White Metal Invasion**// (1989 [[	E & E Records]])\\
03) Battle Ground (4:02)

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