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Armada
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.
Discography
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 |
Demo
1985 Independent
- Forever After
- All for You
All Four One
1986 Independent
Rick Ledesma - Lead vocals, vocals, guitar
Dave Dawdy - Lead guitar, guitars
Randy Carlson - Bass guitar
John Heald - Drums, vocal, lead vocals
- Let God's People Go (5:08)
- Witness (4:16)
- Turn Around (5:00)
- Streetwise (5:39)
- Rockin' (3:49)
- Shelter (3:11)
- You'd Better Believe It (3:35)
- Cutting It Close (4:18)
- Turning Point (4:10)
Frontline
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
- Communication (3:01)
- Frontline (4:08)
- The Calling (3:54)
- Pride (3:24)
- Shine the Light (5:56)
- But It's Only Rock'n'Roll (3:58)
- No Retreat / No Surrender (2:57)
- Loud and Bold (4:09)
- No Alibi (7:13)
- All You Need (Salvation) (4:28
Black & White
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”
- The Missing Peace (1:03)
- Black & White (3:23)
- I Wonder 'bout This World (3:06)
- Hail to the King (4:18)
- Cry Out for the Children (5:02)
- Flesh n' Blood (4:21)
- Hope of Glory (5:01)
- Renegade (4:44)
- All Day Long (5:01)
- Suicide (3:13)
- Jesus is Calling You (3:26)
Suicide Remix
1988 Independent
- Suicide
- Cry Out for the Children
Available for free upon request from the band.
Break the Chain
1989 Independent
- Never Left
- Break the Chain
- I'll Walk Away
- Words of Love
- Falling Down
Armada's Last Stand
1989 Independent
Luie Bradley – Vocals
Dave Dowdy – Guitar
Jimi Matthews – Guitar, vocals
Ed Englerth – Bass
John Heald – Drums, backing vocals
- Never Left
- Break the Chain
- I’ll Walk Away
- Words of Love
- Falling Down
- Hail to the King
- I Wonder About This World
Hope of Glory Anthology
1998 Independent
- Never Left (2:45)
- Streetwise (5:35)
- All You Need (Salvation) (4:22)
- Cry Out for the Children (5:00)
- Communication (2:56)
- Hope of Glory (5:56)
- I'll Walk Away (4:32)
- Hail to the King (4:17)
- Witness (4:17)
- Words of Love (3:50)
- Renegade (4:38)
- Frontline (4:07)
- All Day Long (4:57)
- Falling Down (3:58)
- Shelter (3:07)
- Suicide (3:11)
- Break the Chains (3:04)
- [unlisted] (0:05)
- I Wonder About This World [unlisted track] (2:59)
- [bass track] (0:04)
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.
Live - Spring Arbor 1985
2001 E&E Records (EE2425)
- We Rock
- Turn Around
- Shelter
- Witness
- I've Got to Tell You
Break the Chain
2001 E&E Records (EE1-45771)
Doug Oxford - Lead vocals, keyboards, bass
Rick Ledesma - Lead vocals, bass
Jeffrey Sipe - Guitars
Randy Carlson - Bass
- He Never Left
- Words of Love
- I Wonder 'bout This World [remix]
- I'll Walk Away
- Break the Chain
- Black & White [remix]
- Suicide [remix]
- How It Burns [demo]
- Streetwise [demo]
- Cry Out for the Children [remix]
- Hope of Glory [remix]
- Hail to the King [remix]
- Frontline [demo]
- Falling Down
- Now We're Rockin' [demo]
Artifacts
2002 E&E Records (EE12-453)
John Heald - Lead vocals, drums
Dave Dawdy - Lead guitars
Rick Ledesma - Bass, vocals
- Molten Rock
- Birth
- The Dove
- Listen to Me
- Archangel
- Into My Life
- Someone to Trust [live 1977]
- You'd Better Believe It
- Now We're Rockin'
- On the Road [live 1978]
- Prodigal [live 1978]
- Hanging Tree [live 1976]
- You'd Better Believe It [live 1976]
- The Last Battle
- Age of Tears [live 1979]
These recordings are from Armada's very beginnings, as Archangel and Eternity in the mid to late 1970's.