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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

Demo 1

1984 Independent

  1. Traitor
  2. Deciever
  3. Born to Die
  4. King of the Universe
  5. Battle Ground
  6. Deadly Race
  7. Last Rights
  8. Battle Ground
  9. Armed for Battle
  10. Judgement Day
  11. Traitor

Demo 2

1984 Independent

  1. Battle Ground
  2. Born to Die
  3. Deceiver
  4. Devil's Doctor
  5. King of the Universe
  6. Look to the Stars
  7. Traitor
  8. We Attack

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

  1. Armed for Battle (4:13)
  2. Teenage Suicide (7:50)
  3. We Attack (3:55)
  4. Look to the Stars (5:07)
  5. Winds of Doom (7:00)
  6. Judgement Day (4:10)
2018 Reissue Version
  1. Armed for Battle (4:13)
  2. Judgement Day (4:15)
  3. Teenage Suicide (7:58)
  4. We Attack (3:54)
  5. Winds of Doom (7:12)
  6. Traitor (3:39)
  7. Look to the Stars (5:10)
  8. Vengeance is Mine (4:03)
  9. King of the Universe (demo 1984) (4:02)
  10. Battleground (demo 1984) (4:02)

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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